Why isn't anyone giving Lin a chance with the Rockets?

[Mamba Venom]

Lin is solid. That run he had with the Knicks was incredible. But a big part of why American born Lin is there for marketing reasons.

[diablerouge]

i think the most obvious reason is that he is barely a point guard. seems silly to say since he is an harvard econ grad but lin's basketball iq is very low. he only knows how to play fast and his best moments in the nba was when he could just run wild and go to the hoop without thinking too much about setting up plays.

that's about the last thing the rockets need with harden and howard running pick n rolls on the strong side and parsons cutting to the hoop.

the rockets need a game manager who can knock down 3s at a very high clip and can play D on the top point guards. so, not jeremy lin.

[wilt]

the rockets need a game manager who can knock down 3s at a very high clip and can play D on the top point guards. so, not jeremy lin.

actually Lin improved quite a bit in all those areas as the season went on (his first full time season with Playing Time in the NBA btw)

[Ronito]

The Rockets signing Dwight has nothing to do with it, actually. He's really not even a good player to begin with. Hell he isn't even the best point guard on his own team.

and posts like this is the reason why I bring up the blind ignorance that these haters have towards Lin. They know nothing about him or his team and yet say things like this. He's not even the best point guard on his own team?

Patrick Beverley is better. Go back and watch the playoffs. Defense matters.

[bballfanatic81]

Patrick Beverley is better. Go back and watch the playoffs. Defense matters.

getting lit up by reggie jackson counts as defense? or knocking out westbrook's knee?

[hayden]

The Rockets signing Dwight has nothing to do with it, actually. He's really not even a good player to begin with. Hell he isn't even the best point guard on his own team.

and posts like this is the reason why I bring up the blind ignorance that these haters have towards Lin. They know nothing about him or his team and yet say things like this. He's not even the best point guard on his own team?

Patrick Beverley is better. Go back and watch the playoffs. Defense matters.

LOL at using that one playoff series to compare two players (with whom one was injured), when there is a much larger sample size available (the regular season).

I guess you're still salty over Lin going off all on your boy, Deron's face, which sparked Linsanity? Yeah, I would be, too.

[Johnny Firpo]

funny how his contemporary Rubio gets treated better in these parts... lmaoooo

Rubio is a better, more impactful player (when totally healthy), and i think almost 3 years younger than Lin. Also, he gets criticized here a lot too. Anyway, i don't have a problem with Rocket fans or non-Rocket fans that would like another starting PG. Lin is not only has questionable impact, he's really not a very good fit next to Harden and Howard.

[Devilzsidewalk]

he looked his best running a 2 man game with Chandler, I expect more of the same with Dwight

[Ice Trae]

funny how his contemporary Rubio gets treated better in these parts... lmaoooo

yeah it's really annoying. When Lin has a bad game he gets bashed like hell.. Rubio who IMO isn't any better than Lin seems to always get praised regardless of how bad he is performing

[Fobbie]

Lin is a solid player, but the Rockets need someone that can consistently hit the open 3s. Plus his contract in the 3rd year is going to be hard to trade.

[Ronito]

I guess you're still salty over Lin going off all on your boy, Deron's face, which sparked Linsanity? Yeah, I would be, too.

He also killed it. Why would I still be salty with him being a mediocre player?

[Don Draper]

Lin is a solid player, but the Rockets need someone that can consistently hit the open 3s. Plus his contract in the 3rd year is going to be hard to trade.

No its not. It's roughly an $8M cap hit (not $15M).

[orange_juice32]

I guess you're still salty over Lin going off all on your boy, Deron's face, which sparked Linsanity? Yeah, I would be, too.

He also killed it. Why would I still be salty with him being a mediocre player?

I dunno why, that's a good question though. You should ask yourself that.

Sitting there telling us defense matters when everyone in the world saw Reggie Jackson take a fat dump all over Beverley.

If defense is playing reckless and not being in control of your own body to the point where you take out someone's knee, yeah, Beverley's a sick defender. Not to mention every other aspect of the game, as average as Lin is, is Beverley's superior.

[kingkirk]

It is Lin's skin color and last name. He has been treated this way the whole life. He will deal with it.

No its not.

Lin doesn't have a role on this team with Harden dominating the ball.

McHale made him a spot up shooter last season when that's clearly not his game. When Linsanity happened, it was dominating the ball and making the plays.

He doesn't have a role and isn't worth 8 million on this current Rockets team.

They're better off going for a dead eye shooter at the point spot.

[orange_juice32]

It is Lin's skin color and last name. He has been treated this way the whole life. He will deal with it.

Lin doesn't have a role on this team with Harden dominating the ball.

The NBA is not a video game, please stop saying stuff like this. James Harden cannot dominate the ball for the whole game or his efficiency will suffer horribly, especially with his style of play. We witnessed that just this season. Every team has a need for a secondary ball handler/playmaker. Whether or not that should be Lin is the question, but that is his role as of now. He has been neither bad nor good at it, merely inconsistent in filling that job description.

[spre8well]

Lin will be fine. He and Howard complement each other. It is Harden that will need to adjust (less shots - less hugging, less stats focus - more team oriented).

[sirdeadcat]

Brandon Jenning is asking for 12 million/year. Are there people still arguing that Lin is overpaid? How many starting point guards are paid less than Lin that's not on a rookie contract. Lin will do fine.

[mcfly1204]

How many starting point guards are paid less than Lin that's not on a rookie contract. Lin will do fine.

TOR - Lowry $6 million
IND - Hill $8 million
MIA - Chalmers $4 million
ORL - Nelson $8 million
MEM - Conley $8 million
PHO - Dragic $7.5 million

[sirdeadcat]

TOR - Lowry $6 million
IND - Hill $8 million
MIA - Chalmers $4 million
ORL - Nelson $8 million
MEM - Conley $8 million
PHO - Dragic $7.5 million

With the exception of Conley, who is probably underpaid, Lin is performing on par or better than everyone on that list.