Houston Rockets point guard Jeremy Lin faces an inordinate amount of criticism for a player who averaged 13.4 points, 6.1 assists and 3.0 rebounds per game while playing in all 82 of his team's 2012-13 contests.
Expected to bring "Linsanity" to Texas after signing with the Rockets as a free agent last summer, Lin was unspectacular as James Harden's wingman and really lost his role as the No. 2 scoring option in Kevin McHale's system to Chandler Parsons by the end of the year.
Entering his fourth NBA season, Lin has plenty of time to revitalize his career closer to the point that it was when he was making defenders look foolish and hitting game-winning shots for Mike D'Antoni's New York Knicks.
To get there, Lin needs to get back to basics.
For starters, he needs to officially leave the pressure, hype and nicknames from New York behind him.
Speaking at a youth conference in Taiwan earlier this week, Lin acknowledged that some of his personal struggles both on and off the court came from trying to do too much.
"I became so obses ...
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Jeremy Lin Must Get Back to Basics to Rebound from Tough 2012-13 Season
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