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On February 16 2012 13:15 Klogon wrote:Show nested quote +On February 16 2012 12:48 krndandaman wrote:On February 16 2012 12:09 ecstatica wrote: Damn, you guys are crazy...
I like Lin. I watch Knicks games now which I was careless for prior to Lin. I offered my own critisism on his preaching, then he plays mediocre AT BEST and I cant even mention it?
I know yaall been fans and first twitter friends of his prior to Harvard, not disputing your fandom. Just expressing own view. he's not preaching. it's not really much different from thanking your friends and family when he thanks God. just because you don't believe in God and he mentions God doesn't mean he's preaching to you. also if his performance today was medicore at BEST then what was he supposed to do today besides lower TO's to have a good game? 20 points and 20 assists and 10 rebounds and 80% FG? loll Obviously needs 5 more assists. Triple double or GTFO! I think people have gone from having really low expectations to WAY TOO HIGH. So he'll have great games, but people are expecting 38 points every game now haha
he needs to play better teams... passed 7 games were vs bottom seed teams minus lakers. im a fan tho.
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most pgs in the league cant do what he did vs those teams
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psyched im going to the game friday.. went to one earlier in the year before linsanity hit... hopefully the hornets put up a fight on friday.. tickets for mavs on sunday were too ridiculous in price T.T
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On February 16 2012 14:03 zulu_nation8 wrote: most pgs in the league cant do what he did vs those teams He's like a mini Steve Nash.
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On February 16 2012 14:03 zulu_nation8 wrote: most pgs in the league cant do what he did vs those teams
Chris Duhon when he played for the Knicks says hello
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so..duhon was a bench warmer that got no minutes than exploded against 7 straight teams?
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Lol this thread has blown up. Don't really have much to say that hasn't been said before, except that I'm a fan, and I hope he continues his run. Needs to work on his D, but so does the whole knicks team.
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On February 16 2012 15:26 PHILtheTANK wrote: Lol this thread has blown up. Don't really have much to say that hasn't been said before, except that I'm a fan, and I hope he continues his run. Needs to work on his D, but so does the whole knicks team.
It's a problem because the knicks don't have a backup point guard. If Lin gets into foul trouble, they're screwed. I think that affects his defence a bit.
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It must have been crazy at the raptors game... damn! just saw the highlights since I was working that night.
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Next few weeks will be telling. Dallas and Miami in the next week. Good defenses often shut down young players particularly hard, so I won't expect him to play as magnificently.
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On February 16 2012 09:43 Jibba wrote:Show nested quote +On February 16 2012 08:19 AntiGrav1ty wrote:On February 16 2012 06:22 Jibba wrote: Let me put it this way - I wouldn't want Kobe or Lebron or Durant taking that shot either. The whole "clutch"/"fearless" mythos in the NBA has been taken to epic proportions by Kobe and ESPN, and that 3 - no matter how much he was "feeling" it - was simply not his best option. There's pages devoted to "clutch" in the other threads.
I don't see how this was a bad shot at all. Calderon sagged off a lot to prevent the drive. Also he tried to Force Lin to his left which is considerably weaker. If goes for the drive o drive and does get denied he has to take a fadeaway jumper or some shot off the dribble which is considerably harder than a wide open 3. Or he risks a turnover be cause he got caught a couple of times in that game already and the Raptors help defense was pretty good in that game. The knicks got blocked a lot around the rim. So his options are: Drive to the left with possibility of not getting to the rim at all, getting denied at the rim by help defense, getting trapped by a double team, or passing it out with a risk for a turnover to some mediocre shooters. (Fields, Shumpert, Chandler and Amare are not known for clutch 3s). A lot of ifs Or He takes an open 3 You are criticizin Lins accomplishments in every single post you make but this one is just not valid. No, his primary option is going to the right because Calderon can't do anything on his own. He's likely getting the foul, but if he doesn't like the position of the interior defenders, he drives, steps back and shoots a regular jumpshot from the top of the key, which is one of his most common moves. When you have room, you get closer to the basket. This is just fundamentals. If it were in the middle of the game and Hubie Brown was casting, he'd go on a rant about it. People are being hysterical and emotional.
Yo man I been checking what my fans have to say about me in this thread and I gotta say man what you got against me huh? I don't see you getting all anal about analysing Flash games and acting like some kind of arrogant devil's advocate armchair critic when the results speak for themselves. Why don't you put up some YouTube videos of your shots huh what you got nigga what you got?
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On February 16 2012 15:25 buickskylark wrote: so..duhon was a bench warmer that got no minutes than exploded against 7 straight teams?
no, but Duhon was defnitely not starter material before he started putting up some high assist numbers with the Knicks. Lin is good - but let's not overhype him too much. There have been players that have had stretches or even season long hot streaks and never got it going again. Give the kid some time to mature.
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On February 16 2012 15:41 Jerubaal wrote: Next few weeks will be telling. Dallas and Miami in the next week. Good defenses often shut down young players particularly hard, so I won't expect him to play as magnificently.
What a time it is to be a Knicks scalper. The average ticket price was about 300 bucks, highest ticket was 3300 bucks. Imagine what the mavs game is going to fetch.
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I laughed at the Jeremy Lin wannabe on top.im a bad person I know rite?! Hahaha
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I'm not into basketball but this is a great underdog story. I'll probably tune in to watch him play. He's got an exciting style that is fun to watch.
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As a Christian of Chinese descent living in the West... this is awesome. I don't watch basketball or anything, but it's so cool to see this happen!
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I find it hilarious and awesome how players can get hyped for other players instead of being jealous or competitive. Just don't see it that often without it being some sort of pandering to the media by saying shit like "yeah, he's a good player" in interviews.
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On February 16 2012 15:44 Jeremy Lin wrote:Show nested quote +On February 16 2012 09:43 Jibba wrote:On February 16 2012 08:19 AntiGrav1ty wrote:On February 16 2012 06:22 Jibba wrote: Let me put it this way - I wouldn't want Kobe or Lebron or Durant taking that shot either. The whole "clutch"/"fearless" mythos in the NBA has been taken to epic proportions by Kobe and ESPN, and that 3 - no matter how much he was "feeling" it - was simply not his best option. There's pages devoted to "clutch" in the other threads.
I don't see how this was a bad shot at all. Calderon sagged off a lot to prevent the drive. Also he tried to Force Lin to his left which is considerably weaker. If goes for the drive o drive and does get denied he has to take a fadeaway jumper or some shot off the dribble which is considerably harder than a wide open 3. Or he risks a turnover be cause he got caught a couple of times in that game already and the Raptors help defense was pretty good in that game. The knicks got blocked a lot around the rim. So his options are: Drive to the left with possibility of not getting to the rim at all, getting denied at the rim by help defense, getting trapped by a double team, or passing it out with a risk for a turnover to some mediocre shooters. (Fields, Shumpert, Chandler and Amare are not known for clutch 3s). A lot of ifs Or He takes an open 3 You are criticizin Lins accomplishments in every single post you make but this one is just not valid. No, his primary option is going to the right because Calderon can't do anything on his own. He's likely getting the foul, but if he doesn't like the position of the interior defenders, he drives, steps back and shoots a regular jumpshot from the top of the key, which is one of his most common moves. When you have room, you get closer to the basket. This is just fundamentals. If it were in the middle of the game and Hubie Brown was casting, he'd go on a rant about it. People are being hysterical and emotional. Yo man I been checking what my fans have to say about me in this thread and I gotta say man what you got against me huh? I don't see you getting all anal about analysing Flash games and acting like some kind of arrogant devil's advocate armchair critic when the results speak for themselves. Why don't you put up some YouTube videos of your shots huh what you got nigga what you got? User was banned for this post.
jibba u sound ridiculous, if ure given enough room u go for the shot. caulderon was obviously closing in for the drive. driving in is what lin probably wanted to do, but seeing as his opp. is giving him an open look for 3 he took it, easy decision. you dont stop to think about ur percentage especially when its closing seconds to the quarter
edit: how can anyone be critical about something that happened SUCCESSFULLY? results speak for themselves
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Just because something is successful doesn't mean its the best move to make....
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