Linsanity Discussion - Page 34
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pigmanbear
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Golgotha
Korea (South)8418 Posts
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Zona
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CosmicSpiral
United States15275 Posts
On March 08 2012 04:33 Golgotha wrote: melo is having a hard time adjusting running the wing and lin isn't doing so hot either (turnovers). i thought the team would get better with melo but boy was I wrong. i hope antoni can fix it. I wouldn't hold my breath. | ||
Golgotha
Korea (South)8418 Posts
lol seriously. i think they need to bring in the zen master to control melo and bring the rest of the team together. | ||
Rebs
Pakistan10726 Posts
On February 15 2012 22:30 Rebs wrote: I dont think hes is doubting so much as erring on the side of caution. At the moment the kid is a sensation and all credit to him, but theres been lots of players who have If you look closer alot of the things he is able to do come about from people underestimating him which is silly hes done it 6 games in a row, hes obviously good enough, strong on the drive, not lightning fast but deceptively enough and hes riding on the biggest confidence of his life which means he can make the clutch play. Additionally the schedule is so heavy teams just dont prepare like they usually can, defense in general is atrocious really. The stats will tell you that dont take my word for it. He isnt particularly superior in any particular department but hes above average at everything (cept maybe distribution) which is great dont get me wrong. what needs to be seen is how he does with greater exposure to him and teams tighten up in the playoffs (provided and hopefully if the knicks get there) wether he can keep it up. I personally am starting to believe and I would like to but im still a bit iffy considering the quality of opponent it hasnt exactly been \the best of defenses in a below par defensive season. And now the bullseye is on him it makes a massive difference once teams have extensive film to work with. They had some close losses to the Bulls and Celtics with Melo and Amare and he didnt get anyyyy game time (what like 6 mins?) This was right before LinSanity began. If they hadnt gotten hurt Im sure 90 percent of the people here wouldnt know who he is. But thats life you take your chances when you get them so no foul there either. Now how he works with them remains to be seen aswell. It may work well, it may not. I dont see him as a past first pg contrary to what people have been saying and he wont get the same touches either. (a view that I am simply echoing at this point) but his ability to drive and the need for help D (against most teams anyway at the moment) also means if his passing is good enough there will be passes to be made. People have short memories though so if he fades he fades and if he doesnt gratz we got a star. The knicks could use a good season. Funny thing is im pretty much summing whatevers probably already been said. I mean its crazy, if you look at the first few posts in this thread no ones giving him a nickels worth of a chance. Full 180 after 6 games against less than quality opposition is to quick. edit: fixed the poor choice of words, edit: Also yea the three was the right call, he clearly has the range and he was being shown to much. | ||
MountainDewJunkie
United States10340 Posts
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buickskylark
Canada664 Posts
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GhostOwl
766 Posts
Lin's high TO is contributed by STAT's messing up the receiving ball. Did you guys not notice how Lin would change up his game - he would force passes and try to assist more when the two stars came back? That's what's killing our offense. Melo might put up high points, but if you look carefully, he has low % rate. And he demands the ball 20 times a quarter or else he puts up an attitude. There's also information that Melo is refusing to follow up on MDA's plays because he doesn't like how he's not the main scorer in those plays. Before these two "stars" came back, the Knicks were having a hot streak. Lin was playing offensive-PG like Rose, but he was the driving force of the Knicks offense. Despite the high TO, he was leading the offense. With those 2 back in the picture, Lin has forced to take a passive stance and force passes that are most of the times, forced. And let's not even get started on Amare + Melo's defense. It's ridiculous. | ||
Golgotha
Korea (South)8418 Posts
yea i said it. even before the lin days and when it was just melo the knicks were nothing. then melo dropped out and lin came in...lin rocked. now melo back and knicks return to shit. does anyone else not see this? | ||
dogabutila
United States1437 Posts
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Klogon
MURICA15980 Posts
But something's gotta change with that team. | ||
Zlasher
United States9129 Posts
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Jibba
United States22883 Posts
On March 11 2012 04:11 MountainDewJunkie wrote: Just as I thought, as soon as free agency kicked in and March Madness kicked off, Lin is off the media's radar. It's really even worse for a viewer now, because they now just talk about Peyton Manning for four hours straight when it's obvious no one has any fucking idea where he's going Don't worry, you're back in the news now! http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/14/report-mike-dantoni-resigns-as-coach-of-new-york-knicks/ | ||
JiYan
United States3668 Posts
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Holcan
Canada2593 Posts
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Golgotha
Korea (South)8418 Posts
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awesomoecalypse
United States2235 Posts
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LuMiX
China5757 Posts
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mensrea
Canada5062 Posts
Funny how the mood of the thread ebbs and flows from extremes - one moment a hall of famer in the making, next a smoke amd mirrors fraudster who's now been exposed for sure. Time will tell JLin's ultimate place in the scheme of things, but for me it's clear he's at least a deserving NBA starter. Maybe even so far as to say an above average NBA starter (but not an all-star). And that's more than people thought not two months ago. Any debate about this is straight up pigheadedness. | ||
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