Re: The Official "Discuss Jeremy Lin's Performance" Thread
And if you want differences between last year and this year is last year his offense was much more efficient, he brought the ball up for the Knicks and always initiated the offense, and he had some guys (Novak, Shumpert, Chandler) who he made much more efficient by his presence.
He's less efficient this year, and having less effect on the game, and half the time he's waved off and someone else brings the ball up and starts the offense. It's what's making him take bad shots, he's winding up off the ball as a shooter. That's not ideal.
Note: I ACTUALLY WATCH HIM PLAY unlike some of you who reflexively just get pissy when he is criticized.
Re: The Official "Discuss Jeremy Lin's Performance" Thread
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Originally Posted by niko
Now i'm being told he is absolutely fantastic on defense (what?) and also things about his game that are not true. Basically people who saw him play 6 minutes want to tell me now that he's gone, he's become this transcendant star. Despite me literally having seen every minute he's played since last year.
There are more people on this board who will argue Lin is great based on 9 pts than admit Melo is an all star when he scores 30. Based on the numbers he's putting up and the impact he is having on games, a Knick fan who said he was very good last year and not as good this year is just being honest.
Find me a post where someone said he was a stellar all NBA defender? He's just been holding his own, and he is the 5th leader in steals per game, so he has decent hands and reaction.
Everybody here just needs to keep in perspective:
- He was not offered an athletic scholarship
- went undrafted
- averaged what, 5 minutes of play time in his rookie year with GSW
- sent to D-League multiple times his rookie year
- Cut by Rockets in preseason
- was on the NYK's bench for while and almost cut
Re: The Official "Discuss Jeremy Lin's Performance" Thread
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Originally Posted by ripthekik
Find me a post where someone said he was a stellar all NBA defender? He's just been holding his own, and he is the 5th leader in steals per game, so he has decent hands and reaction.
Everybody here just needs to keep in perspective:
- He was not offered an athletic scholarship
- went undrafted
- averaged what, 5 minutes of play time in his rookie year with GSW
- sent to D-League multiple times his rookie year
- Cut by Rockets in preseason
- was on the NYK's bench for while and almost cut
now look at his numbers.
Dont bother trying to argue with niko/milwad/shepseskaf (the same guy) about Jeremy Lin.
They are clearly lin haters, and probably only hate on lin because they were raped by an asian pedo when they were young.
Re: The Official "Discuss Jeremy Lin's Performance" Thread
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Originally Posted by ripthekik
Find me a post where someone said he was a stellar all NBA defender? He's just been holding his own, and he is the 5th leader in steals per game, so he has decent hands and reaction.
Everybody here just needs to keep in perspective:
- He was not offered an athletic scholarship
- went undrafted
- averaged what, 5 minutes of play time in his rookie year with GSW
- sent to D-League multiple times his rookie year
- Cut by Rockets in preseason
- was on the NYK's bench for while and almost cut
now look at his numbers.
He's not a good defender. I kept getting told decent and then told he makes steals, etc. He's not decent. He's not a good defender. Don't tell me "yes but" and i won't argue it.
Re: The Official "Discuss Jeremy Lin's Performance" Thread
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Originally Posted by niko
He's not a good defender. I kept getting told decent and then told he makes steals, etc. He's not decent. He's not a good defender. Don't tell me "yes but" and i won't argue it.
I think that's arguable whether he's a decent defender. He has some deficiencies with overhelping and getting picked off, but he is competent when it comes to man to man d. He's surprisingly also not bad at guarding mismatches.
Re: The Official "Discuss Jeremy Lin's Performance" Thread
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If he is black this thread would not exist.
Very true
I remember when Mike James average 20.3ppg on 47% (44% from 3) shooting and 5.8 assists over 79 games on a crap team much like Lin and no one gave a shit. Jeremy Lin over 35 games on a crap team averages 14.6, 6assists on 44% shooting and the hype is beyond insane
Terrance Kinsey over 12 starts avg 18 and 4 assists for Memphis
Andre Miller career averages are what Lin average over his time in NYK no one gives a crap
Hell even Dan Dikau (who's white) avg 14 and 5 on a crap team no one gave a crap
There have been countless other players do what Lin has done and the media didn't give a crap.
Re: The Official "Discuss Jeremy Lin's Performance" Thread
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Originally Posted by andremiller07
Very true
I remember when Mike James average 20.3ppg on 47% (44% from 3) shooting and 5.8 assists over 79 games on a crap team much like Lin and no one gave a shit. Jeremy Lin over 35 games on a crap team averages 14.6, 6assists on 44% shooting and the hype is beyond insane
Terrance Kinsey over 12 starts avg 18 and 4 assists for Memphis
Andre Miller career averages are what Lin average over his time in NYK no one gives a crap
Hell even Dan Dikau (who's white) avg 14 and 5 on a crap team no one gave a crap
There have been countless other players do what Lin has done and the media didn't give a crap.
Well I wouldn't say absolutely no one gives a crap.
Re: The Official "Discuss Jeremy Lin's Performance" Thread
There are more people on this board who will argue Lin is great based on 9 pts than admit Melo is an all star when he scores 30. Based on the numbers he's putting up and the impact he is having on games, a Knick fan who said he was very good last year and not as good this year is just being honest.
