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[ClutchFans] The Jeremy Lin-Carmelo Anthony jersey controversy is ridiculously overblown

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  1. zawa

    zawa Member

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    I didn't know one tweet can cause so much anal devastation to the posters on this board.
    Considering that this player is likely to leave the organization during the off-season, it seems like some posters here are becoming more obsessed about Lin than some "Lin only fans".
     
    #601 zawa, Jul 6, 2014
  2. iJHolmes

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    Very well said. would rep if i could.
     
    #602 iJHolmes, Jul 6, 2014
  3. bobloblaw

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    This is not a stain on the Rockets PR in any way.

    By showing that we are willing to get rid of Lin to pursue a top FA, other top tier FAs will show interest in us.

    No one wants to come here to play with Lin over Parsons. :rolleyes:
     
    #603 bobloblaw, Jul 6, 2014
  4. hollywoodMarine

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    I don't think Lin should have made that tweet. However, Verbatim's point I think is that this whole thing may have been avoided in the first place if they had simply notified Lin in advance.
     
    #604 hollywoodMarine, Jul 6, 2014
  5. DudeWah

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    Lol at they assumed Jeremy is just a nice Christian so he wouldn't do anything about it.

    Uh ok. More like they assumed Lin is a professional like Beverley, Scola, etc... Before him.

    But it's quite clear he's not a professional. Running to cry to the media instead of voicing your concerns internally is disgusting.
     
    #605 DudeWah, Jul 6, 2014
  6. DudeWah

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    There is just as much evidence that the rockets did inform him versus they did not. It just depends on whether you believe the rockets organization or Jeremy Lin's agent.

    That being said. Even if they didn't inform him who the hell cares? This is a common practice in the nba. It's happened to countless players. This is the first instance of one crying to the media about it.
     
    #606 DudeWah, Jul 6, 2014
  7. Mav-Hater

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    Why is this thread not locked already? Find something else to talk about already!!!
     
    #607 Mav-Hater, Jul 6, 2014
  8. sirbaihu

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    What is the difference if they informed him anyway?

    The informative phone call:

    DM: "Jeremy, we're gonna use your number in Melo promotional material. Are you OK with that?"
    JL: "Not really."
    DM: "OK, well, you've been notified. TTYL."
    JL: "Bye."
     
    #608 sirbaihu, Jul 6, 2014
  9. hollywoodMarine

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    It couldn't have hurt? May have taken away some Rocket-bashing-ammunition

    Well it's unlikely either side was being malicious and intentionally lying, so the most likely scenario is that there was some breakdown in communication.


    Regardless whether you think the situation could have been handled better by Morey or whether Lin is just being a crybaby (or both), the upshot is many people are being left with the perception of the Rockets org as being at fault. Maybe all of the uproar is just from LOF's (though I took a quick glance at that reddit thread, I'm a bit doubtful that 99% of r/nba is made up of Lin fanatics... maybe they're just Rockets haters?).

    Anyways, it's too bad this bit of unpleasantness happened, but it's gonna blow over and be forgotten.
     
    #609 hollywoodMarine, Jul 6, 2014
  10. joepu

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    Rockets management hasn't said anything about informing Lin beforehand.
     
    #610 joepu, Jul 6, 2014
  11. benchmoochie

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    LINNING!
     
    #611 benchmoochie, Jul 6, 2014
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    Woj reported it, so I'm inclined to believe they did
     
    #612 shastarocket, Jul 6, 2014
  13. joepu

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    No he didn't.
     
    #613 joepu, Jul 6, 2014
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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Houston pre-informed Jeremy Lin of the use of his No. 7 on 'Melo recruiting images, source tells Yahoo Sports.</p>&mdash; Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/statuses/484444283009630208">July 2, 2014</a></blockquote>
    <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
     
    #614 shastarocket, Jul 6, 2014
  15. Jt29

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    At least we wont have this LOFs vs LOHs battle :grin:
     
    #615 Jt29, Jul 6, 2014
  16. DudeWah

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    Exactly. Nice attempt by some to deflect this fact.
     
    #616 DudeWah, Jul 6, 2014
  17. joepu

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    Unnamed source does not equal rox management. In the end you still choose what you want to believe. By putting their names out there, Lin's agents have put their reputations on the line and that gives them more credibility.
     
    #617 joepu, Jul 6, 2014
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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Spoke to Lin's agents, Jim Tanner/Roger Montgomery, who say that Houston did NOT inform Lin that the No. 7 would be used for Melo images.</p>&mdash; Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/statuses/484447119340609536">July 2, 2014</a></blockquote>
    <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
     
    #618 Morlock O, Jul 6, 2014
  19. LandryFields

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    lol @ how you went back to find that tweet and yet blatantly ignored this more recent tweet

    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Spoke to Lin's agents, Jim Tanner/Roger Montgomery, who say that Houston did NOT inform Lin that the No. 7 would be used for Melo images.</p>&mdash; Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/statuses/484447119340609536">July 2, 2014</a></blockquote>
    <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
     
    #619 LandryFields, Jul 6, 2014
  20. shastarocket

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    Yeah, I know. My reply was to this quote originally:

     
    #620 shastarocket, Jul 6, 2014
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