Great Week Of Basketball

     This week has been a great week of basketball for me! First, I got a chance to FaceTime with Jeremy Lin  again on Sunday night. My dad randomly told me to come to the phone, so I did and I saw his friend, Uncle Peter on the screen. Then, Jeremy Lin came to the phone and I was so surprised! Thankfully, I was actually awake this time and I had more to say. I told him that we went all the way to Gathersburg to go watch the new documentary about him called "Linsanity." Then, I asked him how many pairs of shoes he has and he told me that he has 200 pairs of shoes and Nike sent him almost all of them! I knew that he would probably have a lot, maybe 30, but I was caught off guard when he said 200. It was great talking to him again and special thanks to Uncle Peter for making this happen. 

     Secondly, today is the Rockets season opener vs. the Bobcats! I've been looking forward to this day for a while and I can't wait to watch it! Since Jeremy Lin is now officially starting on the bench, I hope that he can provide instant offense when he comes in. I hope we can have a great inside-out game today and that James Harden and Dwight Howard both have dominant games which is key to our success. 

     I am hoping for a big, fat W to start out the year and I hope this is the start to a successful season. 

Should Jeremy Lin or Patrick Beverley Start?

     Thankfully, there are only 8 more days until the NBA regular season starts! I like how the inside-out game is working for the Rockets and hopefully we can keep it up going forward. One question still remains... Should Jeremy Lin or Patrick Beverley start at point guard?
      I'd probably rather have Lin start, but either way he'll still most likely get more minutes. He's being paid as much as a starter is paid and I wouldn't think that the Rockets would bench him. I just read an article about Kevin McHale talking about how he has two starting point guards and that he doesn't get why players would rather play 20 minutes starting rather than 30 minutes off the bench. That is part of the reason why I would be okay with Lin coming off the bench as long as he gets more minutes than Beverley. The thing that is good is that they both have different strengths. Beverley is a better shooter and defender and Lin is a better ball handler, passer, and finisher. I agree with Kevin McHale, I think we have two starting point guards.
     The Rockets have been looking good so far and I hope we can keep it up. As long as Lin gets more minutes than Beverley, I am fine.

Rockets Goals For The Season

     I can't wait for the NBA regular season to start! The Rockets have looked good in the preseason so far and I'm looking forward to getting to watch the new Rockets with Dwight Howard! I have high hopes for them this season. Here are some of my goals for them to accomplish this season and why we can accomplish them:

• Be a top five seed in the Western Conference because we have more good players and a lot more depth this year. I think we can beat a lot of the good teams in our conference that we haven't had much success against before like the Clippers, Spurs, Nuggets, and the Thunder. Now that we have Dwight Howard, I think we have a great chance of being a top 5 seed in the Western Conference.                                                                                                                                             
• Have the highest pick and roll ratio in the league because now that we have a great combo in Jeremy Lin/James Harden and Dwight Howard we now have a better player to roll to the basket than Omer Asik and Jeremy Lin and James Harden are both great passers. Hopefully, Dwight Howard will be willing to play the pick and roll this year because he didn't want to last year with the Lakers. I think we will have a very efficient offense this year.
• Be the highest scoring team in the league because now that we have Dwight Howard he can be the guy that we give the ball to down low when we aren't making shots from the outside. 3 pointers aren't the highest percentage shot, so hopefully we can take higher percentage shots this year and continue to score a lot of points.

     I think we are going to have a great season this year! Hopefully we can accomplish my goals and play very well this year! We better not have "Dwightmares."