The 'this jeremy lin thing is fun, but he cant sustain it' bandwagon

[chips93]

ive loved this lin story. who hasnt, but there is no way he can keep this up. if he is averaging above 12ppg, and 6 apg by the end of the year, i will be surprised.

guys just dont go from bench-warmer/possibly-going-to-get-cut, to 20ppg scorers overnight. it just doesnt happen.

his first few games have just been an aberration. eventually he will regress back to what he really is. and i dont know exactly what that is, but its a lot worse that how hes playing right now.

its been fun, but the linsanity has to come to an end

so do you think he can really sustain a high level of play? or is this just a flash in the pan?[COLOR="White"]

(I know, i know, another lin thread, blah blah blah . . . its an interesting story, there are going to be lots of threads about him.)[/COLOR]

[kurple]

this is what everyone with a brain is thinking

[bagelred]

ive loved this lin story. who hasnt, but there is no way he can keep this up. if he is averaging above 12ppg, and 6 apg by the end of the year, i will be surprised.

guys just dont go from bench-warmer/possibly-going-to-get-cut, to 20ppg scorers overnight. it just doesnt happen.

his first few games have just been an aberration. eventually he will regress back to what he really is. and i dont know exactly what that is, but its a lot worse that how hes playing right now.

its been fun, but the linsanity has to come to an end

so do you think he can really sustain a high level of play? or is this just a flash in the pan?[COLOR="White"]

(I know, i know, another lin thread, blah blah blah . . . its an interesting story, there are going to be lots of threads about him.)[/COLOR]

[Bandito]

I can't honestly tell if he will or not we'll just have to wait and see huh?

[Clippersfan86]

Nobody in NBA history has done what he's doing. He's not doing it vs scrubs either, sans the Lakers game. He's doing it vs very good PG's and a couple very solid teams. There is no way he drops off as much as you're saying. Obviously he won't sustain 26 ppg, 8 apg and 3 steals a game... but... for him to finish at around 17 and 8 (Tony Parker level player) isn't too unrealistic.

This kid is here to stay.

[alenleomessi]

cool story bro

[Shepseskaf]

this is what everyone with a brain is thinking

Anyone with even half a brain understands that Lin will never be asked to be an elite-level scorer on a team with Stat and Melo.

Will he continue to be an offensive threat, and capable of dropping 30 on a given night? -- Yes.

Will he continue to be smart about distributing the ball and making good decisions in crunch time? -- Yes.

Will his speed and quickness off of the dribble suddenly disappear? - No.

So, yes, he'll continue to be very successful as the Knicks starting point guard, as long as Pringles doesn't overuse him.

[Clutch]

Obviously he won't continue averaging 27/8 on +50% shooting but I think he can be a solid contributor on this team.

He plays smart,attacks the basket and can pass.
You don't lose that over night.

This streak probably wasn't a fluke. He isn't some kind of shooter who gets hot for a few games and scores 30+ points.
Most of his points came because he attacked the basket and that's pretty consistent way to score.

If he can average 13 points and 8 assists per game until the end of the season I will be more than satisfied.

[RRR3]

cool story bro

Please tell me what that gif is from and the girl's name

[alenleomessi]

Please tell me what that gif is from and the girl's name

i dont know man its probably some comedy, maybe someone else can tell us

[RRR3]

i dont know man its probably some comedy, maybe someone else can tell us

Just researched it. It's Lindsay Maxwell from "Revenge of the boarding school dropouts" apparently.

[chips93]

Nobody in NBA history has done what he's doing. He's not doing it vs scrubs either, sans the Lakers game. He's doing it vs very good PG's and a couple very solid teams. There is no way he drops off as much as you're saying. Obviously he won't sustain 26 ppg, 8 apg and 3 steals a game... but... for him to finish at around 17 and 8 (Tony Parker level player) isn't too unrealistic.

This kid is here to stay.

this is exactly why i dont think he can sustain it. and by sustaining it, i mean, i dont think that he can score 15ppg.

Will he continue to be an offensive threat, and capable of dropping 30 on a given night? -- Yes.

Will he continue to be smart about distributing the ball and making good decisions in crunch time? -- Yes.

Will his speed and quickness off of the dribble suddenly disappear? - No.

will teams pick up on his tendencies, and force him to his weaknesses - Yes

[GOBB]

I dont think he will sustain this high level of play. I do think he will remain a starting caliber PG.

[heyhey]

I dont think he will sustain this high level of play. I do think he will remain a starting caliber PG.

exactly, and that's still incredibly impressive for someone that was cut from two teams and went undrafted. expectation needn't be so high.

[kurple]

agree with the three above