MarburyAnd1Crossover wrote:GustavBahler wrote:MarburyAnd1Crossover wrote:knicks1248 wrote:GustavBahler wrote:As far as the stats go, you have to factor in the minutes Lin has played this season as a starter. He's averaging 38. That's a lot to say the least. I understand the rationale for this, we're shorthanded, and Davis should help in that department. When Duhon was starter he was leading the league in minutes (or damned close) and near the top in assists, so his minutes inflated his stats. No, I'm not comparing the two as far as skill set, just a reminder that when his minutes go down I doubt that he is going to be putting up amazing numbers like this, especially with Melo coming back and more offense recently added to the mix in Smith. I still expect some good numbers assist wise.
You may wanna moniter is minutes for sure, but the way he's playing, you'll be hard press to sit him..
You'll be hard press to sit any player playing at this level and winning..
would you tell Jordan to play 30 minutes? No.
You play a guy as much as he can handle. That's a basic rule.
Tell that to Duhon. We want the kid to have something left in the tank for the playoffs. He's also dealing with all this pressure that even Jordan didn't have to deal with when he entered the league.
Its taxing and if Lin has to play 38 minutes a game with all the talent on this squad now we have problems.
Duhon??
Who is Duhon?? Why is he in the same sentence as Lin? That's like saying something about Brad Lohaus and comparing him to Lebron James. It's an insult to mention Duhon and Lin in the same sentence.
Lin is a superstar point guard. His next contract will be for 6 and 120$m
I wish you would read what I've written more carefully. First thing I said was that I'm not comparing their skill set. I'm talking about keeping Lin physically healthy and relatively fresh for the playoffs.
And You just did this after comparing him to Jordan. Jordan was their main threat on offense. Lin doesn't need to be, we have much more offense on this squad on tap with Melo, Smith, and Davis to run the point which is by no means a bad thing. Look what he did last season.
I don't know how many times I can say it was the right decision to play Lin as many minutes as he has He shouldn't have to play this many minutes with these guys coming back or joining the rotation now for the Knicks to be in the hunt.