loweyecue wrote:Why cant Lin get coached the same as everyone. Woodson pulled Melo when he started going iso, he yked at Lin when he tried to dribble too much this is not an issue with Woodson. Melo was open when Lin was getting triple outside the 3 pt arc.

I don't mind Woodson yelling at anyone. I don't care if Woodson turned around and yelled at a fan, or an announcer. I don't care if he yelled at the towel bowl. I just don't want him directing traffics on the court and yelling for Lin to pass the ball to Melo. If Melo is open, Lin can pass it to him but don't start yelling for Lin to pass the ball to MELO out of nowhere. Lin should be able to find an open man by himself without Woodson yelling at him from behind. Lin is a PG, let him dribble and figure it out himself. Woodson should have been hit with a "T" for yelling at Lin.

SlimChin wrote:was he really yelling at lin to pass the ball to melo? i didn't catch that. i did see him tear landry a new one though.

Yeah, he said "Pass the f***in ball!" hahah. Seriously.

crzymdups wrote:he yelled at him to pass the ball to melo because that was the right basketball play. and lin over-dribbling and not passing almost led to turnovers on two straight possessions. and it wasn't yelling like admonishing, it was more like... uh... what's the word? oh yeah, COACHING.

have you guys seen popovich scream at tony parker over the years? that's what coaches do - yell at their point guards.

i love lin, but the idea that he doesn't need some coaching is wrong. he can be a great point guard, right now he is a very very good young player who has some growing to do.

it seems like every poster complaining about melo or woodson right now has joined the board 2/10/2012 or later. that's just an observation.

Great Post....

GTFO, the romper room board is down the hall.

Uptown wrote:

nyk4ever wrote:I'm sick of synico.. Anyone else?

Synsicko

AnubisADL wrote:Thread is comedy. D'Antoni is gone. Lin's freelancing days are over. He just needs to come down the court and run the dam plays.

His job is simple. Get the ball to Amare and Melo and get out of the way.

thankfully it's more complicated than that - he's learning to pick his spots within the offense. learning the times when it's best to call his own number and when it's time to get melo or stat or tyson involved.

that's what the good and great point guards do. that's what chris paul does, etc.

crzymdups wrote:

AnubisADL wrote:Thread is comedy. D'Antoni is gone. Lin's freelancing days are over. He just needs to come down the court and run the dam plays.

His job is simple. Get the ball to Amare and Melo and get out of the way.

thankfully it's more complicated than that - he's learning to pick his spots within the offense. learning the times when it's best to call his own number and when it's time to get melo or stat or tyson involved.

that's what the good and great point guards do. that's what chris paul does, etc.

Knicks are trying to win NOW not wait for Lin to possibly develop. In the mean time Lin needs to stick to the script. Glad Woodson got in his ear.

Decision making comes with experience and right now Woodson has him on a short leash.