misterearl wrote:+ 17"I'm cheering for this kid to succeed in New York. I want him to stay with the Knicks. Not because we have the cool Asian guy that can ball. I want this kid to succeed because he can and deserves to show that to the NBA audience. The Knicks deserve to have a young talented point guard like this. I don't want him to lose his confidence messing around with NBA politics. This dude needs his shot."
How can Toney Douglas steer the offense into a ditch on a nightly basis, and Jeremy Lin NOT get an opportunity to drive the car?
Play him. What is there to lose?
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indeed, cant agree more. We aren't saying he will definitely will produce, but he deserves at least a chance.
Like Darko, he is a player that has shown flashes, of what we need from the PG that TD and Bibby have shown the inability to produce.
Darko came when JJ was our best defender after Wilson Chandler, which plays SG to PF. We clearly needed to get stops, to go with rebounding, shot blocking presence, defense, and a body that had the size to box out any legit center/post player. Even 10-22 minutes a game, would change the game during that time, as we were never able to get stops but could catch on fire offensively, while giving back points easily. Years later, a similar situation with Lin, but in another position, PG.
He is probably the worse shooter of the guards, but he knows how to use penetration, with the combination of quickness, speed, IQ, deceptiveness, with his dribble
to get in the paint and break the defense down. While TD has the speed and quickness, he doesn't have the court vision, IQ, that Lin has.
Part of our defense problems, is also TD defense, his inability to give a hard time to play the shot, go through picks, and most importantly stop the opponents guards from penetrating. If successful, he will also be a fan favorite, and generate easy shots. MSG and the fans, have given up on TD production, finding it unacceptable as a 3rd year guard, and not showing signs of improvement since his rookie year. TD isn't getting the good looks we use to get, because of the lack of penetration, ball movement, and the post presence Wilson Chandler or Gallo can provide. He needs his defender to cheat, to square up for a good shot, but has been very willing
to fire shots, he can barely get off.
Jeremy Lin, cannot be any worse on those areas in the defense and penetration that Bibby and TD are unable to provide.
Even with Baron Davis back, we still need to have 2 players that can penetrate at all times, especially with only one post player in Melo.
Being our only post player, Melo can provide easy shots for himself and open up the game for the team, instead of getting the ball at the 3point line.
Will Melo make the right decisions, we don't know, but he would be able to see where players are on the court better.
Cutters, picks, back door screens, and roles would be clearer, if he is willing to move the ball when double/triple teams come.
We don't have another player to force double/triple teams or even a post player to rely on.
Again, if Lin can penetrate and handle the basketball, he could be a player that will make it easier for everyone.
If Iman can play the SG, which he probably looks more comfortable offensively, with Davis and Lin playing majority of the PG minutes, he will be a great option as well. Derrick Rose's first 2 years, he barely got to the line, because the defense never let him penetrate, ready to help, draw charges, and limit his moves, without shooters to spread the floor with a post presence in Boozer. He always was able to penetrate and finish strong with contact, but with the opponents defense focusing on him, it was just not possible, without spacing the shooters provided and a solid post player. Like Rose's first 2 years, Iman, without a post presence, shooters to spread the floor, and another player that can penetrate to earn him a step. I don't think its that Iman, doesn't have the ability to penetrate, but he is simply missing the players needed to open the game up for him. We wouldn't have to rely on Melo going 1v1, and our players don't know to cut, crash, or even move, fearing it will limit Melo's moves/options.
Not having Jorts, is going to hurt us, as he can play the center. Complimenting with Amare, while stretching the defense, and being able to use his weight and strength vs the post players and bangers. He can play limited minutes at the 4, with Chandler and also at the 5 with JJ, but he will have trouble guarding
PF that can shoot and penetrate, being 260 pounds. Jorts can do a one power jump going up, but has problem moving from east to west. Unlike Ryan Anderson, he cannot penetrate to the rim. With his lack of speed, ability to penetrate at 260pds, allowing the defense the recover even if they fall for his pump fake at the 3point line.
This is why, he receives limited minutes, with Chandler being the superior defender, rebounding, and intimidator. Having a surgery, with a fractured wrist, could affect his shot, and leaves him for over a month without the chance to work on hit shot. I hope he continues to work on his legs, with a bicycle, and works on being a post presence, with the ability to finish with the left hand consistently. It would open up our the teams ability to have at least another post player aside from Melo, which is really hurting us. Problem is, his contract ends in 2 years, if he continues to rapidly improve, we would only have the MLE to retain him.
Why do I have a feeling MDA wount play Lin? I Link and Shump until BD comes back should be nice.
1/24/2012 12:00 PM
