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Linsanity!
February 10, 2012 at
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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/10...ryone.html
With so much love for Tebow on the site, I'm curious as to why there is no attention for the New York's newest star? He is not your standard stereotype for a basketball player. He is an Asian-American from Palo Alto with a degree from Harvard. This kid was sleeping on his brother's couch last week and now he is on top of the basketball world.
Recent 3 game stats:
5 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals, 25 pts
2 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals, 28 pts
4 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, 23 pts.
These are Lebron James type of numbers. Is this kid the real deal?
Against the #1 pick of his draft year [youtube.com]
With so much love for Tebow on the site, I'm curious as to why there is no attention for the New York's newest star? He is not your standard stereotype for a basketball player. He is an Asian-American from Palo Alto with a degree from Harvard. This kid was sleeping on his brother's couch last week and now he is on top of the basketball world.
Recent 3 game stats:
5 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals, 25 pts
2 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals, 28 pts
4 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, 23 pts.
These are Lebron James type of numbers. Is this kid the real deal?
Against the #1 pick of his draft year [youtube.com]
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In the end, Lin was better off on another team anyways. Melo will never get far in the playoffs because he's just a ball hog, coach killer, and team poison.
As you said, Stoudemire is always injured. Even when he was younger, the Suns could never count on him to stay healthy for a full season and playoffs.
Houston was VERY smart. They knew (probably because of their experience with Yao Ming) that it really didn't matter if they overpaid for Lin since he'd bring A LOT of revenue and spotlight to the team. For sure, they'll get a bunch of TV contracts....here and abroad. Also, as mentioned on ESPN, the third year of Lin's contract shouldn't matter because you can always waive Lin at the end of his second year (if you don't want to pay that much for him). And, the hit to the team's salary cap will be spread out over several years.
In the end, Lin was better off on another team anyways. Melo will never get far in the playoffs because he's just a ball hog, coach killer, and team poison.
As you said, Stoudemire is always injured. Even when he was younger, the Suns could never count on him to stay healthy for a full season and playoffs.
Houston was VERY smart. They knew (probably because of their experience with Yao Ming) that it really didn't matter if they overpaid for Lin since he'd bring A LOT of revenue and spotlight to the team. For sure, they'll get a bunch of TV contracts....here and abroad. Also, as mentioned on ESPN, the third year of Lin's contract shouldn't matter because you can always waive Lin at the end of his second year (if you don't want to pay that much for him). And, the hit to the team's salary cap will be spread out over several years.
However, these ppl are okay with spending even more money on untested rookies straight out of college?
Now, I'm not saying that Lin is a sure thing. But, I would think that he definitely has potential since he did start in 25 games last year. I think it's a much safer bet than giving a megamillion dollar contract to college players who may have only played one season in the college level. And, this happens every year in the NBA draft!
1. Will he improve his dribbling with his left hand?
2. How will he adjust to a different offense in Houston?
Mike Dantoni's offense in NY was perfect for him to drive to the basket but Houston's is not the same offense. I think it is more pick-n-roll based and he wasn't all that great with it in NY though that's not saying much as he did not have a lot of prep time in NY. But if he cannot dribble better with his left hand then Lin will be as affective as Linecum has been this year.
I have no idea why they signed Felton, Lin was the much better choice.
Him going to Houston might be a good thing, he will develop much more as a player getting more minutes. The team won't get very far in the season though...
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However, these ppl are okay with spending even more money on untested rookies straight out of college?
Now, I'm not saying that Lin is a sure thing. But, I would think that he definitely has potential since he did start in 25 games last year. I think it's a much safer bet than giving a megamillion dollar contract to college players who may have only played one season in the college level. And, this happens every year in the NBA draft!
Dont bother even looking at the third yr because it was a poison pill for NY.
The biggest problem I have with Lin is that he operated like he didn't want to be here, like he had no allegiance to the franchise. The Knicks told him they would match a contract, he finds a contract and comes back, and they're all set to match. Then he flies back to Vegas in the middle of the night like a weasel and renegotiates a deal. What the hell is that? As much as I hate LeBron James, look at what he did once he identified his preferred location. He worked with Wade and Bosh and Riley and made the money work. He didn't run back to Cleveland to queeze some extra money out. He didn't force a sign and trade to get a bigger contract. He didn't chase every last dollar. I love Jeremy Lin and I wanted him back, but I've been a Knicks fan for over 20 years. His actions were a middle finger to the franchise and their fans IMO, so I have no allegiance to Jeremy Lin. The only people who DON'T see this are the bandwagoners that jumped on because they heard about him in the news, and the Asians who only love him because of his race. I belong to neither of those groups. I'm just a Knicks fan and a basketball fan. Good Luck in Houston, you're going to need it.
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It's not a matter of "scaring" us, it's a matter of that contract disproportionately hurting us. Because of our salary cap situation, we couldn't apply those numbers in any way other than the way they were spelled out, and it would cost us $58M in the luxury tax in year 3. Also, by being forced into the luxury cap, the new CBA cuts away your ability to sign and trade. The Knicks front office would have been absolutely crippled in Year 3. Meanwhile it doesn't push Houston into the luxury cap, and a loophole allows them to distribute the money to 8.3M per year across all 3 years.
Further, you have no idea if the amount in revenue would offset that amount. $43M PLUS his contract is a helluva lot to offset. Plus merely offsetting the amount isn't enough, how do you account for the fact that you're in the luxury cap with just four players in year 3? There would be no bringing in a JR Smith or Jason Kidd or a Marcus Camby. You're basically locking in that you're going to war with just Lin, Melo, Amare, and hopefully Chandler (whom might actually need to be a casualty in year 3 if they need any payroll flexibility), and a bunch of minimum players. And you know what, I'm willing to do ALL of that for a player. But that player had better be the last piece of your puzzle. When it's guy that has 25 starts under his belt coming off knee surgery, it's very, very hard to make that call.