Rate Jeremy Lin

[RollWithEm]

Originally Posted by e-monk

the rockets are a team that could really use Pau but I dont see the pieces in place to make something work

I think a guy like Paul Millsap would ever do them some good. Pau would be perfect, though. That would even be a good destination for Boozer once he's amnestied.

[R-Star]

Originally Posted by Adam

He isn't a spot up shooter. He can't catch and shoot. I think he can be effective with the ball in his hands, that was his role during Linsanity, and not so effective off the ball. When Melo came back he took the ball out of his hands and now Harden has the ball in Houston.

Where would you rate him on the Norris Cole scale?

[Jamel Irief]

Originally Posted by e-monk

the rockets are a team that could really use Pau but I dont see the pieces in place to make something work

They can give us Scola, Martin and Dragic?

[E.H. Munro]

Originally Posted by Basel

There is no world in which Jeremy Lin would be a superstar in basketball. That's insulting to the real superstar PG's (CP3, D-Will, Rose, etc.).

As usual you're completely wrong. If he were playing in the Philippines Basketball Association system he'd be Michael ****ing Jordan. Even if Jeremy Lin is Hokkien for Smush Parker.

[RollWithEm]

Thread officially derailed.

[Luke]

He's not very good. At all. His best role is probably coming off the bench so that he can play with/against subs and have the ball in his hands to make things happen.

[OneBadLT123]

Lin sucks. We let Lowry go for a pick and Dragic walking. What a **** up. Thankfully, Omar Asik has been awesome.

[RollWithEm]

Originally Posted by OneBadLT123

Thankfully, Omar Asik has been awesome.

Sarcasm?

[e-monk]

Originally Posted by Jamel Irief

They can give us Scola, Martin and Dragic?

hold on a sec, let me check what year it is... dammit!

[OneBadLT123]

Originally Posted by RollWithEm

Sarcasm?

Nope. For what I and many other Houston fans originally thought, this guy was going to be a stiff. He is anything but. Yeah he isn't some dominating force down low, but for a big man who plays exceptional defense, protects the paint fairly well, and plays 110% every single night, dude has been a bargain. Considering players like Hibbert, Deandre Jordan and idiot McGee who are getting paid 10-13+ million per who are producing around or below Osik's current level, Osik at an average of 8.4 is a bargain.

My only faul against him is he needs to learn to finish around the basket better as he has missed some easy buckets. Hopefully that will come with time though as this is his first season with any significant playing time.

[RollWithEm]

Originally Posted by OneBadLT123

Nope. For what I and many other Houston fans originally thought, this guy was going to be a stiff. He is anything but. Yeah he isn't some dominating force down low, but for a big man who plays exceptional defense, protects the paint fairly well, and plays 110% every single night, dude has been a bargain. Considering players like Hibbert and Jordan who are getting paid 10-13 million per aren't producing as well, Osik at an average of 8.4 is a bargain.

My only faul against him is he needs to learn to finish around the basket better as he has missed some easy buckets. Hopefully that will come with time though as this is his first season with any significant playing time.

He rebounds and defends very well, but he's a horrible offensive player that really drags the team down. He's a bad passer, a bad shooter, a bad finisher, and has bad hands. He should not be a starting center in this league IMO.

[OneBadLT123]

Originally Posted by RollWithEm

He rebounds and defends very well, but he's a horrible offensive player that really drags the team down. He's a bad passer, a bad shooter, a bad finisher, and has bad hands. He should not be a starting center in this league IMO.

The dude has only played 18 meaningful games in his career. His minute total in these 18 games is already over half his total minutes played last year (66 games) and the year before that (82 games). They guy has a lot to learn obviously, but he has not been some horrible terror on offense.

[RollWithEm]

Originally Posted by OneBadLT123

The dude has only played 18 meaningful games in his career. His minute total in these 18 games is already over half his total minutes played last year (66 games) and the year before that (82 games). They guy has a lot to learn obviously, but he has not been some horrible terror on offense.

Other than his decent offensive rebounding, he's been pretty abysmal at the end of the floor so far. I'm not saying he can't get better. I'm just saying he needs to.

[Jace]

I haven't watched enough of Houston to actually argue this myself, but I've been hearing Asik's passing has been a pleasant surprise.

Originally Posted by Luke

He's not very good. At all. His best role is probably coming off the bench so that he can play with/against subs and have the ball in his hands to make things happen.

Exactly. People talking about how he can be Mike Bibby and all that nonsense if he just had the ball in his hand non-stop, even if that's true, that team is winning 25 games a season. If you need all of those personnel and systemic stipulations, he's nowhere near a superstar. I really thought everyone got over the drunkeness of Linsanity, and through a vicious hangover realized in retrospect how foolish they looked dancing on the table tops and declaring him the next Steve Nash. I guess some are still drunk on him.

[michelangelo]

Originally Posted by Jace

I haven't watched enough of Houston to actually argue this myself, but I've been hearing Asik's passing has been a pleasant surprise.



Exactly. People talking about how he can be Mike Bibby and all that nonsense if he just had the ball in his hand non-stop, even if that's true, that team is winning 25 games a season. If you need all of those personnel and systemic stipulations, he's nowhere near a superstar. I really thought everyone got over the drunkeness of Linsanity, and through a vicious hangover realized in retrospect how foolish they looked dancing on the table tops and declaring him the next Steve Nash. I guess some are still drunk on him.

Steve Nash was averaging 7 pts a game and shooting 36% from the field when he was 24 years of age. So, no one wants that.