LarsV8 wrote:Toney Douglas plays more because he gives the Rockets a better shot to win.
Then it would make total sense to start him no?
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LarsV8 wrote:Toney Douglas plays more because he gives the Rockets a better shot to win.
13th Man wrote:I think what they're doing now is an insult to Lin, no other PG in the entire league is treated like this. It's like something else is going on in the background between the coaches and ownership that we don't know about and Lin is being used to be made an example of.
Imo, if they don't think he gives them a better chance of winning then let him come off the bench. It makes sense for so many reasons. What they're doing now is bull and is messing up a young kid's confidence level as well. Both McHale and Sampson need to be more supportive of their players. Very bad coaching imo, even high school coaches don't pull this ****.
KingCuban wrote:Nonsense.
A guy who drops 38 a few games ago against the Spurs and who had that run that he had last season is more than a capable starter in this league.
Like most players, if you don't allow them to play their natural game and put them in situations to excel within themselves, their value drops.
The kid can play. His big games haven't been flukes.
I honestly don't know what the Rockets do well on offense.
It seems to disorganised, static and unplanned at times.
13th Man wrote:I think what they're doing now is an insult to Lin, no other starting PG in the entire league is treated like this. It's like something else is going on in the background between the coaches and ownership that we don't know about and Lin is being used to be made an example of.
Imo, if they don't think he gives them a better chance of winning then let him come off the bench. No other starter plays less minutes than their backup and sit the entire 4 quarters, that's just silly. What they're doing now is bull and is messing up a young kid's confidence level as well. Both McHale and Sampson need to be more supportive of Lin, help groom him to become a better player, they are doing the opposite. Very bad coaching imo, even high school coaches don't pull this ****.
EscapoTHB wrote:Dragic and lowry had the same things done to them. Mchale cant coach point guards. Maybe lin should have researched that and just resigned with the knicks?
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EscapoTHB wrote:Dragic and lowry had the same things done to them. Mchale cant coach point guards. Maybe lin should have researched that and just resigned with the knicks?
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Knicker23 wrote:First Melo was the problem suffocating Lin's potential... Now Harden (and Mchale?) - at what point do we start to wonder if Lin can adjust his game to play with the stars of this league?
Knicker23 wrote:First Melo was the problem suffocating Lin's potential... Now Harden (and Mchale?) - at what point do we start to wonder if Lin can adjust his game to play with the stars of this league?
OptimusOne6 wrote:Knicker23 wrote:First Melo was the problem suffocating Lin's potential... Now Harden (and Mchale?) - at what point do we start to wonder if Lin can adjust his game to play with the stars of this league?
Harden and Melo are both ball-stoppers though, so they aren't just holding a player like Lin back, they are holding everyone else back.
gethigh wrote: so did you just wake up from a coma and haven't watched any games of THIS season? all the cliches you spit out are so last year.
GeneralNbaFan wrote:Plain and simple : The majority of the players play better with the ball in their hands! And Harden is the better player(ballhandler)! So Lin has to adjust!
Mr. E wrote:One thing that OptimusOne6 and I have in common is frustration with the current situation. We are just coming at it from different angles. Me from the Rockets side, him from the Lin fan side.
I want Lin to succeed, and I want him to do it in a Rockets uniform. I am (according to some) annoyingly optimistic about the 713 Backcourt gelling and becoming something special in this league. We've seen flashes of it, but nothing consistent. The fact of the matter is that right now Harden is the Rockets best hope to win...but they can't keep putting those workhorse minutes on him. He needs to figure out how to play better with another ball-handler like Lin.
Lin, for his part, needs to stop being so damned submissive while he's out there. My great hope for him is to develop into the facilitator that I think that he can be, but he needs to be much more assertive than he has shown. He does not need to come off of the bench - he needs to find that backcourt balance that seemed to flow so naturally in the first two games of this season.
The wrong thing for the Rockets is to approach the 713 backcourt as a Lin or Harden situation...it is a Lin AND Harden situation. They will have to figure it out as they almost definitely going to be teammates for at least the next three years. Any thought of trading one or the other is highly unlikely. Their best chance to succeed is to be patient and figure it out.
Mr. E wrote:Major Tom wrote:Lakers will be the best fit
There is no good trade between Houston and the Lakers.
Jase wrote:Mr. E wrote:Major Tom wrote:Lakers will be the best fit
There is no good trade between Houston and the Lakers.
Three way with Houston. Get Millsap and Lin in LA, Houston wanted Pau. It might take some stretching, but it would be an interesting concept.
Though Lin would be an expensive, expensive backup.