Jeremy Lin's Terrific 6-Game Start To The 2013-14 Season

"Sample size" is thrown around way too often around here. We already have a full season to tell us whether his current six game stretch is a fluke or not.

And what did last season tell us? Lin is plenty capable of putting up much better numbers than his current averages, and also capable of playing much worse. He was inconsistent, or in Morey terms - high variance.

His current six game stretch falls within his range of performances, and is less variable. His game is more consistent - which is what you expect from players who have some experience.

 

Agreed and yet it seems like very little is said about Bev's small sample when a lot of people were calling for him to start.

 

Nice post. When I saw this I was interested to go check out who else was a top the list so far. It was nice to see we currently have 3 guys in the top 20 and are the only team who can say that.

Lin - 5th
Howard - 9th
Harden - 18th
Garcia - 58th
Parsons - 75th

And for reference last season

Howard - 1st
Harden - 3rd
Asik - 11th
Parsons - 45
Lin - 62

Glad to see Lin making big improvements and hope Harden, Howard, parsons and Asik can work there way back up to last years form.

 

Lin has been steadily improving since the 2nd half of last season and is without a doubt among the most efficient players on the Rockets team. It's a shame because of bias against him or against his fans, leads many to see what they want to see with respect to Lin. The poor eye test perception of Lin always seems to contradict the solid stats he puts up.

 

Thank you for the work. Even considering the sample size, I think Lin has taken a step forward. The turnovers bother me to no end, but they appear to be more a result of being aggressive than just stupid decisions.

I would say that his 3 pt % is a little decieving because he passes up on 1-2 shots a game that he should take. Most of those posessions are likely wasted because you generally only get one quality shooting opportunity per posession. His hesitancy doesn't show up in the basic stats, but it does effect the team.

 

Small sample size, but definitely promising and on top of the good stats, he is showing a lot more consistency this year. Last year he would have a good game or so, then suck for another game. This year he's much more improved on that.

Good analysis. Wish I can rep you.

 

If you read my post I said exactly what you just layed out.

All I said was if he kept up his current pace it would be one of the all time great shooting seasons and suggested that his numbers would come down a bit, but that I expected them to be better than his numbers over last season.

 

Sample size?? Most guys on this board want to lynch or trade him after one bad game. As rational as this post is and as well as Lin is playing now, most around here don't want him in Houston and would like to trade him.

 

You also have to take into account standard deviation in minutes compared to other pg's.

But good to know that some people eyetest around here are actually true. If Lin is doing well, then why only play him 26 min?
A lot of people on this board always say his skill set overlap with black Amish. I for one don't believe thats a bad thing.

If Lin is one of our best player and these numbers don't lie then he should be playing more ................

 

One bad shot is sufficient for many. The kneejerk is strong in CF.

 

Just like in fantasy sports. Who cares how a player is ranked. You still have to perform. You can't get the stats and benefit if you don't play him as much as you should. Clearly Lin is performing just fine.
I hope this can shut up the LOH about the clutch fan urban legend that Lin's D is a problem.

Send this to DM and Mch.

 

man your username is all about potential. :grin:

 

I have a feeling those last two games were due to his coming back from flu. Just as I think that hardens back/knee/wrist issues may be contributing to his play. I wish mchale would let him rest more.

 

I don't want to start another Lin thread, but, did anyone catch what McHale said about Lin?

http://blog.chron.com/ultimaterockets/2013/11/beverley-returns-to-rockets-starting-lineup-lin-off-bench/

If my memory doesn't fail me, I think McHale has said things of this sort in several other occasions. Am I reading too much into this? If he was just commenting on Lin's condition, he could've just said he's comfortable with his progress, condition etc etc. But he always seems to choose the words "who he is". I'm not sure what's being insinuated here. So who in McHale's mind did Lin think he was and why should Lin not be "comfortable" with it? And what makes McHale feel that Lin now has accepted who he really is?

I could be wrong, but most probably McHale thought Lin was thinking too highly of himself before and now seems to have accepted his fate, which is to be a solid role player backing up Beverly. This, if true, really bothers me. Because no coach of any professional sports team should try to suppress the ambitions of a player even if he might be right. As an athlete to succeed in sports you have to have ambitions. You cannot have a predetermined limit for yourself. Nate Robinson would never have played basketball if he was convinced he couldn't overcome his height. Linsanity would not have happened if Lin was scared away by the dunting odds against himself.

McHale might truely feel that way, but he shouldn't go out of his way to make sure Lin accept such a vision. That's just bad coaching.

 

I mentioned his consistency in a couple threads earlier today.

It's not just the points - other than one game, he's turned it over no more than 3 times in a game.

His overall stats are crazy consistent. Let's hope he keeps it up!

Great original post!

 

You see guys? There you go. Benching him was the answer after all.

 

I think it's pretty much an open secret McHale is not too high on Lin's game. He'll never admit it but his gametime allocation and demotion of Lin to the bench, no matter how you rationalize it, is quite a clear representation of how McHale doesn't rate him too highly. However, McHale is the coach and that's his prerogative, even if it seems illogical to some, given Lin's great start to the season. Lin can either choose to suck it up and continue as is, demand better treatment either to McHale or Morey or demand a trade to another team. I think a trade would be best for him personally but who knows what he's really thinking.

 

high great stats could in part be attributed to playing less minutes actually. ppl get tired and just play less efficiently with long minutes. Maybe the benching thing is helping him.

 

You're looking way too much into his phrasing. He's straight up saying Lin is having a great year. Accept it and be happy.

 

This is how to post the day after a loss yet still carrying a 4-2 record.


Jeremy is putting his best face forward. He also put it into the floor last night.