Linball

At least Lin can see his.

 

Hiyooooo!

 

Stein tweeted that Knicks were leaning toward releasing Lin before last Saturday and were looking at guys to replace him. Leading candidate to take his spot: Mike James.

 

Semi-serious question (although I know the answer most likely):

If Lin was on a team like the Jazz, Pacers or Rockets...does he get this type of hype?

 

From the deepest pits of the bench to 28, 23 and 38 points in his first three starts, the last coming against Kobe? Being in NY intensifies the hype, but this confluence of factors would make him a story even in Charlotte or Sacramento.

 

From Elias — Jeremy Lin has 89 points through his first 3 starts, most points by ANY NBA PLAYER in his first 3 starts since the merger (1976-77)

 

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ ..... when they're one of the top eight teams in the East, and on the verge of getting out of the second round for the first time since 2000, wake me up.

 

I trust you're joking. Anyone with the even most rudimentary news judgement sees this as a tremendous story.

 

He is fun to watch (and it's always fun to see the Lakers lose), but his offense is far better than his defense. For most of the first half he seemed to be ambling around aimlessly when the Knicks were in their half-court D. He did take a charge late and got a couple of steals which was nice. On the offensive end he made a couple of bad turnovers - throwing a pass well over a teammates head on a fast break and forcing a pass into the post to a teammate who was double teamed.
I see him as kind of a less exciting Jason Williams, fun to watch, makes some good plays, but also makes some bad ones. . . .and gets tons of hype in the process.

 

Not so much the next Tebow as the next Darvish (which I will predict will happen).

 

No. Sick of it already.

 

Watching Lin made me think of a football scout term: He "plays fast." He's always going full speed. It's like he sees two passes or dribble-steps ahead of everybody else. Fun to watch. And the story that he's sleeping on his brother's couch is also a great thing.