And I'm not blaming Lin or being hard on him. The fact is Miami isn't playing the same defense on Baron. Either you(MDA) take advantage of Lin being double teamed or you relieve the pressure by giving Baron more time.
JCrusher wrote:Knicksfan wrote:raven wrote:Don't be too hard on Lin, the Heat is allowed to play very physical D on him. I mean, there are a lot of contacts that should be wistled. That can makes you loose confidence and play stressed.
True, but MANY of his turnovers have been just careless out of focus turnovers. He needs to cut them urgently.
well if you are double teamed and your players dont come to the ball its gonna create turnovers it happens
DUDE! LEt me tell you I love Lin, but I've got some newsflash for you: he actually makes mistakes. Amazing, right? Yeah, I know. I can understand the turnovers off double teams where they actually foul them. But he has like 4 where its been single coverage and he has just been careless. He didn't look ready for this type of game. He will get there, hopefully this next half, but to sugarcoat him because he is Lin? Nah, being objective is better.
I expect Lin to turn his game around and be a key in this second half, especially in the fourth.
Smith just said this is "the first time Lin is facing a real NBA team". WTF
Charles Barkley said he is going to give Lin a pass tonight because he thinks Lin is mentally exhausted by all the press and hysteria. For a second there, I thought Barkley was going to rip into Lin but he didn't.
Man, they're eating good right now, all four of them. Why? I'm getting hungry.
Knicksfan wrote:JCrusher wrote:Knicksfan wrote:raven wrote:Don't be too hard on Lin, the Heat is allowed to play very physical D on him. I mean, there are a lot of contacts that should be wistled. That can makes you loose confidence and play stressed.
True, but MANY of his turnovers have been just careless out of focus turnovers. He needs to cut them urgently.
well if you are double teamed and your players dont come to the ball its gonna create turnovers it happens
DUDE! LEt me tell you I love Lin, but I've got some newsflash for you: he actually makes mistakes. Amazing, right? Yeah, I know. I can understand the turnovers off double teams where they actually foul them. But he has like 4 where its been single coverage and he has just been careless. He didn't look ready for this type of game. He will get there, hopefully this next half, but to sugarcoat him because he is Lin? Nah, being objective is better.
I expect Lin to turn his game around and be a key in this second half, especially in the fourth.
of course he does i never said otherwise. i even said he is having an off night it happens. but people want to get rid of him already lol
DoctorKlahn wrote:Smith just said this is "the first time Lin is facing a real NBA team". WTF
A team who plays legit defense.
JCrusher wrote:CashMoney wrote:Lin will be fine in the 2nd half.
ya most of the fans bashing him are melo fans who feel melo has been wronged i guess. this is lins first game against the heat and he is a smart kid he will figure it out. also lin has been carrying this team for the past month
Nobody bashing Lin because we Melo fans. We are Knicks Fans. Lin just looks shook. That's a fact!!!
The Knicks have enough talent to pick Lin up.
It is a team game. Amar'e and Melo will continue to lead.
The press is going to rip into Lin if he scores under 10 points. They're going to rip into him HARD. The media is dirty like that.
Also lin has to get lower when he is handling the ball. His defenders are much lower than he is.
lin played well against dallas but miami is great defensive team and not many players do well when they double team you. baron is not gonna do much better probably worse
DoctorKlahn wrote:Smith just said this is "the first time Lin is facing a real NBA team". WTF
Same ol TNT Knicks hater BS!!! Guess the Mavs and Lakers don't count.
misterearl wrote:The Knicks have enough talent to pick Lin up.It is a team game. Amar'e and Melo will continue to lead.
They have to do a better job of relieving him of pressure.
misterearl wrote:The Knicks have enough talent to pick Lin up.It is a team game. Amar'e and Melo will continue to lead.
Yup, this time Amare and Melo will have to carry Lin and the Knicks to victory.
JCrusher wrote:lin played well against dallas but miami is great defensive team and not many players do well when they double team you. baron is not gonna do much better probably worse
They aren't doubling Baron........................................
Syniko wrote:The press is going to rip into Lin if he scores under 10 points. They're going to rip into him HARD. The media is dirty like that.
The press loves to bring them high so they can knock him down.
ATrain wrote:JCrusher wrote:lin played well against dallas but miami is great defensive team and not many players do well when they double team you. baron is not gonna do much better probably worse
They aren't doubling Baron........................................
are you a knick fan or a lin hater. i never bashed melo like you claim i just said he needs to stop doing isos which he has
We cut down on the turnover we win this game! LET'S GO KNICKS!!!!!!!!
ATrain wrote:DoctorKlahn wrote:Smith just said this is "the first time Lin is facing a real NBA team". WTF
A team who plays legit defense.
Dallas? I thought they were a top defensive team but I admit I am not sure of that.
mrKnickShot wrote:Knicksfan wrote:mrKnickShot wrote:ATrain wrote:Pleassseeeee put Baron in.
Seriously? Cmon!!
He needs to stay in and work through it / figure it out.
Dude, throw out the kool aid for a second, there is a reason why Lin is -11 and has more turnovers than points and assists. Lin is human, he was due for a bad game. I believe it has to do with the hype of the opposing team, but either way, he has to get his act together or sit.
Wha? Miami is throwing everything but the kitchen sink at him (and fouling the sh1t out of him). He needs to stay in and figure it out.
Geez, you're ready to jump off? Should we maybe send him back to the D league to figure out the trap??
Stand by our guy!!
Ridiculous! I stand by my guys but I say what I see. What is the point of saying Lin has played amazing tonight when the 6 turnovers, many of them careless, and the -12 point to the contrary? Am I sayinf trade him? Freaking NO, I love LIN! But man, savior of our season or whatever, be objective, guys! The guy wont break by telling him his faults.
The guy is getting hit without mercy and the refs are extremely biased, yeah. But that doesn't excuse the many turnovers he's had outside the arc setting up or making the first pass. He needs to cut his turnovers for us to win. HE hits double digits tonight, its just harder for us to win. Why did we look better under Davis? Because he was taking his time to set things up.
They ARE picking up their defense when Lin is out there. He is the target. We know that. But this amazing run has been built with Lin overcoming those obstacles.
I expect him to in the second half.
