gunsnewing wrote:I don't get how that is a dig. If it was the media would've picked it up and ran with it. He is giving extra credit to a guy who he feels doesn't get enough credit. He did this all the time with Jeffries, novak, shump and tyson. He didn't say Melo and Amare would only help a little.

With that said it is not impossible that Lin holds a bit of a grudge against those guys especially Melo. Lin really stole their spotlight. I don't think its as big a deal with Amare cause Melo already had stole his in 2011

How do you know that (serious question)? Did he say it in the post game conference?

NYDiva wrote:

TeamBall wrote:

NYDiva wrote:

Lin also took a subtle dig at Anthony when talking about the Knicks not being healthy.

“They’re not their full team and at the top of the list is Shump [Iman Shumpert],’’ Lin said. “He’s a difference-maker. And Carmelo and Amar’e [Stoudemire] obviously didn’t play.’’

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/knicks/knicks_suffer_fall_lin_garden_x0xxyt5INZrgPqheAxy2pI

Thoughts?

When I first read TKF's post, I just assumed Lin was talking about how they were able to bypass the Knicks' defense. Seeing it now, it does seem like a not so subtle dig at not only Melo but Amare as well. Kind of like a "Shumpert would have made all the difference for this team...oh yeah and Melo and Amare could have helped also".

Yeah, same here. I'm surprised by that. I can see him giving Shump props; I agree that he is a difference-maker, as I stated above. But it's as he was acting as if Melo & Amar'e were afterthoughts or something. Like "oh, yeah, the superstar and the 6-time All-Star could have helped, too."

This reminds me when Melo thought of Amar'e and Chandler as afterthoughts to begin the season as true Team Leaders

NYDiva wrote:Shump was my favorite player last year. I'm the first one to give him his due. But I think Shump gets plenty of credit for what he does. He gets praise for his defensive tenacity and his athleticism. He's not been overlooked. Plenty of Knick fans talk him up and he is mentioned in the media (as much as Amar'e, no, but he is also not a 6-time AS making 100 mil, either.)

So I don't think Lin needs to give him any "extra credit" or put him above Melo or Amar'e. But that's what he did.

But, as someone said earlier: Lin is no innocent.

It will be nice to see when Shump starts getting credit for his OFFENSE

gunsnewing wrote:Sorry but people are just reaching now to further discredit Lin. He embarrassed us last night. I understand the truth is too difficult to bare and better off suppressed

Who is reaching? Marc Berman of the NY Post? He is the one who reported it as a 'subtle dig'. I wouldn't have even seen the article had it not been referenced here. I usually read the Daily News or the Times.

gunsnewing wrote:Sorry but people are just reaching now to further discredit Lin. He embarrassed us last night. I understand the truth is too difficult to bare and better off suppressed

Somebody is gushingly glowing like some pipe was laid.

3G4G wrote:

NYDiva wrote:

TeamBall wrote:

NYDiva wrote:

Lin also took a subtle dig at Anthony when talking about the Knicks not being healthy.

“They’re not their full team and at the top of the list is Shump [Iman Shumpert],’’ Lin said. “He’s a difference-maker. And Carmelo and Amar’e [Stoudemire] obviously didn’t play.’’

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/knicks/knicks_suffer_fall_lin_garden_x0xxyt5INZrgPqheAxy2pI

Thoughts?

When I first read TKF's post, I just assumed Lin was talking about how they were able to bypass the Knicks' defense. Seeing it now, it does seem like a not so subtle dig at not only Melo but Amare as well. Kind of like a "Shumpert would have made all the difference for this team...oh yeah and Melo and Amare could have helped also".

Yeah, same here. I'm surprised by that. I can see him giving Shump props; I agree that he is a difference-maker, as I stated above. But it's as he was acting as if Melo & Amar'e were afterthoughts or something. Like "oh, yeah, the superstar and the 6-time All-Star could have helped, too."

This reminds me when Melo thought of Amar'e and Chandler as afterthoughts to begin the season as true Team Leaders

yea, good point.. Listen, lin may play the Naive role a bit here, but he is no fool, and the young fella knows the difference between leadership and lack thereof... i honestly think he doesn't respect amare, carmelo or chandler as leaders... last year, all of them had the chance to take on that role and and help our season even more.. all of them failed.. amare failed losing his cool, chandler seemed a bit two faced and 3G you know what I mean here, and melo was just a baby last year( and please I am not going to get into any silly melo debates people so I won't address this any further) plain and simple... so yea, I can see lin taking a dig at all of them, and justifiably so....

the fact that he refrenced a rookie as a difference maker, was no mistake...

tkf wrote:

3G4G wrote:

NYDiva wrote:

TeamBall wrote:

NYDiva wrote:

Lin also took a subtle dig at Anthony when talking about the Knicks not being healthy.

“They’re not their full team and at the top of the list is Shump [Iman Shumpert],’’ Lin said. “He’s a difference-maker. And Carmelo and Amar’e [Stoudemire] obviously didn’t play.’’

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/knicks/knicks_suffer_fall_lin_garden_x0xxyt5INZrgPqheAxy2pI

Thoughts?

When I first read TKF's post, I just assumed Lin was talking about how they were able to bypass the Knicks' defense. Seeing it now, it does seem like a not so subtle dig at not only Melo but Amare as well. Kind of like a "Shumpert would have made all the difference for this team...oh yeah and Melo and Amare could have helped also".

Yeah, same here. I'm surprised by that. I can see him giving Shump props; I agree that he is a difference-maker, as I stated above. But it's as he was acting as if Melo & Amar'e were afterthoughts or something. Like "oh, yeah, the superstar and the 6-time All-Star could have helped, too."

This reminds me when Melo thought of Amar'e and Chandler as afterthoughts to begin the season as true Team Leaders

yea, good point.. Listen, lin may play the Naive role a bit here, but he is no fool, and the young fella knows the difference between leadership and lack thereof... i honestly think he doesn't respect amare, carmelo or chandler as leaders... last year, all of them had the chance to take on that role and and help our season even more.. all of them failed.. amare failed losing his cool, chandler seemed a bit two faced and 3G you know what I mean here, and melo was just a baby last year( and please I am not going to get into any silly melo debates people so I won't address this any further) plain and simple... so yea, I can see lin taking a dig at all of them, and justifiably so....

the fact that he refrenced a rookie as a difference maker, was no mistake...

Yea I agree that's pretty bad.

I mean Lin is only in his 3rd year, with only half a season's worth of starts, and taking swipes at tenured guys like Melo, Amare, and Chandler who've been in the league a combined 30+ years.

What a douche bag.

He is paid. He's away from guys he apparently didn't see as leaders, including DEH EVUL MELO. He's away from the crazy NYC atmosphere, in which he couldn't go out w/o drawing attention. He's beaten the Knicks twice. The Rockets have a shot to make the playoffs, they're only a half game behind the Jazz for the 8 spot. Why is he taking little jabs?