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HighlanderZ

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Good call, I think Rubio also has surprised ALOT of people. Sure, he didn't play very well 2 seasons in a row in the Euro-League, so all the early criticism wasn't completely uncalled for; yet his plays so far this season show he is a legit good PG!

It's still early, but I wish when we mention about new, good, up and coming PGs going forward, aside from guys like Wall, Westbrooks, there will also be Rubio and Lin.

larmstrong1971

New York Knicks 又贏了！ 林書豪入了20分，有8個助攻，及6個籃板球，犀利！

summerhin

But if you compare the percentage of score, this is not really satisfactory, 8 in of 24 attempts~ around 1-third~ But glad he can keep it!

summerhin

Thanks to Iman Shumpert, 9 hit of 16, took 20 at the game!

HighlanderZ

I am certainly NOT trying to bash Lin here, but like summerhin c-hing said above, Lin shot only 33% while taking 24 shots can be a concern. Of course, I am sure once both Amare and Melo return he will not take as many shots, but hopefully he could also cut down on his turnovers as well.

summerhin

Agree with you, HighlanderZ! Jlin had only 1 for 13 shooting and 4 turnover in the second half. His challenge is about to begin when they are back.

Somehow I felt NBA needs to look for some Asian players to develop the asian market after YM retirement. Hope he can show his value in the team.

HighlanderZ

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Before the NBA try anything to boost the Asian market, I think I am more interested to see how Lin play with both Amare and Melo. I think he should have no trouble adjusting to Amare's game, and they can definitely play that Nash-Amare styled pick & rolls.

Having said that, playing with Melo is quite another challenge there. Melo likes to have the ball in his hands, and never really played with a ballhandling PG through his career. Both of them have to adjust to each other! One thing is for sure, having Lin in the lineup the Knicks' offense looks alot more fluid than ever! I am not a Knicks fan, but I like what I am seeing.

阿島

HighlanderZ 發表於 2012-2-12 12:24
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Before the NBA try anything to boost the Asian market, I think I am more inte ...

Golden Chance after Yao's retired...

summerhin

Actually, I am not really a fan of NBA now but because of him, I watch it again. HighlanderZ's view does hit the point of Knicks and Lin situation. I am looking forward to seeing the chemical effect of Knicks with J. Lin on board in the near future.

Juwan5

阿島 發表於 2012-2-12 12:42
Golden Chance after Yao's retired...

No doubt Yao has open the path for Chinese athletic endorsers to endorse NBA players but Yao have done way more than what we expected. He actually bridge Western culture to the Eastern culture in a fast and efficient way. Could Jeremy Lin do this? I doubt he could have this kind of phenominal but David Stern ain't stupid. I am sure he and the media will do something to get more NBA games into the China market.

summerhin

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True, Juwan5! At least when you enter the website of Knicks, the first page has been occupied by Jeremy, followed by the merchandises related to him. What a 'gold egg'!

Hopefully YM is the pioneer and more are comings. Make it more spectacular!

HighlanderZ

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Yep, Stern maybe old, but he is definitely NOT stupid. After Lin played so well in 3 games, he immediately changes the Asia NBATV schedule to feature more Knicks games.

Oh, and something I think is funny was listed in the Apple Daily. Some mainland forumers are suggesting Lin to give up his US citizenship, and then get a Chinese one instead. No offend, but haha!

clapclapclap

Too many ching focus on NYK and J.Lin.
Although they are hot, I think LAC and ORL is hotter today.
Griffin and D.Jordon dunk show in LAC and J.Rich 3 point for the win of ORL.

仲有, 作為一個好PG
我覺得得分能力係其次
一個PG需要有好強既球場閱讀能力, 洞察力
先可以帶動球隊, 起手太多就唔係咁好
所以PG黎講, 我比較鍾意Ricky Rubio
佢係實而不華, 佢既屬性係完完全全FIT晒做PG

HighlanderZ

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Orlando is actually quite COLD instead of being hot lately. Ever since they blew that 27pts lead and lost at home against the Celtics, they've gone only 5-6 over the past 11 games. Sure, they beat the Pacers twice, and the Heat during this same time. They also managed to lose to the 76ers, the Hornets and the Hawks. That team is a mess chemistry wise with D12's constant trade scenario. I think Otis Smith has to make a stand and do something definite quickly. Either they trade D12 now, or make it be known he won't be traded anywhere. One thing is for sure, the Magic ain't going anywhere this season regardless.

As for the Clippers, is it going to be 2006 all over again? I don't know, but as good or as talented as they are now, I don't think they are good enough to make it pass the second round. Teams like the Mavs or the Thunder are definitely going to take care of them in a 7-game series. They need a better coach than Del Negro though, I just don't think he is that good of a coach.

clapclapclap

HighlanderZ 發表於 2012-2-12 20:41
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Orlando is actually quite COLD instead of being hot lately. Ever since the ...

我同意師兄所講既
但作為一個觀眾
撇除球隊既發展或前境同球員既去向
當每一場球賽係一個特別個體去欣賞
係另一番享受

HighlanderZ

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Sure, enjoy watching the game is important. Speaking of which, here are 3 teams each from each conference I think are fun to watch:

West:
OKC Thunder - likely the eventual champion this season. This team is loaded with young stars, man. Durant IS the future of the entire NBA!
T-Wolves - They ain't winning much, but seeing young guys in K-Love, Rubio, Beasley and D-Will etc growing together alone is fun enough
Clippers - Lob city, enough said

East:
Bulls - D-Rose, the defending MVP doing works, enough said
Knicks - Amare + Melo + Lin + NYC
Heat - Ok, I personally don't like LBJ, but I love D-Wade and this team IS fun to watch

Juwan5

Linsanity saga continues....

Just watch the whole game. It's really "Linsane"! Especially Lin dropped a last second 3 point bomb at Air Canada Center. I went out to bar with my friends. Everyone was cheering it. That atmosphere felt like game 6 NBA finals. Really intense game. It was a good game!

clapclapclap

Juwan5 發表於 2012-2-15 13:41
Linsanity saga continues....

Just watch the whole game. It's really "Linsane"! Especially Lin dropp ...

做觀眾就係鍾意呢d場面
不過J.Lin再次8個TO
太多喇

HighlanderZ

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Yeah, I was about to make a comment to his relatively high TO-ratio. He needs to cut down on that before I can comfortably call him a great PG. He is getting close though.

Another topic I'd like to touch on is, Lin will be a restricted FA with 2 years of experience this summer, meaning the Gilbert Arenas rule will apply, which means another team can only offer him the league average as the starting salary in the 1st year, I guess around $5 million, and the Knicks can use the midlevel exception to match the offer. I don't have the numbers right now and I think the Knicks might be just a bit over the cap, but if he keeps this up, I'm sure the Knicks will shed a few contracts to get under the cap so that they can sign him to a bigger deal... or, will he try his best to be Nash's successor in Phoenix?

Juwan5

Whatever happen next, Jeremy Lin's story must be excellent movie material. I have a feeling someone will issue a book about him or a movie about this kid. Epic and entertaining story. To me so far, it's one of the best underdog story. As in all time best, no one can beat big ben Ben Wallace. This is my opinion only. You may not agree with me. Don't get too rowdy though.

It is a slap on many GM's and Scout's faces. Sure it is too much of Linsanity right now. No one will remember he didn't get drafted from any NBA teams.

Scouts have overlooked him. He got cut from Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets. For every draft bust (i.e. Kwame Brown, Michael Olowonkandi and Darko Miličić), there should be a Jeremy Lin. Guys went undrafted/underdog (i.e. Avery Johnson, Ben Wallace, Bruce Bowen, Brad Miller and Raja Bell) deserve better than these draft busts. Take year 2002 draft for example: most GM thinks having a Dirk Nowitzki 2nd in your team must be awesome. Especially the hype Dirk have created. When they see someone from Euro league can shoot the ball from 3 point line. They have already associated with Dirk.  Think again if his name is "Nikoloz Tskitishvili".......Nikko-WHO!? exactly!!!

In that draft for Denver Nuggets, they could have Luis Scola or Udonis Haslem. Plus Nene is also drafted the same time to form an awesome 1-2 punch at the post.
If they could have...