Bev scores easier with our all-stars, Lin can create offense for the bench. He will be allowed to control the ball more.
Apparently the rest of his career lol I'm tired of all the dessention in CF it gets on my nerves....I just want everyone to step back and think objectively, "LOF's" or otherwise....it makes pure basketball sense. Bev is best suited for the starting 5 because of his defense on account of all the top tier point guards in the West. Not to mention he is a better spot up shooter than Lin. Lin on the other hand is a much better creator and finisher, which the bench sorely sorely needs....what I just said has been said ad nauseam but apparently some people on this forum just cant let it sink in that it makes absolute sense and if they cant see that then they shouldnt be allowed to talk basketball. Rant over.
Lin should be controlling the ball as a starter like in the wizards ball and harden should get less ISO. Everyone seemed to come out better cuz of it to. When I see harden with like 20 shots that's to many because he's missing a lot. When Lin was controlling it and passing howard was more involved and garden still got nearly 20 points. It was a more even offense between paint points and outside shooting.
In the past he's executed quite well coming off the bench. Last night, maybe not so much, but I stand by my remark coming off the bench helps his game.
No one said he can't do it, we know he is capable of doing it but what happens when Lin sits? you put Bev out there with our scrubs no thanks, I rather see Lin drive and kick.
This sums it all up. The team needs Lin to come off the bench for his play making and scoring. No one else on the team can spark the bench like he can.
I might pull up some games where bev didn't stop multiple points guards he was guarding compared to Lin. It's not as unblalnced as you may think. Lins defense isn't bad either he actually puts an effort. To me you put the point guard who can make the best passes and that would be lin. He's had more games with 5 or more assist then bev. Obviously having both bev and lin make us a better team because there both going to score n one might have a break out night. Will see what happens but I beleive Lin controlling the ball as a starter "not jacking up shots". Games have shown when Lin controls the ball and passes we win. Harden should of coarse still get ball time but harden is putting up to many shots
Something I noticed people saying he's does better with the bench. What bench?. Casspi?. When lins in the game it's nearly the same players?. My argument is starters will get more minutes and Lin has had more successful games starting then on the bench am I wrong?
We beat the second hottest team in basketball basically wire to wire. Who cares why P. Bev started? It worked. Obviously Lin is the more dynamic player, but fit matters in the NBA.
True but we've always had good games against Portland. N yeah we did good cuz we got bev back!. I think bev is a very good player and obviously when you get him back your going to add another scoring threat and defense. Notice how crappy we have been ever since bev got injured in my saying he's the main reason for the losses of coarse but not having that extra player to put 6-15 points up hurts.
It's a very common practice in pro sports: You should never lose your starting job to injury (obviously minor injuries). That's why such a big deal was made by the media when Alex Smith got hurt, got replaced by Kaepernick, and Smith never got his starting job back.
Beverly should be starting because of his defense. Lin is an awful defensive player along with Harden, so having Beverly out there is a fireplug that the starters need. If Harden was even a remotely consistent defensive player (I think he could be, just doesn't want to yet), Lin starting would make a little more sense. Do I get a gold star for answering the question non-sarcastically? Cause that was difficult.
I really hate these types of threads. No rockets team official is gonna come in and answer the question " Why did PB start?" so why ask a bunch of armchair GM's about the coaches decision.
We need Bev to defend from the point of attack, to disrupt the offense of the opponent. Bev can do a better job of that. He also complements Harden better by being able to switch to Harden's man from time to time and by nailing the open 3 to relieve pressure from Harden. Tonight he did a splendid job. Hope his hand surgery has turned him into a better shooter.
I understand these are your opinions, but man... Take a step back. Pat played very well last night with the starters. I thought he brought good energy and he was very decisive. He's never going to have high assist numbers because that isn't his game. Although how many times did he start a play that ended with an open look or basket, where he didn't get an assist? Wasn't his +/- in the 20s? Also Harden didn't ISO much at all (true ISO, not just beating his man). And how does the amount of shots taken equate to makes? We've seen Harden go 15-20 right? I get that you want Lin to run the show but last night we played a very good team and were beating the pants off them the majority of the night. What was so wrong with the game plan? This wasn't the Wizards, this was a legit top tier team. Lin did contribute by hitting a couple big threes when we needed them.
