The Houston Rockets coach will show how little he thinks of Jeremy Lin every opportunity he gets. The latest is McHale's benching of Lin in Manila for the first leg of the Rockets Asia trip and his commitment to a new ridiculous routine of rotating Lin and the unexceptional Patrick Beverley as point guard starters throughout the rest of the preseason.
It's like McHale is forever fixated on trying to put Jeremy Lin in his place rather than embracing a playmaker with the ability to help Dwight Howard and James Harden win a championship. Sure, I'll start you in Taipei where you're a rock star, but only after making my point in Manila.
Heck, the Charlotte Bobcats would hesitate to mess with a shaky Kemba Walker like this. But anything goes with Jeremy Lin — no slight is out of the question. So he's suddenly pulled as a starter for the second preseason game of his second season with the Rockets and told to embrace coming off the bench as an interesting lineup change.
There's no reason to try and marginalize Lin like Omer Asik. No matter what you think of Lin's game, it's hard to argue that he hasn't proven worthy of being an NBA starter. This isn't Tim Tebow. Lin's first full NBA season averages of It's not just disrespectful to a young player the Rockets are supposedly committed to, it's also stupid for the team.
McHale may justifiably love the idea of a great, game-altering sixth man. After all, the Rockets coach was one of the best sixth men in NBA history early in his own playing career.
But McHale might want to remind himself that he's not coaching the Celtics. These Rockets need Lin on the floor for the start of games — and as much as possible.
The offense simply runs better when the ball passes through his hands. The transcendent talents of Harden and Howard shine through more when the basketball is moving.
And please, let's not cite the Rockets jumping to a lead over a sleeping Indiana Pacers team with Beverley as the starter in Manila as any sort of evidence that the offense is sure to be potent without Lin. The Pacers are already an elite NBA team — one with little to prove in an ultra early October preseason game.
Roy Hibbert and the Pacers barely seemed aware a game was going on. Joined: Feb 19, Messages: Likes Received: Players made nothing back then and coaches had real power. Times have changed. Joined: Feb 23, Messages: 10, Likes Received: 1, Good post. Of all people, why would the greatest 6th man of all time, see the 6th man as a "demotion" and a "bench warmer" role. Makes no sense. Panda23 Member.
Joined: Jul 2, Messages: 8, Likes Received: Lin will always have a place in the NBA as a 6th man type player. The jury is still out as an NBA starter. Rox23 Member. Joined: Oct 26, Messages: 1, Likes Received: Has McHale ever considered tutoring DMo? Watching these videos I have this vision of what DMo's post game could look like with a little work Joined: Jul 17, Messages: 64, Likes Received: 23, If he can't, then he is just not that good.
Joined: Mar 15, Messages: 4, Likes Received: 1, Joined: Mar 5, Messages: 3, Likes Received: Morlock O Member. Joined: Dec 6, Messages: 1, Likes Received: On the season, the point guard is averaging just His That the latter is even a possibility is agonizing. Floor generals are supposed to be offensive catalysts; presences who jump-start, facilitate and enhance their team's scoring potential, not suppress it.
But that's exactly what Lin has done. Defenses have memorized his strong-side penetration playbook, and he's been less than effective as a result. During the seven-game skid, Lin has eclipsed the point plateau just once, shot better than The very nature of his livelihood—driving, kicking, scoring—has been rendered a non-factor, and the already corpulent burden Harden is carrying has now worsened. No wonder the offensively inclined Rockets have been held to fewer than points in four of their last seven games.
Even worse, there's nothing to suggest that Lin is prepared to turn his shortcomings—or the Rockets' collective infirmities—around. Remember, prior to Harden's arrival, Houston was Lin's team. He was the one the Rockets were supposed to build around. By Alex Bentley. By Steven Devadanam. By Tarra Gaines. By Joel Luks. By Holly Beretto. By Teresa Gubbins. By Julia Davila. At the top for rooftops. By John Egan. In great company. Taking care of business. By Natalie Harms, InnovationMap.
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