Lin is going Linsane!

[blood yes]

26 points at the end of the 3rd quarter:eek: :eek:

[HoopDreams247]

Linsanity!!!! Please come back to us!!! The deep 3 at the end of the 3rd was cold blooded!

[LoneyROY7]

26 points at the end of the 3rd quarter:eek: :eek:

Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

[red1]

Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
two wongs don't make a right f*ck you ripthekik

[Rekindled]

Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

more like he is finally agressive because harden is out. instad of passing to the ball to harden and go to the corner every time

[sommervilleCdn]

this is fun to see..agressive linsanity. He doing work

/now lets get some consistency !!! chea ! :rockon:

[STATUTORY]

him and harden are kinda redundant cause they like to play the same way

[DuMa]

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[Real Men Wear Green]

How about we let him have a good game without everyone going insane?

[Beebo]

http://i.imgur.com/RmUyc.gif

[Sarcastic]

James Harden been holding him down.

[KungFuJoe]

You gotta admit...when Lin goes off like this he AND the team he is on are VERY fun to watch.

Plus unlike a lot of scores (COUGHkobeCOUGH) his team does well when he scores.

[BrooklynZoo]

How about we let him have a good game without everyone going insane?

Agree

[HoopDreams247]

How about we let him have a good game without everyone going insane?

Why can't we freak out? If he's one of our favorite players why do we have to act differently than other fans of players who have good games?

[CTulc]

I would be matched up against a guy who has Lin in fantasy. Shoot me.

[DMV2]

Linsanity don't mesh well with iso players.

[sommervilleCdn]

How about we let him have a good game without everyone going insane?

unpossible (intentional mispell)

[DMV2]

Lin goes to the bench, Spurs make a comeback. :facepalm

--He comes back and immediately gets an assist to Parsons for 3. lol

[sommervilleCdn]

parsonsanity in the mix !!! 11 1 ONE! !

[Sarcastic]

Toney Douglas is having quite a game as well.

[BrooklynZoo]

Why can't we freak out? If he's one of our favorite players why do we have to act differently than other fans of players who have good games?

You're just gonna make more people hate him and laugh when he doesn't play well

[DMV2]

Toney Douglas is having quite a game as well.
How stupid was D'Antoni to let Douglas rot on the bench just because he lost his PG spot to Lin?

No wonder he can't win in the postseason, he runs his starters to the ground 40 minutes a game through the entire season.

[sommervilleCdn]

hold off on our victory cigar, for another day :(

[DMV2]

Overtime!

Maybe Lin can go for 40.

[iDunk]

How stupid was D'Antoni to let Douglas rot on the bench just because he lost his PG spot to Lin?

No wonder he can't win in the postseason, he runs his starters to the ground 40 minutes a game through the entire season.
Toney Douglas was awful last season, AWFUL. That's the only time I'll agree with something D'Antoni did.

[HoopDreams247]

Overtime!

Maybe Lin can go for 40.

Please. I'll honestly cry.

[Real Men Wear Green]

Why can't we freak out? If he's one of our favorite players why do we have to act differently than other fans of players who have good games?
"Linsanity" was not like the reaction other good players get and was completely disproportionate for what he actually did, which was something like two or tree weeks of very good regular season basketball. Show you've learned something by waiting until he shows he's a real star before you start acting like a bunch of jackasses. Or better still, don't be a jackass.
You're just gonna make more people hate him and laugh when he doesn't play well
This, too.

[LoneyROY7]

Please. I'll honestly cry.

:biggums:

[FKAri]

"Linsanity" was not like the reaction other good players get and was completely disproportionate for what he actually did, which was something like two or tree weeks of very good regular season basketball. Show you've learned something by waiting until he shows he's a real star before you start acting like a bunch of jackasses. Or better still, don't be a jackass.
This, too.

I dont mind it. Fans should be able to get excited over wtvr they want. Except Laker fans. Screw the Lakers.

[DMV2]

People still fail to realized much of "Linsanity" wasn't even about basketball.

[avonbarksdale]

36/3/7

[Real Men Wear Green]

I dont mind it. Fans should be able to get excited over wtvr they want. Except Laker fans. Screw the Lakers.
You don't have to deal with 20 new stupid Lin topics a day. When you already were seeing 20 Kobe topics and 20 James topics that didn't have much thought put into them either.

[HoopDreams247]

"Linsanity" was not like the reaction other good players get and was completely disproportionate for what he actually did, which was something like two or tree weeks of very good regular season basketball. Show you've learned something by waiting until he shows he's a real star before you start acting like a bunch of jackasses. Or better still, don't be a jackass.
This, too.

What's "disproportionate?" A reaction that isn't consistent with your own personal one? No one's saying he's the best player in the league or making any similar hyperbolic statements. What makes you or anyone else a legitimate judge of another person's personal enjoyment of the game?

GTFO

[clayton]

Where were the threads of Harden going 30+ regularly? Racist!

[westside_baller]

36 pts, 7 asts, 2 stls, 2 blks, 12-12 from the line, 4-5 from 3 pt. land.

F+++ THE HATERS!!!!!

[Sarcastic]

Toney Douglas was awful last season, AWFUL. That's the only time I'll agree with something D'Antoni did.


That's because he played out of position. He's a streak shooter that D'Antoni tried to turn into a PG for his system. He has blinders on when he plays. He is incapable of playing the point. But he can get hot from time to time, and light up the scoreboard.

[supe12sta12z]

Lin trying to get the 40th point fail. SMH.

[HoopDreams247]

Damn it, Lin. He totally blew the career high.


Lin trying to get 40th point fail. SMH.

IDK why he did that. Lame...

[pnyozzzoo]

Lin trying to get the 40th point fail. SMH.
Ditto, thats kinda pathetic

[DMV2]

:oldlol: Might as well try to stat-pad a new career high.

Failed but he tied his career high.

[Real Men Wear Green]

What's "disproportionate?" A reaction that isn't consistent with your own personal one? No one's saying he's the best player in the league or making any similar hyperbolic statements. What makes you or anyone else a legitimate judge of another person's personal enjoyment of the game?
The primary surviving thread fromt he initial bout with "Linsanity" is a thread asking if he's the most talented PG in the NBA. It's that kind of stupidity why I don't want to see this particular brand of idiocy return. And it's funny that you ask what makes me "judge" on this message board, of all possible places.

[HoopDreams247]

The primary surviving thread fromt he initial bout with "Linsanity" is a thread asking if he's the most talented PG in the NBA. It's that kind of stupidity why I don't want to see this particular brand of idiocy return. And it's funny that you ask what makes me "judge" on this message board, of all possible places.

Cool, but that's that thread and this is this thread.

[niko]

HE LIVES.

Hey, remember when the Spurs played tough defense and grinded teams to death?

[Real Men Wear Green]

Cool, but that's that thread and this is this thread.
No, it's not cool at all. GTFO.

[niko]

No, it's not cool at all. GTFO.
So are you saying i should or should not make my own thread on this game and Lin's performance? i am not clear. :D

[Hotlantadude81]

Why does Lin only play well if he is playing with role players?

[FKAri]

HE LIVES.

Hey, remember when the Spurs played tough defense and grinded teams to death?

Pop can coach any style :bowdown:

[Droid101]

Why does Lin only play well if he is playing with role players?
I don't know but trade his ass to the Magic and watch him make the Finals.

[DMV2]

38 points on 11-21 shooting(incl 4-5 from 3's) *also 10-10 from freebies*
7 assists
3 boards
2 STL / 2 BLK
2 turnovers(1 in regulation, 1 in OT)

He was 9 for 15 before the late 3rd quarter - early 4th sub-intermission.

[HoopDreams247]

38 points on 11-21 shooting(incl 4-5 from 3's) *also 10-10 from freebies*
7 assists
3 boards
2 STL / 2 BLK
2 turnovers(1 in regulation, 1 in OT)

He was 9 for 15 before the late 3rd quarter - early 4th sub-intermission.

I'm still disappointed Rockets lost + Lin went for his career high (which he shouldn't have done) and failed.

[magnax1]

Why does Lin only play well if he is playing with role players?
Because hes only effective when hes ball dominant

[Real Men Wear Green]

Why does Lin only play well if he is playing with role players?He's used to playing SG, that's what he was at Harvard and in HS. He has the nature of a scorer but he's a pg in the NBA and he doesn't know how to defer to Harden or Melo while still scoring.

[hawkfan]

I don't know but trade his ass to the Magic and watch him make the Finals.

The Magic should have gone after Lin and kept Howard.

Lin-Howard on pick and rolls would have been deadly.

[hawkfan]

Toronto could have signed Lin for close to the same amount of money they are paying Fields.

He would have been perfect for that team.

[Artillery]

HE LIVES.

Hey, remember when the Spurs played tough defense and grinded teams to death?

Remember when the Rockets played tough defense and grinded teams to death?

Go back eight years and the typical Spurs/Rockets game would finish with scores of 72-67

[Go Getter]

Tony Parker with the trip dub though.

[niko]

Remember when Linsanity was about Lin willing the Knicks to victory and not about accumulating a lot of points in a game with no defense? Linsanity was about winning, with crazy stats. not crazy stats and maybe winning.

[Shepseskaf]

Remember when Linsanity was about Lin willing the Knicks to victory and not about accumulating a lot of points in a game with no defense? Linsanity was about winning, with crazy stats. not crazy stats and maybe winning.
That was a long time ago, in a galaxy far away....

[DMV2]

Remember when Linsanity was about Lin willing the Knicks to victory and not about accumulating a lot of points in a game with no defense? Linsanity was about winning, with crazy stats. not crazy stats and maybe winning.
They lost when he was on the bench in the 4th Q. Spurs went on a 9-0 run to tie it up midway through the 4th. Sat him too long.

[IGotACoolStory]

Danny Green put an end to him in the 4th/OT

[niko]

They lost when he was on the bench in the 4th Q. Spurs went on a 9-0 run to tie it up midway through the 4th. Sat him too long.

They lost. If he was a Knick we'd be all pissy. Losing is losing.

[TheAesirsFinest]

They lost. If he was a Knick we'd be all pissy. Losing is losing.

At least D'Antoni didn't take Lin out when he was on his game though. McHale and Sampson are just incredibly incompetent head coaches.

For a young team like us, I think growth is more important. It's not our time to shine yet..

[Rekindled]

They lost. If he was a Knick we'd be all pissy. Losing is losing.

they lost cuz they took lin out when they were up 9 with 6 min left in 4th quarter, spurs immediate went on a 9-0 to tie the game, they then put lin back in but it was too late

[shoops]

At least D'Antoni didn't take Lin out when he was on his game though. McHale and Sampson are just incredibly incompetent head coaches.

For a young team like us, I think growth is more important. It's not our time to shine yet..
Yep, they seem to lack awareness... they never ride the hot hand and their rotations are very questionable.

[Spaulding]

:biggums:

[miggyme1]

It must be the day of the dragon!

Or is it chinese new years?lol

[TheBigVeto]

Because hes only effective when hes ball dominant

In other words, he's Kobe but Chinese.

[DuMa]

its 1 week before his return to MSG. Lin is preparing his feast on the Knicks :bowdown:

[TheBigVeto]

And LOL this thread jinxed Lin - didn't get the win and didn't crack 40.

[Micku]

In other words, he's Kobe but Chinese.

Yellow mamba. :oldlol:

[poido123]

No surprise that he goes off when Harden is out. They don't compliment each other well, Lin either needs to go to the bench or get traded to a team in need of a scoring pick and roll player. Right now, Harden and Lin are hurting each others game a bit.

[TheBigVeto]

No surprise that he goes off when Harden is out. They don't compliment each other well, Lin either needs to go to the bench or get traded to a team in need of a scoring pick and roll player. Right now, Harden and Lin are hurting each others game a bit.

Lin for Kobe straight up, do it Mitch!

[BlitzForce]

Yellow mamba. :oldlol:

Same birthdate as Kobe too :dancin

http://hoopdiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/yellowmamba.png

[Droid101]

Remember when Linsanity was about Lin willing the Knicks to victory and not about accumulating a lot of points in a game with no defense? Linsanity was about winning, with crazy stats. not crazy stats and maybe winning.
Let the hate go man. This is getting kind of sad.

[TheBigVeto]

Same birthdate as Kobe too :dancin

http://hoopdiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/yellowmamba.png

Dude will score 80 points in a game eventually...

[nathanjizzle]

"Linsanity" was not like the reaction other good players get and was completely disproportionate for what he actually did, which was something like two or tree weeks of very good regular season basketball. Show you've learned something by waiting until he shows he's a real star before you start acting like a bunch of jackasses. Or better still, don't be a jackass.
This, too.

:facepalm

[alleykat]

He's doing we'll, but he still has to get over being intimidated. When it comes time to face the heat he gets shook and all of a sudden forgets how to play. Which means plenty of ammo and critics

[Sharmer]

Let's see how he plays next few games, needs more consistency.

[alenleomessi]

how long is harden out?

[spiegel]

He played really well so maybe it's a turnaround.

[spiegel]

how long is harden out?
Should be back on Wednesday

[bluechox2]

harden off the bench

[mentallooser]

He still has trouble with double teams, but the dude clearly has real talent. Next couple of years as he gets more attention I imagine he will continue to improve. If he can continue to play with the same agressive nature while Harden is out, maybe they will figure out a way to divy up shots between them. Because Lin cannot simply run to the corner and hope to make the jumper every possession.

[stevieming]

Wheres Millwad? I want to hear his comments after this game....:D

[niko]

Wheres Millwad? I want to hear his comments after this game....:D
He'd point out Lin has had one game like this and 20 games not like this. Would you rather have the one or the twenty? You've jumped from where you should be (encouraged he looked like Lin of last year) to bragging about how great he is after ONE game.

[niko]

Let the hate go man. This is getting kind of sad.
They lost. i'm not criticizing him. I'm criticizing his fans saying OMFG THAT WAS FANTASTIC. They lost.

If i post a thread bragging about stats of any knick after a loss shoot me.

[chains5000]

harden off the bench
Seriously, I don't get this. Lin has been average at best this season, then he has one good game and that means Harden has to go to the bench.
:facepalm

[Shepseskaf]

They lost. i'm not criticizing him. I'm criticizing his fans saying OMFG THAT WAS FANTASTIC. They lost.
Couldn't agree more.

Fanboys just don't get it. As soon as anyone is critical of "their" player, then the "hate" word starts being thrown around.

Its stupid, its lazy, and its not simply not accurate.

[swi7ch]

west all star starter

:bowdown:

[stevieming]

He'd point out Lin has had one game like this and 20 games not like this. Would you rather have the one or the twenty? You've jumped from where you should be (encouraged he looked like Lin of last year) to bragging about how great he is after ONE game.

Er how am I bragging, I am asking for Millwad to come on and say something positive as he's been pretty negative on Lin. And he said himself he wished Lin would play better and he did.

as for your comments, I'm pretty much through with your views, you've been butt hurt on Lin all season, which is weird considering how well felton has been playing for your knicks.

I've watched a lot of Houston games, and he's rounding to form, he was playing good from the jazz game and then inexplicably gets benched in the Mavs game. I stand by my prediction of around 15ppg, 7 apg which is pretty good for a PG.

[niko]

Er how am I bragging, I am asking for Millwad to come on and say something positive as he's been pretty negative on Lin. And he said himself he wished Lin would play better and he did.

as for your comments, I'm pretty much through with your views, you've been butt hurt on Lin all season, which is weird considering how well felton has been playing for your knicks.

I've watched a lot of Houston games, and he's rounding to form, he was playing good from the jazz game and then inexplicably gets benched in the Mavs game. I stand by my prediction of around 15ppg, 7 apg which is pretty good for a PG.
I'm not butthurt, i'm just not delusional. Being in ectasy after a player puts up big numbers in a shootout lost strikes me as strange. And no matter what you say, there is no way i'm excited if a player i like does great in a loss. But if you don't want my commentary that's fine, all of you can talk about Lin being an all star and Harden moving to the bench and just remain delusional.

[DMV2]

Lin last 4 games

tonight: 18(7-10) and 6, 1 TO (still 1.5 quarters left to go) vs Bulls
12/22: 15, 6, 11 vs Grizzlies
12/19: 18, 2, 6 vs Sixers
12/17: 22, 4, 8 vs Knicks

Noted: All games were blow outs so his numbers could have even been better.

[DMV2]

Lin last 4 games

tonight: 18(7-10) and 6, 1 TO (still 1.5 quarters left to go) vs Bulls
12/22: 15, 6, 11 vs Grizzlies
12/19: 18, 2, 6 vs Sixers
12/17: 22, 4, 8 vs Knicks

Noted: All games were blow outs so his numbers could have even been better.
20(8-12), 11, only 1 TO

:bowdown: The Dragon is officially back!

[jimmy77x]

You have to give him some credit,he's been playing a lot better lately.

[Spaulding]

"Chubs, Extinguisher, Molested and DUI for Asia. Make it happen."

http://nbcoutofbounds.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/spikelee.jpg

[KungFuJoe]

And against some of the better defensive teams and/or best teams in the nba.

He's also shooting like 60% from the field during this time, very little TOs and some SWEET passes. He gets like 2 or 3 assists a game from near full court passes for easy lay ups after the other team scores.

[nathanjizzle]

told you hes a good pg

[plUto or bUst]

Glad to see Lin doing well. Even with his slow start, I thought he had potential to be a top 10 PG. Definitely working his way there.

[KungFuJoe]

If Lin ever develops a solid pull up jumper his game will explode. People talk about him not going left but I'm not worried about that too much. He goes left well enough and even with teams knowing this he still gets to the rim at will. He's very quick and he goes strong.

Opposing PGs play off daring him to shoot and he still gets to the rim. If I was him I would be working on that jumper non stop. I'm sure he already is though.

[DMV2]

Last 5(didn't want to calculate his last 4) according to ESPN:

16.4 PPG, 7.6 APG, 2.8 RPG, 1.8 STL,
.550 FG, .857, only 2.4 TO
only negative is his 3-point shooting (.235)

for the season:
12 PPG (.430 FG), 6.4 APG, 3.9 APG, 1.8 STL,
2.6 TO