JCrusher wrote:i hope nobody bashes dantoni he has played lin the whole game

Cant knock MDA tonight, but seeing how well Lin is playing tonight and last night in the first half vs the Celts raises questions about why Lin didn't get any burn in the seond half?

Bonn1997 wrote:

JCrusher wrote:i hope nobody bashes dantoni he has played lin the whole game

It's more like WTF is wrong with D'Antoni for taking this long to realize Lin is better than TD? Everyone here saw it before D'Antoni.

Don't be hard on TD unless they trade him cause he is our backup 2 unless we get JR.

JCrusher wrote:Im all for giving lin a chance to start. People think im hard on lin but im not i just think he needs a chnace to show what he can do for a few weeks before he deemed a star or bust

JCrusher, you do an amazing job of putting non-words in people's mouths.

Why not simply speak for yourself?

Lin had 25 and 7 (with 5 rebounds) and that is good enough for tonight. An amazing performance any way you slice it.

Best part? Knicks win.

nixluva wrote:We still don't know what Lin is yet, cuz he hasn't been tested. I think it's wise to bring him along slowly and let him develop at his own pace. Why force it? If he's a difference maker it will come out eventually. I just don't see how Lin could be ready for the kind of near playoff atmosphere of this kind of game. It's not like he increased the lead when he came in.

Would you call a game in Madison Square Garden against a top 2 PG in the league a test? And what if he GREATLY out played that PG? What if he put up career high numbers against that PG? What if he was almost unstoppable driving? What if he was the main reason for the team winning? What if he played so well that the garden was chanting his name? Would that be a test? Cause it happened and it was like watching Rudy before they made it into a movie.

Oh, and he did the same in high school, and the same against top teams in college. A game against Kemba Walker comes to mind.

nixluva wrote:It's funny that people don't understand a Coach wanting to bring a player along slowly. No harm comes to a young player when you take a very calculated approach to developing him. Lin got his spot minutes and then a longer look and finally a big shot to prove who he is. Is that not a logical way to handle a young player that you think has talent? It makes perfect sense. Especially since he didn't have a camp with us and very little practice time. MDA has had him playing 3 on 3's on game days with Baron and Jordan etc. Despite what so many think MDA has been working with Lin the whole time.