Why is Jeremy Lin considered a joke on ISH?

[Kidbasketball20]

I see all these posts bashing him and acting like he's not a MAJOR acquisition for the Lakers.


The fact is every year he has improved statistically in virtually every category, all while being mismanaged on the worst franchise for PG's in the league. The one time he was given the green light to play his game, he had a triple double in under 30 minutes.

He has All Star potential given the opportunity to be the playmaker on a team, and unlike Melo/Harden, Kobe is the ultimate competitor who will only help Lin grow.

They said he couldn't go left? He fixed it.
They said he was a bad defender? He fixed it. Funny how his defense was praised during Linsanity but then somehow the narrative became he couldn't play D and Bev could. :oldlol:
They said he couldn't shoot the 3? He fixed it.


The kid plays team basketball and consistently makes his teammates better no matter on what team he's on. He also one of the quickest first steps in the league, and was 2nd to only LeBron in driving to the basket. Yes it's true.


He will be an All Star this year, and lead the Lakers to the playoffs. It shall be glorious.

[FKAri]

Dude has ghostlike off nights and his 3 is unpredictable

[Foster5k]

acting like he's not a MAJOR acquisition for the Lakers.
:oldlol:

[Brokenbeat]

Newtons third law states: For every action, there is a an equal and opposite reaction. The backlash comes from the ridiculous amount of overrating that went on during "Linsanity." Now he's underrated, but the truth lies somewhere in the middle. :confusedshrug:

[Fudge]

Jeremy Lin's fukking garb. Just like all of his fans.

[Dragic4Life]

Because he is?:confusedshrug:

[navy]

Newtons third law states: For every action, there is a an equal and opposite reaction. The backlash comes from the ridiculous amount of overrating that went on during "Linsanity." Now he's underrated, but the truth lies somewhere in the middle. :confusedshrug:
This.

He is a solid player. Nothing more.

[played0ut]

Jeremy Lin's fukking garb. Just like all of his fans.

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[crisoner]

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[IncarceratedBob]

If he was black he would be in the d league

[hawkfan]

The Lakers should have traded for Lin and Asik and gotten that first round pick that New Orleans got. That would have been a 16.6 million cap hit for two starters (and paying the extra money isn't a big deal for the Lakers).

Could have had Asik, Randle, Hill and Davis at the bigs.

[Kidbasketball20]

Dude has ghostlike off nights and his 3 is unpredictable


When you're a PG on the Rockets there is no such thing as consistent playing time. Just ask Dragic and Lowry.

[hawkfan]

Working with Magic will improve his game by leaps and bounds.

[Brokenbeat]

The Lakers should have traded for Lin and Asik and gotten that first round pick that New Orleans got. That would have been a 16.6 million cap hit for two starters (and paying the extra money isn't a big deal for the Lakers).

Could have had Asik, Randle, Hill and Davis at the bigs.

New Orleans gave up a pick for Asik, not the other way around.

[Dro]

I've never bashed Lin. I think he's a pretty good player and wouldn't have minded if the Pacers tried to get him...

[Levity]

lin is an average pg, but can be a solid one in the right setting. HOU was a difficult team for him to play on because having harden there took away from Lin running the offense.

but hes a more than capable PG that tries hard on D. he has decent size, good pocket passes and can get to the rim. his name is sullied to a lot of people because of linsanity. but to me, its because those people have weak mentalities

[hawkfan]

New Orleans gave up a pick for Asik, not the other way around.

Ok.

[choppermagic]

Decent PG with the potential to have monster nights. Not too bad a pick up if your main PG is likely to miss a ton of games due to injury.

And as to ASG? Given he is in a HUGE market now, if he has a solid first half season, he will have a shot on votes.

[Kidbasketball20]

I've never bashed Lin. I think he's a pretty good player and wouldn't have minded if the Pacers tried to get him...


That would have been by #1 choice for him to go to. He is basically the exact opposite of George Hill in skillset.

[Jameerthefear]

Lin is at best an average point guard. ****ing deal with it.

[VengefulAngel]

He's overpaid...

[oh the horror]

A "major" acquisition that isn't in their future plans dude.

[Kidbasketball20]

A "major" acquisition that isn't in their future plans dude.


He's the starting PG for the Lakers and will be allowed to play his game. He'll be great.

[Kidbasketball20]

Lin is at best an average point guard. ****ing deal with it.


I doubt you saw him play more than 10 games last season hater. :facepalm

[Jameerthefear]

I doubt you saw him play more than 10 games last season hater. :facepalm
I watched around 60+ Rockets games last year + the plaoffs.

[Kidbasketball20]

I watched around 60+ Rockets games last year + the plaoffs.

Well then you're just play blind and biased then. If you can't see Lin's potential and growth over the past 3 seasons you don't know basketball.

[Cocaine80s]

im no detective but i think op is asian

[chocolatethunder]

He's considered a joke everywhere. The Lakers took a pick in order to take that garbage off Houston's hands. He's an average at best player. He will never make an all star game. It's ok to like someone because they're asain, I get that. Yao was a boss, this dude is trash.

[SupermanOnSteroids]

I see all these posts bashing him and acting like he's not a MAJOR acquisition for the Lakers.


The fact is every year he has improved statistically in virtually every category, all while being mismanaged on the worst franchise for PG's in the league. The one time he was given the green light to play his game, he had a triple double in under 30 minutes.

He has All Star potential given the opportunity to be the playmaker on a team, and unlike Melo/Harden, Kobe is the ultimate competitor who will only help Lin grow.

They said he couldn't go left? He fixed it.
They said he was a bad defender? He fixed it. Funny how his defense was praised during Linsanity but then somehow the narrative became he couldn't play D and Bev could. :oldlol:
They said he couldn't shoot the 3? He fixed it.


The kid plays team basketball and consistently makes his teammates better no matter on what team he's on. He also one of the quickest first steps in the league, and was 2nd to only LeBron in driving to the basket. Yes it's true.


He will be an All Star this year, and lead the Lakers to the playoffs. It shall be glorious.

2010/11 2.6/1.2/1.4
2011/12 14.6/3.1/6.2 improvement all across the board
2012/13 13.4/3.0/6.1 stats go down all across the board
2013/14 12.5/2.6/4.1 2nd straight year stats go down all across the board

WTF are you talking about opie? :biggums:

[rezznor]

now that he's on the lakers he will be overrated again

[KungFuJoe]

Lin is a good player with a high ceiling. The problem is he has some glaring flaws that could be deal breakers in the NBA.

First of all...he's playing the most stacked position in the NBA. Seems like every PG in the league is a star these days.

Second of all...he has the weakest handles of any PG I can think of and that's just not gonna cut it.

That being said, he has some advantages:

- Quickness and speed (best in the league) and can blow by anyone at will.
- Size and strength...at 6'3" and 200lbs he was the #1 defending PG against opposing PG's trying to take it to the hole on him.
- No fear on the fast break. This guy pushes the ball like I've never seen before...even harder than John Wall, imo. He has no problem gutting right through the middle of the defense on a FB.
- And heart. He's got plenty of it. Yeah, he had some huge chokes in the playoffs but he came back, every single time, with a huge game. That right there tells me this dude has major major heart. Anyone else in his position would have crawled into a hole and buried himself in it.

[Nastradamus]

Lin is what he is. Probably best as a 6th man. Slightly better version of Brandon Jennings or someone like that. Probably right there with a guy like Teague. Pretty bad defense. Can be your 4th quarter guy.

[Jameerthefear]

Lin is a good player with a high ceiling. The problem is he has some glaring flaws that could be deal breakers in the NBA.

First of all...he's playing the most stacked position in the NBA. Seems like every PG in the league is a star these days.

Second of all...he has the weakest handles of any PG I can think of and that's just not gonna cut it.

That being said, he has some advantages:

- Quickness and speed (best in the league) and can blow by anyone at will.
- Size and strength...at 6'3" and 200lbs he was the #1 defending PG against opposing PG's trying to take it to the hole on him.
- No fear on the fast break. This guy pushes the ball like I've never seen before...even harder than John Wall, imo. He has no problem gutting right through the middle of the defense on a FB.
- And heart. He's got plenty of it. Yeah, he had some huge chokes in the playoffs but he came back, every single time, with a huge game. That right there tells me this dude has major major heart. Anyone else in his position would have crawled into a hole and buried himself in it.
this is what we call a dumb poster

[Kvnzhangyay]

this is what we call a dumb poster

Dumb in your opinion*

[Jameerthefear]

Dumb in your opinion*
no. my opinion is factual.

[KNOW1EDGE]

OP is Jeremy Lin.

[KungFuJoe]

Lin is what he is. Probably best as a 6th man. Slightly better version of Brandon Jennings or someone like that. Probably right there with a guy like Teague. Pretty bad defense. Can be your 4th quarter guy.

I honestly have no idea where Lin gets his bad defense reputation from. I've seen every single one of his games since Linsanity hit and both his years with Houston.

I think he's a very good defender. No PG can really drive on him because he's fast enough to keep up and has height and length to block the shot. He has very good lateral quickness...he's excellent at closing out AND stopping the drive (as well as anyone else in the league). He's a VERY willing help defender, but sometimes too willing.

There was a string of games last year when he kept guys like Parker, Conley, Holliday to miserable shooting percentages and scoring outputs. I think Parker only had 6pts or something.

[Take Your Lumps]

He will be an All Star this year, and lead the Lakers to the playoffs. It shall be glorious.

I like the Lin + Kobe combo on paper.

And this isn't nearly as sad as pinning your playoff hopes on Luol Deng.

[KungFuJoe]

It's pretty ironic that someone with Jameer in their name is talking shit about another pg.

How's that LA farm team looking this year, btw?

[KNOW1EDGE]

Kungfu you had me rolling when you said Lin has the best quickness and speed in the league. How do you expect us to take you serious now?

[Jameerthefear]

It's pretty ironic that someone with Jameer in their name is talking shit about another pg.

How's that LA farm team looking this year, btw?
Jameer >>> LIn

[Jameerthefear]

Kungfu you had me rolling when you said Lin has the best quickness and speed in the league. How do you expect us to take you serious now?
I know right.
More fearless on the fastbreak than John Wall too :roll: holy shit.
Lin is an AVERAGE point guard. nothing more.

[KungFuJoe]

Kungfu you had me rolling when you said Lin has the best quickness and speed in the league. How do you expect us to take you serious now?

He's up there. Along with John Wall. Out of all the things I said, you choose to argue the most indisputable thing?

Even haters know Lin is fast as ****.

[KungFuJoe]

Jameer >>> LIn

Jameer Nelson is the definition of a run of the mill, average, barely on the radar, PG.

Lin, as a 6th man, was putting up similar stats to Nelson as a starter.

[KNOW1EDGE]

He's up there. Along with John Wall. Out of all the things I said, you choose to argue the most indisputable thing?

Even haters know Lin is fast as ****.

Lmao. Just because I live in reality does not mean I am a "hater"

I'm a fan of Linn, I would have liked him on the Blazers coming off our bench. He is an extremely smart player.

No one is arguing with you. I'm just letting you know, Linn is not the fastest or quickest PG in the NBA.

[Jameerthefear]

Jameer Nelson is the definition of a run of the mill, average, barely on the radar, PG.

Lin, as a 6th man, was putting up similar stats to Nelson as a starter.
Jameer gets basically the same amount of minutes as Lin does. Maybe like 1-2 minutes more per game. Just stop bud :oldlol:

[SpecialQue]

Can't wait to start overrating him.:rockon:

[Jameerthefear]

Lmao. Just because I live in reality does not mean I am a "hater"

I'm a fan of Linn, I would have liked him on the Blazers coming off our bench. He is an extremely smart player.

No one is arguing with you. I'm just letting you know, Linn is not the fastest or quickest PG in the NBA.
He's delusional. Lin is an average PG at best. If there are 20-25+ point guards better than you, than you are AVERAGE.

[TiagoSimoes]

did this kungfujoe guy just said that lin more athletic than goatbrook?

get da fk out of here

[bluechox2]

cause he was a knick when he exploded

[Cocaine80s]

Did this nig*a really just say Lin is the fastest pg in the league?:roll:



Negged.

[redhonda76]

It's because LOF makes ridicules and annoying post like he is the best player in the planet. Lin is a solid NBA player, not a star. Lin is being criticized for being overpaid. Why criticized him? Anyone in his position would take that. How about criticize the team that offered him that money.
Lin put up 12pt/4 ast in 28mins is not bad at all.

[Kidbasketball20]

I know right.
More fearless on the fastbreak than John Wall too :roll: holy shit.
Lin is an AVERAGE point guard. nothing more.


Lin has outplayed Wall in virtually every head to head matchup they've had including the summer league in their rookie seasons.

Your bias show show stupid you are. And LOL at Jameer Nelson being better than Jeremy Lin. :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

[Jameerthefear]

Lin has outplayed Wall in virtually every head to head matchup they've had including the summer league in their rookie seasons.

Your bias show show stupid you are. And LOL at Jameer Nelson being better than Jeremy Lin. :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:
Wall
21/2/10 and 1.5 TOV

Lin
15.5/2/7 and 3 TOV
Outplayed though :roll:

[Kidbasketball20]

2010/11 2.6/1.2/1.4
2011/12 14.6/3.1/6.2 improvement all across the board
2012/13 13.4/3.0/6.1 stats go down all across the board
2013/14 12.5/2.6/4.1 2nd straight year stats go down all across the board

WTF are you talking about opie? :biggums:


He's improved his 3pg shooting%, FT%, TOs, and has the same FG% on less minutes and playing time. :applause:

[Kidbasketball20]

Wall
21/2/10 and 1.5 TOV

Lin
15.5/2/7 and 3 TOV
Outplayed though :roll:

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=jeremy+lin+wizards

Such an idiot, it's not even an argument Lin consistenly outplays Wall in matchups :facepalm

[Jameerthefear]

point guards in the NBA
Elite tier
Westbrook
Paul
Dragic
Curry

Allstar tier
Wall
Irving
Rondo
Lillard
Parker

Good tier
Lawson
Conley
Thomas
Rubio
Lowry
Teague

Shit tier
Williams
Lin
Felton
Jennings

[Jameerthefear]

Lin as a starter
14/2/4 on 44%
Playoffs
11/4/4 on 41% (and lets not mention his shit decision making late in games!)

[Kidbasketball20]

Lin as a starter
14/2/4 on 44%
Playoffs
11/4/4 on 41% (and lets not mention his shit decision making late in games!)


He wasn't a starter last year so not sure what you're trying to spin


And he had 2 playoff games that WON them games last playoffs, which would have been 3 had it not been for dummy Harden.


Your hatred of Lin is pathetic.

[Jameerthefear]

He wasn't a starter last year so not sure what you're trying to spin


And he had 2 playoff games that WON them games last playoffs, which would have been 3 had it not been for dummy Harden.


Your hatred of Lin is pathetic.
Lin didn't win shit. Howard carried the team.

[stalkerforlife]

Lin can ball.

[Smook A.]

He wasn't a starter last year so not sure what you're trying to spin


And he had 2 playoff games that WON them games last playoffs, which would have been 3 had it not been for dummy Harden.


Your hatred of Lin is pathetic.
:oldlol:

You're retarded as hell. Do you not remember that missed layup and turnover he had towards the end of the game? If he made that god damn layup like he should've then Batum wouldn't have tied and the Rockets would've won. What a bitch. He was wide open when he took that layup. Only had 2 defenders running behind him.

Oh and that turnover. If he didn't turn the ball over, Mo Williams wouldn't have tied the game and it wouldn't have gone to overtime. That's another game he cost us

[bdreason]

Because of "Linsanity".

[Smook A.]

Lin is a good player with a high ceiling. The problem is he has some glaring flaws that could be deal breakers in the NBA.

First of all...he's playing the most stacked position in the NBA. Seems like every PG in the league is a star these days.

Second of all...he has the weakest handles of any PG I can think of and that's just not gonna cut it.

That being said, he has some advantages:

- Quickness and speed (best in the league) and can blow by anyone at will.
- Size and strength...at 6'3" and 200lbs he was the #1 defending PG against opposing PG's trying to take it to the hole on him.
- No fear on the fast break. This guy pushes the ball like I've never seen before...even harder than John Wall, imo. He has no problem gutting right through the middle of the defense on a FB.
- And heart. He's got plenty of it. Yeah, he had some huge chokes in the playoffs but he came back, every single time, with a huge game. That right there tells me this dude has major major heart. Anyone else in his position would have crawled into a hole and buried himself in it.
:oldlol:

Do you know who Russell Westbrook and John Wall are?

[KungFuJoe]

:oldlol:

Do you know who Russell Westbrook and John Wall are?

He's up there with them. At the combine him and Wall were neck to neck in terms of speed.

Just watch him on the open court...he's as fast as anyone out there.

[KungFuJoe]

This just shows how the haters are grasping for straws. I write a whole bunch of stuff about Lin and all people can do is cherry pick one statement where I mention his speed.

[Wally450]

I think he's a good PG who would absolutely flourish in the correct system.

[Smook A.]

He's up there with them. At the combine him and Wall were neck to neck in terms of speed.

Just watch him on the open court...he's as fast as anyone out there.
Yes I know he's very fast but you said he was THE fastest which he isn't.

[SilkkTheShocker]

His dad stitched my Nikes. No complaints from me.

[CavaliersFTW]

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Sfq3ThRDbLA/T0b5k6jlVaI/AAAAAAAAC_0/ic3TkXhwwJI/s800/LINGONG.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ff1GcI-g7yM/T0boRJHn7LI/AAAAAAAAC_s/hOd42BTRJfA/s800/LINFAIL.jpg

[SilkkTheShocker]

Lin can ball.

Tebow avatar
Lin fan.

You're just a fan of sideshows. Lin is by far one of the worst players in the league.

[Rocketswin2013]

Lin is a good player with a high ceiling. The problem is he has some glaring flaws that could be deal breakers in the NBA.

First of all...he's playing the most stacked position in the NBA. Seems like every PG in the league is a star these days.

Second of all...he has the weakest handles of any PG I can think of and that's just not gonna cut it.

That being said, he has some advantages:

- Quickness and speed (best in the league) and can blow by anyone at will.
- Size and strength...at 6'3" and 200lbs he was the #1 defending PG against opposing PG's trying to take it to the hole on him.
- No fear on the fast break. This guy pushes the ball like I've never seen before...even harder than John Wall, imo. He has no problem gutting right through the middle of the defense on a FB.
- And heart. He's got plenty of it. Yeah, he had some huge chokes in the playoffs but he came back, every single time, with a huge game. That right there tells me this dude has major major heart. Anyone else in his position would have crawled into a hole and buried himself in it.

http://i.imgur.com/3BJdYlo.gif

[NZStreetBaller]

no matter how you rate lin. he is an assest to the lakers. Hes already the 2nd best player on the team

[Kvnzhangyay]

no matter how you rate lin. he is an assest to the lakers. Hes already the 2nd best player on the team

He's probably 3rd best now because of Boozer, which also shows how fkin pathetic the Lakers are nowadays

[Kidbasketball20]

http://i.imgur.com/3BJdYlo.gif


Hilarious you have been hating on Lin forever and still have that piece of shit T-Jones as your avatar. :applause: :applause: :applause:

[Smook A.]

Hilarious you have been hating on Lin forever and still have that piece of shit T-Jones as your avatar. :applause: :applause: :applause:
What the **** are you talking about?

Terrence Jones was very productive for us in only his 2nd season. One of the best players from the class of 2012

[KNOW1EDGE]

Lin is a solid pick up for a horrible Laker team desperately trying to sign any decent players.

Lin is not a starting PG on a championship caliber team. But he is still valuable and most teams would love to have him as their back up pg

[Mr Exlax]

Hilarious you have been hating on Lin forever and still have that piece of shit T-Jones as your avatar. :applause: :applause: :applause:

TJones is head and shoulders better than Lin. Now, I don't hate the guy, but he's not as good as you want him to be. He still has potential and will become a better player, but he's not better than Harden or Howard. Never will be elite at his position. He'll be a solid role player.

[ballup]

For what people hyped him to be during his hot streak, ya the real him is disappointing. I just think he's a mediocre starter, which, in comparison to the plethora of good pgs in the league, makes him look worse. .

[Kidbasketball20]

What the **** are you talking about?

Terrence Jones was very productive for us in only his 2nd season. One of the best players from the class of 2012


He's fine against average/mediocre players like himself, but whenever he faced an All Star PF he wilted, hence why the Rockets needed Asik in the playoffs.

[InfiniteBaskets]

ISH actually fell in love with Jeremy Lin during Linsanity. This thread brought lots of good content.

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=250970

But now people realize he's just a quality NBA player, and not a guy who'll put up 28/9/6 with 9 turnovers or whatever he did during that stretch.

No one actually thinks he's a scrub, which was what 100% of critics thought prior to Feb 2012.

[Kidbasketball20]

People who are judging him based on last season with the Rockets as his ceiling are going to look very stupid.

[Rocketswin2013]

As dumb as the people who 'judged' his ceiling off of a month and a half of basketball in 2012? :oldlol:

[Kidbasketball20]

As dumb as the people who 'judged' his ceiling off of a month and a hash of basketball in 2012? :oldlol:

The haters like you are STILL sooo bitter still at Linsanity which happened almost 3 years ago. It's pathetic. :facepalm :facepalm

[Smook A.]

The haters like you are STILL sooo bitter still at Linsanity which happened almost 3 years ago. It's pathetic. :facepalm :facepalm
It happened 2 years and 5 months ago. Not even almost 3 years

[Beastmode88]

Overrated and overpaid. Hasnt done much since linsanity besides being exposed by mario chalmers.

[dreamwarrior]

He's a good player but he make $15 million this year. I don't know wtf the Rockets were thinking when they gave him that deal

[9512]

Lol I wonder how American politics message boards are like...with Obama as the us president...

Are there black members who never followed politics coming out of the woodwork and signing up at those forums? Do they say ,"das racist yo!" Whenever a non black member criticizes Obama? :roll: :roll: :roll:

[KungFuJoe]

He's a good player but he make $15 million this year. I don't know wtf the Rockets were thinking when they gave him that deal

Morey working his magic, as usual.

[TrueRob]

I got a little caught up in the hype during Linsanity. I was so shocked when New York played at Miami during Linsanity. The Heat made Lin look like a total scrub, which sadly, isn't too far from the truth. I've watched Lin in many other games after, and to be honest, he's just not that good.

[Cocaine80s]

I like Lin but ****ing despise LoFs...

So whether he succeeds or fails next year it's a win win for me

[Kidbasketball20]

I like Lin but ****ing despise LoFs...

So whether he succeeds or fails next year it's a win win for me

The only reason there were LOFs is because of the Rockets mismanagement of Lin.

[TOUCH MY BODY]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bs3SQ9lCIAAtMUi.jpg

[inclinerator]

ISH actually fell in love with Jeremy Lin during Linsanity. This thread brought lots of good content.

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=250970

But now people realize he's just a quality NBA player, and not a guy who'll put up 28/9/6 with 9 turnovers or whatever he did during that stretch.

No one actually thinks he's a scrub, which was what 100% of critics thought prior to Feb 2012.
lol im 1rd in that thread

[Smook A.]

The only reason there were LOFs is because of the Rockets mismanagement of Lin.
That doesn't even make any sense. There were LOFs even when Lin was on the Knicks and Warriors.

[Kidbasketball20]

That doesn't even make any sense. There were LOFs even when Lin was on the Knicks and Warriors.

The only time LOF's became an annoyance for certain people was when he was on the Rox and that was because they completely mismanaged his skillset.

[CelticBaller]

Roy hibbert type player

[masonanddixon]

Because he's Asian, clean, no tattoos.

If he were black and ghetto people would care about him. I see Dion freaking Waiters getting thread recognition despite the fact he's hot garbage.

[SupermanOnSteroids]

Because he's Asian, clean, no tattoos.

If he were black and ghetto people would care about him. I see Dion freaking Waiters getting thread recognition despite the fact he's hot garbage.
And all of it is negative. At least Lin is getting some positive posts like he should. He's ok but not that good so go figure the type of responses you would get. A gay guy's swaying hovering hand would sum it up.

[masonanddixon]

And all of it is negative. At least Lin is getting some positive posts like he should. He's ok but not that good so go figure the type of responses you would get. A gay guy's swaying hovering hand would sum it up.

Yeah I mean he's essentially an average to below average starting PG. But it seems like people enjoy going out of their way to hate on him in a way they never would if he were black.

[Mr Exlax]

Yeah I mean he's essentially an average to below average starting PG. But it seems like people enjoy going out of their way to hate on him in a way they never would if he were black.

I'm black and I don't hate the kid one bit. I hate his fans though. They're idiots in all honesty.

[masonanddixon]

I'm black and I don't hate the kid one bit. I hate his fans though. They're idiots in all honesty.

Are they any worse than Kobe or Lebron fans? Let's be honest.

[SpecialQue]

Are they any worse than Kobe or Lebron fans? Let's be honest.

Kobe & Lebron = Tupac & Biggie
Lin = Snow

[Mr Exlax]

Are they any worse than Kobe or Lebron fans? Let's be honest.

I hate them as well

[KungFuJoe]

Oh come on...Kobe/Lebron tards are way more rampant and annoying than LOFs.

Seriously...how many Kobe/Lebron stans can you name from ISH...and how many LOFs can you name?

Marlo?

You can name me if you want but you check my post history...I've always said Lin was a good PG...top 15 top 10 at his absolute peak if he's clicking on all cylinders.

Kidbasketball?

So you got three Lin stans...Marlo, myself...kidbasketball. Trying to put us three up against all the Kobe/Bron stans is ridiculous...we would get steamrolled like Miami did against SA in the finals.

[rezznor]

I like Lin but ****ing despise LoFs...

So whether he succeeds or fails next year it's a win win for me


LOFs are like a swarm of Euroleagues

[Norcaliblunt]

I saw him play in person at the summer league when no one knew who he was and he balled on all those scrubs and stood out.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

The Lin hype is exacerbated by the NBA’s expansion in China - a huge Chinese market will eat Lin’s story up (already has actually), driving profits from everything from jersey sales to video games. *shrugs*

Dude is winning, especially with the Lakers

[KungFuJoe]

I saw him play in person at the summer league when no one knew who he was and he balled on all those scrubs and stood out.

I gotta say this...I bet it felt DAMN GOOD to be Lin on the courts before everyone knew who he was.

Going up to some park full of black dudes thinking they can ball. His skinny ass showing up and them thinking he can't play. Then balling them up making them look like scrubs and walking off with them wondering wtf just happened.

[Hey Yo]

Not sure if Kobe and Lin will be good teammates.

Kobe prob. still bitter about Lin dropping 38 on him when he was with Knicks.

[Norcaliblunt]

I gotta say this...I bet it felt DAMN GOOD to be Lin on the courts before everyone knew who he was.

Going up to some park full of black dudes thinking they can ball. His skinny ass showing up and them thinking he can't play. Then balling them up making them look like scrubs and walking off with them wondering wtf just happened.


The game I saw him in he was getting to the rim at ease. His family was in the crowd. No one knew who this dude was. I saw Ty Lawson, and Derozen, and Lin stood out with likes of these guys. I was not surprised by linsanity.

[Euroleague]

Racism.

[comerb]

I see all these posts bashing him and acting like he's not a MAJOR acquisition for the Lakers.



:lol :roll: :roll: :lol

God I hope you're joking.

[Cocaine80s]

I gotta say this...I bet it felt DAMN GOOD to be Lin on the courts before everyone knew who he was.

Going up to some park full of black dudes thinking they can ball. His skinny ass showing up and them thinking he can't play. Then balling them up making them look like scrubs and walking off with them wondering wtf just happened.
this just summed up every LOF that lives vicariously through Lin since they are trash ballers

[booonkers]

I think from being so close to gettin cut to Linsanity to where he is right now, he's doing all right. How can you hate on his story? He belongs in the nba. Not sure why some hate on him. Never thought he'd be a star but the dude doesn't deserve the hate. In fact he should be praised for making the most out of what he's been given (skills and situation).

[Kvnzhangyay]

I gotta say this...I bet it felt DAMN GOOD to be Lin on the courts before everyone knew who he was.

Going up to some park full of black dudes thinking they can ball. His skinny ass showing up and them thinking he can't play. Then balling them up making them look like scrubs and walking off with them wondering wtf just happened.

He's hardly a skinny ass though, being 6 foot 3 and all :confusedshrug:

[Smook A.]

Racism.
... (http://lmgtfy.com/?q=racism+definition)

[BoutPractice]

Interesting that Euroleague used to defend Yao as if his life depended on it, and now Lin...

I wonder, what are the odds that our resident European expert is actually an Asian American from Arkansas with virtually no connection to the old continent whatsoever, less still to Greece?

[turnaroundJ]

I thought that it was pretty well known on here that he's one of the fastest and quickest players in the game.

[theaussieguy]

physical tools are highly important obviously, however theres one thing that is of paramount importance and that is mentality. Lin is a winner, he is a well rounded mentally stable and highly intelligent individual. He is going to make it work and he is going to contribute a lot to any team that he goes too, he is too smart not to make the most of his situation.

Its just obvious to me that Lin is going to cause damage in the years to come and all the haters will be eating their words. People need to recognize heart and a good attitude as traits as important as ones wingspan/vertical etc. What does Tony Parker have over Lin in terms of potential? Nothing. Lin is going to develop and I know in a few years time hes going to be the rock for an nba team. Its why losers like Dwight and Harden will never amount to anything, because they are both low iq egomaniacs that don'have the drive. Basically dumb kunts and dumb kunts have no place in this league....... :( if only that was true

[Dragic4Life]

Racism.
True.

[JohnMax]

Lin is in the wrong conference. West is loaded with PGs.

[GimmeThat]

his PER is right around 14-15

for how good of a PG people have touted him as.
his assist number per game high was right around 6, coming off a 4 assist per game season last season.

he doesn't score enough on his own to warrant turning his teammates into spot up shooters.

he can shoot the ball, but nothing particular about his game is a threat to the opposing team.

I didn't hear people claiming Calderon to be some PG prodigy, besides the Raptors fan who valued him.



would people even consider Jeremy Lin as an All Star even if he puts up 20/3/7 on a lottery team. Because plenty of players have done so before with a better projected team record.

[stevieming]

Oh come on...Kobe/Lebron tards are way more rampant and annoying than LOFs.

Seriously...how many Kobe/Lebron stans can you name from ISH...and how many LOFs can you name?

Marlo?

You can name me if you want but you check my post history...I've always said Lin was a good PG...top 15 top 10 at his absolute peak if he's clicking on all cylinders.

Kidbasketball?

So you got three Lin stans...Marlo, myself...kidbasketball. Trying to put us three up against all the Kobe/Bron stans is ridiculous...we would get steamrolled like Miami did against SA in the finals.

I am a Lin fan but I am not as biased as Marlo! Marlo is a bit deluded....

Be good for Lin to play at Lakers, he's excited to be leaving Houston I think. Hopefully Nash will help him out with PG knowledge and experience as there was non existent at Houston....

Timed it right also, as Kobe will have no doubt mellowed out now what with his Achilles and knee injury.

[Kidbasketball20]

I thought that it was pretty well known on here that he's one of the fastest and quickest players in the game.

Not to haters who call him a "scrub" like Jameer. :facepalm

[Cocaine80s]

Inb4 lakers get Bledsoe and LoFs meltdown

[JtotheIzzo]

I see all these posts bashing him and acting like he's not a MAJOR acquisition for the Lakers.


The fact is every year he has improved statistically in virtually every category, all while being mismanaged on the worst franchise for PG's in the league. The one time he was given the green light to play his game, he had a triple double in under 30 minutes.

He has All Star potential given the opportunity to be the playmaker on a team, and unlike Melo/Harden, Kobe is the ultimate competitor who will only help Lin grow.

They said he couldn't go left? He fixed it.
They said he was a bad defender? He fixed it. Funny how his defense was praised during Linsanity but then somehow the narrative became he couldn't play D and Bev could. :oldlol:
They said he couldn't shoot the 3? He fixed it.


The kid plays team basketball and consistently makes his teammates better no matter on what team he's on. He also one of the quickest first steps in the league, and was 2nd to only LeBron in driving to the basket. Yes it's true.


He will be an All Star this year, and lead the Lakers to the playoffs. It shall be glorious.

He has a lot of stans.

Asians take it personal when he gets dissed.

Linsanity was over the top.

He is a 15-30 PG in the NBA but might be a top 5 most recognizable (top 3 if you are dealing with China).

You get overhyped, you deal with shit.

[NotBillWalton]

Lin is not a "pretty good player". He is an okay bench player. He showed shades of something special in NY with no scouting report on him and players truly undervaluing him and outright ignoring him on defense. However, when players take their assignments semi seriously in guarding him he can't do much about it. He is not a game changer, he is not great, but he is not Smush Parker either.

He is 36th out of 70 point guards in PER. That is almost exactly middle of the pack.