Other than shooting, Rafer wasn't garbage in any other parts of his game either. So what's your point? When a player shoots 34%, there's really no defending the guy. That's garbage play period.
You wouldn't have said what you are saying if you saw him last year when he broke crazy records as a first time starter. True if you are only seeing him play for the first time ever, then people obviously wouldn't be dick riding him now. Just give yourself a month or preferably the whole season. Then we will all know what type of player he really is. At least don't tell me that you know everything there is to know about a player after 11 games.
"Whereas, Harden is still young, he has much more area to work on before the Rockets are really considered as a playoff contender. And, by the time Harden can really carry the team, Dragic has passed his prime." I mean Harden still has a lots area to work on before he legitimately become an all-star player. And, it will probably take Rockets 3-4 years before they can really compete for the champion.
Do you not read the papers? Dragic got an offer from the Rockets but left for the Suns, is it really that hard to understand that he did not want to be here? This is where your question becomes incredibly stupid. Who would you rather have? Lowry or AB during Yao's last playoffs appearance? Who would you rather have? Dragic in the suns jersey backing up Nash or Lowry? The question you asked is static, while players move forward. Who would you rather have? The one we have right now because just like all the young players, give it a few years he might be just as good as the previous guys. Go figure.
I don't think you should ignore anyone. That way they win. We all hope that Lin succeeds, but when he is playing up to par, we should call him out on it.
Dragic walked because he wanted a player option...The Suns offered him that...thats why he went...ur still not making sense Lowry and AB have nothing to do with this. Different situations. Morey had the option to sign either or? Morey stated numerous of times he likes flexibility and Dragic would cripple that with a player option. Don't make it seem like he just walked and didn't give Houston the time of day.
I'm a Lin fan, and I could tell you what's going among us Lin fans at the moment: we realize Linsanity has become a beautiful memory, at the moment Lin is just a product-in-process with around 60 starter games under his belt. All we want is: 1) Lin stays healthy; 2) he continues to develop; and 3) we will support him especially at difficult times. It is easy to root for ready winners, and it is hard to root for potential. Do you think you really want to be a fan of young players like Lin, which means you are set to face more sarcastism from other fans and go through more loses than wins and might suffer for the whole season. Are you sure you really want to be one of us? or maybe the better question is - are you sure you are willing to wait, wait for Lin to grow, and wait for the team to grow?
I like all of the Rockets players... Harden is playing bad too its not just Lin..idc about winning an argument just got tired of reading that..back on topic the only bright spots are Asik,Morris,Jones and Parsons. If he plays well i have no problem giving him his props.
You mean 2.6 TO a game and 6.6 ast a game? Or you were talking about 2.6AST/TO ratio which is good for top 10 among point guards? Try again
He doesn't take his job seriously? He came here and acted like Moses leading his people out of Egypt, then he goes and parties at the Men's Club and takes a few games off. He could have been a solid leader for the team and taken his job seriously......with the amount of money we paid him he should be expected to do this.
I'm ready to wait and be patient with young players and the team. A part from Harden, every player of this team is still raw and inexperienced. Give them time.
Small sample size? He was playing on a Knicks team under the microscope in terms of expectations? Remember Flip Murray??? Sometimes these things happen. Some college kid just scored 138 points tonight and never scored more than 38 points in a game before that? Fluke? Google that word.
People should stop looking back to last season to make a point about Lin's play. None of that matters now. What matters now is that he is not playing like we want him to play. All that record breaking crap means nothing to Houston fans who have been watching him half ass it up and down the court for 11 games now. Tonight is actually my first time having anything bad to say about Lin. Before i was giving him the benefit of the doubt. Now, playtime is over.
Anyway... Our 1st - 4th scoring options last season have all been replaced... which means there is no chemistry at all in this team right now... All I want to say is give sometime to the players to figure it out... Give sometime to the coaching to figure it out... PEACE!
Exactly. Lin is no longer on the Knicks payroll, he's not making bread crumb salary anymore. He needs to live up to his expectations or he will be criticized, and maybe he doesn't like to be criticized and that's why he came here. Houston fans never criticize players for sucking the same way NY fans do.
Sorry, but stats don't mean anything when we are watching him cough the ball up during games and the team is losing. But if it makes you feel better, way to go Lin!!!
I know Lin shooting sucks right now but it will get better. He just needs time to develop his shot, I believe it will come around. He shoots free throws well so with time he will be able to shoot the 3 ball well if he keeps at it. I was thinking maybe he is still lacking in his conditioning after his knee problem, if so that can really affect his shooting until he gets his legs back. Don't forget Lowry first full year here, he shot 39% / 27% for 3's and only averaged 4.5 assist. Lin is young and has been thru a big whirlwind change in his life, let the guy develop and you may see good thing happen. While I do think Lowry is better right now I see things that Lin does better than Lowry. Lin can run the team better and pass the ball better, he is a smart player. We can all see that his confidence is shot but when he regains his confidence and when teams have to start respecting his shot good things can happen.
