I just think when Stat and Carmelo Anthony returns he's going to have to be extra good on his passing game for this team to really thrive. If he wants to the #1 or #2 option like he's been lately this team is going to suck.
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buickskylark
Canada664 Posts
I just think when Stat and Carmelo Anthony returns he's going to have to be extra good on his passing game for this team to really thrive. If he wants to the #1 or #2 option like he's been lately this team is going to suck. | ||
buickskylark
Canada664 Posts
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Phelix
1931 Posts
I think the biggest impact that Lin has is the fact that without Amare or Anthony, the defense has played much better. When Amare or Melo comes back, his numbers are going to go down, and the fans have to accept that. Even though Lin is a great story, I cannot bear to cheer as a Knicks fan until Anthony is gone. | ||
Golgotha
Korea (South)8418 Posts
On February 13 2012 14:52 buickskylark wrote: The best thing about Lin's game is his ability to read the formation of the defense. He takes full advantage of that and figures out a route to the net. But in terms of athletic ability and shooting he's pretty average. I think he's massively overachieved and when teams force him outside the paint he's gonna have a hard time keeping up these numbers unless he really works on his jumpshot. In terms of passing he does a lot of generic shit like driving and then dishing out when he gets double teamed. Despite what anyone says, he's not even close to Steve Nash. I just think when Stat and Carmelo Anthony returns he's going to have to be extra good on his passing game for this team to really thrive. If he wants to the #1 or #2 option like he's been lately this team is going to suck. this boggles my mind. why do people think that lin will get worse with the addition of two really really fucking good stars? stoud and melo will only make things easier for lin. maybe he wont get many shots, but heck he will be more rested and he will be able to dish it for a guaranteed two. less heat on lin too. edit: am i missing something? not too knowledge in basketball, so I might be confused with each player's specific role. | ||
MilesTeg
France1271 Posts
On February 13 2012 17:45 Golgotha wrote: this boggles my mind. why do people think that lin will get worse with the addition of two really really fucking good stars? stoud and melo will only make things easier for lin. maybe he wont get many shots, but heck he will be more rested and he will be able to dish it for a guaranteed two. less heat on lin too. edit: am i missing something? not too knowledge in basketball, so I might be confused with each player's specific role. I don't think anyone really said that, it's just that his production will go down as he won't be allowed to dominate the ball so much. Don't expect him to score 40 points often once he has to share the ball / teams focus more on him / he isn't defended by Fisher.... He could still be a very nice player though. | ||
broz0rs
United States2294 Posts
On February 13 2012 00:24 Zlasher wrote: Nobody at the GSW's are holding accountability for being the ones to decide to release Lin after the rookie year. The new head coach even says that he never really looked at Lin and didn't look at the guard position closely (Why?) They have Monta Ellis and Stephen Curry in the backcourt. It's a very strong backcourt and their franchise is revolved around these two. They wouldn't have given Lin a shot even if he does well in practice against either of them. | ||
FSKi
United States901 Posts
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StorkHwaiting
United States3465 Posts
On February 13 2012 19:06 ASNheat wrote: Only TL would know about this guy 2 years before everyone else. TL is my new source for basketball knowledge. Only Asian basketball players lol. TL's demographics skew mad AzN | ||
don_kyuhote
3004 Posts
On February 13 2012 19:06 ASNheat wrote: Only TL would know about this guy 2 years before everyone else. TL is my new source for basketball knowledge. Some people knew about this guy from high school days kkekeke Of course non of us knew he would actually be this good in NBA then. | ||
`dunedain
652 Posts
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Zidane
United States1683 Posts
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Jibba
United States22883 Posts
On February 12 2012 22:29 AntiGrav1ty wrote: Funny reading that now. He made his living by blowing by Wall and Dwill off the dribble and scoring inside. Like every single reason he got doubted for :D Wall isn't a very attentive defender yet and Dwill simply didn't see it coming. This kind of stuff happens. More impressed by his awareness and finishing under the basket, but he really doesn't have all the skills. I think the difference is Lin is a kid with all the skills overlooked due to his race, and is now performing exceptionally well against some of the best guards in the NBA (Wall, Kobe). He was getting guarded by Derek Fisher, Steve Blake and Matt Barnes. It's exciting that he came out to play with the spotlight on him, but abusing those three is standard fair by a lot of guards. Look at what Aaron Brooks did against the Lakers. But Brooks has elite quickness, I'm not sure if Lin is elite in any category.Reminds me of Ricky Davis. | ||
Zlasher
United States9129 Posts
On February 13 2012 19:06 ASNheat wrote: Only TL would know about this guy 2 years before everyone else. TL is my new source for basketball knowledge. Hardly 2 years before anyone else, the largest sports print newspaper in california (San Jose Mercury News) was talking about Lin since his HS years, and had a lot of coverage for him his senior year at Harvard since Harvard visited Santa Clara U followed by being the first Ivy team to get to the NCAA over Cornell in years etc. They followed his post college days through summer camp with Dallas and then his signing with GSW On February 13 2012 22:41 Jibba wrote: Wall isn't a very attentive defender yet and Dwill simply didn't see it coming. This kind of stuff happens. More impressed by his awareness and finishing under the basket, but he really doesn't have all the skills. He was getting guarded by Derek Fisher, Steve Blake and Matt Barnes. It's exciting that he came out to play with the spotlight on him, but abusing those three is standard fair by a lot of guards. Look at what Aaron Brooks did against the Lakers. But Brooks has elite quickness, I'm not sure if Lin is elite in any category. Reminds me of Ricky Davis. Ah cool, I didn't get to watch the game against the Lakers, I was in class :[ but I do know that Barnes is a decent defender, when he was with Golden State back around 06-08ish years. | ||
broz0rs
United States2294 Posts
http://twitter.com/#!/FloydMayweather Floyd Mayweather Jeremy Lin is a good player but all the hype is because he's Asian. Black players do what he does every night and don't get the same praise. | ||
qrs
United States3637 Posts
On February 13 2012 15:03 buickskylark wrote: Lin ≠ Tebow, but Linsanity = Tebowmania. They're both cases of people going crazy over an underdog story without waiting or even really caring to see whether the man can live up to the hype for longer than a few games.And regarding Lin = Tebow the only reason people are saying this is because Lin is religious just like Tebow and both are/were winning games when no one expected them to. But Tebow never actually won games for Denver, their defense did almost everything to bide time for TT to make that one lucky throw. Lin actually WINS his team games whether it's through inspiration or making shots. I just hate that people are calling Lin the NBA's version of TT or whoever else cause 17 is just being himself. On February 11 2012 15:45 motbob wrote: Great line! Is it yours?"In Chinatown, Asian dishes full of MSG. In Manhattan, MSG full of Asian's dishes." | ||
ItsMeDomLee
Canada2732 Posts
On February 14 2012 06:30 broz0rs wrote: lol scumbag Floyd Mayweather http://twitter.com/#!/FloydMayweather If only Floyd could point out all these black players that go through college without a basketball scholarship at an Ivy League school and dominate out of nowhere in the NBA after going undrafted. | ||
Rebs
Pakistan10726 Posts
On February 13 2012 22:41 Jibba wrote: He was getting guarded by Derek Fisher, Steve Blake and Matt Barnes. It's exciting that he came out to play with the spotlight on him, but abusing those three is standard fair by a lot of guards. Look at what Aaron Brooks did against the Lakers. But Brooks has elite quickness, I'm not sure if Lin is elite in any category. Reminds me of Ricky Davis. This The Lakers Back Court is in absolute shambles at the moment blame whoever you will. Lin's good no doubt but in such a lousy defensive season people like him (and Rubio) for that matter will just do better. What hes done is definately praiseworthy but the Jury is still out. Him being Asian + the knicks finally having something to cheer about is just overhyping and setting up for a lot of shit if things go wrong. I really really hope he does well moving forward. | ||
solidbebe
Netherlands4921 Posts
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IMoperator
4476 Posts
On February 14 2012 06:59 solidbebe wrote: Is this the guy from the meme? I think it is but I can never get a real good look at him ;> that's yao ming. | ||
zulu_nation8
China26351 Posts
On February 13 2012 00:24 Zlasher wrote: Read this: http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/2012/02/11/jeremy-lin-in-context-and-the-decision-that-no-warriors-official-wants-to-admit-making/ . This guy is delusional, NBA execs err all the time in judging talent, this isn't even drafting a bust with a high pick or overpaying an overrated player, the Jeremy Lin situation was releasing an undrafted point guard while having Ellis/Curry who were and are both stars in the league and in Steph Curry's case, will be Lin's best case scenario if he keeps it up. | ||
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