A genuine discussion about Jeremy Lin's future in the NBA

[Kidbasketball20]

I've been a huge fan of his from the Knicks days, but watching these Lakers games makes me very concerned for his future as a starting PG.



He has some major major weaknesses both from a mental perspective (attacking, aggressiveness, not being passive) to his jump shot and TO's.


The only way he can play at his best is when the entire team/lineup is geared towards him (Pick and roll, Spot up shooters, HE has the ball 90% of the time) and I don't see any team ever doing that.


Having said that the biggest knock I have on him is his inconsistency. He has games where he looks tremendous and like a top 5 caliber PG, and he has games where he looks like garbage. Plain and simple.


So what does he need to do to stay a starting PG in the league next season?

[Cocaine80s]

Dude barely looks like a starter for the worst team in the league.

He either will be a bench player or in China next season

[Mr.Kite]

He won't even be able to beat starbury in china

[Bobcats2013]

He needs the real Dantoni. Not the fake Dantoni that welted under the pressure of benching Gasol.

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

Thats what happens when u overpay and overrate a player based on their ethnicity and stretch on one of the greatest systems that make mediocre players look MVP caliber
Lin will be known as a worse Flip Murray but hes gettin paid (wrongly)

[Taller than CP3]

Jeremy should play in China, then he can make 24 mil/year just like Kobe.

[sammichoffate]

Why the Lakers didn't sign Thomas over him i'll never know

[IncarceratedBob]

Why the Lakers didn't sign Thomas over him i'll never know

They traded for lin

He's an expirer and they don't want to Tie up any future money

[BigBoss]

Jeremy Lin is limp bizkit soft

[sammichoffate]

They traded for lin

He's an expirer and they don't want to Tie up any future money

Thomas is actually getting LESS and is a MUCH better player than Lin. Unless you're trying to get Rondo or WB, then signing Lin over him is retarded

[IncarceratedBob]

Thomas is actually getting LESS and is a MUCH better player than Lin. Unless you're trying to get Rondo or WB, then signing Lin over him is retarded

Well actually the Lakers didnt pursue IT at first b/c they were trying to get one of the big time FA's, and by the time they signed elsewhere IT had been won over by PHX. ITs dad is a huge laker fan and IT himself wanted to play in LA but he had to settle for PHX when LA didnt offer him anything. stupid ass move

[orange_chicken]

Jeremy Lin is a scrub! Send his azz back to China to become a communist.

Well actually the Lakers didnt pursue IT at first b/c they were trying to get one of the big time FA's, and by the time they signed elsewhere IT had been won over by PHX. ITs dad is a huge laker fan and IT himself wanted to play in LA but he had to settle for PHX when LA didnt offer him anything. stupid ass move

[sammichoffate]

Well actually the Lakers didnt pursue IT at first b/c they were trying to get one of the big time FA's, and by the time they signed elsewhere IT had been won over by PHX. ITs dad is a huge laker fan and IT himself wanted to play in LA but he had to settle for PHX when LA didnt offer him anything. stupid ass move

I honestly think they want to tank harder than last year for Okafor or Towns, that's the only reasonable explanation for not signing a quality player like Thomas.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Dude barely looks like a starter for the worst team in the league.

He either will be a bench player or in China next season

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[oh the horror]

IMO he's in china In a season or two.