To stump his growth would be a tragedy, a spit on the game of basketball, it would be something worthy of criminal charges!

FREE LIN!

If Woodson wants someone to control the tempo to cater to Melo then the only move he can make is starting a Lin/Baron backcourt.

Vmart wrote:

MarburyAnd1Crossover wrote:I think Lin can ball hard and that he is an All-Star in the making.

To stump his growth would be a tragedy, a spit on the game of basketball, it would be something worthy of criminal charges!

FREE LIN!

You over react to everything.

It's not overreaction but foresight. I see farther down the pike than most.

Call it a curse, call it a blessing; it's the way I have to live my days.

Put it this way: to make everything smooth sails, Melo has to evolve overnight and become something he has never been in his career, a well-rounded teammate. The flashy flashy drop-the-buckets will take us only so far. Lin is a casualty.

FREE LIN!

NYKBocker wrote:If Lin gets burried again then there will be some pretty pissed off people in the world. If they are treating this as a business then Lin should never lose his starting spot or minutes. If they are treating this as just trying to win basketball games then Lin should never lose his starting spot or minutes.

If Woodson wants someone to control the tempo to cater to Melo then the only move he can make is starting a Lin/Baron backcourt.

Dolan doesn't get effected by the critical mass so he's not going to care if people are pissed. Lin might be the peoples' player but from a business standpoint, Dolan gutted this team to get melo and whether you like it or not, he's your franchise player so he's going to cater to him. Lin is just another supporting cast member in this greek tragedy.

gunsnewing wrote:

Knixkik wrote:Lin needs to continue to start. He is the future at the PG, that shouldn't change. If they want to increase Davis's minutes, then great, but keep Lin in his role. No need to damage his confidence even more. I expect him to be a good PG who will average 12 and 8 in 30 mpg. Eventually i think he becomes an all-star who will average 15 and 10 on this team. I also think we need to start JR Smith. I can't emphasize the need for a shooter in the starting lineup enough. Novak is the shooting spark off the bench. We need a shooter in the lineup.

I Can live with JR starting with Davis, shump, fields & novak off the bench providing plenty of scoring. Really warming up to the idea and think it will happen cos Woody wants to keep his job. Bring shump along slowly as he continues to work on his shot

Knixkik wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:

Knixkik wrote:Lin needs to continue to start. He is the future at the PG, that shouldn't change. If they want to increase Davis's minutes, then great, but keep Lin in his role. No need to damage his confidence even more. I expect him to be a good PG who will average 12 and 8 in 30 mpg. Eventually i think he becomes an all-star who will average 15 and 10 on this team. I also think we need to start JR Smith. I can't emphasize the need for a shooter in the starting lineup enough. Novak is the shooting spark off the bench. We need a shooter in the lineup.

I Can live with JR starting with Davis, shump, fields & novak off the bench providing plenty of scoring. Really warming up to the idea and think it will happen cos Woody wants to keep his job. Bring shump along slowly as he continues to work on his shot

I think it will happen too. And if JR isn't consistent throughout the rest of the year, we should look into some options over the summer like Courtney Lee or Brandon Rush. Spot up shooters who are strong defenders. Those are the guys that fit in this lineup alongside Melo.

I ain't sold on JR yet. The only semi-pressure shot he has hit were in the first game of the Mavs. He had now worries when he was draining threes against Portland.

Vmart wrote:

MarburyAnd1Crossover wrote:

Vmart wrote:

MarburyAnd1Crossover wrote:I think Lin can ball hard and that he is an All-Star in the making.

To stump his growth would be a tragedy, a spit on the game of basketball, it would be something worthy of criminal charges!

FREE LIN!

You over react to everything.

It's not overreaction but foresight. I see farther down the pike than most.

Call it a curse, call it a blessing; it's the way I have to live my days.

Put it this way: to make everything smooth sails, Melo has to evolve overnight and become something he has never been in his career, a well-rounded teammate. The flashy flashy drop-the-buckets will take us only so far. Lin is a casualty.

FREE LIN!

You you saying Lin can't adapt.

Lin can adapt to many things, but he was soaring high and now his wings have been clipped.

Melo and Woodson want to bury the guy.

Woodson: "where I come from, rookies sit and learn".

Melo: his behavior under MDA, sulking and breaking sets, unwilling to adapt to Lin being the Big Kahuna in the offense, nuff said.