BigDaddyG wrote:

DurzoBlint wrote:]
I hate this whole Stats inflated philosophy. You have to make those shots. You have have to make the right pass for those assists. He has to be aggressive and drive into the teeth of the defense, take that hit and still finish FOR that 3point play.

I don't care about how long he has the ball or what system, because the bottom line is you still have to get the job done.

Did it inflate Douglass' Stats? Imams?

That is a ridiculous statement and people use it to downplay coaches guards. Not every point guard is capable of running D'Antoni's offense and Terry wouldn't be half as good if he switched places.

Lets hope it does inflate those guys stats or, at the very least, make Douglas productive again. I won't deny there's some truth to Terry's words. You look at guys like Raja Bell, Raymond Felton, Quentin Richardson, Chris Duhon, Nate Robinson etc. and it's obvious that this system can be advantageous to wings and points. I agree with you and I think the point Terry is missing, whether it's intentional or not, is that not every guard can win in this system. Hell, Marbury, who was a much better player than Terry at his peak, couldn't handle this system. That was part of the reason he was shipped out of Phoenix. It's obvious to everyone here that Lin is a good player who can contribute on most teams as a point guard. He has the ball in his hands alot and he's able to make good decision the majority of the time. Will he continue to put up a PER of 24.25 for the rest of the season? I dunno. But is it clear that he is legit NBA starting point guard? I don't think there's any doubt now. People have said the same thing about Nash's stats being inflated, despite the fact that Nash had a stellar career with Dallas. All Nash has done is go out and proved he is the real deal for several seasons. I guess that's what jeremy is going to have to do. Sonning Deron Williams twice in 10 games would go a long way in doing that.

Great post. Glad someone in this thread can hold two opposing ideas in their head at the same time. Part of the reason Marbury was having problems running this system was that too often he was looking for his shot first and using his teammates to bail him out as the shot clock was running down. I don't think he really even wanted to try and run his system. Marbury was doing a good job running the pick and roll with Doleac so he proved that he could play the right way when he wanted to but he was well Marbury.

GustavBahler wrote:

DurzoBlint wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:Some of these threads lately look like they were written in a crack binge. At least Annubis is trying to present some evidence to try and back up what he's saying. Guess going after the community pick is still a no no.

I agree with Terry that his stats are inflated by all the minutes he's played but it doesn't take away from what an amazing job Lin has done and that's where Terry is wrong.

Was he thinking about Lin's minutes when Lin was blowing right by him? Did he even mention the win streak? The clutch shooting? They kept hitting Lin hard and he kept going right at them. Terry has his ring, you'd think he would be in a better place.

I hate this whole Stats inflated philosophy. You have to make those shots. You have have to make the right pass for those assists. He has to be aggressive and drive into the teeth of the defense, take that hit and still finish FOR that 3point play.

I don't care about how long he has the ball or what system, because the bottom line is you still have to get the job done.

Did it inflate Douglass' Stats? Imams?

That is a ridiculous statement and people use it to downplay coaches guards. Not every point guard is capable of running D'Antoni's offense and Terry wouldn't be half as good if he switched places.

You could at least have acknowledged my response to Terry's implication that Lin was overrated. I've shot that down more than once in this thread, actually three times.

sorry, you were definitely on point