ABL: (Anyone but Lin) Excellent article on why we must trade Lin STAT

we've beaten the points to death. i dunno if you are the guy who actually wrote the article (im starting to think you are), but it's far from an excellent article that's exceedingly eye opening. it just repeats the same stuff over and over again that we've talked about in every other lin thread. it doesn't provide any new insight or statistics. plus it's wrong.

just because beverley's more aggressive man d might have been more useful in some games doesn't mean lin is a bad defender. in fact, he was a pretty good team defender for us. if anyone was a huge liability defensively, it was harden. im not comparing the two because harden is obviously way better and can get away with more, but that logic in that article is awful to somehow point to lin somehow being a poor defender when he isn't.

everybody and their mother knew lin was inconsistent last season, but only ppl who go out of their way to diminish him won't acknowledge he tremendously improved over the course of the season. his three point shot the 2nd half of the season (meaning last 40 games) was at roughly 37-38%. and post all-star break, he was doing 15/6 next to harden, and 17/7 per36. that's very good production next to a ball dominant shooting guard. he did it efficiently at a 56% ts too. we were the youngest team in the nba, had a mid season trade, didn't have a proper training camp because we acquired harden right before the season started..and as a result started the season slow at like 8-11. this isn't even mentioning that lin had surgery in the last off-season and was still recovering from that. and lol horrible foot speed?

i mean, jesus christ. he had a horrible showing in the playoffs because he was injured. but ppl are so quick to somehow paint the picture of that's how lin played the entire season. he was important to our team last season, and showed tremendous growth and improvement with harden in the backcourt as the season progressed. saying "anyone but lin" is just ignorant and blatant hate. and quoting bleacher report is just stupid. you might as well quote another posters post here...and start a thread on it. and we've seen lin has a work ethic and has overcome odds to improve himself. i say give it some more time WHEN OUR BACKCOURT WASN'T OUR PROBLEM LAST SEASON.

as i've said many times. our problem was a lack of a true backup 5 for asik defensively. a carousel pf rotation, and our turnover issues enhanced by our lack of transition defense. plus we're a team that relies on the three, which can have hot and cold days.

 

When you are quoting a bleacher report article, at least let us know in the thread title so we can avoid it.

 

I can't stand the no stats to back it up argument here. What is the point?

 

Lol I love this guy. Makes the Lin haters look not so bright.

 

Injured for most of it, so.... jury is hung like John Holmes. It's flat out confusing how someone could be like that.

 

i think you'd fit very well in the bleacher report community. go for it.

and lol, guys like this will just post the playoff stats for an injured player and forget about the entire 2nd half of the season. they'll ignore any argument about off season recovery, training camp, or growth during the season, or the fact our backcourt wasn't a weakness last season. it's all bout what you did for me yesterday completely disregarding context or supporting details to fit an agenda.

 

Surprised there hasn't been a crying baby gif from Roxlove yet, his restraint is admirable.

 

Roxlove...here is a b/r article opposite of what you posted.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...ba-legitimacy-as-rockets-starting-point-guard

BTW, someone mentioned on a site that JLin is playing in a pro-am summer league game. He dropped 40+ pts, 2 TO. Scott Machado played in the game. Need to get more info on how this went down.

 

I actually read this pathetic excuse of a post. Wanna know the contents? He states "defensive liability" as a key reasoning for why we should replace Lin. His first "option" as a replacement? Monte Ellis. Yep. With the possible exception of Jarett Jack and Jose Calderon, he lists Kyrie Irving and John Wall as potential options to replace Lin.

He also has his mom come on to defend his crap.

 

BWAAAHAHAHA!

Roxlove

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Bleacher Report

Bleacher Report should really be banned. They are a bunch of kids trolling fan sites for stories. Obviously someone from the ABJ crowd writes for them.

Roxlove, I admire how you've kept your hate for Lin so strong for months and months. Looking forward to the next story you dig up and the next thread you start on Lin, honesty its gotten so rediculoys for me, I can't help but laugh when I see it

Cheers for laughs!

 

You are not seeing any counter arguments because

1) you are blind to them
2) no one could be bothered reading the article because it's Bleacher Report
3) we've gone over this ground to the point of annoyance
4) no one could be bothered responding to ****

The hate is strong in you. That's more fascinating. What drives you to constantly post Lin hate threads? Did he kill your dog? Steal your boyfriend? What is it?

 

You want objectivity? I'll humor you and give you objectivity. You use this article as an "excellent" example of why Lin needs to be replaced. In my previous post, after dreadfully reading it, the original writer makes the point of Lin being a "defensive liability." Funny thing is, Daryl Morey, our GM makes a standing point that Lin was 10th overall in steals, 7th for PGs. He was also 8th among PGs block. We can argue about how steals don't define defense but blocks do.

He brings up Monte Ellis as a capable replacement. Sure he can score but his defense is non existent. He needs the ball in his hands, that's why when Golden State had to choose between Ellis and Curry, they went with Curry. How do you think he's going to fare if he's going to have to bump heads with Harden to get his numbers? As I said previously, with the possible exception of Jarett Jack and Jose Calderon as capable replacements with their salary and production, he chooses Kyrie Irving and John Wall. Two former #1 Picks who are their teams franchise. Do you really think, even by some miracle, that we obtain them, that they're willing to defer to Harden as the de facto leader?

This is why no one takes you or the article seriously.

 

It's called trolling. Welcome to the internet haha. Some collect stamps, some kick a footy, some play games, some get laid, others screw around on the internet.

 

thank you! sometimes i feel like i watched a different season last year than some of the posters on here...if anything it was our strength

 

Bleacher report,meh.

Roxlove, eh.

This thread, bleh.