Why do many people here think Jeremy Lin sucks?

[bmd]

beverly isn't any better. People think he sucks for the position the media have given him. He's a decent starting point guard and nothing more yet he's been hyped up and they tried to push him to star status but he failed and clearly isn't a star. He's not very good at running an offence either but would be a decent 4th wheel to a real big 3 of Dwight, Harden and another free agent signing in the future.

How has he been hyped up and pushed to star status by the media?

The media was praising him during Linsanity... but he deserved it. But since then, when has he really been hyped up as a star player?

[bmd]

Absolutely wet the bed against an elite PG in the playoffs for one. Could barely get his shot off, looked scared on defense.

Also he only averages 6 assists on the fastest paced team in the league. With Harden, Parsons, Asik, Greg Smith (very athletic big) and some good floor spacers.

Also when you actually look at his stats for the WHOLE season its a pathetic 13 points a game on .440.

He provides little on offense for a starting guard, is an OK shooter at best, and a decent passer on a team that could thrive with an above average floor general. Jeremy Lin does not suck but in this era of great guards he sucks compared to them.

Why would you mention Greg Smith?


And if you can't figure out why Lin only has 6 assists per game, then I would assume you didn't watch the Rockets play hardly at all last year.

[Bosnian Sajo]

This is completely false. Bevs brings energy and defense but he doesn't run the offense for shit.

Lin gets a lot of hate because he didn't do much in the playoffs. He had a bad game 1 was starting solid in game 2 (7pts at the half) but got injured and that was that.

But he was the real deal in the regular season and is still a young player with a lot of room for improvement. He scored 15ppg in the 2nd half and upped it to 17ppg in the last month. He showed continuous improvement through the whole season. If he picks up next season where he left off and gets a solid jumper he could be real threat. He was able to drive past anyone even with defenses sagging on him.

And he's gonna get at least 2 lobs a game to DH. Remember how many he served up to Chandler?

Same thing was supposed to happen for us Laker fans, only difference was that we had the best passer in the NBA on our team...and nothing happened.

[bmd]

Same thing was supposed to happen for us Laker fans, only difference was that we had the best passer in the NBA on our team...and nothing happened.

Nash sucked ass last year, too.

[KungFuJoe]

Same thing was supposed to happen for us Laker fans, only difference was that we had the best passer in the NBA on our team...and nothing happened.

That's because Kobe, not Nash, always had the ball and the only oops Kobe tosses are to himself, off the backboard.

[wang4three]

Beverley takes care of the ball more, but it's easy not to turn it over when your intention is just to shoot the ball.

Jeremy had a poor playoffs but it's his first full season and he's only 25. He will get better.

[Euroleague]

Game changes completely (for the better) once Beverley subs in.

Beverley isn't even a point guard. He has no point guard skill except dribbling. He's a midget shooting guard, and he's a defensive specialist that has a very limited game on offense.

Beverley is a scrub. He's a very athletic scrub that plays hard, but he's still a scrub.

[shoops]

Cause it's ISH. Anyways, most people only watched or remember the last few playoff games.

[outbreak]

How has he been hyped up and pushed to star status by the media?

The media was praising him during Linsanity... but he deserved it. But since then, when has he really been hyped up as a star player?

do you even watch rockets games? All season it was harden and lin being shown whenever rockets were talked about, he was considered their second star by the media.

[niko]

The first game of the playoffs was the worst game he ever played in the NBA. The second game, he was doing much better but got injured.

He then missed games and when he came back he was playing injured.

That playoff series was an anomaly compared to all other games he's played in the NBA.

McHale completely lost fate in him to the point people were overrating your third string PG as the second coming. His "injury" was something not quite as bad also as things other players were playing with ok. For the second straight season his injuries were things he could play with but they wound up killing his playoffs.

If McHale isn't leaving Lin's role on this team will continue to shrink.

[RRR3]

Lin is a solid player, but after he had that stretch where he played like God and got a ton of hype, people were expecting more I suppose.

[jzek]

Same thing was supposed to happen for us Laker fans, only difference was that we had the best passer in the NBA on our team...and nothing happened.

cos:

a) shitty-a$$ princeton offense at the start of the season doesn't allow lobs
b) got hurt early
c) out of rhythm when he came back
d) mda has no clue what he's doing with two bigs
e) d12 sulked the rest of the season


that's why we didn't see many nash to d12 lobs.

[TheBigVeto]

Racism

Pretty much this.
He's a good PG. Not the best obviously, but not a D-leaguer.

[Fresh Kid]

if lin was on tha knicks he wouldnt suck.

[selrahc]

like i have said many times before. an oriental cannot succeed in the nba due to their small eyes, which does not allow them to see as much on the court as other playres.