[QUOTE=TheAesirsFinest]I have never heard anything more than unsubstantiated rumors to support this, whereas I've heard quotes from Daryl Morey and Lin disproving this.[/QUOTE]
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[QUOTE=TheAesirsFinest]I have never heard anything more than unsubstantiated rumors to support this, whereas I've heard quotes from Daryl Morey and Lin disproving this.[/QUOTE]
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I don't know, for the life of me, why any Knick fan would be upset/mad/annoyed/irked/whatever about anything Jeremy Lin does right now. They should be doing backflips that they aren't stick with him. As a Rocket fan, the prospect of this guy being the face of the franchise for at least the next couple of years is unsettling, to say the least. I'm hoping and praying that it works out, but every time he opens his mouth, I feel less and less confident.
Knick fans - who gives a shit about whatever moves Jeremy Lin pulled during the offer sheet process and who gives a shit why Dolan let him go? BE HAPPY THAT IT HAPPENED. Seriously. You should be enjoying yourselves watching his situation unfold right now.
[QUOTE=fatboy11]I don't know, for the life of me, why any Knick fan would be upset/mad/annoyed/irked/whatever about anything Jeremy Lin does right now. They should be doing backflips that they aren't stick with him. As a Rocket fan, the prospect of this guy being the face of the franchise for at least the next couple of years is unsettling, to say the least. I'm hoping and praying that it works out, [B]but every time he opens his mouth, I feel less and less confident.[/B]
Knick fans - who gives a shit about whatever moves Jeremy Lin pulled during the offer sheet process and who gives a shit why Dolan let him go? BE HAPPY THAT IT HAPPENED. Seriously. You should be enjoying yourselves watching his situation unfold right now.[/QUOTE]
Explain please?
[QUOTE=RRR3]Explain please?[/QUOTE]
Let me rephrase that.
Everytime I read something about him (with comments he made about his knee part of that), I feel less and less confident about him.
I don't like reading that his knee STILL isn't ready to go when it was debatable whether or not he could have played in late April in the playoffs. I don't like reading that the coaches think he needs to "work harder". Stuff like that. Sometimes, I get the sense that Jeremy Lin doesn't really understand that he's in the NBA and is the face of an entire franchise. It's almost as if he wasn't even expecting to still be in the NBA or be anything more than an end-of-the-bench reserve.
Maybe I'm starting to overreact, but I feel like I've given him enough of the benefit of the doubt. He just makes me feel uneasy. We'll see what happens when the regular season starts, but all this stuff about his work ethic and knee not being ready is pretty alarming.
[QUOTE=RRR3]Aesirs any interest in joining a fantasy basketball league?[/QUOTE]
Sorry, I can't. I'm too busy with college nowadays.
[QUOTE=fatboy11]Let me rephrase that.
Everytime I read something about him (with comments he made about his knee part of that), I feel less and less confident about him.
I don't like reading that his knee STILL isn't ready to go when it was debatable whether or not he could have played in late April in the playoffs. I don't like reading that the coaches think he needs to "work harder". Stuff like that. Sometimes, I get the sense that Jeremy Lin doesn't really understand that he's in the NBA and is the face of an entire franchise. It's almost as if he wasn't even expecting to still be in the NBA or be anything more than an end-of-the-bench reserve.
Maybe I'm starting to overreact, but I feel like I've given him enough of the benefit of the doubt. He just makes me feel uneasy. We'll see what happens when the regular season starts, but all this stuff about his work ethic and knee not being ready is pretty alarming.[/QUOTE]
maybe he really doesnt get the fact that he is at houston to be the face of the franchise ... i doubt he could be .... option 2 maybe... but i doubt he becomes the face of houston . I could be wrong ... I think the bigs that you have will have a say about that ... asik and dmo.... As it stands right i can see that this is kevin martin's team ... i cant believe i just said that.... darn...
but houston has a nice team in years time they will be better for sure ... got many trade assets as well who knows they might be ready for josh smith.
[QUOTE=veilside23]maybe he really doesnt get the fact that he is at houston to be the face of the franchise ... i doubt he could be .... option 2 maybe... but i doubt he becomes the face of houston . I could be wrong ... I think the bigs that you have will have a say about that ... asik and dmo.... As it stands right i can see that this is kevin martin's team ... i cant believe i just said that.... darn...
but houston has a nice team in years time they will be better for sure ... got many trade assets as well who knows they might be ready for josh smith.[/QUOTE]
Kevin Martin isn't in the future plans, so this definitely isn't his team. He could be traded any day now, and he doesn't like McHale.
Jeremy Lin is definitely the current face of the Rockets franchise. He's their most popular play and the starting PG. They're expecting him to lead the team.
[QUOTE=fatboy11]Kevin Martin isn't in the future plans, so this definitely isn't his team. He could be traded any day now, and he doesn't like McHale.
Jeremy Lin is definitely the current face of the Rockets franchise. He's their most popular play and the starting PG. [B]They're expecting him to lead the team.[/B][/QUOTE]
They're expecting him to make Houston a lot of money in the Asian community. If he does well, it's an extra bonus.
[QUOTE=fatboy11]Kevin Martin isn't in the future plans, so this definitely isn't his team. He could be traded any day now, and he doesn't like McHale.
Jeremy Lin is definitely the current face of the Rockets franchise. He's their most popular play and the starting PG. They're expecting him to lead the team.[/QUOTE]
It seems KMart may be back in the future plans. Everybody's been talking about how good of a leader and player he's been for us in the training camp, and KMart's now on good terms with McHale and Morey.
[QUOTE=L.Kizzle]They're expecting him to make Houston a lot of money in the Asian community. If he does well, it's an extra bonus.[/QUOTE]
What everyone seems to ignore is that if Lin stinks it up and ends up going back to a bench role, he's not gonna do much for Houston money wise. I mean Yi gets votes for the ASG but he doesn't bring any of those teams he bench warmed for money from Asia.
Btw, it's not me saying I think/ want Lin to suck. I think he'll be solid, maybe above average for Houston. He's in the perfect system (high octane pick and roll) with the right players around him (shooters, hustlers and cutters) for him to do so.
Lin really did nothing wrong to NY. He went for more money like anybody would do (and NY said they'd match anything). I'm not gonna say I'm happy yet that we didn't match, but it's not the end of the world. My problem has always been that the reasoning for not matching is what infuriates me. I mean it could turn out to be a genius move (if Lin sucks) or a horrible mistake (if he's a star), but either way... the decision shouldn't have been based on Dolan's emotions.
The title scared the hell out of me. I thought he completely destroyed his knee or something.
This entire thread if filled with fail and stupidity.
Dude has one off game and all of the haters, who are basically jealous little b1tches come out of the woodwork to post their illogical rants.
He had one off game. He's coming off knee surgery. He's with a new team, a new coach and a completely new system. This is his third coach and second team in less than half a season.
And yet, every numbnut lin hater/carmelo ******ger comes out of the woodwork to post their anyonymous hatred. That is, in between bouts of *********ing to gay male porn, world of warcraft and krispykreme 3 a days.
This is reality. It takes time for athletes to recover fully from knee surgery. It's a meaningless post-season game. Now go back to jerking off in your mom's basement.
Westbrook destroyed him a few days ago. He still goes right 200% of the time and jumps to make passes that end in turnovers
Subbing for future LOLZ :basketball
[QUOTE=westside_baller]This entire thread if filled with fail and stupidity.
Dude has one off game and all of the haters, who are basically jealous little b1tches come out of the woodwork to post their illogical rants.
He had one off game. He's coming off knee surgery. He's with a new team, a new coach and a completely new system. This is his third coach and second team in less than half a season.
And yet, every numbnut lin hater/carmelo ******ger comes out of the woodwork to post their anyonymous hatred. That is, in between bouts of *********ing to gay male porn, world of warcraft and krispykreme 3 a days.
This is reality. It takes time for athletes to recover fully from knee surgery. It's a meaningless post-season game. Now go back to jerking off in your mom's basement.[/QUOTE]
:oldlol: :oldlol: Shit, I've never heard someone so mad. Typical of the sort of person who blames constructive, legit criticism on 'haters'. Good luck to Lin I guess, he's not on my team anymore so I couldn't care less how he does.
I think he's still going to be good, but being the focal point of the offence and now teams have had more time to scout him he's obviously never going to repeat Linsanity type numbers over the long term.
[QUOTE=MeLO MvP 15]What everyone seems to ignore is that if Lin stinks it up and ends up going back to a bench role, he's not gonna do much for Houston money wise. I mean Yi gets votes for the ASG but he doesn't bring any of those teams he bench warmed for money from Asia.[/QUOTE]
Yi never achieved 1/10th of the name Lin has.
Linsanity was huge in fanfare acquisition, especially Asia. Even if he did land on the bench, mad people will still be loyal and have his back.
T-Mac is still pretty big in China to this day.
[QUOTE=SevereUpInHere]he's not on my team anymore so I couldn't care less how he does.
I think he's still going to be good, but being the focal point of the offence and now teams have had more time to scout him he's obviously never going to repeat Linsanity type numbers over the long term.[/QUOTE]
You cared enough to post a two paragraph rant. :D Get over it, your owner's an idiot and your two stars can't play together. The knicks will be always be mediocre as long as dolan's running the team.
The only reason why they have a chance of finishing over 500 is because they're an eastern conference team. If they played against WC teams, they'd be lucky to win 30 games. TRUTH.
[QUOTE=50inchvertical]Westbrook destroyed him a few days ago. He still goes right 200% of the time and jumps to make passes that end in turnovers[/QUOTE]
More stupidity. Lin's recovering from a knee injury. Jordan went right "200%" of the time and had a decent career. You mad?
[QUOTE=westside_baller]More stupidity. Lin's recovering from a knee injury. Jordan went right "200%" of the time and had a decent career. You mad?[/QUOTE]
Lin's bad, deal with it nikka :sleeping Stop being so mad we're telling the truth about your asian lover-boy.
[QUOTE=maybeshewill13]Lin's bad, deal with it nikka :sleeping Stop being so mad we're telling the truth about your asian lover-boy.[/QUOTE]
Hmm, it's wonderful reading replies from inmates. Speaking of your lover-boy...
Lin should spend less time whoring out his man pus.s.y ladyboy style, and rehab his knee properly...
Also he should work on dribbling left, not jumping when he passes, and not turning the ball over 8 times a game.. You know, basic pg shit:oldlol:
[QUOTE=coin24]Lin should spend less time whoring out his man pus.s.y ladyboy style, and rehab his knee properly...
Also he should work on dribbling left, not jumping when he passes, and not turning the ball over 8 times a game.. You know, basic pg shit:oldlol:[/QUOTE]
OK, you've got even more basic concerns. Such as learning a language besides ebonics and finishing filling out your wal-mart application. :facepalm
[QUOTE=westside_baller]OK, you've got even more basic concerns. Such as learning a language besides ebonics and finishing filling out your wal-mart application. :facepalm[/QUOTE]
Ride your high horse somewhere else f@ggot
[QUOTE=westside_baller]OK, you've got even more basic concerns. Such as learning a language besides ebonics and finishing filling out your wal-mart application. :facepalm[/QUOTE]
:oldlol: :oldlol: :oldlol:
[QUOTE=maybeshewill13]I was face-palming that I believe there's actually enough morons in this world that something so idiotic could happen.[/QUOTE]
Wow you're dumber than I thought mate. All star games are all about fun, if fans want to see him there, they vote for him, end of the story. This doesn't make any of them [B]idiotic[/B], it makes you sound like an idiot if anything.
:facepalm
[QUOTE=SyRyanYang]Wow you're dumber than I thought mate. All star games are all about fun, if fans want to see him there, they vote for him, end of the story. This doesn't make any of them [B]idiotic[/B], it makes you sound like an idiot if anything.
:facepalm[/QUOTE]
Why so mad? :rolleyes: There are much better, more exciting and interesting PGs in this league than Jeremy "few games" Lin to play in the all-star game. A guy who should be barely fighting for a spot (if it wasn't for him being a cash cow) should not even be mentioned in the same sentence as "all-star".
[QUOTE=maybeshewill13]Why so mad? :rolleyes:[/QUOTE]
On the contrary, I was trying to reason with you, not that it will work.
[QUOTE=SyRyanYang]On the contrary, I was trying to reason with you, not that it will work.[/QUOTE]
Read above and learn young one. Any more wisdom and I'll start charging you.
[QUOTE=maybeshewill13]Why so mad? :rolleyes: There are much better, more exciting and interesting PGs in this league than Jeremy "few games" Lin to play in the all-star game. A guy who should be barely fighting for a spot (if it wasn't for him being a cash cow) should not even be mentioned in the same sentence as "all-star".[/QUOTE]
That's your opinion. People are free to vote for whoever [B]they[/B] think is interesting, exciting or whatever. Democracy, remember?
[QUOTE=maybeshewill13]Read above and learn young one. Any more wisdom and I'll start charging you.[/QUOTE]
Lol you edited after my quote. Who's mad now:kobe:
[QUOTE=SyRyanYang]Lol you edited after my quote. Who's mad now:kobe:[/QUOTE]
I edited before, but if that will help you sleep tonight, I'll pretend I did it out of anger for you :confusedshrug:
[QUOTE=maybeshewill13]I edited before, but if that will help you sleep tonight, I'll pretend I did it out of anger for you :confusedshrug:[/QUOTE]
Lol I don't care, whatever you say. But way to change the subject:applause:
[QUOTE=SyRyanYang]Lol I don't care, whatever you say. But way to change the subject:applause:[/QUOTE]
Sure pal, why do you keep coming back for my approval then? :sleeping
[QUOTE=SevereUpInHere]constructive, legit criticism[/QUOTE]
:lol
[QUOTE=westside_baller]You cared enough to post a two paragraph rant. :D Get over it, your owner's an idiot and your two stars can't play together. The knicks will be always be mediocre as long as dolan's running the team.
The only reason why they have a chance of finishing over 500 is because they're an eastern conference team. If they played against WC teams, they'd be lucky to win 30 games. TRUTH.[/QUOTE]
Hardly a rant, but regardless. If he does well, good for him, it won't keep me up at night. If he stinks it up, whatever too. Our owner may suck, but he made the right call not paying $15m in the final year or Lin's contract. And I though that even before his recent performances.
Nice subject change there too, oh cool, tell me more about how the Knicks suck, the Rockets are sure to dominate this season. :rolleyes:
Ok why the hell are people still saying Lin restructured the contract to leave? He never asked for a restructured contract. The Rockets rescinded their first offer and submitted a second one because it looked like the Knicks would match. Do you think it was Lin's idea to use a CBA loophole as a restricted free agent so NY wouldn't match? Absolutely not. And why wouldn't he sign a more lucrative second deal?
That being said, as a Rockets fan, I'm not very excited about Lin right now. I am excited about Asik though.
It probably never started in the first place... it happens every season... some guy at the end of a contract, Michael Jordan his way to a fat contract...
Remember when Vujacic was dropping 20s coming off the bench for the Lakers or when Ariza was getting Scottie Pippen comparisons?
[QUOTE=paintingshade]Ok why the hell are people still saying Lin restructured the contract to leave? He never asked for a restructured contract. The Rockets rescinded their first offer and submitted a second one because it looked like the Knicks would match. Do you think it was Lin's idea to use a CBA loophole as a restricted free agent so NY wouldn't match? Absolutely not. And why wouldn't he sign a more lucrative second deal?
That being said, as a Rockets fan, I'm not very excited about Lin right now. I am excited about Asik though.[/QUOTE]
the fact that lin was like .."only had one contract offered to me so i had to sign it" or "i wanted to retire as a knick, i definately though they would have matched even after this 2nd offer was given to me" ... dont act stupid... just man up to the whole situation by now... hes asian...should have known the knicks probably wouldnt keep him beyond year 2...hes done that maths...
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