Why do people on here kept saying LIN is inept defensively? When I watch both games, I see someone who's solid defensively. Lillard kept driving past Beverly but NO one call Bev out on that. In this game when Bev was out, LIN was on Lillard (Lillard didn't do anything) while Parson was torched repeatedly by MO Williams. PARSON IS NOT quick enough defensively to guard PG/SG. McFail, stop using Parson on PG/SG!
Lin made quite a few excellent defensive plays down the stretch in game 2. Even the announcers called him out on his defensive plays. Does it give pleasure to hate on Lin? The comparison to Javale is absurd. And you don't even know if the last foul was his doing or McHale's call...
People who complain Lin's foul on Lillard in the remaining 30s must not watch the game after. Before the foul, Lillard FT was 6/8, 75%. After the foul, Harden had off. foul and out of the game. Beverley Driving Layup Shot: Missed Beverley 3pt Shot: Missed
On that particular play Lin tried to layup actually. He should have either tried a reverse or go for the pullup. I actually liked what I saw from Lin this past game except for one or two errant passes. He should have bounced it in to Jones. Also they called a touch foul on him when he was trying to hustle for a rebound.
didn't you know - whether the superstars play well or not, or if the coach is adequate or not - it's always Jeremy Lin's fault. He's the sponge that absorbs the blame for all things negative about the Rockets. *chant Jeremy sucks x 10*
Lin is the second best two-way player on the team (after Dwight Howard). As gloomy as it looks for Houston, a heavy dose of Jeremy Lin initiating the half court offense can turn this series around. Does McHale have it within him to swallow his pride and his preconceived assumptions about Lin to give him that role? It's probably the only way McHale can save his job long-term.
Again, one of the most idiotic comment about G2. Why am I not surprised at all from a LOF? Before the foul, Rockets down 3, with 30 seconds to go, Lin foul. After the foul, Lillard made 2 shots. Then a TO, after TO, 28 seconds left. Lin got the ball, knowing the Rockets down by 5, for whatever reason, dribbling inside the paint, and the stopped and searching for teammates, and then Harden called for an foul while he saw Lin was looking for someone to pass as he was trying to make a cut. Harden foul was at 21 seconds mark, which mean that Lin spent 7 seconds on his famous dribbling and stop possession, again. 21 seconds left, Lin foul Mo Williams, made 2 FT. 15 seconds left, Rockets down 7, game over. Bev missed a layup with 10 seconds left. Parsons reb, got fouled, made 2 FT, 9 seconds left, Rockets down 5, Bev fouled Lillard, made 2 FT, 8 seconds left. Rockets down 7. Bev missed a long 3PT with 3 seconds left when the Rockets were down by 7. -------------------------------------- So you are comparing these : 1. Lin made a dumb foul when we down 3 with 30 seconds to go and also with 28 seconds to go (Rockets down by 5) and the ball on his hands and he tried to dribbling inside and then stopped and look for a pass. to 2. Bev missed 2 shots inside the last 10 seconds of the game when the Rockets were down by 7. Your comparison really fit this thread's title.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong because my observations may be biased, but it seemed like he actually played some decent defense last night (the terrible f***ing dumb foul aside). Again, seems that his problem, as was the case all season long, is meshing offensively with the rest of the lineup
Lets put it this way, in G2, LMA was in godly mode while you can say most of the other Por starters sucked (offense) as bad as ours other than Howard. Their bench outplayed ours which made some huge 3s. Defense is not great as a team but it was not as bad as most people thought. Offense is the issue so far, we are shoting 21.6% on 3, last of all teams in the playoff. Harden was horrible yesterday, but Lin did not do well on the offense side also, no I am not talking about his 1-5 shooting, I am talking about when Lin got the ball on his hands, and Howard had to move from one side of the court to another side and yelled at him to get the ball and get to the rim for a dunk, and while he was running back, he yelled at Lin angrily : " Give me the F**King ball." Our offense was a bigger problem than our defense. Especially in clutch time.
Do you even know what LoH means? Honestly, it sounds like you don't. Both of them have been Rockets fans BEFORE Lin and will most assuredly continue to be Rockets fans AFTER Lin.
Re the foul, here's an ESPN writer's perspective. Don't know if I agree but it's a good reminder that there weren't a lot of good options available at that point. 5. Insider Thought: The time to foul From ESPN Insider Kevin Pelton There are no good answers to the dilemma Houston faced after James Harden's 3 cut Portland's lead to 3 with 30.7 seconds remaining. Instead of playing out the possession, the Rockets fouled intentionally. Damian Lillard made both shots, and Houston never threatened again. Had the Rockets played defense, they surely would not have gotten the ball until the final 10 seconds, and they would have needed a stop to have a chance to tie. Given their difficulty defending LaMarcus Aldridge -- and securing the rebound when they did force a Blazers miss -- the foul was justifiable and possibly even smart.
If using the logic of " LMA is in godly mode, if we play D (while our D was not effective at all against him), we will probably got burn and hence the foul is a better option", the same can be explained by below logic that the foul was a terrible decision : 1. Portland is an excellent FT team, No. 1 in the league in regular season. 2. We are shotting like craps on 3 PTS so far in the playoff, if you are going to foul, you will definitely need to shot more than one 3 to have a chance. 3. We only have 1 more TO left. The option at that point is simple, foul or no foul. It's just rational to see more factors going against the Rockets to foul in that situation.
dunno, after the foul we needed a basket and a steal. assuming our offensive is better than our defense & rebounding which is the better move?
