Houston is committing the same sin like their other games in which they are losing. Resorting to threes and not running back on D. Harden let Lawson blow by him for an easy 2 point play.
Beverly subbed in for Lin and let Lawson blow by him for an easy 2 and also caused a TO on the other end. Three Houston defender and still can't get the rebound over the one lone Denver player.
Its very clear from watching this game. This issue is Harden. There is a reason he was a sixth man. There is a reason he was a sixth man. There is a reason he was a sixth man.
yes, it should be 70%-30% of Lin and Harden to be PG but it's more like 30%-70% now. The Harden PG experiment continues on. At least Lin is being aggressive now.
Two three hundred women at Toyota to meet Chandler Parsons. Tiffany said that CP is hot and they can't wait to meet him and tired him out so that he commits 4 fouls.
Honestly, I think Houston is playing better today. Execution isn't flawless, but they are making an effort on the little things like PnR defense and setting picks etc..
Denver is just a more athletic team. Their defense is overwhelming Houston. Houston getting tired quickly in the 3rd.
Lately...why is that every time the opponent team score on the Rockets I will get a butterfly in my stomach that Lin will get bench by Mchale,even though he is on the bench most of the time?
The game is lost already. 16 points lead and the Nuggets are not going to relinquish the lead especially when Houston is going to shoot themselves in the foot time and time again. Up to 20 TOs so far already.
No once Lin is out and not controlling the offense and harden cont. to play pg at times/iso ball the ROX will be in mediocrity till the give LIN the green light
Commentators making excuses that at this point in the season legs are tired. Really? You only played 43 games. If it wasn't for McHale making them run up and down the court constantly and not using the minutes on Harden right then he wouldn't have tired legs.
These guys are 22 - 23 years old. Yes, they are young, but when you wear them down they will be tired. I have stated that this type of offense cannot be sustained over a long period. The season is too long to be constantly running up and down and not playing any half court set when the running fails you. Something McHale is clueless because he can't draw up plays or can't have a half court set offense.
And that is why your star Harden has tired legs. McHale is not resting him when the game is lost and he is committing TO after TO. That is how stupid he is.
I'm honestly glad the Rox are getting exposed, for one they HAVE to be realizing Harden is NOT the ANSWER and MCAHLE; the coaching staff is the PROBLEM
On a brighter note, Dwight Howard said he will play better and the new Howard will show up from now on. It was just announced that he hurt his shoulder and is flying back to LA for an evaluation. What a joke that guy is.
Just an itsy/bitsy info... Mcgee once tweeted he needed help in math. Jeremy offered help.it went something like this... Jlin. What in math do u need help with Mcgee the answer Jlin yeah but what is the question? Mcgee. The question is... Are u going to help me? Jlin. This is going to be very long.....i find this funny. It shows what kind of a guy jeremy is. Always available to lend a helping hand...such a nice fellow
This is WHY I don't like when ignorant analyst say Lin is NOT playing at an "allstar" level, do they watch the games? Mchales rotations and benching Lin so many times will skew his stats overall
McHale needs to give his rookies some playing time. Now will be the perfect chance since they are not winning this game. 7 minutes left in the game and they are down by 15.
They should sit Lin. What chance do they have playing him? McHale doesn't believe in him. Good for him to rest and not risk injury. Time to give TD some time to play. He got shafted and so I am all for it.
this is not even about if im a great Lin fan or not, this is about SOUND logic and wise decisions. Mchale is NONE of that and has no faith in Lin...This is getting more n more obvious
Your wrong. I know most of us here love jlin and are biased, even so we all can see what the coaches have done to jlins game..basically not letting him play. There are really smart basketball people out there that know that as well. I'm sure they could trade jlin if they wanted to. I had to stop watching the games, I love jlin but those mchale and coaching staff is so bad its no longer worth my frustration ;-)
Harden committed another TO and then stood there while the defender blows by him and commentator said that was good defense on Harden. Puuaaahh...what a homer!
I was happy for a moment there when Lin took charge of the team, talking and directing everyone on the court, in the last few mins of the 2nd quarter. Thought it's going to be a different scene but it's hopeless. Still got benched in 4th. Man, I'm tired of getting frustrated at this idiotic behaviors of the coaching staff. I'm going to restrain myself and not cussing tonight.
Lol at Mchale. I hope the fans demand a change. Like I said, they didnt win against the bobcats, the bobcats lost that game themselves. Nothing improved in the Rockets game that day and neither today. Keep doing your thing McHale and see where it will take you...
Yeah...im sure a lot of that will be seen in linsanity the movie....Guys, pls support this and pledge whatever amt so we can all see the finish product.
23 TO so far and down by 20 points with 4:50 seconds and McHale refuses to take Harden out. He refuses to throw in the towel and let his bench play. What a bad coach this guy is. No clue when to call it quits.
Harden is trying to pad his stats to justify his 80 million dollar contract. McHale is letting him pad his stats and play. He will have tired legs for the New Orleans game come Friday.
This is awesome. The premature crowning of Prince James. The lack of defined roles (anybody can bring the ball up the floor). The awful defense both team and individual. The clear lack of individual coaching (no one understands their limitations -- lets shoot some more step backs Morris!)...
It's insane watching an All-Star caliber talent degraded and insulted like this.
Jeremy succeeds whenever he's allowed to play his position. But no, he's the 3rd option ball-handler and 5th option scorer.
I feel awful for Jeremy -- he's watching inferior PGs get picks and run offense and play regular minutes. And the only difference is that he's Asian and they're not.
Hence, he will have to work a thousand times harder to earn the control other starting PGs are granted right away.
Our only hope is that McHale resigns. He's a two-faced know-nothing scumbag who needs to be blacklisted from NBA coaching.
On TV, I saw Sampson get up and call for Beverly on a penetrate and kick by lawson that resulted in a three. Of course, he wanted Beverly to keep LAWSON out of the lane and of first sequence LAWSON blew by him.
He took a jumper at mid range. He took the last shot at the end of the half.
I wish I was being facetious with this assertion, or that I was trolling, or that I was in any other way being malicious/over-sensitive to the decisions of the coaching team, but this is the 2nd time I've caught this as it happened. A few games back, I forget against which team, JLin sunk a shot from a fadeaway jumper at the mid-range (his bread and butter last year - mid range, not necessarily fadeaway as his floaters were key, too). After he hit it during that game, McHale, as opposed to clapping, or applauding, or approving the basket in any way, turns and throws his hands up, going "wtf..."
If you look at the play-by-play recap, he got 1 more shot after that one before he was pulled. This is going to seem like a giant conspiracy theory, but I assume that last play was to throw off the scent on an immediate pull after sinking a sick mid-range.
I'd also like to point out that Lawson was at 11 pts when JLin stepped out, at the 3 min mark in the 3rd. Between those three last minutes and the 4th, Lawson racked up another 10 pts.
JLin on Lawson - 11 pts through first 33 mins of game Others on Lawson - 10 pts through last 15 mins of game
Harden finally gets a rest with 1:10 minutes left in the 4th and the Rockets are down by 15. Very smart move by McHale. Way to manage your players minutes. Lin should have some fresh legs for the New Orleans game.
well, at least lin can run to the three point line quicker, and maybe he can have better legs to pass the ball to harden and stand around with better posture.
Tonight Rockets player of the game, James Harden, 23 points 3 rebounds and 7 assists. The announcers fail to mention that he also caused 7 TO and also shot 8 for 17 from the field and have -19 in teh game.
And the funny thing is they said he needs more help. Well, if the SG has +7TO while the PG sat on the bench, I don't know what else Lin can do other than start shooting like a crazy SG. Go JR Smith on any teams!
Yeah stu short but sweet, your wright Lin's best Quarters last year came in the 4th. My hope for lin is only 1 of 2 things.. because it does not matter how well he plays now.
I know we are all Lin fans but why bash PB and TD? They aren't Lin's enemies. In fact, Lin seems to be cool with TD even though they compete for minutes. Now the hate du jour is towards PB. Next it will be whatever new guard they bring in. Anderson will probably be playing next since he was 2-2 from 3 point land.
no, the bashing is really towards the coaching, because they think PB and TD are better than Lin. And they deserve the bashing. What they are doing with Lin is inexplicable.
We will all be sleeping with heavy hearts again...When is the change going to happen? But whatever, whatever, i will remain a jeremy fan...i know he is better than what he is able to show in this team and he himself believes that.he can be bigger than linsanity if given the right opportunity. Goodnite to all. Till next game..Godbless
Dont feel bad. I got to be up by 430 tom and it is now 1030pm here in east coast.We stayed for jeremy although we didnt see much of him.dont lose hope.... I mean dont lose hope that mchale will soooon be fired.keep watching...jeremy needs your support.
What happened to LIN playing without HAREN? What is the explanation for the change in that? ... the team played best tonight when HAREN and LIN were on bench. but LIN could have easily been in there for BEVERLY and getting that done.
yes, that is what us fans have to do. stick with our guy through thick and thin, ups and downs. I hate the way they are treating him, but I know deep inside that this is just going to make Lin's fire burn even more. IE. no scholarship, not drafted, being cut, etc. fine..u want to play that game, well guess what? It's nothing new. lin is used to this adversity and underdog status. he will rise again, and you lame rockets coaches will be burned!
It seems like it doesn't matter how well Lin plays, it seems the coaches think he's a liability in the fourth and won't come in, period. Is that McHale's crazy thinking?
I think they are morons. This is the same backward thinking they had years ago that black people could not play in the NBA, baseball or NFL. I can't believe this is still going on today. You would expect that the league would really protect and like Lin seeing as he is an amazing player, of the highest character, and that he is Asian.
Thats what I've been saying too. Lin is the single most important Asian-American male in the history of sports/entertainment - yes, he is even bigger than Bruce Lee is many many ways.
more than half way through the season and without doubt, lin is not in the rockets long term plans. How else do you explain the disrespect? You only bench your role players or scrubs. You don't repeatedly bench your future players. You think lillard gets benched like that? You think conley gets benched like that? hell no. LIn needs to just improving his game, but the long term solution isn't with houston
In other news, Joakim Noah playing like a rockstar and saved bulls from losing to Pistons...Well 7 seconds left pistons ball 82-85 bulls and pistons couldn't hit a 3ptr to bring it overtime.
That's how this game should be played...Rox right now have no heart at all.
Lol McHale probably thought what worked against the Bobcats (benching Lin) would work against the Nuggets too. Don't be worried about Lin not getting minutes in the 4th. Good for Lin to get some rest. That whole quarter was basically garbage time.
That's the whole marketing gimmicks. Jeremy only managed to pull that many fans to Toyota Center. Making Haren the superstar will attract more revenue for the Rox. Somebody needs to get the blame. Conveniently but unfortunately,it's Jeremy, whose role is taken by Haren.
Of course... It all falls on McHale. They have chosen the wrong leader and the wrong point guard. Organizations choose the wrong leader all the time. And, this is a prime example.
James HAREN is the perfect 6th man. He is NOT a point guard, not a leader, and not a guy who needs to play EXTENDED minutes for what he does. If he played defense, sure. But he doesn't. Watch and old wester, The hired gun comes into town and does his business quick and fast. He's not in the movie the whole time because that would ruin the effect.
Why are all of you getting angry that Lin didn't get to play that "garbage time" 4th quarter?
Let me put it that way. Maybe McHale just thinks Harden and Parsons need the stats padding (Harden for the All Star team and Parsons for a new big contract) and Lin doesn't need that. Who knows? But it's pointless to get angry by not playing in a blowout loss. Close game like the Bobcats one, yes, but not this one.
Unless there is a coaching change or trade, expect this for the next 3 years. In fact, expect Lin's minutes to go down more and more. It's even possible Lin will be benched or come off the bench.
Funny thing is, Lin will probably produce off the bench, creating a new controversy and headache for the Rockets and I think they know it.
So I think they will just make him the token starter and never play him when it matters and force Lin to defer to Harden when they play together. Luckily, they HAVE to play him at least 15 minutes a game because he is getting paid. They wont completely bench a guy averaging 8 mill per year and make the owner look like a fool despite their best efforts.
I saw Lin drive into the paint in the first half and try to pass to Asik leading to a TO. He should have just jacked up his patented rainbow fall away. On this team, it doesn't pay to pass. He needs to stop passing to everyone unless they are wide open and/or named James Harden to keep the coaches happy. Otherwise, he needs to just jack up shots and drive on 50/50 plays.
It may be that Lin barely touched the ball because of Harden's high usage rate, but I like how Lin hardly had any assists or passed much in the first half so Parsons, Morris, PPat, Asik can no longer break 10 points a game.
With Lin's limited touches, he has to choose to score which is what he tried to do in the first half. I didn't watch the second half, but the guy only took 1 shot? I guess he didn't play much in the second half so that may be why....
This Rockets team is coached and managed pathetically. But 75% of the NBA teams are managed that way....
Now...JLIN is a guy who CAN and SHOULD play a leading role because he affects the game and puts his stamp on it OVER TIME. LINSANITY isn't QUICKSILVER its progressive ... and it can erupt at any time!
Jeremy Lin, our primary ball handler tonight. Seems like Harden has great trust in him too, giving him high fives and taps on the butt.
ReplyDeleteI like it. :D
What game are you watching?
DeleteHe's not the primary ball handler. He's handling the ball 1/3 of the time at best. With a pick 1/6 of the time.
Nothing has changed.
Well after he brings the ball half court, the rock is in his hands for decision making 1/2 of the time.
DeleteBut yeah, the screens never come.
Agree with zxcvb. Still a typical Rockets game with Harden handling a lot more than the typical SG.
DeleteYeah the first half was mostly all Lin, but now Harden is demanding the ball more often. Sigh -.-
DeleteYou see what I mean?
DeleteNothing changed. Jeremy was punished for even handling the ball 30% of the time.
Harden and Parsons' men always score the most points for the opposing teams.
ReplyDeleteCara, are you at Toyota center today to meet Chandler Parsons?
DeleteHouston is committing the same sin like their other games in which they are losing. Resorting to threes and not running back on D. Harden let Lawson blow by him for an easy 2 point play.
ReplyDeleteIs McHale blind? The CSN broadcast team can tell the Rockets are tired and getting run on, yet McHale doens't sub anyone...
ReplyDeleteMcHale isn't stupid. He's just slower than average people.
DeleteLawson just blew past Beverley. The rookie getting exposed.
ReplyDeleteBeverly subbed in for Lin and let Lawson blow by him for an easy 2 and also caused a TO on the other end. Three Houston defender and still can't get the rebound over the one lone Denver player.
ReplyDeleteHaha they look like gnats on an elephant's ass.
DeleteSo ineffective.
Lin, of course, will get blamed. "Lawson destroyed him!"
Delete90% of the damage done by opposing PGs is on hard picks and on TD/Beverly/Harden.
ITS ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THAT BUT THE MEDIA SAYS OTHERWISE
DeleteIt started out with Lin as primary ball handler but now its all ISO Harden and they are getting down again.
ReplyDeleteIts very clear from watching this game. This issue is Harden. There is a reason he was a sixth man. There is a reason he was a sixth man. There is a reason he was a sixth man.
ReplyDeleteHe'd be amazing as a SHOOTING GUARD.
DeleteBut not a point guard/shooting guard/small forward/player-coach. That's what he is now -- he's treated like he's Lebron and MJ all in one.
Let Jeremy run the offense. Let James attack off the ball. Instant victories...but no. McHale goes by the "eye test."
That would be too easy even a caveman can figure it out. Wait a minute, McHale resembles a cave man, but yet he can't figure it out. Geico is wrong!
Deleteyes, it should be 70%-30% of Lin and Harden to be PG but it's more like 30%-70% now. The Harden PG experiment continues on. At least Lin is being aggressive now.
DeleteTwo three hundred women at Toyota to meet Chandler Parsons. Tiffany said that CP is hot and they can't wait to meet him and tired him out so that he commits 4 fouls.
ReplyDeleteLOL
DeleteHarden is a turnover machine.
ReplyDeleteHAHAHAHAHA I wonder if Harden will go double digits in TOs today.
ReplyDeleteHe probably already has double digit TO's ... I am very sure they shave TOs for him.
DeleteHarden with 6 TO's and McHale is ready to pull out his hair. His man Harden is the cause of all of these TO's. Oh my god, a TD sighting.
ReplyDeleteHonestly, I think Houston is playing better today. Execution isn't flawless, but they are making an effort on the little things like PnR defense and setting picks etc..
ReplyDeleteDenver is just a more athletic team. Their defense is overwhelming Houston. Houston getting tired quickly in the 3rd.
TD is in!
They played better for five or ten minutes in the 2nd quarter.
DeleteAnd then they played even worse than usual this quarter.
McHale's ass should be canned like sliced pineapple.
They did play inspired defense in 2Q then back to normal no-defense. Don't think they will come back from this total domination w/o any defense.
DeleteLately...why is that every time the opponent team score on the Rockets I will get a butterfly in my stomach that Lin will get bench by Mchale,even though he is on the bench most of the time?
ReplyDeleteThe game is lost already. 16 points lead and the Nuggets are not going to relinquish the lead especially when Houston is going to shoot themselves in the foot time and time again. Up to 20 TOs so far already.
ReplyDeleteWhat happened there??all of a sudden the lead is 16
ReplyDeleteMcHale rode the starters too long in the 3rd quarter and the Nuggets exploded.
DeleteIt's a 20 point defecit now with 10 minutes left and I'd rather have Lin sit and rest his knee than play in a lost cause.
Javal McGee having a highlight reel night against Houston PF and interior defense.
ReplyDeleteSee once HardLin is out, they relax on the defense (nuggets).
ReplyDeletePlan is clear: STOP rox backcourt, and watch Rox frontcourt self destruct.
No once Lin is out and not controlling the offense and harden cont. to play pg at times/iso ball the ROX will be in mediocrity till the give LIN the green light
Deletewow mcgee owning it up. throws it off the backboard to himself for the huge slam. would watch again.
ReplyDeleteI would love to have mcgee on rockets instead of patterson or gSMITH
ReplyDeletefor all of his highlight dunks, McGee commits alot of dumb TO too. There is a reason he is an all time favorite on Shaqafool.
Deletewe went away from lin, stopped setting screens and look at that hole!
ReplyDeleteIts just a bad mismatch...Rox interior defense is garbage, and its just what Nuggets are good at.
ReplyDeleteThis game is over, they can't stop them at all.
Lin got benched again? And Rox down by 19? Dam, what's going on?
ReplyDeletenah they're just resting him, this is typical mchale rotation, he'll come in soon enough, or maybe too late.
Delete21pt lead lol
ReplyDeleteIm glad Im seeing the Rox lose bc MCHALE will be gone soon CANT WAIT!!!!
ReplyDeleteAs long as they hold Lin down and not let him be the pg/leader on this team, The rox aren't going anywhere
Commentators making excuses that at this point in the season legs are tired. Really? You only played 43 games. If it wasn't for McHale making them run up and down the court constantly and not using the minutes on Harden right then he wouldn't have tired legs.
ReplyDeletelol i knw, Mcahle will be gone soon...cant wait, at least I hope
DeleteThese guys are 22 - 23 years old. Yes, they are young, but when you wear them down they will be tired. I have stated that this type of offense cannot be sustained over a long period. The season is too long to be constantly running up and down and not playing any half court set when the running fails you. Something McHale is clueless because he can't draw up plays or can't have a half court set offense.
DeleteAnd that is why your star Harden has tired legs. McHale is not resting him when the game is lost and he is committing TO after TO. That is how stupid he is.
DeleteDrexler is an idiot saying THEIR LEGS ARE TIRED now, making excuses
ReplyDeleteWatching Harden always jogging back to defense is mind boggling
ReplyDeleteThe next match is Friday against New Orleans Hornets. Time to play Machado and the rest of the bench.
ReplyDeleteLOL THIS IS SO SAD THEY CANNOT STOP NUGGETS AT THE POST AT ALL. NUGGETS BY 30!?
ReplyDeleteDAMMIT! Mchale's rotations HURT THIS TEAM
ReplyDeleteEXPOSED!
ReplyDeleteBLAME LIN SOME MORE!
Watch McHale go small now...
time to reinsert lin in a blowout. flashbacks to his golden state days.
ReplyDeletei secretly love it when lin is benched an rockets suck !
DeleteI hmmm, lol, we all DO
DeleteSomething wrong with the Rockets? Seems like it, no? What will be Mchale next move, will it make sense? Hmm, dont think so.
ReplyDeleteDwight howard, paul milsap, and phil jackson to rockets
ReplyDeleteBURN HOUSTON BURN
ReplyDeleteJeremy goes out and the offense and defense both collapse.
ENJOY HARDEN HERO BALL
it's ok, im ok with how they're treating Lin, bc the caching staff are getting severely exposed of how bad they are
DeleteMcHale can't be fired, though. His personal tragedy is protecting him.
DeleteHe has to resign. He's such a two-faced scumbag, I don't know if he will.
He was humiliated in Minny, so he's clinging to the only GM dumb enough to hire him.
I'm honestly glad the Rox are getting exposed, for one they HAVE to be realizing Harden is NOT the ANSWER and MCAHLE; the coaching staff is the PROBLEM
ReplyDeleteI hope they don't put in Lin now so he can get some rest. This game is lost down by 19.
ReplyDeleteOn a brighter note, Dwight Howard said he will play better and the new Howard will show up from now on. It was just announced that he hurt his shoulder and is flying back to LA for an evaluation. What a joke that guy is.
ReplyDeleteMaybe the ladies are meeting the wrong Chandler tonight. They are actually here to see Will Chandler and not Chandler Parsons.
ReplyDeleteJust an itsy/bitsy info... Mcgee once tweeted he needed help in math. Jeremy offered help.it went something like this...
ReplyDeleteJlin. What in math do u need help with
Mcgee the answer
Jlin yeah but what is the question?
Mcgee. The question is... Are u going to help me?
Jlin. This is going to be very long.....i find this funny. It shows what kind of a guy jeremy is. Always available to lend a helping hand...such a nice fellow
LMAO!
DeleteLol this is so sad I wanna laugh and cry at the same time.
ReplyDeleteAsik - soft
2pat - soft
Morris - soft
Delfino - soft
Parsons - soft
Smith - soft
Nuggets bending Rox over, laughing my butt off watching Rox "bigs" get worked.
TD is out playing Beverley he wants his job back.
BEVERLY IS TERRIBLE, I'm sorry there is nothing i see to be impressed by
DeleteDenver has muscle. Rockets got speed but "tired legs".
DeleteHe hustles.
Deletewow, still jacking up 3s and play no D. How are they going to erase a 19pts deficit?
ReplyDeleteThey're not. No one (except Lin) cares about the win. It's all about the PPG.
DeleteC'mon McHale you wanna bench everyone I know you do!
ReplyDeleteThis is WHY I don't like when ignorant analyst say Lin is NOT playing at an "allstar" level, do they watch the games? Mchales rotations and benching Lin so many times will skew his stats overall
ReplyDeleteMcFail should rotate his players like they do in Hockey to prevent fatigue.
ReplyDeleteLin is not coming back in because bench is "hot"
ReplyDeletelol, wow mchale is really stupid. Losing streak ON!!!
ReplyDeleteMcHale needs to give his rookies some playing time. Now will be the perfect chance since they are not winning this game. 7 minutes left in the game and they are down by 15.
ReplyDeleteMake that 18.
DeleteYup McFail needs to be reminded that they are in development phase.
Deletethis loss is obviously on lin. he just needed to be more "aggressive". lmfao.
ReplyDeletelmfao. corey brewer just crossed over har_en. lmfao.
ReplyDeleteWow, even though I know Mchale gone soon, they really are sitting Lin out all game Wow
ReplyDeletethis staff has a agenda
he was the only one playing D. mcfail sending the message that's not acceptable.
DeleteThey should sit Lin. What chance do they have playing him? McHale doesn't believe in him. Good for him to rest and not risk injury. Time to give TD some time to play. He got shafted and so I am all for it.
DeleteThere was an additional $80 million option for defense on HAREN'S contract. He clearly decided not to pick it up.
ReplyDeleteHAREN.
Wow. Lin is fighting racism every day.
ReplyDeleteWhen they took Lin out they were tied or down by 2 right??
ReplyDeleteDown by 5 points I think.
DeleteNo
DeleteThey were down by 9 I think.
this is not even about if im a great Lin fan or not, this is about SOUND logic and wise decisions. Mchale is NONE of that and has no faith in Lin...This is getting more n more obvious
Deletelmao to 7 haren!
ReplyDeleteaiming for that double double
DeleteTRADE LIN TO LAKERS
ReplyDeleteNo use. McHale has DESTROYED Lin's value.
DeleteAt least in Houston, he guaranteed 20+mpg.
Lin just needs a new coach who will let the PG play his position.
Your wrong. I know most of us here love jlin and are biased, even so we all can see what the coaches have done to jlins game..basically not letting him play. There are really smart basketball people out there that know that as well. I'm sure they could trade jlin if they wanted to. I had to stop watching the games, I love jlin but those mchale and coaching staff is so bad its no longer worth my frustration ;-)
Deletezxcvb- you forgot for Lord has the back of Lin, watch what happens. even Lin facebooked "be still and Konw that I AM God verse his value is in Christ
DeleteHarden committed another TO and then stood there while the defender blows by him and commentator said that was good defense on Harden. Puuaaahh...what a homer!
ReplyDeleteyeah, but Nuggets stretched the lead immediately Jeremy was subbed out.
ReplyDeletesorry, it's a 11pt lead by nuggests when he's subbed out, i think
DeleteI was happy for a moment there when Lin took charge of the team, talking and directing everyone on the court, in the last few mins of the 2nd quarter. Thought it's going to be a different scene but it's hopeless. Still got benched in 4th. Man, I'm tired of getting frustrated at this idiotic behaviors of the coaching staff. I'm going to restrain myself and not cussing tonight.
ReplyDeletei stoped watching the game at the start of the 4th qtr
ReplyDeleteLol at Mchale. I hope the fans demand a change. Like I said, they didnt win against the bobcats, the bobcats lost that game themselves. Nothing improved in the Rockets game that day and neither today. Keep doing your thing McHale and see where it will take you...
ReplyDeleteonly if they had fans..rockets suck crap. ugliest jerseys, ugliest stadium, worst fan support, etc.
DeleteThis is why Lin can't simply "be aggressive."
ReplyDeleteHe'll get benched for making McHale look bad.
Keep lin out because these guys are CLEARLY making a difference!
ReplyDeleteYeah...im sure a lot of that will be seen in linsanity the movie....Guys, pls support this and pledge whatever amt so we can all see the finish product.
ReplyDelete23 TO so far and down by 20 points with 4:50 seconds and McHale refuses to take Harden out. He refuses to throw in the towel and let his bench play. What a bad coach this guy is. No clue when to call it quits.
ReplyDeleteElephant in the room .. Harden commited his 7th TO while passing and announcers said, "......."
ReplyDeleteWhy can't we have a reasonable comment like why not let $25M PG sit on the bench and do his PG thing?
the announcers are f.ucking morons, that's why.
DeleteIf this was New York people would be booing right now at McHale.
ReplyDeleteThere's a difference, the Garden is always full. There is hardly anybody at Toyota Center. The Rockets have weird and at least no fans at all.
Deleteno one gives a shiz in houston, including fans. lin needs to play somewhere that supports the players..san antonio, portland, etc.
DeleteHarden is trying to pad his stats to justify his 80 million dollar contract. McHale is letting him pad his stats and play. He will have tired legs for the New Orleans game come Friday.
ReplyDeleteits disgusting the kind of coach Mchale is, i never thought Mchale would be like this
DeleteThis is awesome. The premature crowning of Prince James. The lack of defined roles (anybody can bring the ball up the floor). The awful defense both team and individual. The clear lack of individual coaching (no one understands their limitations -- lets shoot some more step backs Morris!)...
ReplyDeletethis game showed it all.
I have said that VERY SAME thing longgggg agooo, there are NO DEFINED ROLES on this team
Deletebut dont forget, Mchale is a big reason for everything including Hardens inclusion
DeleteLook on the bright side. TD has fresh legs.
ReplyDeleteTD is cutting well in this game.
DeleteIt's so easy even a caveman can figure it out. McHale looks like a caveman but doesn't think like one. I want my money back from Geico.
ReplyDeletethis is so sad. Lin was playing well this game.
ReplyDeleteagreed, there was NO logical reason behind benching Lin, NONE
DeleteIt's insane watching an All-Star caliber talent degraded and insulted like this.
DeleteJeremy succeeds whenever he's allowed to play his position. But no, he's the 3rd option ball-handler and 5th option scorer.
I feel awful for Jeremy -- he's watching inferior PGs get picks and run offense and play regular minutes. And the only difference is that he's Asian and they're not.
Hence, he will have to work a thousand times harder to earn the control other starting PGs are granted right away.
Our only hope is that McHale resigns. He's a two-faced know-nothing scumbag who needs to be blacklisted from NBA coaching.
On TV, I saw Sampson get up and call for Beverly on a penetrate and kick by lawson that resulted in a three. Of course, he wanted Beverly to keep LAWSON out of the lane and of first sequence LAWSON blew by him.
DeleteSampson is a MAJOR PROBLEM.
It's time Lin and his crew make some noise to this bull crap. Enough is enough. This is maddening.
DeleteHe took a jumper at mid range. He took the last shot at the end of the half.
DeleteI wish I was being facetious with this assertion, or that I was trolling, or that I was in any other way being malicious/over-sensitive to the decisions of the coaching team, but this is the 2nd time I've caught this as it happened. A few games back, I forget against which team, JLin sunk a shot from a fadeaway jumper at the mid-range (his bread and butter last year - mid range, not necessarily fadeaway as his floaters were key, too). After he hit it during that game, McHale, as opposed to clapping, or applauding, or approving the basket in any way, turns and throws his hands up, going "wtf..."
If you look at the play-by-play recap, he got 1 more shot after that one before he was pulled. This is going to seem like a giant conspiracy theory, but I assume that last play was to throw off the scent on an immediate pull after sinking a sick mid-range.
Yah I was wondering why Lin doesn't shoot as many pull up Js this year.
DeleteHe did get one today. That's probably why Lin got benched afterwards haha.
I'd also like to point out that Lawson was at 11 pts when JLin stepped out, at the 3 min mark in the 3rd. Between those three last minutes and the 4th, Lawson racked up another 10 pts.
DeleteJLin on Lawson - 11 pts through first 33 mins of game
Others on Lawson - 10 pts through last 15 mins of game
^ Terrible D.
Delete^ Just a little.
DeleteNuggets with 23 FTA against Rockets 11 FTA. Harden has only 3 FTA.
ReplyDeleteWhy would a coach leave his star player out there in a blowout game and when he looks worn out? Where are the rookies? McHale has to go.
ReplyDeleteHarden finally gets a rest with 1:10 minutes left in the 4th and the Rockets are down by 15. Very smart move by McHale. Way to manage your players minutes. Lin should have some fresh legs for the New Orleans game.
ReplyDeleteWho cares about "fresh legs"?
DeleteHe won't be allowed to run offense or do anything he wants.
well, at least lin can run to the three point line quicker, and maybe he can have better legs to pass the ball to harden and stand around with better posture.
DeleteIs it possible that Lin is nursing an injury? He isn't even in for garbage time.
ReplyDeleteNO WAY!
DeleteNah, I think he said "whatever" one too many times in 3q and Sampson got fed up and benched him.
DeleteTo that Lin said "whatever"
I just turned the game off early. Wow, just wow.
ReplyDeleteTonight Rockets player of the game, James Harden, 23 points 3 rebounds and 7 assists. The announcers fail to mention that he also caused 7 TO and also shot 8 for 17 from the field and have -19 in teh game.
ReplyDeleteWhich player would be more deserving? TD is +6.
DeleteAnd the funny thing is they said he needs more help. Well, if the SG has +7TO while the PG sat on the bench, I don't know what else Lin can do other than start shooting like a crazy SG. Go JR Smith on any teams!
DeleteCan James Anderson defend? Maybe we could use him to guard the perimeter.
ReplyDeleteI dont think i saw Mike Woodson ONCE bench Lin like that when he was on the knicks
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't make any sense, unless there's an injury issue.
DeleteJLin's quickness and movements do not suggest that he is injured?
DeleteHe got benched because he decided to show them what a true leader is like. End of the story.
Deletelol Roberlin- its certainly not an injury issue
DeleteThere'd better be a real reason for the benching, because otherwise, McHale is saying that he trusts Beverly and Douglas over Lin in the fourth.
ReplyDeleteHaha, he may have felt that way all along?
DeleteI could believe such stupidity
DeleteThat may be true, but, McHale must have Morey's blessing to do this.
DeleteLin was Maximus in NYC. McHale must have an IQ of 60.
ReplyDeleteYeah stu short but sweet, your wright Lin's best Quarters last year came in the 4th. My hope for lin is only 1 of 2 things.. because it does not matter how well he plays now.
Delete1.) Fire the coaches. Not just 1.. all of them.
2.) Lin gets traded as part of a Morey wet dream.
Please god make it so ;-)
Cheers
TD is clearly better than Lin because he scored ONE point more.
ReplyDeleteLol PB another 0 point game. Sucks to be him.
I meant Lin scored ONE point more.
DeleteI know we are all Lin fans but why bash PB and TD? They aren't Lin's enemies. In fact, Lin seems to be cool with TD even though they compete for minutes. Now the hate du jour is towards PB. Next it will be whatever new guard they bring in. Anderson will probably be playing next since he was 2-2 from 3 point land.
DeleteLin only needs to compete with Lin.
no, the bashing is really towards the coaching, because they think PB and TD are better than Lin. And they deserve the bashing. What they are doing with Lin is inexplicable.
DeleteI'm not bashing neither one.
DeleteI'm being sarcastic about McHale's mentality. I have said it many times I like Lin + TD together, and I like TD's game.
I feel BAD for PB for having two 0 pt games.
I'm interested in Anderson getting more time. I mean there's a reason why they picked him up?
DeleteWe will all be sleeping with heavy hearts again...When is the change going to happen? But whatever, whatever, i will remain a jeremy fan...i know he is better than what he is able to show in this team and he himself believes that.he can be bigger than linsanity if given the right opportunity. Goodnite to all. Till next game..Godbless
ReplyDeleteLol to think I stayed for this. smh. I don't think I will be staying up for Rockets game anymore.
DeleteDont feel bad. I got to be up by 430 tom and it is now 1030pm here in east coast.We stayed for jeremy although we didnt see much of him.dont lose hope.... I mean dont lose hope that mchale will soooon be fired.keep watching...jeremy needs your support.
DeleteMcFail needs to spice it up by using his bench more. Bring Donates back and give him 8 minutes. Anderson 8 minutes. Aldrich 8 minutes.
ReplyDeletePlayers need to be rotated more often to prevent fatigue.
Denver out muscled Rockets down the stretch because Rockets ran out of gas in the 3rd.
What happened to LIN playing without HAREN? What is the explanation for the change in that? ... the team played best tonight when HAREN and LIN were on bench. but LIN could have easily been in there for BEVERLY and getting that done.
ReplyDeleteyes, that is what us fans have to do. stick with our guy through thick and thin, ups and downs. I hate the way they are treating him, but I know deep inside that this is just going to make Lin's fire burn even more. IE. no scholarship, not drafted, being cut, etc. fine..u want to play that game, well guess what? It's nothing new. lin is used to this adversity and underdog status. he will rise again, and you lame rockets coaches will be burned!
ReplyDeleteIt seems like it doesn't matter how well Lin plays, it seems the coaches think he's a liability in the fourth and won't come in, period. Is that McHale's crazy thinking?
ReplyDeleteI think they are morons. This is the same backward thinking they had years ago that black people could not play in the NBA, baseball or NFL. I can't believe this is still going on today. You would expect that the league would really protect and like Lin seeing as he is an amazing player, of the highest character, and that he is Asian.
DeleteAsian Jackie Robinson. Stupid AMericans never learn their lessons.
DeleteThats what I've been saying too. Lin is the single most important Asian-American male in the history of sports/entertainment - yes, he is even bigger than Bruce Lee is many many ways.
Deletemore than half way through the season and without doubt, lin is not in the rockets long term plans. How else do you explain the disrespect? You only bench your role players or scrubs. You don't repeatedly bench your future players. You think lillard gets benched like that? You think conley gets benched like that? hell no. LIn needs to just improving his game, but the long term solution isn't with houston
ReplyDeleteIn other news, Joakim Noah playing like a rockstar and saved bulls from losing to Pistons...Well 7 seconds left pistons ball 82-85 bulls and pistons couldn't hit a 3ptr to bring it overtime.
ReplyDeleteThat's how this game should be played...Rox right now have no heart at all.
well, what are people saying on the rocket boards? Are they supporting the benching, or confused as well?
ReplyDeletepeople on clutch fans are calling for Lin and going nuts on McHale.
Deleteyea, everyone except McHale and Sampson can see that Beverly and TD are not going to make the team better over Lin.
DeleteIf McFail were a golfer, he would use his driver to hit the ball out of the sand trap and expect the ball to go 300 yards then blame the driver...
ReplyDeleteLol McHale probably thought what worked against the Bobcats (benching Lin) would work against the Nuggets too. Don't be worried about Lin not getting minutes in the 4th. Good for Lin to get some rest. That whole quarter was basically garbage time.
ReplyDeleteYou may be right.
DeleteHe's such a dimwit, his blueprint going forward might indeed be the Charlotte "win."
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ReplyDeleteDo the math Coach McHale...
ReplyDeleteJLIN scores 38 without HAREN and they take the SPURS to OT (should have won but YOU McHale uncoached)
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JLIN sits pine for fourth quarter of a James HAREN dominated game and you squeak by 10-31 Charlotte.
damn rockets
ReplyDeleteracha nowhere to be found. his next post: "lin wasn't agressive enough".
ReplyDelete"Lin needs more turbo boosting on D."
DeleteFirst 33 minutes of game - JLin on Lawson - 11 Pts.
Last 15 minutes of game - Others on Lawson - 10 Pts.
Say whaaat?
obviously lin's fault. LOL.
Deletewho's the quote by?
DeleteHaters can't even criticize Lin's play because he didn't play.
ReplyDeleteOh, no, they're criticizing him alright.
DeleteJeremy will always be blamed in a loss...or a win.
Harden will almost always be untouchable.
That's the whole marketing gimmicks. Jeremy only managed to pull that many fans to Toyota Center. Making Haren the superstar will attract more revenue for the Rox. Somebody needs to get the blame. Conveniently but unfortunately,it's Jeremy, whose role is taken by Haren.
DeleteIf anyone hears postgame comments from McHale about Lin, please post.
ReplyDeleteOf course... It all falls on McHale. They have chosen the wrong leader and the wrong point guard. Organizations choose the wrong leader all the time. And, this is a prime example.
ReplyDeleteJames HAREN is the perfect 6th man. He is NOT a point guard, not a leader, and not a guy who needs to play EXTENDED minutes for what he does. If he played defense, sure. But he doesn't. Watch and old wester, The hired gun comes into town and does his business quick and fast. He's not in the movie the whole time because that would ruin the effect.
ADDITION BY SUBTRACTION.
Why are all of you getting angry that Lin didn't get to play that "garbage time" 4th quarter?
ReplyDeleteLet me put it that way. Maybe McHale just thinks Harden and Parsons need the stats padding (Harden for the All Star team and Parsons for a new big contract) and Lin doesn't need that. Who knows? But it's pointless to get angry by not playing in a blowout loss. Close game like the Bobcats one, yes, but not this one.
Because he was benched before garbage time.
DeleteUnless there is a coaching change or trade, expect this for the next 3 years. In fact, expect Lin's minutes to go down more and more. It's even possible Lin will be benched or come off the bench.
ReplyDeleteFunny thing is, Lin will probably produce off the bench, creating a new controversy and headache for the Rockets and I think they know it.
So I think they will just make him the token starter and never play him when it matters and force Lin to defer to Harden when they play together. Luckily, they HAVE to play him at least 15 minutes a game because he is getting paid. They wont completely bench a guy averaging 8 mill per year and make the owner look like a fool despite their best efforts.
I saw Lin drive into the paint in the first half and try to pass to Asik leading to a TO. He should have just jacked up his patented rainbow fall away. On this team, it doesn't pay to pass. He needs to stop passing to everyone unless they are wide open and/or named James Harden to keep the coaches happy. Otherwise, he needs to just jack up shots and drive on 50/50 plays.
It may be that Lin barely touched the ball because of Harden's high usage rate, but I like how Lin hardly had any assists or passed much in the first half so Parsons, Morris, PPat, Asik can no longer break 10 points a game.
With Lin's limited touches, he has to choose to score which is what he tried to do in the first half. I didn't watch the second half, but the guy only took 1 shot? I guess he didn't play much in the second half so that may be why....
This Rockets team is coached and managed pathetically. But 75% of the NBA teams are managed that way....
Now...JLIN is a guy who CAN and SHOULD play a leading role because he affects the game and puts his stamp on it OVER TIME. LINSANITY isn't QUICKSILVER its progressive ... and it can erupt at any time!
ReplyDeletePlease get rid of the coaching staff.
ReplyDelete