NYKBocker wrote:Uptown wrote:rp wrote:NUPE wrote:rp wrote:NUPE wrote:Jeremy Lin tonight: 8 points, 7 turnovers.
I am a big fan of Lin but your post is like the android/apple community never ending I am better than your dad :).
How so? I just posted stats. I suppose some think Lin should only be mentioned when he plays well? I am more than happy to give him credit when he plays well and point out his bad play also. The isssue for some of course, is that he has been mostly bad this year.
You answered my point, you never stop always pointing out things. Lin is gone, I am a knicks fan but seriously this is childish behavior as I pointed out the days of "my dad is better than yours". Enough said.
It goes both ways....After Lin had a good 5 game run, then we get the "Lin is a future star" thread...
The thing is, you don't see the Lin fans run away when he has a bad game. We agree that he has a bad game. And like it was mentioned in this thread in the Minny game, he had bad stats but the offense ran smoothly with him and his defense was very good. He controlled the pace. The Minny announcers were mentioning that the way he controlled the pace was key. Lin kept pushing the ball gave his team easy buckets. They mentioned that the style of play Houston plays will always increase TO numbers, specially on the PG since he handles the ball so much. Houston does not mind these TOs, they want a high fast pace. Also, a lot of his TOs were trying to make that pass to a streaking teammate.
Lin also has a whopping 1 assist last night, but if you watched the game, you know that Asik, Greg Smith, Parsons, Delfino and even Harden missed some wide open shots that would have been assists from Lin. The only weakness I want Lin to get better is his 3 PT FG%. His shot from 3 is way off. I think he has too much arc on his shot.
The Lin fans might not run away, but the excuses made for his bad games are tough to take. Just reread your own posts. He has a horrible game but the offense ran smoothly? They shot 40% from the field, scored only 87 pts and Lin had half of the team turnovers. Thats what you call smooth? They won because Harden took over the last 2 mins of the game. 7 To's are bad no matter how you try to slice/excuse it. Why cant the Lin fans just say he had a horrible game and move on. Felton rarely gets the benefit of the doubt when he has a bad game. Not mention that he is playing hurt, etc....
I actually like Lin and wanted him back. He's no longer a Knick so I've moved on and could care less about him at this point. But the constant mentioning of him on this board the "future star" threads and the constant jabs at Felton whenever he misses a shot by the Lin crowd has become a bit nauseating and tough to take.
