Linsanity Discussion - Page 4
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x2fst
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wunsun
Canada622 Posts
On February 11 2012 13:55 Itsmedudeman wrote: He went undrafted in 2010, played reserve for a year, then the warriors released him to free up their salary cap, then he got signed to the knicks, then went to the D-league for one game, then 3 days later got re-signed back to the knicks and ended up playing off the bench against the wizards which was 4 games ago. Wow. Actually out of nowhere. Not hyperbole (refering to his magical appearance out of nowhere. Wow. XD | ||
Pufftrees
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tree.hugger
Philadelphia, PA10406 Posts
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buickskylark
Canada664 Posts
On February 11 2012 14:14 tree.hugger wrote: Ridiculous. no silly, it's like this: Lindiculous! | ||
Golgotha
Korea (South)8418 Posts
On October 25 2010 13:38 Judicator wrote: No, he won't. As much as I want to see him succeed, he won't. He'll get exposed on both ends very quickly. Trying only gets you so far in the NBA. l guess trying gets you pretty far. Go lin! | ||
Kenpachi
United States9908 Posts
fuck yeah | ||
Fumble
156 Posts
None the less, that just adds to the hype that is so called "linsanity". The fact that he is asian american and went to harvard and actually graduated makes him that much more unique. Also his underdog status is just the icing on cake. Im not gonna lie, when I read the wiki page, i thought he was gonna fail hard in nba even though I respected that he was one of the best in the academic world and one of the best in the athletic world. But hes competing against guys that live and breath basketball. Nba players probably did not spend time studying like Jeremy Lin did, they played basketball all day. They did not have to juggle school and sports. Nba players go to college for 1 year to simply wait to be eligible to get drafted. Lin is changing the game though. I consider myself a pretty big basketball fan. And watching him play. He is really good and its not just fluke. There are weaknesses to his game for sure. He doesnt seem that good going to his left or finishing on his left, even though hes been shooting well because he only shoots open shots he doesnt appear to be a great shooter (probably below avg for a PG but not as bad as rajon rondo) and I also think he will struggle against teams with mobile bigs. But who doesnt have weaknesses? Tyson chandler is helping lin out a ton though with his great screens which lin uses a lot. A lot of his strengths are unteachable too unlike his weaknesses. Hes got off the charts basketball IQ, good court vision, good passing, unselfish yet aggressive at same time, great body control, john wall like speed with chris paulesqe speed control. SUPER GOOD at pick and rolls and pretty crafty player. And to wrap it all up? Hes pretty good at defense too and you can tell hes always active and trying hard. He seems to be good off the ball too, not rip hamilton good but is willing to run to good spots. I really dont know how stoudamire and melo will change his game when he comes back. Knicks are playing better ball without them. I always felt the knicks suck and I always felt stoudamire is way too overrated. Melo is good but hes nothing but a pure scorer. Stoudamire will give lin the chance to prove if hes good at pick and pops but stoudamire doesnt set good screens. Melo is a ball hog and kills ball movement which is what lin provides a lot of. I also wonder what knicks are gonna do with baron davis now. Its been 4 games now where lin has not just dominated the stat sheet but actually dominated the game. For those people who just look at box scores and think they are empty stats, believe me, those stats actually represent how good he has been in those games. | ||
Bagration
United States18282 Posts
There was something different about the way he plays: It seems like he is constantly thinking, strategizing and finding weaknesses rather than merely out-shoot and out-play his opponent. His passing is quite impressive, and he is very good at finding holes in the defense. He is not the most athletic, nor the largest player out there, but he seems like the smartest one on the court, and that makes the difference. | ||
red4ce
United States7313 Posts
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SoKHo
Korea (South)1081 Posts
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GreEny K
Germany7312 Posts
The kid is a beast, he has endless potential and is crazy good already. | ||
chaoser
United States5541 Posts
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reneg
United States859 Posts
I wonder if he can sustain it? He's clearly got a lot of potential to be a fantastic player, especially after putting up these numbers 3 games in a row | ||
cHaNg-sTa
United States1058 Posts
On February 11 2012 14:03 x2fst wrote: LOL I almost fell out of my chair | ||
KookyMonster
United States311 Posts
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atombombforpeace
United States408 Posts
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Existential
Australia2107 Posts
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Flamingo777
United States1190 Posts
This is actually a really funny gif! | ||
RezChi
Canada2368 Posts
On February 11 2012 14:46 chaoser wrote: If you look very carefully+ Show Spoiler + he doesn't travel like James. | ||
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