Linball

[jr/shotglass]

And in the same vein, don't insult Tebow by intimating he has no game. The man is more football player than quarterback, but he is every bit a football player.

 

[Chef2]

I think it's a great story. I don't know if he's the next Stockton or not. But it is very fun to watch him play.

Oh, and Jason Whitlock is a piece of **** whose idea of a date night is eating a slab of bacon while watching porn.

 

[heyabbott]

The one white guy and three black guys at the halftime of ESPN's telecast last night were trying to set a record for stereotypes and cliches.

*clever
*crafty
*intelligent
*smart
*a combination of John Stockton and Steve Nash


The only thing that was missing was telling us that he could turn a television into a watch.


I don't think these guys are raycess, just lazy. There have been hundreds of black NBA guards the last decade. You can't find one comp who is 6-3 and drives the lane all the time?

He dunky long time.

 

[YankeeFan]

Don't insult Lin with the Tebow comparison.

A guy who was undrafted out of college and has started four games should be insulted by comparisons to a two time national championship QB, who won the Heisman Trophy, and led a team who was going nowhere to the playoffs?

Maybe someone should tell him this:

Jeremy Lin, who has been compared with Tim Tebow because of his religious bent and underdog role, said the Broncos quarterback has been an inspiration.

Lin, who often praises God in remarks to the media, said he may become a minister after his NBA career. Tebow is known for his religious displays.

“I’ve drawn actually a lot of inspiration just because he’s such a polarizing figure, but I think the things he says in interviews, his approach to the game, is just unbelievable and I respect him so much,” Lin said in a radio interview on 95.7 FM in San Francisco before scoring 38 points in the Knicks’ 92-85 win over the Lakers last night at the Garden. “I actually want to be able to do some of the things that he does in terms of the amount of charity work and the non-profit work, and the way he impacts people off the field. I think that is what is most inspiring to me about him.”

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/knicks/knicks_lin_cites_tebow_as_inspiration_8lV03eq8vPPTrr5qfEBplN#ixzz1m5USPz00

 

[BrianGriffin]

And in the same vein, don't insult Tebow by intimating he has no game. The man is more football player than quarterback, but he is every bit a football player.

The difference is, Lin can play the position he's asked to play quite well.

Tebow can in very brief spurts surrounded by A LOT of epic awful. In this 4-game stretch, Lin has NEVER been bad, much less epic awful.

 

[YankeeFan]

The nice thing about Lin -- similar to Tebow -- is he's been extremely humble through this. He's deflected praise, and instead given it to his teammates and coach.

An article in the Post mentioned that a dunk was the only thing missing from last night's game.

Looks like he could have had an uncontested dunk in this picture, but chose a layup instead. Unselfish.

 

[jr/shotglass]

And in the same vein, don't insult Tebow by intimating he has no game. The man is more football player than quarterback, but he is every bit a football player.

The difference is, Lin can play the position he's asked to play quite well.

Tebow can in very brief spurts surrounded by A LOT of epic awful. In this 4-game stretch, Lin has NEVER been bad, much less epic awful.

That's a severe underestimation of what Tebow has accomplished, Brian, for the very reasons YF gave.

 

[Boom_70]

And in the same vein, don't insult Tebow by intimating he has no game. The man is more football player than quarterback, but he is every bit a football player.

The difference is, Lin can play the position he's asked to play quite well.

Tebow can in very brief spurts surrounded by A LOT of epic awful. In this 4-game stretch, Lin has NEVER been bad, much less epic awful.

You really can't compare their games but what you can compare is the excitement and energy they both brought to their respective dormant teams.

Lin's scoring is almost a bonus. The real store is how he had made The Knicks a team instead of 4 guys standing around watching Carmelo launch 'em up.

 

[BrianGriffin]

The nice thing about Lin -- similar to COUNTLESS OTHER CHRISTIANS, including Tebow -- is he's been extremely humble through this. He's deflected praise, and instead given it to his teammates and coach.

An article in the Post mentioned that a dunk was the only thing missing from last night's game.

Looks like he could have had an uncontested dunk in this picture, but chose a layup instead. Unselfish.

Fixed it for you. And there's nothing unselfish about not dunking. Unless you can't dunk (either because of leaping ability or the angle or what have you). Doesn't mean you should preen after every dunk or hang on the rim or any of that. I used to love the way Pippen would drop the ball in almost without touching the rim to allow himself a quick landing and turnaround to defense.

To clarify, it would be selfish for somebody to try to dunk if they can't dunk consistently, going for the glory of the dunk. For 99 percent of the NBA, this is not an issue so it's ridiculous to imply that dunking is selfish.

 

[BrianGriffin]

And in the same vein, don't insult Tebow by intimating he has no game. The man is more football player than quarterback, but he is every bit a football player.

The difference is, Lin can play the position he's asked to play quite well.

Tebow can in very brief spurts surrounded by A LOT of epic awful. In this 4-game stretch, Lin has NEVER been bad, much less epic awful.

That's a severe underestimation of what Tebow has accomplished, Brian, for the very reasons YF gave.

Because he became the umpteenth thousand Christian to successfully (at some level?) play football?

 

[Gator]

I haven't watched a game yet, but this is an unbelievable story.

The guy's been sleeping on his brother's couch, and now, in four games, he's become the biggest sports story in New York City and in the NBA.

It might be enough to get me to watch an NBA game for the first time in years.

Last night was certainly the first regular-season game I made a point of watching, probably since the Shaq-Kobe Lakers.

If someone is taking the "wake me" or "sick of it already" approach on this story, I have to ask what it is exactly that those people like about watching sports.

In the first 30 years of my life, there were two manias (Fernando and Wrestle), and in the last three months, there have been two more. It's just too much, too soon. Obviously this kid has talent, but a hot start isn't surprising. Nobody has film on him just yet, nor has anybody had time to learn how to break him down.

He'll come down to Earth in a few weeks. Again, I'm not saying it's a nice little story, considering not many Asian-Americans are in the NBA, he went undrafted and is from Harvard, but "Lin-mania?" Please.

 

[LongTimeListener]

I think it's pretty clear Tebow isn't a virgin because he apparently nailed Brian's mom.

Back to Lin, I am very interested to see what happens when melo gets back. If the offense grinds to a halt again, that's going to be a huge story.

 

[Chef2]

I think it's pretty clear Tebow isn't a virgin because he apparently nailed Brian's mom.

Who knew Brian's mom looked like this?











****.

I just couldn't post it again.

 

[YankeeFan]

I haven't watched a game yet, but this is an unbelievable story.

The guy's been sleeping on his brother's couch, and now, in four games, he's become the biggest sports story in New York City and in the NBA.

It might be enough to get me to watch an NBA game for the first time in years.

Last night was certainly the first regular-season game I made a point of watching, probably since the Shaq-Kobe Lakers.

If someone is taking the "wake me" or "sick of it already" approach on this story, I have to ask what it is exactly that those people like about watching sports.

In the first 30 years of my life, there were two manias (Fernando and Wrestle), and in the last three months, there have been two more. It's just too much, too soon. Obviously this kid has talent, but a hot start isn't surprising. Nobody has film on him just yet, nor has anybody had time to learn how to break him down.

He'll come down to Earth in a few weeks. Again, I'm not saying it's a nice little story, considering not many Asian-Americans are in the NBA, he went undrafted and is from Harvard, but "Lin-mania?" Please.

This is fine. But, the story is already as good as Disney's The Rookie.

I don't know why we need him to become a Hall of Famer to validate what he's already done. He electrified Madison Square Garden. Even if he never does it again, it's more than most people will ever accomplish. He did it on the biggest stage in basketball, against a superstar.

 

[NickMordo]

The New York shmoozing, that's what. I hope the Knicks don't win a title until 2030.

What is it exactly you think you mean by "shmoozing?'

I think it's pretty clear.

 

[BrianGriffin]

I haven't watched a game yet, but this is an unbelievable story.

The guy's been sleeping on his brother's couch, and now, in four games, he's become the biggest sports story in New York City and in the NBA.

It might be enough to get me to watch an NBA game for the first time in years.

Last night was certainly the first regular-season game I made a point of watching, probably since the Shaq-Kobe Lakers.

If someone is taking the "wake me" or "sick of it already" approach on this story, I have to ask what it is exactly that those people like about watching sports.

In the first 30 years of my life, there were two manias (Fernando and Wrestle), and in the last three months, there have been two more. It's just too much, too soon. Obviously this kid has talent, but a hot start isn't surprising. Nobody has film on him just yet, nor has anybody had time to learn how to break him down.

He'll come down to Earth in a few weeks. Again, I'm not saying it's a nice little story, considering not many Asian-Americans are in the NBA, he went undrafted and is from Harvard, but "Lin-mania?" Please.

Well, this isn't just any hot start. It's the best stretch over the first 3 starts by an NBA player since the ABA-NBA merger. This includes everybody - Jordan, Kobe, Lebron, EVERYBODY -and not just surprises.

Lin may be at the right place at the right time because he has a skill set that matches the system. He's a good fit in the D'Antoni system. You're right that teams will adjust. But I think he's showing that teams HAVE to adjust and through the adjustment comes opportunity.

I mean, it's not like teams are going to be able to just trap him to make him give the ball up and leave Carmelo and A'mare open. He's going to continue to have opportunities to get some things done.

 

[LongTimeListener]

Gator: It's Linsanity. Lin-mania would be going too far.

Talk about out of nowhere, though: Exactly a week ago the Knicks were planning on cutting Jeremy Lin. Now look. That's about as classic as an underdog story gets. Far moreso than Tebow even.

 

[Boom_70]

I think it's pretty clear Tebow isn't a virgin because he apparently nailed Brian's mom.

Back to Lin, I am very interested to see what happens when melo gets back. If the offense grinds to a halt again, that's going to be a huge story.

If that happens Carmelo will get booed out of the Garden. Knick fans know good basketball when they see it. They do not want to watch Carmelo launch shots while 4 guys stand around.

 

[BrianGriffin]

I think it's pretty clear Tebow isn't a virgin because he apparently nailed Brian's mom.

Back to Lin, I am very interested to see what happens when melo gets back. If the offense grinds to a halt again, that's going to be a huge story.

He only technically lost his virginity to her if the blow job you keep giving him on here doesn't count.

Come up with crass BS and have it thrown right back at you.

 

[Boom_70]

I haven't watched a game yet, but this is an unbelievable story.

The guy's been sleeping on his brother's couch, and now, in four games, he's become the biggest sports story in New York City and in the NBA.

It might be enough to get me to watch an NBA game for the first time in years.

Last night was certainly the first regular-season game I made a point of watching, probably since the Shaq-Kobe Lakers.

If someone is taking the "wake me" or "sick of it already" approach on this story, I have to ask what it is exactly that those people like about watching sports.

In the first 30 years of my life, there were two manias (Fernando and Wrestle), and in the last three months, there have been two more. It's just too much, too soon. Obviously this kid has talent, but a hot start isn't surprising. Nobody has film on him just yet, nor has anybody had time to learn how to break him down.

He'll come down to Earth in a few weeks. Again, I'm not saying it's a nice little story, considering not many Asian-Americans are in the NBA, he went undrafted and is from Harvard, but "Lin-mania?" Please.

Nobody had film on much more celebrated players like JJ Redick and The Jimmer and neither had "hot" starts.