Bippity10 wrote:upstate wrote:Bippity10 wrote:Lin's career average is 1.4 assists to .6 turnovers. Someone do the math real quick. What's that like 14:1 assist to turnover ratio. Again, he may be a superstar. May be the greatest pg in the history of the world for all I know, but he has shown none of this in actual game action. All he has shown is the potential to one day get minutes
Lin did not get to play much PG in GS, as he was usually playing SG due to Coach Smart's system. I'm not sure how you did your math, but his A/T ratio would go up given more time as PG.
The math was sarcasm. Yeesh
So why didn't he get much playing time in GS? Why was he ususally playing SG? If he's the high IQ guy that can run our offense from day one, why is he still struggling for a shot. Maybe because he needs to grow and develop before he actually gets that shot? Would you consider that as a possibility?
I agree that Lin has alot to learn and room to grow and develop, like other young PG who have gotten little playing time. The fact is that he has already improved greatly from last year in GS. He got no playing time in GS because Coach Smart was paranoid for his job and wanted to only play his starters (sometimes Ellis and even Curry would play 46-48 minutes). Lin actually got to develop his game in D League last year, where he dominated and made first team. He has already shown improvement in running an offense and shooting this year in his limited time, the two areas in which he needs the most improvement.
The reason he was played at SG is because he can also play that position well, as he is 6'3" without shoes (could be listed at 6'4" or even 6'5"), and can defend both guard positions well.
Even at this early stage, however, Lin is already a better PG than what the Knicks have (other than Baron, offensively). Even better is that he has room to grow before he hits his ceiling, as he has already improved. Don't get me wrong, I like TD, as he always tries hard and can get hot shooting at times, but TD's PG ceiling is not much higher as he has already gotten alot of PT, and I also like Bibby, who is still a good shooter and passer, but he just doesn't have the legs anymore to create the open look, create the double team (in order to free up the open man), or the ability to stay with his man on defense. Shumpert is a more natural SG as well, much like TD, although of course Shump's ceiling is higher than TD because of his athleticism and age.