Sometimes Amare and Melo's bully ball on offense hurts them cause refs never call anything in their favor cause they look so strong going to rim.

FoeDiddy wrote:Also another thing about Lin..Might be the only one on Team who knows how to sell a foul. Very Gallo Like how he slightly looks like he is getting abused on his way to rim to get and 1s and get foul calls.

Sometimes Amare and Melo's bully ball on offense hurts them cause refs never call anything in their favor cause they look so strong going to rim.

Yea he's got that Italian soccer school of flop in him.

Hey, maybe Nash is the old Lin.

TD sucked at PG and Shump wasn't doing great as well.

MarburyAnd1Crossover wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:I see more similarities to his game and Chauncey's. Both are very effective scorers but not quite pure PGs.

I think more purity will emerge from his PG skills when Amar'e comes back.

Right now he's balling with Tyson and Jeffries. And Novak. Not terrible players but nowhere near Amar'e in ability to drop the buckets after receiving the ball on the fly.

Bonn1997 wrote:I see more similarities to his game and Chauncey's. Both are very effective scorers but not quite pure PGs.

I'm not sure I understand what you mean. Can you explain a bit more what you're seeing. I see CB as more of a guy that isn't always looking to attack a defense. He's spent the majority of his career staying out at the 3pt line and waiting for RIP to come off a curl or some other option to emerge. He really never played PnR and tho he does drive now and again it's not a constant aspect of his game. Lin is more like Nash to me in that he's always probing the defense and attacking. Lin is a scorer, but he's much more of a pure point than Billups ever was.

FoeDiddy wrote:I think Melo and Amare will be fine with Lin. You have to understand who playing PG before Lin could they take seriously. Melo can go back to being a receiver instead of facilitator and his FG percentage will soar. Same with Amare.

TD sucked at PG and Shump wasn't doing great as well.

Well said.

More than anything, Carmelo and Amar'e want to win. Whatever errors in judgement or ego were NOT out of character flaws. Both were trying as hard as they could, to apply their skills sets and carry the load. Their strengths had little guidance.

Douglas insisted on going side to side. Shumpert is a rookie. Bibby is toast.

If Lin can make the game easier for Jared Jeffries and Bill Walker, imagine what Carmelo and Amar'e can do.

It's only basketball.

BasketballJones wrote:Lin could be our Chauncy Billups.

Lin could be The Bus Driver... 'cause he's taking everyone to school.

eViL wrote:I don't see the billups comparison. Nash, tony parker, john stockton are all more similar.

Bonn1997 wrote:What do you think the Denver fans would say?

Don't care what Denver fans say any more than I care about what Draft Express had to say about Lin. Different situation.

Carmelo is a creation of the manufactured hype. Some of his own doing with the trade demand. Some of it the star treatment that the Knicks decided was an appropriate welcome - including the over-the-top PA intro. Every time Carmelo scores it was treated like the second coming. It is not. The resentment that some feel for the players Dolan gave up is NOT Carmelo's fault. That is on Dolan. Not Walsh. Dolan.

Fast forward to today and the clean slate everyone is playing with.

Why can't Carmelo receive the benefit of sharing the floor with Jeremy Lin and the Furious Five BEFORE we pass judgement?

Or is he resented for other reasons?