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Houston Rockets – James Harden Stealing the Show
This was never supposed to happen; James Harden becoming a front row superstar in this NBA Season. Instead of standing in the shadow of two huge stars (and great players), James Harden got traded to the Houston Rockets and simply took over, showing he’s one of the better scorers in the league.
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Houston Rockets – James Harden Couldn’t Have Asked for a Better Debut
Was anyone from the Thunder watching the Houston Rockets beat the Detroit Pistons last night? Not just the 105-96 win, but the way James Harden turned from a sixth player and a third scoring option into the man for a team and produced accordingly in one of the most successful debuts a traded player has ever had.
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13 Most Hated NBA Players
Whether it’s by NBA fans in general or simply by other players around the league, some players are easier to hate and criticize than others, sometimes without any reason at all. Being a Lakers player makes you a prime candidate anytime – just ask Kobe Bryant, but LeBron James, Kevin Garnett and Russell Westbrook get their fair share of hatred and critique around every corner.
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13 NBA Point Guards Better Than Jeremy Lin
The Houston Rockets, via their poison-pill contract, have ensured that Lin will be one of the highest paid players in the NBA in 2014-2015, earning just under $15 million that season. While financially Lin’s presence will probably pay-off the contract, he’s not that good.
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Jeremy Lin Doesn’t Deserve the Respect he Thinks he’s Owed
Do two months of pretty impressive basketball mean that any kind of criticism isn’t warranted? Jeremy Lin thinks he’ll always have doubters. He’s right, because there isn’t a player on this planet with a brigade of critics to push him, including LeBron James and Kobe Bryant and because he just isn’t as good as the media hype around him.
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Jeremy Lin – Rockets over Knicks good for NBA Balance
The move of Jeremy Lin from the New York Knicks to the Houston Rockets presents an interesting case study of what NBA loyalty means; of what big-market teams and small-market, if you can call Houston a small one, teams are about; of how super-stardom doesn’t have anything to do with what happens on the floor.
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Jeremy Lin Leaving the New York Knicks – The Disgusting Reactions
It’s never surprising to see racism, ignorance and disgusting behavior from people and especially on the Internet. Jeremy Lin leaving the New York Knicks for the Houston Rockets after the Knicks didn’t match the offer sheet brought out the worst out of some people who refer to themselves as fans.
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Jeremy Lin Leaving Knicks Because of James Dolan’s Ego
Although the main reason behind not re-signing Jeremy Lin, letting him leave as a restricted free agent to the Houston Rockets, looks like a financial, salary-cap kind of reason, there are those that suggest that it’s just another example of how un-proffesionaly the New York Knicks are run by their owner, James Dolan.
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NBA Free Agency 2012 – Jeremy Lin Won’t Be Returning to the New York Knicks
It’s not official until the deadline passes to match the offer from the Houston Rockets, but all the moves the New York Knicks are making indicate that Jeremy Lin will be playing somewhere else next season, proving to be too costly from a certain point in the next few seasons.