Anybody here saw the defense Lin did on the Black Mamba when he got him on a switch? Lin is playing really well. This is almost Linsanity levels without the scoring explosion. The dude is fearless when attacking the rim. Drexler keeps mentioning that Lin needs to learn how to fall since they foul him hard all the time or he will not last.
Harden is a bonafide superstar. I love how he takes control of the game. When he sees that Lin is being passive, he tells him to attack and gives up the ball. Really loving Harden right now.
Parsons, I had reservations at the beginning. Now, I think that he is a very good 3rd banana which can move to a great 4th banana when Rockets get their stud PF.
Asik has a bad game yesterday stat wise, but his defense in the paint was big. Made it hard for Kobe and Nash to get any penetration.
Morris and Patterson right now are holding the PF fort. When one has a bad game the other comes in. They need to get tougher though. They get pushed around quite a bit.
Greg Smith is going to be a monster. When he learns how to setup a proper screen, he will be in the mold of Otis Thorpe and Karl Malone on offense. In defense? He needs some work.
Delfino is the Rockets Novak. Not as good in 3 pointers but he can actually dribble drive. Defense sucks but he is a specialist.
TD. Dude has been reborn. He is no longer taking ill-advised 3s. He takes 3 pointers in a catch and shoot and always within the offensive flow. His defense in Rocket country is being lauded, but I think he is not as good defensively when he was here in NY. I think it has something to do with the game being a faster pace now. It tires him out a bit. He is now getting burned 1-on-1 by crafty PGs like Nash and Lillard. Go figure.
Morey is a genius. Love all his moves. Not just the big ones. I also like the small moves. Cook was not producing even when given a chance..so what does he do? Releases him and signs a younger, taller James Anderson. Releasing Scott Machado was also huge. He was not toeing the company line. In pre-season, he openly said he is better than Lin, TD and Livingston. Not something you want to hear from a rookie. He also looked horrible in garbage minutes. Morey's only bad move IMHO is the drafting of Royce White.
Sampson. I think he actually stunted the Rockets progress when he took over for McHale.
McHale. Stubborn and really slow to realize what is good, but once he sees something working..he will stick to it. Finally figured the 3 guard rotation.
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