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Why was Jeremy Lin cut before Johnny Flynn?( Basketball Politics)

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Johnson2000, Dec 30, 2011.

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  1. shaggylambda

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    Could you replace the "o" in "Go Ducks" with the Oregan "O" in your sig? I think it would look cooler.
     
    #21 shaggylambda, Dec 30, 2011
  2. sinobball

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    Lin was brought in when Morey thought he could still trade Dragic.
     
    #22 sinobball, Dec 30, 2011
  3. REEKO_HTOWN

    REEKO_HTOWN I'm Rich Biiiiaaatch!

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    Basketball reasons
     
    #23 REEKO_HTOWN, Dec 30, 2011
  4. groovemachine

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    Flynn has a higher upside and is a more valuable asset. Linn might be available later in the year for a 10 day contract, if we trade Flynn or Dragic and sustain an injury at the position.
     
    #24 groovemachine, Dec 30, 2011
  5. LCII

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    Because Flynn is a first round draft pick while Lin is basically an unknown/ignored player. It's that simple. More GMs around the league would take a flyer on Flynn over Lin. Fair? Maybe not..but its the nature of the business and human mind.
     
    #25 LCII, Dec 30, 2011
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    Not just a poor mans, a broke homeless persons!
     
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    Get over Lin. He's gotten over you.
     
    #27 coachbadlee, Dec 30, 2011
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    To be honest (this is coming from an Asian)...

    The only reason Lin even generates any buzz from every team he goes to is because he is Asian. That's it. He is a phenomenal player though, better than Flynn? Maybe, but nobody takes him seriously so he won't be a good trade asset.
     
    #28 RedRedemption, Dec 30, 2011
  9. Matt Maloney

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    it shouldnt matter. after this stretch of 3 games in a row, the 3rd string PG won't get minutes anyways.
     
    #29 Matt Maloney, Dec 30, 2011
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    /thread
     
    #30 Dei, Dec 30, 2011
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    Hmmm...
     
    #31 Carl Herrera, Dec 30, 2011
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    I thought it was basketball reasons.
     
    #32 GBRocket, Dec 30, 2011
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    [​IMG]
     
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    Ish Smith is proving to be the better D-League guard in the NBA.
     
    #34 cod, Dec 30, 2011
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    i thought you couldnt jump into the defender this year after a pump fake... ive seen it slide a few times this season already.. lowry just got away with one..
     
    #35 josephnicks, Dec 30, 2011
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    ^^^^^ woops wrong thread...
     
    #36 josephnicks, Dec 30, 2011
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    curse of the 6th picks? Yi Jianlian was productive in his rookie season too, see where he is now?
     
    #37 wireonfire, Dec 30, 2011
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    A broke man's Damon Stoudemire.
     
    #38 IzakDavid13, Dec 30, 2011
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    The guy is horrible. I know it's Garbage time to us. But as Bullard said on the air. No time is garbage for the actual players. You want to go out there and show you deserve to be out there. He hasn't shown jack crap when he is out there other than his bad decision making and over dribbling. How many times can you just drive into traffic and throw an errand lob hoping someone is on the receiving end of it.

    He's a horrible PG and just doesn't get it.
     
    #39 Stack24, Dec 30, 2011
  20. LandryMegaBeast

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    neither of these players mattered... people on the board are arguing about which 3rd string pg will be better for us.

    all this talk doest even mattered because regardless of who we kept, neither of them were going to be with us till the end of the year because morey wouldve traded them by then

    quit your whining
     
    #40 LandryMegaBeast, Dec 31, 2011
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