I only remember Sampson only doing it once and that's the Portland overtime game. The others were all pretty much because of normal rest rotation from what it looks like to me.
Our guys this year play hard every night and that was true with McHale too. I don't see him or McHale as good coaches though. More or less fortunate to have guys that hustle and low expectations because of all this "youngest team" nonsense.
WTF is happening?!? Can Clutch or a mod block all these Lin fanatics from the board? The forum is turning into a Lin-franzy no matter what the topic is. Why not call this Linsfans? Then change every rep ranking from baby Lin to Linsanity? What's bizarre is all these crazy posters defending Lin when: 1) No one's attacking him 2) He's not even playing that well 3) All the undue Lin fest is making everyone else hate the guy Let's be real here, Lin is not on the stratosphere of Harden. Hell, he's not even on the level of Asik or Parsons when it comes to on court performance, of the 5 starters on the floor he's arguably been the worst, in fact his play all-in-all is more or less on TD's level. Sure, Lin's playmaking is definitely superior, but with TD finding his shooting stroke and Lin still struggling with his the two balance each other out. So why is it crazy when Lin gets swapped out for TD when both are playing at an identical level? Why is there suddenly some kind of evil conspiracy to bring Lin down when given minutes Lin hasn't exactly proved himself leagues above his backup? Sure that might have been true the first few games, but the last couple of matches TD has found his stride and is playing extremely well. It's not like Lin gets pulled after 10 mins either, he's been getting solid PT in the 20 mins and up range. Why isn't there a conspiracy about Smith, D-Mo and Tjones? All three of those have put up nothing but great numbers when gotten minutes, and they haven't seen the floor alot? It's not always about Lin.
I agree. I think Jeremy Lin is capable of playing at a level higher than Michael Jordan. But the team and the organization is jealous of Lin and hates Asian, so they give him as little minutes as possible and don't pass him the ball. I think the best evidence for that is if you take away all the missed shots, Lin is actually shooting 100%.
Very funny. Actually I don't think it's suspicious it's just that Sampson is "Country Ox Stupid". What else explains playing your SG as PG and have your PG stand in the corner?
I think Sampson has done a good job. This may be a product of the players understanding the offense a little better than the first 10 games but the offensive execution especially coming out of time outs has improved. I think being a college coach really makes him a good teaching coach for this group. This team with the exception of Harden really needs to focus on being fundementally sound more than anything.
I agree. I hate it when Lebron James or Michael Jordan gets the basketball in their hands. It should be Harper or Mario Chalmers, they are the PG after all. I mean, the number of times Kobe Bryant has the ball in his hands over Derek Fisher is quite ridiculous. Phil "Country Ox Stupid" Jackson, should never have allowed Derek Fisher to stand in the corner and shoot 3s.
Well seeing as Chalmers and Fisher are better spot-up shooters than Lin, they would definitely do better in the current system the Rox are implementing. Lin's game is not a spot-up shooter, and we see he is struggling assuming that role here. Hell Toney Douglas is probably a better option to play with Harden right now assuming Harden continues being played as a point guard. That way, Douglas can play SG, which is really his natural position.
Sounds like another "Country Ox Stupid" suggestion. Why not just play the PG you signed for 25 Mil at PG and play the SG you paid 80 Mil to at SG?
hey man, people are just frustrated cause they feel like lin is the only player who's not given a fair chance, and the truth is - he definitely was forced to make more adjustments to his game than any other player on this team (not to mention playing spot up shooter for 6 or 7 games etc...), then add a fact that he was benched on a verge of triple double for not playing good defense on lillard even tho he scored like 2 pts on lin... meanwhile, toney went from not getting any play time in the last game under mchale to playing 20 minutes as soon as sampson took over, all based on the fact that he's a better defensive player than lin, which is not true. so basically people are saying that we have a player with great potential in lin but he's still kept on a short leash while everybody else is getting their chance and a confidence boost. at the end of the day, it is what it is, sport fans can be a little bit crazy when they favorite player is struggling.
As a Lin fan (and a Rockets fan of course), I think Lin should learn how to step up his game at the moment he is on the court as oppose to shifting to higher gear only at the forth quarter. You just can't expect all coaches are willing give you 40+ mins PT every single game. Benching is good for him as it will force him to become a more efficient player...
I like Sampson's coaching. He's had to juggle a lot (understatement) since McHale's leave and the W's are great. He's coaching to get us wins, and that's the most important thing if we want to make it to the playoffs. I don't worry about Lin being benched - because it's quite apparent HE has no problem with it. So what if he sat Lin, Parsons and Asik during the 4th? We were doing well with the reserves, and Smith and Douglas had a terrific finish. Above all else I'm happy that we have a deep roster that will take the entire team far. The way the starters were playing I was ready to write them off in the 2nd quarter.
It's not the one troll comment that's blowing up threads. It's the 11 responses to 1 troll comment about it's blowing up threads that's blowing up threads. A double edged sword. The penultimate troll weapon.
This is what happens when there is too much time between games. Lin will be the starter and be fine. I think Harden plays too many minutes and as a result is less efficient.
Harden is a better player. He isn't as good as Lin at creating for others, but his ability to create for himself makes up for it. Lin shouldn't be standing in the corner...Rockets are young and guys without ball need to move more. That includes Lin. When Lin develops his off the ball game better, defenders won't be able to sag off of him and he becomes a threat to provide a secondary penetration. I have high hopes that Lin improves his overall game as he and Harden could become a very dominant backcourt. It is Lin's responsibility to fit Harden when Harden has the ball. Harden is not as effective without the ball.
