Jeremy Lin to start tonight against Mavericks according to my sources.

yummyhawtsauce · Dec 24, 2013

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Lin has had his moments, but I always get an impression that he is ghastly uncomfortable playing on this team...... I don't know if it's the short leash.... I don't know if he just lost his confidence........

I do believe that what Lin himself would like to do and what the coaches want him to do seem to be two entirely different things.

The red flag once again went up when he saw the early bench in the first quarter against the Mavs..... There was a semblance of the "old" Lin early, with the midrange jumpers, the surprise "dunk", and committing on double teams defensively....... But then, Lin saw an early bench.... For the remainder of the game, Lin attempted only one more midrange shot, and committed about four turnovers on plays where it seemed like his best option was the midrange shot. Defensively, Lin started "committing half way" to the double team, but left himself in "no man's land" where he had no impact on either the penetrator or perimeter shooter. (Since the second half of last season, Lin's defense was never the same as it was prior to that. Lin's steals in particular are WAY down.) I suspect McHale either told Lin to cut out the midrange shooting and gambling on defense, or Lin himself presumed the early bench was for those things. But Lin's aggressive play prior to the initial benching was totally gone afterwards. (And I think it played a major role in the Mavs taking over that game.)

But I've seen this problem come forth for over a season now.... Lin will have decent games, but it seems like he always regresses, and ultimately he appears to be a spectator on the floor. A fish out of the water, if you will.

I've just seen this nagging problem with the team, and while I suspected Lin would never succeed under this system all along, we gave it some time..... But now, I believe it's hurting Lin's trade value..... For the sample size is growing, but his game is not.

Lin has been in a pickle.... And as a fan who usually sees a solution to a problem, I don't see any way out for Lin, outside of a trade in which the Rockets are willing to cut losses.
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lol you are overreacting. Lin just came back from injury and for him to get 20 pts is over achieving. He has been fairly consistent throughout the season until his injury.

flamingdts · Dec 24, 2013

tkrieger said: ↑

Lin has had his moments, but I always get an impression that he is ghastly uncomfortable playing on this team...... I don't know if it's the short leash.... I don't know if he just lost his confidence........

I do believe that what Lin himself would like to do and what the coaches want him to do seem to be two entirely different things.

The red flag once again went up when he saw the early bench in the first quarter against the Mavs..... There was a semblance of the "old" Lin early, with the midrange jumpers, the surprise "dunk", and committing on double teams defensively....... But then, Lin saw an early bench.... For the remainder of the game, Lin attempted only one more midrange shot, and committed about four turnovers on plays where it seemed like his best option was the midrange shot. Defensively, Lin started "committing half way" to the double team, but left himself in "no man's land" where he had no impact on either the penetrator or perimeter shooter. (Since the second half of last season, Lin's defense was never the same as it was prior to that. Lin's steals in particular are WAY down.) I suspect McHale either told Lin to cut out the midrange shooting and gambling on defense, or Lin himself presumed the early bench was for those things. But Lin's aggressive play prior to the initial benching was totally gone afterwards. (And I think it played a major role in the Mavs taking over that game.)

But I've seen this problem come forth for over a season now.... Lin will have decent games, but it seems like he always regresses, and ultimately he appears to be a spectator on the floor. A fish out of the water, if you will.

I've just seen this nagging problem with the team, and while I suspected Lin would never succeed under this system all along, we gave it some time..... But now, I believe it's hurting Lin's trade value..... For the sample size is growing, but his game is not.

Lin has been in a pickle.... And as a fan who usually sees a solution to a problem, I don't see any way out for Lin, outside of a trade in which the Rockets are willing to cut losses.
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You do realize McHale kept Lin in the game in the 2nd half on multiple occasions even though Lin was turning the ball over a lot, leaving the shooters open and taking bad shots? Lin played 36 minutes, so this "short leash" thing did not apply in this game (unless you think Lin should be playing 48 minutes a game).

You could point out one instance and purport bias when what's more likely is a tactical decision to take Lin out with 2 minutes left in the first quarter and put him with the 2nd unit at the start of the 2nd quarter.

tkrieger · Dec 24, 2013

flamingdts said: ↑

You do realize McHale kept Lin in the game in the 2nd half on multiple occasions even though Lin was turning the ball over a lot, leaving the shooters open and taking bad shots? Lin played 36 minutes, so this "short leash" thing did not apply in this game (unless you think Lin should be playing 48 minutes a game).

You could point out one instance and purport bias when what's more likely is a tactical decision to take Lin out with 2 minutes left in the first quarter and put him with the 2nd unit at the start of the 2nd quarter.
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It might be bias.... But it was more frustration over the lost game than anything else.....

The frustration over Lin is the fact he used to be one of the most electrifying players to watch, especially with the game on the line.... It just seems like he's not even permitted to try playing this way.... And I do think it has denied the Rockets opportunities to win games.

Crunchyball · Dec 24, 2013

Trade him for a bag of peanuts.

dantian · Dec 24, 2013

tkrieger said: ↑

Lin has had his moments, but I always get an impression that he is ghastly uncomfortable playing on this team...... I don't know if it's the short leash.... I don't know if he just lost his confidence........

I do believe that what Lin himself would like to do and what the coaches want him to do seem to be two entirely different things.

The red flag once again went up when he saw the early bench in the first quarter against the Mavs..... There was a semblance of the "old" Lin early, with the midrange jumpers, the surprise "dunk", and committing on double teams defensively....... But then, Lin saw an early bench.... For the remainder of the game, Lin attempted only one more midrange shot, and committed about four turnovers on plays where it seemed like his best option was the midrange shot. Defensively, Lin started "committing half way" to the double team, but left himself in "no man's land" where he had no impact on either the penetrator or perimeter shooter. (Since the second half of last season, Lin's defense was never the same as it was prior to that. Lin's steals in particular are WAY down.) I suspect McHale either told Lin to cut out the midrange shooting and gambling on defense, or Lin himself presumed the early bench was for those things. But Lin's aggressive play prior to the initial benching was totally gone afterwards. (And I think it played a major role in the Mavs taking over that game.)

But I've seen this problem come forth for over a season now.... Lin will have decent games, but it seems like he always regresses, and ultimately he appears to be a spectator on the floor. A fish out of the water, if you will.

I've just seen this nagging problem with the team, and while I suspected Lin would never succeed under this system all along, we gave it some time..... But now, I believe it's hurting Lin's trade value..... For the sample size is growing, but his game is not.

Lin has been in a pickle.... And as a fan who usually sees a solution to a problem, I don't see any way out for Lin, outside of a trade in which the Rockets are willing to cut losses.
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Cannot agree more!
At this stage of career, Lin needs to learn from errors under exposure to the highest pressure. He is not getting the chances as is. A trade or another coach would be the solution. Otherwise, he wouldn't live up to his contract to make him a good trade commodity before the contract end.

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