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JEREMY LIN RUMORS & GOSSIP
Lillard tells Parsons about series clinching shot and how the Rockets “pissed” them off
Damian Lillard and Chandler Parsons traded some jabs during dinner
Possibly the best series of the NBA playoffs during last spring’s epic first round may have been the Houston Rockets matchup against the Portland Trailblazers. The trash talking started with Chandler Parsons declaring he was the best small forward in the series, while three out of the six games went into overtime...
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Houston Rockets Offseason Isn’t Nearly As Bad As You Might Think
This is a guest post by TotalSportsBlog’s Hasib Hossain. You can check out the rest of his work for TSB by clicking here, and check out totalsportsblog.com for other great sports related content.
If you read most major websites that cover the NBA, they would have you think that the Houston Rockets’ offseason has gone nuclear. They traded away Omer Asik and Jeremy Lin in order...
Via Standing O Sports
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The 10 Funniest Rockets Memes
In no particular order, the 10 funniest Rockets memes on the internet. Most of them are about James Harden, Coach McHale, and Jeremy Lin. If you think you’ll be offended, the please don’t read this article. As a huge Rockets fan even I find these hilarious.
Check them out!
Via Rockets Social
5 days ago
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NBA executive calls out Rockets GM for arrogance
(Credit: outsidetheboxscore.com)
The Houston Rockets missed out on basically everyone in free agency, and the blame seems to be coming from all directions. One anonymous front-office executive said in more or less words that Rockets general manager Daryl Morey’s arrogance is the reason Houston failed miserably trying to sign players.
Per ESPN:
Daryl wants everyone to think he...
Via Sports-Kings
12 days ago
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DIRECT THE CREW
Chandler: Lin wasn't able to run the offense
Tyson Chandler had some criticism of former teammate Jeremy Lin, saying that the Rockets point guard couldn't run the Knicks' offense.
Via Larry Brown Sports
October 06, 2012
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Jeremy Lin asked Chandler Parsons to sleep on his couch
Jeremy Lin was sleeping on a couch as he captured the NBA world's attention last season with the New York Knicks.
Despite inking a $25 million contract to bring Linsanity to Houston next season, he has not forgot what made him succesful.
Some high profile athletes sleep in hyperbaric chambers. Jeremy Lin sleeps best on couches. Which is why he asked Chandler Parsons...
Via Crossover Chronicles
September 18, 2012
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Jeremy Lin admits ‘Linsanity’ got to his head
Jeremy Lin went from being a bench warmer lucky to be on an NBA roster to being the most popular player in the league in a matter of weeks. “Linsanity” took over the NBA as soon as the former Harvard point guard started lighting it up for the Knicks. Being on magazine and newspaper covers became the norm for Lin. He recently admitted that the sudden buildup of “Linsanity...
Via Larry Brown Sports
July 24, 2012
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Jeremy Lin: I Wanted To Play In Front Of Those Fans For The Rest Of My Career
Hours after unexpectedly becoming a Houston Rocket, Jeremy Lin spoke to Sports Illustrated. Here are some quotes from the article, some of which are hard to swallow for Knicks fans:
On which team he preferred: ”Honestly, I preferred New York. But my main goal in free agency was to go to a team that had plans for me and wanted me. I wanted to have fun playing basketball. ...
Via The Windy Apple
July 18, 2012
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Lin's exit surprises Knicks players
Mike D'Antoni was there for the start of Linsanity, Kobe Bryant on the wrong end of its greatest highlight.
Neither imagined next season opening without Jeremy Lin on the New York Knicks.
''No. Not when the kicker was they can match. I'm thinking, for sure,'' said former Knicks coach D'Antoni on Wednesday before the U.S. Olympic team practiced. '...
Via AP on Fox
July 18, 2012
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UNFORTUNATE MOVE
MSG uses Jeremy Lin fortune cookie graphic
Here’s something MSG probably would like to take back. During Wednesday night’s broadcast of the Knicks’ 100-85 win over the Kings, the network displayed this unfortunate (get it?) graphic of Jeremy Lin‘s head over a fortune cookie.
The Knicks are now 7-0 since Lin began playing significant minutes. In that time he’s averaged 24.4 points and 9.1 assists, posting a career...
Via Larry Brown Sports
February 16, 2012
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