Actually a fair and well balanced article with good critiques.



>Discusses if they can play together. Either the sub pattern
>has to chance, coaching has to change, or Lin's getting dealt.
>It's early, so I'd think 1 or 2 get worked out before we get
>to 3. Daryl's nuts, so anything possible come deadline
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>the real kicker is the rocket's pnr personnel, and how tyson
>chandler with no offensive moves, is a game changer as a roll
>man.
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>http://nba.si.com/2012/12/17/jeremy-lin-james-harden-houston-rockets/?sct=hp_t12_a5&eref=sihp
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>The off-ball issues are one thing, but Asik adds another
>complication to the way that Lin plays with the ball in his
>hands. Lin did an outstanding job of producing in New York
>through a bunch of lineup combinations, but one of the
>universals was the presence of center Tyson Chandler — a
>limited offensive player in a general sense, but one whose
>strengths provided Lin with all kinds of room in the
>pick-and-roll. The threat of a lob looms through almost every
>stage of a Chandler pick-and-roll, and with defenders having
>to account for that possibility, Lin was able to dash to open
>angles or pull up for uncontested looks.
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>Playing with Asik is entirely different, despite his improved
>offensive game. Opponents often opt to leave Asik uncovered
>until the last possible moment, when they’re able to bother
>his shot attempts around the hoop or foul him outright in a
>prudent play of the percentages. (Asik shoots 57.1 percent at
>the free-throw line.) Lin, meanwhile, is smothered throughout
>the entire sequence. Several defenders often blanket the
>attempts Lin is able to create, as his pick-and-rolls with
>Asik involve two players who must work toward and score from
>the same tiny semicircle around the hoop.
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