Here’s the thing though: Even as Lin was providing the Knicks with the energy and the offense to win a third straight game, even as he was electrifying the Pacers crowd and drawing his own share of arena-rattling roars, there was a small gaggle of NBA scouts sitting behind the baseline who were, to be kind, unimpressed.

“Still a D-League player,” one of them said.

“Nothing special,” said another.

Look, scouts are the forgotten warriors of the NBA, pounding the road with their laptops and their notebooks, charting plays, meticulously turning squiggles and arrows and letters on a computer screen and a legal pad into strategies that the home office can employ on some future night. It is a thankless role. And a good scout’s eye is often as trusted as any voice in any organization.

So it’s hard to just dismiss commentary like that. Most scouts know what they’re talking about. They’ve watched more basketball than any 40 of the most rabid hoops junkies you know. It’s their life. It’s their livelihood.

And they still think Jeremy Lin is a D-League player?

http://www.theknicksblog.com/2012/03/19/some-scouts-still-think-lin-is-a-d-leaguer/

does he still have weaknesses in his game? yes—but there's a lot of upside with Lin. Man what does this kid have to do to prove himself?

Lin has shown about as much consistency as anyone (look at all the grades assigned by Jim Cavan on their blog over the past 15 games) -- you'll probably see that Lin has been the most consistently well-performing Knick. And that's pre/post MDA, pre/post Melo, etc.

In the movie "White Men Can't Jump", the Wesley Snipes character says (I think in regard to Jimi Hendrix) -- something like "I know you listen to the music, but can you HEAR him" (inexact quotes). It implies a lot of people listen to the music, but only a few actually HEAR it.

The same is true here (when you read this forum). A lot of people watch games (some for a long time) -- I've watched for a long time AND read Starks' autobio (how many here actually have while claiming themselves fans?). Most here watch the games, but a very prescious few SEE the game.

eViL wrote:some scouts are dumb

Exactly, just because someone has a job doesn't mean they're good at it.

I posted this before...and I will post it again.

I know it is not fair to compare Lin's 22 games since the start of Linsanity to other PG stats that have started the full season, but I will do it anyway. This is where Lin stands versus other PGs.

PG - 19.3 - Rank 5th
APG - 8.1 - Rank 6th
Steals/GM - 2.2 - Rank 2nd
Rebounds - 3.9 - Rank 4th

Not too shabby...right Steven A? LOL! Send him back to the D-league.

SlimChin wrote:Via NY Post

Say no more.

If not, they fail.

non-news

HugeKnick4 wrote:This is Moneyball personified. I watch him play...and at face value...he really is not that impressive. He is not as explosive as many point guards, he cannot jump as high, his shot almost has too much arc, he turns the ball over too much, he doesn't have eyes behind his head, he is relatively weak going left. He does not jump out at you. He simply doesn't "look like an NBA point guard".

I posted this before...and I will post it again.

I know it is not fair to compare Lin's 22 games since the start of Linsanity to other PG stats that have started the full season, but I will do it anyway. This is where Lin stands versus other PGs.

PG - 19.3 - Rank 5th
APG - 8.1 - Rank 6th
Steals/GM - 2.2 - Rank 2nd
Rebounds - 3.9 - Rank 4th

Not too shabby...right Steven A? LOL! Send him back to the D-league.

How about turnovers per game. how about games lost during losing streaks? how about getting burned on defense per game? how about getting owned by Rondo, Lou Williams and Deron?

Caseloads wrote:

HugeKnick4 wrote:This is Moneyball personified. I watch him play...and at face value...he really is not that impressive. He is not as explosive as many point guards, he cannot jump as high, his shot almost has too much arc, he turns the ball over too much, he doesn't have eyes behind his head, he is relatively weak going left. He does not jump out at you. He simply doesn't "look like an NBA point guard".

I posted this before...and I will post it again.

I know it is not fair to compare Lin's 22 games since the start of Linsanity to other PG stats that have started the full season, but I will do it anyway. This is where Lin stands versus other PGs.

PG - 19.3 - Rank 5th
APG - 8.1 - Rank 6th
Steals/GM - 2.2 - Rank 2nd
Rebounds - 3.9 - Rank 4th

Not too shabby...right Steven A? LOL! Send him back to the D-league.

How about turnovers per game. how about games lost during losing streaks? how about getting burned on defense per game? how about getting owned by Rondo, Lou Williams and Deron?

You must be a scout.