The media played it up as a Lin vs Heat ordeal, but in reality, it was Amare and Melo's game to take control of and they both failed at it.

We were hoping for Lin to compose himself and get into the game but mentally, he was completely out of it. There is another big game coming and that is the San Antonio Spurs. I don't care about the Celtics because I'm sure Knicks can beat them with the team we have now.

loweyecue wrote:I am not even ready to call this a failure. If the talent was able to make layups w/o being stripped repeatedly he would have racked up many more assists.

They always give the star the deserved treatment. Hence the arguement that you need stars to win. Their stars were in the game and they were receiving the calls. It was like an answering service:

Hello, this is the Three Amigos, how may we help you?

Yes, this is Jeremy Lin. I am calling because I am in your paint right now , about to score.

Ok, your call is important to us, please wait for the next available referee.

You can get your questions answered, and leave your comments on our website: www.threeamigos.org

Your call will be answered in the order it was received. . .all of our referees are currently assisting other players, please continue to hold for the next available referee.

nyk4ever wrote:is this really surprising in the biggest game that a 23y/o who is essentially a rookie has played in? dude has made it over a million hurdles to get where he is, more then ever, this is a player who will learn from a game like last night. geez.

holfresh wrote:The point of this is that MDA should make adjustments...In the playoffs, the game becomes essentially is a half court game...The pick and roll isn't so easily executable...The Knicks can't possible go into this only relying on Lin to execute the P&R...MDA has to put in other half court sets in case other teams shut down Lin going forward...We can't as an offense live by the pick and roll alone...

Baron Davis just needs to be more effective when he takes over for Lin. We can't have Lin come in and help build a lead only to lose it when Baron comes in. All these players who are being paid more than Lin are absolutely ineffective at the moment. I wish somebody paid me for a superstar salary for doing a mediocre job.

Jeremy Lin, in his eighth NBA start, is a marked man. In Miami, he was guarded closer than Oscar Robertson, Walt Frazier and Jerry West combined because no matter how much players deny it - they take the game very personally. The Heat were determined to shut down ONE player, as they knew he was the key to the Knicks offense. AND they resent the publicity and overhype.

I'm with Nalod... If Lin looked scared - everyone looked scared. Jeremy has been studied with more intensity than the Mona Lisa. He was caught in a playoff atmosphere for the first time, on the road, without much backcourt help. The former all star, veteran Baron Davis was 0-7. Rust never sleeps.

The Knicks, despite their errors in the first half, played Miami close and never wilted. That is something to build on.

The season just started.

Hell, Carmelo could play shooting guard in a big alignment. You want to rough up Lin? Cool. We bring a frontcourt of Jeffries, Harrellson and Chandler.

It's about to get physical.

By the end of the game he wasn't mentally as sharp as he's been and it looked like the past few weeks finally got to him but considering everything Lin has been through lately, that's absolutely normal.

The Heat are all that right now and he was in their cross hairs and Lin knew it. Add to that the emotional and physical toll the last few weeks must have been on Lin. He admitted after the game last night that he was gassed and needed a break.

Bill Russell used to throw up before every game he was so nervous, but did he play that way? Hell no.