Q&A with Jeremy Lin

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Originally Posted by apollo33 I don't know what your problem is, i said the only reason the Toronto thing happened is because Lin is a good Asian player, and because of the large population of Asians in Toronto (near 30% btw) they came and cheered for him. Like I said a lot of them aren't even basketball fans, they just came to support a fellow Asian underdog wrecking **** in a non-asian sport, there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. You make it sound like it's a bad thing. Plus Lin fans are so sensitive and seem to label anyone that says anything about Lin a hater.

not particularly bad. half true. but mostly generalizing.
plus i think you rubbed some ppl the wrong way when you plugged in that last statement which is FAR from the truth and just seems like "the thing to say" when it comes to anyone responding to a false statement about Lin.

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Argue about fan ratio.....
wow!

[CoolColJ]

A lot of people at the Washington game cheered when Lin dunked, but it might be because of Harvard connection...

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Originally Posted by CoolColJ A lot of people at the Washington game cheered when Lin dunked, but it might be because of Harvard connection...

not helping!!

but wooo what a dunk

[kastuul]

Sensitive+ Unrealistic expectations+ Bromance talks
Some Lin fans live in their dreams until the Rockets losing games.

[imarealballer]

Originally Posted by CoolColJ A lot of people at the Washington game cheered when Lin dunked, but it might be because of Harvard connection...

It must've been "Asian night!" LMAO!!

[Strictly LOF]

Originally Posted by apollo33 Yeah maybe everywhere in the US of A. There's no way 1/3 of ACC has or will ever have Knicks fans, a division rival and "Unlike Rockets?", implying Tmac fans and Chinese fans don't show up in different cities just to see Yao and Tmac back in the day. Do you even NBA?

Do I even what NBA? Sheesh...is coherence too much to ask for on this board?

Whatever the percentage in each city, the Knicks undeniably have fans everywhere in the US and even around the world. Why else is NY getting two dozen games on national TV versus the Rockets'...umm, let's see...all of two games? Not like anybody is expecting the Knicks to get out of the ECFs any time soon.

You're clearly still living in "back in the day". See, here's the difference between NY and teams from the boondocks: it doesn't matter who the Knicks players are or if they suck majorly, they're perennially a big draw around the league.

One reason is there are a lot of NY expats and former New Yorkers who've fled the state/city's ridiculous tax regime now residing everywhere else.

Deal with it.

[Coban Hutton]

Also, Knicks fans often travel to away games in Toronto, Washington, Philly, etc.

It's amazing how dedicated Knicks fans are, considering how much suck there is in the organization. Like battered spouses. Dolan doesn't deserve the fans.

[Strictly LOF]

Originally Posted by cbk41 I'm pretty sure that most of Houston is completely, and utterly excited to have Jeremy Lin inn the starting line-up for the upcoming season. But it seems like when a fan, with some actual concrete basketball background attempts to critique Lin, LOFs have to come and nit-pick every single argument, and often fight about semantics or other things that are completely irrelevant. We love our players, and we defend our players when they are unfairly judged, but I would like to think that Lin already has enough spotlight, and doesn't want/doesn't need people needless arguing over the ratio of Lin:Raptor fans at a game last year.

It really does take two to tango.

We'd all co-exist just fine if some of you old-timers could refrain from
a) sneering at posters for being "post-July 2012" entrants on this board
b) putting down Lin just coz you blame him for Lowry's/Dragic's departure, when the fact is neither of those two could remain here for reasons that had nothing to do with Lin
c) acting like you actually understand Lin's game better than those of us who've followed his career intimately for a long time
d) expecting Lin to be a doormat for undrafted rookies to walk all over

Trust me, I could go on with this laundry list of complaints over the nonsense you guys want Lin fans to put up with meekly and unquestioningly.

Now, how about you good folks moderate your attitude so we can all get along swimmingly and root for the Rockets as one?

[cbk41]

Originally Posted by Strictly LOF It really does take two to tango. We'd all co-exist just fine if some of you old-timers could refrain from a) sneering at posters for being "post-July 2012" entrants on this board b) putting down Lin just coz you blame him for Lowry's/Dragic's departure, when the fact is neither of those two could remain here for reasons that had nothing to do with Lin c) acting like you actually understand Lin's game better than those of us who've followed his career intimately for a long time d) expecting Lin to be a doormat for undrafted rookies to walk all over Trust me, I could go on with this laundry list of complaints over the nonsense you guys want Lin fans to put up with meekly and unquestioningly. Now, how about you good folks moderate your attitude so we can all get along swimmingly and root for the Rockets as one?

a) I wholeheartedly agree with you. But until the majority of those said posters actually comment on something non-Lin related, there will continue to be said sneering.

b) I understand that some here put Lin down sometimes, but unless you are a straight-up potato, I don't see how one could connect the two. Lowry was gone since he came back and played sub-par, and he was dealt for a lotto pick for the eventual DH trade. Morey has a big thing about financial flexibility, and the player option was the deal breaker. Now, some are a bit bitter because Goran is a more complete pg right now, was well liked, and is being compensated similarly to Lin, aside from the player option.

c) With all due respect, Lin hasn't amassed many NBA games to follow intimately. One could catch up on that very quickly. Hell, it was hard to miss Linsanity.

d) Machado will never start over Lin, and if you are referring in any way at all to his comments, the dude is a young kid fighting for a spot on the team. I don't think any rational person wants Lin to hand over a spot to Machado--especially when he's being paid 25M.

[luden]

Originally Posted by Strictly LOF It really does take two to tango. We'd all co-exist just fine if some of you old-timers could refrain from a) sneering at posters for being "post-July 2012" entrants on this board b) putting down Lin just coz you blame him for Lowry's/Dragic's departure, when the fact is neither of those two could remain here for reasons that had nothing to do with Lin c) acting like you actually understand Lin's game better than those of us who've followed his career intimately for a long time d) expecting Lin to be a doormat for undrafted rookies to walk all over Trust me, I could go on with this laundry list of complaints over the nonsense you guys want Lin fans to put up with meekly and unquestioningly. Now, how about you good folks moderate your attitude so we can all get along swimmingly and root for the Rockets as one?

Yeah, pretty much.

[apollo33]

Originally Posted by Strictly LOF It really does take two to tango. We'd all co-exist just fine if some of you old-timers could refrain from a) sneering at posters for being "post-July 2012" entrants on this board b) putting down Lin just coz you blame him for Lowry's/Dragic's departure, when the fact is neither of those two could remain here for reasons that had nothing to do with Lin c) acting like you actually understand Lin's game better than those of us who've followed his career intimately for a long time d) expecting Lin to be a doormat for undrafted rookies to walk all over Trust me, I could go on with this laundry list of complaints over the nonsense you guys want Lin fans to put up with meekly and unquestioningly. Now, how about you good folks moderate your attitude so we can all get along swimmingly and root for the Rockets as one?

fOLLOWED HIS CAREER INTIMATEMATE FOR A LONG TIME

WHAAAAAT

WAHAAAT

25 GAMES

LIN FANS

A LONG TIME

25 GAMES

INTIMATELY FOR A LONG TIME

25 GAMES

A LONG TIME

UNDERSTAND HIS GAMES

25 GAMES

A LONG TIME

[luden]

Originally Posted by apollo33 fOLLOWED HIS CAREER INTIMATEMATE FOR A LONG TIME WHAAAAAT WAHAAAT 25 GAMES

Not sure if you're trolling. I think "long time" includes HS and college.

[Coban Hutton]

He didn't play basketball in high school or college. I think he just walked in off the street because the Knicks were so desperate for a point guard.

[Coban Hutton]

I heard he picked up knowledge of basketball when he was working as the janitor for the Golden... Golden something.

[apollo33]

Originally Posted by luden Not sure if you're trolling. I think "long time" includes HS and college.

tell me one thing you saw him do in HS thats relevant now

i bet you any no one on this board saw 2 full game of him in HS

[luden]

Originally Posted by apollo33 tell me one thing you saw him do in HS thats relevant now i bet you any no one on this board saw 2 full game of him in HS

I said think.

If you're asking me, I attended a college that played Harvard on the regular and I've been following him since. It's not unheard of but for some reason, it is here.

[bbjai]

Originally Posted by apollo33 tell me one thing you saw him do in HS thats relevant now i bet you any no one on this board saw 2 full game of him in HS

If you live in the San Fran area you'd probably know him/follow him

[imarealballer]

The haters are jealous. Pure and simple. They hate on JLin's contract. They hate all of the adulation he's receiving. And most of all, they hate the fact that they work at walmart while JLin is cashing seven figure checks. They'll be haters until the day they die.

[Strictly LOF]

Originally Posted by apollo33 fOLLOWED HIS CAREER INTIMATEMATE FOR A LONG TIME WHAAAAAT WAHAAAT 25 GAMES LIN FANS A LONG TIME 25 GAMES INTIMATELY FOR A LONG TIME 25 GAMES A LONG TIME UNDERSTAND HIS GAMES 25 GAMES A LONG TIME

A peagoose through and through, I see. Can't write, can't read, can't comprehend. Interestingly, I've noticed a trait that idiots all over the world share is their fondness for repeating a fallacy ad nauseum because they think that'll make it true. Kinda reminds me of the last presidential debate.

Whyohwhyohwhy did I expect any better of a hicksville inhabitant? My bad.

Where did I say "pro career"? I referred to his "career", which is defined by dictionary.com as "a person's progress or general course of action through life or through a phase of life, as in some profession or undertaking"

But I suppose it's too much for an uneducated hick to grasp that distinction.

FYI, Lin has distinguished himself and gotten a lot of ink in the press for his bball exploits since high school. Also, he has STARTED 25 NBA games, but played in some 60 games since his rookie year.

See what we mean when we say you haters don't have a clue what you're going on about when you mouth off about Lin? Please keep proving my point. I'm ALL for unmasking unrepentant idiocy at every turn.