fishmike wrote:Ray is ok and a nice pickup. Is he as good as Lin? No. Lin's upside? Not even close. Since being traded from NY he's pouted and gotten fat. Has Felton dominated games as Lin has? Lin hit more clutch shots in 25 games then Felton has in the NBA.

I dont think people are doggin Felton, just the move of replacing Lin with him. Im not thrilled about it either

I had to think about it for a second....and I realized that Felton is light years ahead of Lin, as a point guard. Lin is a better playmaker, and knows how to make plays for himself, with a clutch gene. But as far as running a team, like a traditional pg....it's not even close.

blkexec wrote:

fishmike wrote:Ray is ok and a nice pickup. Is he as good as Lin? No. Lin's upside? Not even close. Since being traded from NY he's pouted and gotten fat. Has Felton dominated games as Lin has? Lin hit more clutch shots in 25 games then Felton has in the NBA.

I dont think people are doggin Felton, just the move of replacing Lin with him. Im not thrilled about it either

I had to think about it for a second....and I realized that Felton is light years ahead of Lin, as a point guard. Lin is a better playmaker, and knows how to make plays for himself, with a clutch gene. But as far as running a team, like a traditional pg....it's not even close.

But by running a team... do you mean dribbling up the court, handing the ball to Melo on the elbow and waiting in the corner for a 3? We already had Charlie Ward here... not inspiring.

Lin has better court vision and playmaking skills. Lin can really make guys better. Felton is a nice role player, Lin has a chance to be a bigtime scorer and playmaker.

Why not let them compete for the job? Is there a downside to that?

That all being said Felton is coming off a year of 11ppg and 6assist and 40% give or take. Light years ahead? Bit of a stretch no?

We're looking at close to 40 shot attempts going to Melo and STAT every night. With the likely slower pace you'll get fewer shots overall and so the Role players won't really have a lot of shots to begin with. Felton just has to take care of the ball and play hard on D. Woody learned under LB and so he watched Billups stand out at the 3pt line and orchestrate. There wasn't a lot of PG penetration. Mostly Curls for Rip and Post ups for Wallace. When the defense collapsed 3's for Billups and Prince. Very basic halfcourt offense.

Jmpasq wrote:Lin is getting 8 million a year or about an average starting PG. He doesnt really have to be Chris Paul to be viewed as worth the money. I dont think he is irreplacable but comparing him to D Williams ,Paul,Rondo isnt fair if he makes half the dough

Lin's average salary is a little over $8 mil per year I'm not talking about average salary. He's getting a payaday of $14.8 mil in year 3. If he's going to get paid like a star PG than the comparisons to the elite PG's who are in the same pay range is more than fair.

crzymdups wrote:I still think Lin is the vastly superior player, but Ray will be good here.

Jeremy Lin will be a pine brother in Houston by January. Remember the second time that Deron Williams visited?

Linsanity only happens once.

misterearl wrote:Vastly Superior?

crzymdups wrote:I still think Lin is the vastly superior player, but Ray will be good here.

Jeremy Lin will be a pine brother in Houston by January. Remember the second time that Deron Williams visited?

Linsanity only happens once.

Then why did he beat the Pacers twice in a row?

crzymdups wrote:Then why did he beat the Pacers twice in a row?

Get real. Jeremy Lin had some help.

It would have been nice to have Mr 85 Per Cent for the playoffs.