villain_the_foe Posted February 12, 2012 Author Share Posted February 12, 2012 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GimmeShelter Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Yeah, 20 and 8 isnt bad though his shooting % was way down. To his credit though he's been playing on beast mode for like a week playing major minutes. Dude looked pretty worn out and probably emotionally given that this past week has been an absolute rollercoaster for him. These next 2 days will do some major justice. He'll be able to finally gameplan for a team while being able to rest and let that stamina return. As for those Knick tickets, looks like the wife and I will be at the garden friday to watch LINsane in the membrane pounce ont he Hornets. I think Stoudamire will be back by that time. Agree his legs were gone in the 2nd half. He looked very sharp in the 1st half but after that he just did not have any hops left to finish off lay-ups. I think his turn overs will go down with more PT and the return of Amare and Carmello. Hopefully he improves a little at the free throw line as well but this is just nit picking considering all that he has done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatriotReign37 Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Great story, Cut by 2 teams and was sleeping on his brothers couch playing for peanuts with the Knicks. Because of injuries, he gets a chance to play and now is signed to a 750 K contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Interesting little tidbit from Stephen A. yesterday... For all of Anthony's size, skills and shooting abilities, the fact that he's perceived as someone needing to hog the ball to be effective is precisely the reason folks are raising eyebrows at the thought of his return to the lineup, pondering if he'll be able to mesh with Lin. They'll be quick to lean on the reasons behind D'Antoni's desire to keep Raymond Felton and Danilo Gallinari as opposed to recognizing that Anthony, according to teammates, was the one imploring D'Antoni to put Lin in the lineup in the first place -- knowing the team needed a legitimate point guard and not Anthony playing point himself in order for the team to have a chance at success this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villain_the_foe Posted February 12, 2012 Author Share Posted February 12, 2012 Agree his legs were gone in the 2nd half. He looked very sharp in the 1st half but after that he just did not have any hops left to finish off lay-ups. I think his turn overs will go down with more PT and the return of Amare and Carmello. Hopefully he improves a little at the free throw line as well but this is just nit picking considering all that he has done. I havent checked his free throw % but the first time I seen him miss a free throw was last night. Then again, I just started watching basketball again this past week lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 You can see his shot get flat when he tires. It happens at the lone too. Schumpert had a great night and benefitted from not having to play point. He sure gets the crowd into it, even on the road. I wanted them to use him before they sent him to the d league. He looked fast and like he could distribute, but I never expected this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GATA Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85Bl3GRdULQ&feature=share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villain_the_foe Posted February 13, 2012 Author Share Posted February 13, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85Bl3GRdULQ&feature=share He's right! What was kobe going to say, score 50? lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villain_the_foe Posted February 13, 2012 Author Share Posted February 13, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_5O3_sTobM&feature=channel_video_title Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GATA Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 He's right! What was kobe going to say, score 50? lol. I posted that because of this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villain_the_foe Posted February 13, 2012 Author Share Posted February 13, 2012 I posted that because of this Check these guys out. Hilarious! "Kobe knows who the F*** Jeremy Lin is"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMC Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 You can see his shot get flat when he tires. It happens at the lone too. Schumpert had a great night and benefitted from not having to play point. He sure gets the crowd into it, even on the road. I wanted them to use him before they sent him to the d league. He looked fast and like he could distribute, but I never expected this Yep. He was clearly tired and it showed. What will be interesting will be how he adjusts to defenses. I read that the TWolves watched film and saw that the Knicks were something like 5-21 as a team whenever Lin goes left so they were trying to force him left. Lastly, I'm sick of the media spin on Melo. Melo is a great scorer and no, he's not an outright ball hog. He's also never had a losing season in his life, but the media tries to paint him as a failure. The reason why the Knicks were struggling ofensively was not because Melo was bringing them down. It was because they had no PG, Melo was getting the crap beaten out of him, and STAT was having a hard time adjusting to truncated season. Good thing Stephen A pointed out that it was Melo who wanted to get Lin in the lineup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damaged89 Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Yep. He was clearly tired and it showed. What will be interesting will be how he adjusts to defenses. I read that the TWolves watched film and saw that the Knicks were something like 5-21 as a team whenever Lin goes left so they were trying to force him left. Lastly, I'm sick of the media spin on Melo. Melo is a great scorer and no, he's not an outright ball hog. He's also never had a losing season in his life, but the media tries to paint him as a failure. The reason why the Knicks were struggling ofensively was not because Melo was bringing them down. It was because they had no PG, Melo was getting the crap beaten out of him, and STAT was having a hard time adjusting to truncated season. Good thing Stephen A pointed out that it was Melo who wanted to get Lin in the lineup. People are nuts. It's going to be the same offense except we're replacing ******* Bill Walker with Carmelo Anthony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolphann4life Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Knicks are Back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GATA Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Lin Helps Knicks’ Sales as MSG Shares at Record http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-13/jeremy-lin-drives-knicks-sales-as-msg-shares-climb-to-record.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Carmelo will most likely ruin everything when he returns by hogging the ball and shooting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tparich Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Good stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyHector Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Carmelo will most likely ruin everything when he returns by hogging the ball and shooting Doubtful. Between the reports from Stephen A. Smith on Melo suggesting using Lin to D'Antoni, the knowledge that the fanbase would turn on him if he froze Lin out, and the fact that he looked as giddy as a fat kid on Halloween watching Lin dominate the Lakers, I think things will work out just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMC Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Doubtful. Between the reports from Stephen A. Smith on Melo suggesting using Lin to D'Antoni, the knowledge that the fanbase would turn on him if he froze Lin out, and the fact that he looked as giddy as a fat kid on Halloween watching Lin dominate the Lakers, I think things will work out just fine. Exactly. The prevailing echo chamber narrative on Melo is just wrong. How is he going to "ruin" it? Hogging the ball? Melo for the season actually averaged less attempts per game than Lin has since he's become the starter. The Knicks haven't had a D'Antoni-esque PG since Felton was traded. Billups couldn't penetrate anymore and so a major component of D'Antoni's system was lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Too racist for purchase? http://nyc.barstoolsports.com/random-thoughts/get-involved-in-linsanity-with-barstools-yellow-mamba-t-shirts/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 I heard rumors of a schooling. a summer league schooling. did it happen ? revisionist hype ? can the undrafted kid embarrass the #1 pick ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMC Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Yes, I'm overcome by Linsanity, but I also like these kinda stories in order to investigate the ignored prognosticators who got it right. Whenever there's a story about "something overlooked" be it in sports or tragically in real life (Madoff, 9/11 etc.) there are always people out there who are spot on but ignored. In this instance, there is both a person and event, the 2010 summer league video being the event. The person is an internet draft writer for Hoops Analyst named Ed Weiland. He's like an FO guy, but for the NBA. In May 2010 he wrote that Lin was the 2nd best PG prospect in the NBA draft after Wall and could become a star. He did an analysis. Pretty interesting stuff. http://hoopsanalyst.com/blog/?p=487 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GimmeShelter Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 First time in like a dozen years that I am pissed there is no Knick game tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rillo Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 LMAOOOO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECURB Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 That just shows how bad the knicks are... You don't want that stat.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 That just shows how bad the knicks are... You don't want that stat.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECURB Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 I think he is an average pg on a below average team, for real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 I think he is an average pg on a below average team, for real. Blackout already went nuts with this, but need we see more of your esteemed basketball expertise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMC Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Blackout already went nuts with this, but need we see more of your esteemed basketball expertise? LOL. Ecurb's greatest hits live!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicious89x Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 SWEEP. THE. LEG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 LOL. Ecurb's greatest hits live!!!!! Odd isn't it? With the great Keith Bogans to shut down Wade last season, you'd think he would have dominated Lin the other night. Weird... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Doubtful. Between the reports from Stephen A. Smith on Melo suggesting using Lin to D'Antoni, the knowledge that the fanbase would turn on him if he froze Lin out, and the fact that he looked as giddy as a fat kid on Halloween watching Lin dominate the Lakers, I think things will work out just fine. That Smith report is interesting. Before Carmelo got hurt there were several times where Carmelo took the ball up court. He didn't last the quarter and I couldn't tell if it was to take some pressure off the kid or to hog the ball. This story and the fact that Lin played around 43 minutes that game make me think it was probably the former. In any event, I doubt Carmelo will be bringing it up very often when he gets back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMC Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 That Smith report is interesting. Before Carmelo got hurt there were several times where Carmelo took the ball up court. He didn't last the quarter and I couldn't tell if it was to take some pressure off the kid or to hog the ball. This story and the fact that Lin played around 43 minutes that game make me think it was probably the former. In any event, I doubt Carmelo will be bringing it up very often when he gets back. Melo was assigned to be the point forward by D'Antoni because all other PG options had failed, thats why he was bringing up the ball. D'Antoni wasnt comfortable leaving the ball in Lin's hand the whole time until he had to when Melo went down to injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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