Irving: 18.5 pts, 5.4 assists, 1.1 steals, 3.7 rebounds, .469 FG%, 51 starts
Rubio: 10.8 pts, 8.3 assists, 2.4 steals, 4.3 rebounds, .330 FG%, 31 starts
Lin: 18.2 pts, 7.7 assists, 2.0 steals, 3.7 rebounds, .445 FG%, 25 starts

As you can see, Lin compares very well. If you look at team win percentage when they are in the lineup as starters Lin is number one among those those three.

Here is an article that looks at Jeremy Lin from a factual basis:

http://theknickswall.com/2012/07/12/linpocrisy-people-fail-jeremy-lin/

FeltonandAmare wrote:Let's stop the insanity with regards to Lin. He's happy to be a Knick and we should be happy to have him. Here is a comparison of the 3 standout rookie PGs from last season. This is their STARTER statitics:

Irving: 18.5 pts, 5.4 assists, 1.1 steals, 3.7 rebounds, .469 FG%, 51 starts
Rubio: 10.8 pts, 8.3 assists, 2.4 steals, 4.3 rebounds, .330 FG%, 31 starts
Lin: 18.2 pts, 7.7 assists, 2.0 steals, 3.7 rebounds, .445 FG%, 25 starts

As you can see, Lin compares very well. If you look at team win percentage when they are in the lineup as starters Lin is number one among those those three.

Here is an article that looks at Jeremy Lin from a factual basis:

http://theknickswall.com/2012/07/12/linpocrisy-people-fail-jeremy-lin/

ChuckBuck wrote:Dragic trumps all as a starter:

As a starter in Houston, Dragic averaged 18.0 points and 8.4 assists this season while shooting 49 percent from the field.

Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/sports/suns/articles/2012/07/04/20120704phoenix-suns-terms-goran-dragic.html#ixzz20QCyC63S

Who the F cares about Dragic? We have Lin and he's younger and got thrust into a much tougher spot than Dragic who got to learn behind Nash. Lin did this off the cuff he had to do a make or break performance or he'd have been out of here. Doing what Lin did was one of the most impressive performances i've ever seen and it said a lot about his character and talent.

As for his TO's. Many of them weren't bad passes but fouls on Charges and Traveling calls when he got stuck and the refs didn't give him the call. He handled the ball so much that he was going to get the ball stripped or make a bad pass at a a higher rate than many PG's that just brought it up and passed it immediately. Being a penetrating PG as he is has it's plus and minus aspects and TO's is one of those things. He'll get better at it as he learns to recognize when to go and when to hold back.

gunsnewing wrote:How many games did Dragic start? And yes he has a lot more experience than Lin and learned from Nash

28 games, about the same time frame as Lin.

AnubisADL wrote:I rather have Kyle Irving than Lin.

Lin played on Golden State for a year and could beat out Curry, who had a bad ankle. I wouldnt pencil Lin in for anything crazy at this point.

WTF??? Who wouldn't want Kyrie period? That's not a fare point to make. The thing is that Lin showed he could produce at a high level on the highest level. We really lucked out to get a kid with Lin's talent for NOTHING. People doubted Lin since day one and he proved who he was last year.

nixluva wrote:

AnubisADL wrote:I rather have Kyle Irving than Lin.

Lin played on Golden State for a year and could beat out Curry, who had a bad ankle. I wouldnt pencil Lin in for anything crazy at this point.

WTF??? Who wouldn't want Kyrie period? That's not a fare point to make. The thing is that Lin showed he could produce at a high level on the highest level. We really lucked out to get a kid with Lin's talent for NOTHING. People doubted Lin since day one and he proved who he was last year.

LOL, remember only a few people in here who were pissed that Dantoni was not playing Lin.
Funny, how things have changed and things turned out.
I constantly kept making post on why we needed to give Lin a shot and nixluva kept defending Dantoni.

"we as fans, think we know better than the coach, just like when we pushed TD to play, Jordan Hill, Darko Milic...."

now you are saying he is a "GREAT PLAYER"
If only, I could have convinced Dantoni to play him earlier, who knows how what round we would have made it to...

Irving - The real deal. Yeah, he does it all, but he was the #1 pick. To even be comparing an undrafted and multiple times cut player in Lin to him is something special. Irving appears better but I'm happy with Lin.

Rubio - Great general but his lack of scoring ability really is a weight on the rest of the team.

Of the above 3, I only see Irving as better than Lin.

His handle (especially left) is mediocre and gets exposed and he needs to take better care of the ball, all things that will improve.

My only concern for him as a Knick is physical. He plays very aggressive and meniscus is a wear and tear injury. Hopefully Kidd can help him learn to better pace himself and easy his minutes a bit as well