Houston to give Lin 30 million over 4 years

[InRareForm]

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/eye-on-basketball/19496657/report-rockets-to-offer-jeremy-lin-four-years-30-million

[DPG21920]

I still don't like it, but it's reasonable. Dragic should get the same.

[ducks]

lol almost 8 milion a year like the great george hill

[ducks]

I still don't like it, but it's reasonable. Dragic should get the same.

he wants 10

[DMC]

Lin is going to bust. Just watch.

[smaka]

Lol. And Houston fans than say Dragic isn't worth 10 a year. If that guy can get 8, Dragic should get a lot more than 10.

[Venti Quattro]

Lol. And Houston fans than say Dragic isn't worth 10 a year. If that guy can get 8, Dragic should get a lot more than 10.

Dragic is not worth 10 million a year. Houston's front office is just retarded.

[Pelicans78]

Lin needs a lot higher usage rate to be as productive as Dragic. 2 million less for Lin is not a bargain at all.

[djohn2oo8]

Going after Lin is all about marketability and not much else.

[DMC]

Fucking Lin going from near waived to bank just like that. Harvard tbh.

[Pelicans78]

Plus Dragic played at a higher level over a full season compared to what Lin did.

[djohn2oo8]

What's lost in all this is that Kyle Lowry knows he's finished in Houston. I mean, Jeremy Lin getting more bank? :lol

[Nathan89]

Imagine what he could have got if the NBA didn't have a lockout:rolleyes

[timtonymanu]

Welcome the Western Conference All-Star starting point guard for the next few years.

[djohn2oo8]

Welcome the Western Conference All-Star starting point guard for the next few years.
:lol Looking at our roster currently, we wouldn't have a single All Star for our own All Star game.

[Bynumite]

Another made in china rocket that will sit out half the season.

[baseline bum]

welcome the western conference all-star starting point guard for the next few years.

lol

[pass1st]

At least Rockets got a future 10 time all-star, no doubt the Asians will vote in mass.

[FkLA]

30 mill over 4 years doesnt equate to 8 mill/yr...

linsanity will put up 14-15 ppg and 7-8 apg which is more than fair for his contract

[pass1st]

30 mill over 4 years doesnt equate to 8 mill/yr...

linsanity will put up 14-15 ppg and 7-8 apg which is more than fair for his contract

And around 6-8 TOs :lol

[Pelicans78]

30 mill over 4 years doesnt equate to 8 mill/yr...

linsanity will put up 14-15 ppg and 7-8 apg which is more than fair for his contract

And how many turnovers and how many points will he allow?

[DMC]

30 mill over 4 years doesnt equate to 8 mill/yr...

linsanity will put up 14-15 ppg and 7-8 apg which is more than fair for his contract
It's close enough for the non-pedants.

[FkLA]

:lol thinking Linsanity will average 6-7 TOs per game for an entire season

The guy doesnt have top notch handles, but alot of his high turnover rate also had to do with him having to adjust to the league. As he gets more experience theres no reason why he cant get it down to 3-4 TOs per game, which is still a 2+:1 assist to TO ratio.

[Dunc n Dave]

Welcome the Western Conference All-Star starting point guard for the next few years.

Exactly what I was thinking. The Rockets lose Yao and pick up their next Asian cash cow. Rockets merchandise sales will skyrocket (no pun intended) in China if Lin goes to Houston.

[pass1st]

:lol thinking Linsanity will average 6-7 TOs per game for an entire season

The guy doesnt have top notch handles, but alot of his high turnover rate also had to do with him having to adjust to the league. As he gets more experience theres no reason why he cant get it down to 3-4 TOs per game, which is still a 2+:1 assist to TO ratio.

A lot of his high TOs come from teams that are actually good at defense :lol

[redzero]

At least the Asian Rockets fans don't have to change teams now.

[FkLA]

A lot of his high TOs come from teams that are actually good at defense :lol

Youll be disappointed if you expect Linsanity to average 6-7 TOs per game for an entire season. Hell be at 3-4 per game, which will still be amongst the league leaders. Hell still do alot more good than bad for the Rockets though.

[angelbelow]

I still don't like it, but it's reasonable. Dragic should get the same.

For the player.. its definitely overkill. But since Houston has an established Asian market, I think Lin surpasses his ROI. So from a business perspective, this is seemingly a good move for them.

[pass1st]

Youll be disappointed if you expect Linsanity to average 6-7 TOs per game for an entire season. Hell be at 3-4 per game, which will still be amongst the league leaders. Hell still do alot more good than bad for the Rockets though.

I said 6-8 and of course that's just exaggerating for the sake of highlighting a point. Although, he will average 6-8 against defensive oriented teams.

[Stalin]

For the player.. its definitely overkill. But since Houston has an established Asian market, I think Lin surpasses his ROI. So from a business perspective, this is seemingly a good move for them.


Co sign

[Kobayagi]

Shit, I was hoping the Rockets are finally going to change their fugly chinese font on the team logo/jerseys.

[m>s]

decent backup PG that can be a nice 6th or 7th man but it's slightly overpaid if you give him 30m/4yr, shit'll turn out another brendan haywood style of signing perhaps.

he's NOT a standard chink as you think he is tbh, taiwanese & mainland chinks hate each other just like the japs & chinks, houston are fooling themselves if they think lin could deliver them alot $ from asia like yao did. dude's from an island which's about the same size as virginia, not the mainland where 13 billion retarded bball fans reside in