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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Shouldn’t Come Off the Bench
Only preseason, so sights like Jeremy Lin coming off the bench for the Houston Rockets shouldn’t be taken too seriously. However, if the Daryl Morey and Kevin McHale’s of the world plan on making this new Dwight Howard project work, they better not leave James Harden with Patrick Beverley when things become a bit more serious.
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Houston Rockets – Dwight Howard Makes Jeremy Lin a Point Guard Again
The debut of Dwight Howard in Houston Rockets uniform wasn’t just about the center showing he’s ready to take this team very far, but also on his impact on James Harden who was used to doing anything he wanted on the floor, and what it means for Jeremy Lin in terms of actually playing like a point guard for once.
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Jeremy Lin Doesn’t Need to be Like in His Linsanity Phase
The Houston Rockets, at some level, expected Jeremy Lin to be as good as he was for the New York Knicks during his short ‘Linsanity’ phase. But the point guard isn’t that good of a basketball player to put up those numbers for a whole season. He’s a good enough player to do well in the league and with his current stock of teammates despite not hitting that level of being in the zone for more than a few nights a year.
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Dwight Howard Makes it Clear – James Harden is Better Than Kobe Bryant
Even though Dwight Howard never said that James Harden is a better player and teammate than Kobe Bryant, on his most recent interview it’s quite easily concluded from his comments on the two that the difference between the two shooting guards was the main reason he chose to join the Houston Rockets, leaving the Los Angeles Lakers behind.
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Kobe Bryant Gives a S!@# ; Probably Hates Dwight Howard
Two things Kobe Bryant cares about – winning the sixth NBA title ring, which leads us to the second thing; being considered the greatest player of all-time, or in the same breath as Michael Jordan. While he might say that he doesn’t care about Dwight Howard leaving the Los Angeles Lakers, his reaction and usual thought process is telling us something completely different.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin is the Key to Winning a Championship
Maybe the most important duo next season for the Houston Rockets is going to involve Jeremy Lin and Dwight Howard, while James Harden takes a backseat, at least in terms of vitality to the chances of the team’s success, as his quality and consistency is less in doubt.
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Houston Rockets – Dwight Howard & Jeremy Lin Will Be Difficult to Stop
It’s hard to consider Hakeem Olajuwon as someone really objective when it comes to the Houston Rockets, but it’s also difficult not to take him seriously when he speaks of the prospect of having Jeremy Lin and Dwight Howard doing some great things together next season for the suddenly turned-into-title-contenders team.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin on a Title Contender For the First Time
Is Jeremy Lin good enough to be a starting point guard on a team that expects to contend for the NBA title? Surrounded by premier talent like Dwight Howard and James Harden, both arguably the best in their position heading into the 2013-2014 NBA Season, it might be the perfect time to find out.
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LeBron James – Who Can Deny Him Another MVP Award?
At some point, LeBron James and his dominant hold on the NBA regular season MVP award is going to end. The natural usurper to the crown? Kevin Durant, who has been mentioned as the “next best player” for the last three years. But Dwight Howard, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul and maybe even Stephen Curry can be thrown into the discussion.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin, James Harden, Dwight Howard and the Pick & Roll
While Dwight Howard is working on his post game with Hakeem Olajuwon and Kevin McHale, Jeremy Lin, and probably James Harden as well, are hoping to enjoy the presence of their new star center by utilizing him in as many Pick & Rolls as possible. The only problem with that? Howard might not be too keen on doing that anymore.