i was seriously rooting for him to be drafted by the raptors seeing as how he was at our training camp but oh well
i really want him to do well too.
im not sure if hes nba all star material but he is a professional. i have no doubt in my mind he can make a very very nice living off basketball if it has to be overseas (europe or asia). the nba; i hope he does well =]
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ChezGod United States. October 25 2010 13:42. Posts 570
Reggie Williams and Dorell Wright will eat up all the minutes if Ellis gets hurt. Lin might be able to outbattle Charlie Bell for the minutes behind Curry though.
his performance would depend on how much minute's he'll get as a third stringer. Also he's playing for Keith Smart, a newbie coach who inherited the reins from Don Nelson (he's probably the worst and most overrated coach in the league). If Lin is playing in a nelson-like run and gun system, it's possible that he'll hit those numbers, but generally I subtract a good 5 points from everyone's average because nelson's gimicky run and gun makes 2nd or 3rd stringers look like all stars (IE basically every player the warriors called up from the d-league in the past few years).
GHOSTCLAW United States. October 25 2010 14:04. Posts 16710
On October 26 2010 03:59 ZlaSHeR wrote: He'll get time on the warriors, maybe only 7-9 minutes a game til he proves himself but he is the backup PG for my warriors.
yea, im expecting good things. even if he doesn't get many minutes in close games, he'll still learn a ton practicing with Curry and Ellis.
eatmyshorts5 United States. October 26 2010 05:17. Posts 1447
Yeah, he has the smarts to make the NBA minimum salary last a long while. Unlike his idiot peers, around 60% of whom will be bankrupt or under severe financial pressure within 5 years of retirement.
On October 26 2010 06:01 jtbem wrote: 3ppg max ~5 mins playing time max had high hopes for him coming into the nba. i know preseason isn't much but hes was brutal
Did you actually watch him play? Or are you just basing his future on his stats? Cause undrafted rookies don't normally get very much playing time.
On October 26 2010 05:59 andrewlt wrote: Yeah, he has the smarts to make the NBA minimum salary last a long while. Unlike his idiot peers, around 60% of whom will be bankrupt or under severe financial pressure within 5 years of retirement.
Yup. Econ major from Harvard. I'm sure he knows all about managing his money =D
Gummy United States. October 26 2010 06:25. Posts 2169
My pessimistic side can't see Jeremy Lin succeeding for the following reasons: 1) Not quick enough to defend NBA guards. 2) Can't generate a shot off his own dribble against those taller than him. 3) Will be dominated inside.
My optimistic side says he can make it! 1) Warriors let everyone shoot the ball in all clock situations. 2) Opposing teams will leave Jeremy Lin open. 3) How can Jeremy Lin be slower and weaker than other guards who have found niches in the league? Crummy players like Steve Blake, Bruce Bowen, Steve Novak, etc. all found specialist roles on decent NBA teams. We gotta think Jeremy Lin is smart or very smart, and will adapt his skillset to something he can be very good at.
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GHOSTCLAW United States. October 25 2010 14:04. Posts 16710
