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Is Jeremy Lin best when he is primary scorer/ball handler?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by oelman44, Dec 10, 2012.

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  1. oelman44

    oelman44 Member

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    We saw it last year with the Knicks. Lin was money, but then when Carmelo came back the chemistry he created went downhill and his stats dipped because of it.

    First game with James Harden out and Jeremy Lin is going off, cutting to the basket, drawing fouls, making threes, and not turning the ball over, easily his best offensive game of the season. Is this just a one time thing, or is Lin most effective when there is no other primary scorer in the offense and he is primary ball handler?

    Granted, James Harden is way less of a chunker than Melo, and this is in no way supposed to knock on Harden. Harden is definitely a top scoring talent in this league, but I'm just wondering if you think Lin is at his best as the primary offensive go-to guy, or can become a good 2nd option/run the offense type of guy?
     
    #1 oelman44, Dec 10, 2012
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    Linsanity is at his best when he attacks the rim.

    He doesn't need to be the primary ball handler to do that.
     
    #2 flamingdts, Dec 10, 2012
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    Can't attack the basket if you don't have the ball in your hands.
     
    #3 ShiniKashi, Dec 10, 2012
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    ITS THE DAMN COACHING MAN
     
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    If Lin is your first or 2nd option, you're not a championship team.

    This game should tell Lin he should be aggressive all the time. Find his role when Harden comes back, and be aggressive. He's a decent player, but he needs to stay confident and aggressive.
     
    #5 t_mac1, Dec 10, 2012
  6. SuperStar

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    You can say that about any other Rocket but Lin is best when he's 2nd option at least.
     
    #6 SuperStar, Dec 10, 2012
  7. oelman44

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    I was thinking the same thing, Lin may be the best as 1st option, but you probably won't have that great of a team in this scenario.
     
    #7 oelman44, Dec 10, 2012
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    Harden can be a #2 on a championship team.
     
    #8 t_mac1, Dec 10, 2012
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    I was assuming he was first option.
     
    #9 SuperStar, Dec 10, 2012
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    If harden is your best player you are not a contender.
     
    #10 Air Langhi, Dec 10, 2012
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    He's just looking over his back when Harden is playing. Mchale is probably yelling at him. Props for not playing Patterson at crunch time.
     
    #11 cheke64, Dec 10, 2012
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    I don't think the Rockets brought Harden over with the intention of making him the number 1 option.

    We are waiting on that one player who Harden can compliment.
     
    #12 flamingdts, Dec 10, 2012
  13. SuperStar

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    Dunno I figured that's the Rockets plan. Build around Harden.
     
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    Same here. I always thought of Harden as primary scorer. Wonder who everyone has in mind that Harden could be a realistic complement to on this team?
     
    #14 oelman44, Dec 10, 2012
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    If he's your first option, the best your team will be is playoff fodder. I envision harden in his prime at best a #2 on a championship team.

    Agreed.
     
    #15 t_mac1, Dec 10, 2012
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    People say the same about melo....
     
    #16 PersianRocket, Dec 10, 2012
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    Is that because there are 4 players in the league who score more points than him?


    Fail statement. If we had (for example) Chris Bosh or Aldridge at PF, with Ray Allen on the bench and someone like Kyle Lowry at PG then we may well be contenders. And Harden would be our best player.


    I take it from your statement you don't understand how good he is. That's your issue, stop projecting it!
     
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    I'm absolutely happy for Lin's performance tonight, and it does seem that he plays better with average talents than all stars.

    However, for this team to go further Harden and Lin needs to figure a way to coexist and play off each other. They are both young with high bball IQ, I'm confident that it will work out some dayl
     
    #18 fishguy91, Dec 10, 2012
  19. SuperStar

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    Who knows.
     
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  20. oelman44

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    I could see the Rockets trying to get a dominant low-post scorer, or ball-handler at point gaurd, but am scratching my head at who the Rockets could get as a main score first player that would be an improvement over Harden. :confused:

    Maybe Hardin shouldn't run so many iso's, but he's like top 5 in scoring this year so far.
     
    #20 oelman44, Dec 10, 2012
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