BRIGGS wrote:Give Lin a lot of credit last night. Toronto came out and were prepared to stop him--they clogged the lane--ran doubles on him--and Lin adjusted in the 2nd half--lowering his TO's getting better flow and took his opportunities at better times in smarter positions than the first half. Moving Shumpert into the lead d guard position was a great move by MDA--it seemed to take pressure off Lin--who subsequently raised his game on the O. You read where Lin did not play well--but I think he played very well.
It seemed that, since the second half of the Lakers game, teams have keyed their defenses to stopping him. He adjusted nicely to this in the second half last night. Shumpert should always defend the other teams best guard. Since we have a player with that kind of skill defensively, we should use it.
Ira wrote:BRIGGS wrote:Give Lin a lot of credit last night. Toronto came out and were prepared to stop him--they clogged the lane--ran doubles on him--and Lin adjusted in the 2nd half--lowering his TO's getting better flow and took his opportunities at better times in smarter positions than the first half. Moving Shumpert into the lead d guard position was a great move by MDA--it seemed to take pressure off Lin--who subsequently raised his game on the O. You read where Lin did not play well--but I think he played very well.
It seemed that, since the second half of the Lakers game, teams have keyed their defenses to stopping him. He adjusted nicely to this in the second half last night. Shumpert should always defend the other teams best guard. Since we have a player with that kind of skill defensively, we should use it.
Well, it is going to get REAL INTERESTING what teams will do when we Lin, Melo, Stat and Chandler on the floor together. I mean yeah, Landry's man can leave but then he drives. Perhaps the lesser of two evils. This is still going to be a problem for opposing teams as if we spread the floor and have Stat and Melo on either side of Lin (and spread out) what do you do as a defense?
GoNyGoNyGo wrote:You can see it in HS too. He has a knack. The last 2 games, teams have tried to stop him. They have a bit and Lin needs to protect the ball better. However, as the game goes on, he adjusts and raises his level of play. It's remarkable and uncanny.
In his fifth professional start, Lin's performance and toughness is nothing short of insanity. Forget the hype. There is no precedent on so many levels that it makes your brain hurt. If it wasn't for the sheer joy of watching him get off the floor, or take responsibility for an error, or bust a game-winning three after a game tying three point play - dammit - my head is starting to ache.
Think of it this way, Jeremy Lin makes The Most Interesting Man In The World look like Charlie Ward.
misterearl wrote:In his fifth professional start, Lin's performance and toughness is nothing short of insanity. Forget the hype. There is no precedent on so many levels that it makes your brain hurt. If it wasn't for the sheer joy of watching him get off the floor, or take responsibility for an error, or bust a game-winning three after a game tying three point play - dammit - my head is starting to ache.
A point guard who's got a head for the game, is accountable when he makes mistakes, is all about the team and not just himself and is driven to win.
How long has it been?
The Answer Man Closed The Old Garden Watching The Philadelphia 76ers
K22 wrote:A point guard who's got a head for the game, is accountable when he makes mistakes, is all about the team and not just himself and is driven to win.How long has it been?
A. Forever.
"Stage presence... WOW!"
Can't get enough... of that funky stuff.
Watching those highlights, he reminds me a lot of a young Tony Parker more than Nash. I'm being greedy here, given a 6-game winning streak, but I'd love to see numbers more like 15 points, 14 assists per game.
efw wrote:Watching those highlights, he reminds me a lot of a young Tony Parker more than Nash. I'm being greedy here, given a 6-game winning streak, but I'd love to see numbers more like 15 points, 14 assists per game.
Watching the highlights, Lin also reminds us that there was no so-called "closer" on the court. The Answer Man is rarely greedy, but he would submit that when Carmelo returns, does that mean we have two closers - or does it really matter who takes the last shot in a tight game - if that person has a good look?
Shumpert's bank shot was a good look, yes?
misterearl wrote:efw wrote:Watching those highlights, he reminds me a lot of a young Tony Parker more than Nash. I'm being greedy here, given a 6-game winning streak, but I'd love to see numbers more like 15 points, 14 assists per game.
Watching the highlights, Lin also reminds us that there was no so-called "closer" on the court. The Answer Man is rarely greedy, but he would submit that when Carmelo returns, does that mean we have two closers - or does it really matter who takes the last shot in a tight game - if that person has a good look?
Shumpert's bank shot was a good look, yes?
10 points, 13 assists tonight by the final minutes of the 3rd.
Ask and ye shall receive!!!
Next stop, 18 assists
The defensive effort will ramp up as guys are fresher with shorter minutes. Thank you Mike Woodson.
When Jared Jeffries is rolling to the rack and dunking it is a sure sign of the apocalypse.
Bill Walker is getting the same open looks that Carmelo will receive. At first, Carmelo will not know how to react with so much space. He is so used to being double teamed that he will feel awkward. Then he will discover the game suddenly has an easy button.
Stoudemire's next task is to make the extra pass.
Landry Fields is having more fun than ever as a pro. His feel for Lin's passes will only improve with reps.
Tyson Chandler is rid of any second thoughts about coming to New York.
In case of emergency break out Steve Novak.
Life am Lintastic
misterearl wrote:
When Jared Jeffries is rolling to the rack and dunking it is a sure sign of the apocalypse.
Ain't that the truth! Loving the Apocalypse.
Can't Wait“As a point guard, my field-goal attempts have been really high,” Lin said, almost apologetically. “I don’t think that’s necessarily good. I think it’s more my job to distribute and get people in rhythm. Hopefully, especially when Melo comes back, another lethal scorer, my shots will go down and my assists will go up.”
Bill Simmons has something to say in his "[url="http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7579097/linsanity-bag"]All Linsanity Mailbag[/url]".
Q:
Do you know what impresses me most about Jeremy Lin? The genuinely giddy reactions he inspires from his teammates. Watch the aftermath of his game-winning shot against the Raptors: Jared Jeffries nearly dislocates a shoulder with a flying hip-bump, Steve Novak inexplicably begins humping Linsanity's leg, Tyson Chandler heaves him about two feet into the air. Not one teammate seems remotely jealous of his statistics, heroics, or instant worldwide adoration. And it's not just any team rallying around his success; it's the New York Knicks, the league's most perpetually dysfunctional franchise (that doesn't have Don Sterling's greasy fingerprints all over it). Isn't that more amazing than any shot he'll ever hit in his life?— S.K.E. Banerjee, NYC
SG: And that's been one of my favorite things about Linsanity. The Knicks were going to miss the playoffs; even worse, it was genuinely depressing to watch them. Offensively, they looked broken — two ball-stopping forwards, no point guard, no shooters — and their coach was sitting glumly on the sidelines with one of those vacant "please, fire me, I'm not man enough to quit" looks on his face. Their fans were slowly starting to panic about Carmelo's crappy season, especially with Danilo Gallinari (whom they loved last year) emerging as a star in Denver. If that wasn't bad enough, anyone who lived in New York couldn't watch the team because the MSG Network disappeared from their cable systems. There was just a general plague hanging over the team. You could feel it. Especially when you went to the games. Stuck at 8-15 without Carmelo and Amar'e, you could say they were — unequivocally — at the do-or-die portion of their regular season.
"Then, Lin starts playing at point guard … and within a week, they're acting like a 15-seed pulling off a March Madness upset (only game after game). And yeah, I know race is hanging over this story — sometimes that happens for phony reasons, sometimes it happens for real ones, and in this case, it's real and should hang over it a little. But if Lin happened to be white or black, I'd like to think this story would be 85 percent as fun — it's mostly about his style of play (wildly entertaining), the whole out-of-nowhere underdog thing (always our favorite type of story as sports fans), its effect on Knicks players and Knicks fans (basically, it's turned both groups delirious) and the fact that it's the Knicks (who have four generations of fans, play in our biggest market and needed a feel-good story more than just about any other team).
You know what's really amazing? That he saved the Knicks' playoff hopes AND saved his coach's job has almost been an afterthought."
Whew, that Linsanity business is finally over. The Knicks just traded Lin for Monta Ellis:
http://www.theonion.com/video/knicks-trade-jeremy-lin-for-selfish-asshole-who-pl,27394/
NumberTwoPencil wrote:Whew, that Linsanity business is finally over. The Knicks just traded Lin for Monta Ellis:
http://www.theonion.com/video/knicks-trade-jeremy-lin-for-selfish-asshole-who-pl,27394/
[url="http://www.theonion.com/video/knicks-trade-jeremy-lin-for-selfish-asshole-who-pl,27394/"]Here's the LINK[/url] :)
Is Lin Left Hand "That Bad"? Yes he prefers to drive to his right but I've seen him finish strong with his left, pass with his left and dribble to his left. I think that might be over exaggerated. Every player has a preference to where they wanna drive. I remember someone bringing up 90% of Magic Johnson's plays was him going to his right.
The Answer Man Don't Sweat the Technique.
FoeDiddy wrote:Q. Is Lin Left Hand "That Bad"?
A. Jeremy Lin's left hand, by itself, is better than all the hands of Toney Douglas, Mike Bibby and JR Smith put together.
Just in case we lost track amid all the commotion, Friday will be Lin's landmark sixth career start.
Great article:
"The Delivery Guy Who Saw Jeremy Lin Coming"
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424...
Was trying to post this in the "Briggs called it" thread, but I didn't see it on the 1st 3 pages.
EDIT - overlooked it.
