When Harden is out, Lin always have some of his best games. It's exactly the same with Lin and Melo. Lin is an Alpha Dog that wants to dominate and excel. He couldn't do that when Coach McHale pulls him out in spurts and gives him a 3 minute/5 minute/3 minute game. The Rockets are really stupid in limiting Lin's minutes because he has proven time and time again that he'll give you 20+ points night after night if you trust him.

Hey, it's their money not mine. I would'nt waste money on a ridiculous 3rd year contract if I didn't trust my player. Lin is legit. He has proven that he can dish out the assists and rack up the points time after time and yet everyone keeps acting like he isn't a valuable commodity on the team.

You know, it's just racism rearing its ugly head because Sports in America is Black and White. How dare an Asian make a fool of us.

1. Three possible reasons why the Houston Rockets can't complete a trade

This past weekend, Rockets general manager Daryl Morey told ClutchFans, "The window to trade (Omer Asik) was (in December), and teams weren’t aggressive enough to get him." The question is: Why couldn't the Rockets find a trade partner?

The biggest ongoing reason Asik and Jeremy Lin—the Rockets' two biggest trading chips—haven't been moved is that each has a backloaded, roughly $15 million salary next season. Most teams are not going to mortgage their franchise like that for non-All-Stars. Also, while Asik is a solid player, small ball rules the league these days.

The Rockets need an elite two-way point guard and would likely love to trade Lin and Asik to Boston for Rajon Rondo. But why would the Celtics want to move him now that he's healthy, especially when they have a nice young core to build around him, are under the luxury tax and plan to have a high draft pick this summer?

Another reason not in the Rockets' favor could be that some GMs who don't want to work in the public eye have been turned off by the team being open about Asik's availability and the prospect of negotiations making it to the press.

The third factor: The reluctance to deal with Houston could be payback to the Rockets from the Dwight Howard free-agency saga last summer. Two NBA agents close to the team offered their perspectives.

One said, "Teams want Houston to sit there and suffer because they weren't in the Dwight Howard sweepstakes and because (there was some boasting) from the Rockets (within league circles) about how they were going to win now that they've got Dwight. So (teams are) like, 'We're not going to help you out. Let Houston sit there and lose in the first round or the second round.' Teams are like that at this point, and it's motivated because of (Howard)."

Another said, "They have arrogance in Houston. So that plays a part in how things are not progressing."

tremendous baller,

beno should hang out with goran more

smackeddog wrote:Isola saying Denver suspects Nate Robinson has a torn ACL

Same doctors in charge of Gallo?

smackeddog wrote:Isola saying Denver suspects Nate Robinson has a torn ACL

CrushAlot wrote:Sam Amick ‏@sam_amick · 3h
Can confirm @CandaceDBuckner report that Andrew Bynum & his representative are visiting Pacers. No deal yet, but could be one by morning.

Hopefully he disrupts their chemistry.