I understand your point but at the best of times PER is a flawed statistic. I highly doubt the above would be the case at seasons end.
Actually, the whole thing with this Lin thread is that ... ... if Clutch closed the thread ... and banned everyone on Clutchfans from making a new thread about Lin ... and only allowed Tinman to make a thread about Lin Tinman will make a thread about Lin within a week of this thread being closed down. He just has nothing to do in his life other than to drive out supposed LinLocusts from clutchfans. Even if he had to create a thread and send personal invitations to the Lin fans so he can have something to do. He would do. Despite his supposed mission being to drive out Lin Fans from Clutchfans. He really needs them to be here to get his kicks from posting about Asian food and burrito farts.
I would totally agree with you. I think Lin will probably end the season 16-17, slightly above league average. Harden will end the season 25+ easily. But if we're only talking how Lin has sucked this season so far (after preseason), I can't fathom how a 19 PER so far is bad, when it is better than all backcourt players on the Rockets right now with some margin.
No I totally agree mate. That is a very fair prediction. Lin can definitely achieve something in the 16-18 range. He is slightly above average for sure.
Don't waste your time on tinman, he's been getting owned for years and still brings up the same points. Also doesn't reply to actual points and facts, instead resorting to childish behaviour and repeating the same things or going off-topic. You seem to know basketball and how do discuss, so use your energy for other threads where input actually help s and where people want to discuss in a productive manner.
I just come in periodically to have fun at his expense. Normally, I just wouldn't bother conversing with a guy like Tinman. Meh ..
LOL! Based on the overnight meltdown I see here, looks like some are not taking last night's performance too well. I see lies being propagated again so let's clear things up....again. 1) Lakers were not interested in Jeremy Lin, especially not as a basketball player. Insider info by cyberx confirmed that Lakers management inquired if Jeremy Lin should be brought back for ticket sales. Lakers owner said the priority was trying to win. We all know the end result. But we dont even need insider information to figure this one out. Let me help you out. I am going to now simplify it a bit. Lakers are one of the worst teams in the league. They are looking for talent. If Jeremy Lin was as good as his fans claim him to be, surely Lakers could use his talent, especially for the price he eventually was signed for. But…..but…..Lakers drafted a PG does not fly either. Jeremy Lin is coming off the bench in Charlotte. Again, if he was as good as his fans claim him to be, surely Lakers could find a role off of bench for him as well. Lakers did not think he was mentally tough enough or talented enough to make an offer. If that didnt get through you, let me simplify it even further! Just look at the end result! Jeremy Lin is playing for vet minimum for a door mat of a small market franchise while coming off the bench for a historically poor point guard. He is there because he did not have any other options. In fact, he himself has said that he did not have other options!! So why try to save him from himself?? LOL! I mean, the poor guy as recently as two weeks ago has admitted even Knicks turned the other way! So lets not try to make lies up and make it any worse for him. 2) Jeremy Lin is in the situation he is right now mainly because of two things, (three if you include his inconsistency)....1) He cannot handle pressure especially while handling the ball 2) His poor decision making. These are not even debatable. These are his obvious flaws. Playoffs will expose both of these, especially if you are a PG. Jeremy Lin made some really poor decisions with the ball which cost the Rockets. So much so in fact that they were immediately shopping him after the series. But but......James Harden..... We have been a thousand time over this. Some of the veteran posters (Codman, Clutch etc....have tried to make it clear)... a) There is a big difference between shooting poorly and throwing the game away. If Jeremy Lin had only shot poorly, chances are he might have still have been a Rocket. Instead, he made critical errors as a role player which had direct impact on the outcome of the series. You dont see clips of Jeremy Lin when he shot the ball poorly in Game 6, do you? b) There is a difference between a star and a role player. James Harden has his flaws but unless Rockets get another star to replace him, he is not going anywhere. It is a LOT harder to get a star. If you placed James Harden on the market today, even with hsi current struggles, every single team would be inquiring about him. I cannot emphasize this enough...even with the Rockets fan. Jeremy Lin is a role player coming off the bench. He, OTOH, is easily replaceable. Which is why the Rockets were looking to ship him out after that playoff series and still had a tough time finding a taker. Free agency market also told you everything about Jeremy Lin’s stock value. Heck, a 38 year old Pringles came in a year later and showed how not to panic, take care of the ball, and make good decisions with it. Yet, he was still shipped out. Again, easily replaceable!! So please stop with the Jeremy Lin vs James Harden thing. The comparison is absolutely laughable. And stop fighting the market which eventually decided Jeremy Lin's true value.
Not all was lost for Jeremy Lin fans last night though. Watched him couple of times bring the ball over and hand it to Batum near the half court line. He "done some leading!" as HayesIsALiar calls it!
This sounds about right. These Lin haters forget that he was a Rockets player. Why would any Rockets fan **** on a former player so much?
Jeremy is the worst kind of player... Not terrible enough to be at the end of the bench and just good enough to get major minutes off the bench where his low bball IQ and poor decision making can kill you in the playoffs.
Why does the free agency hate Jeremy Lin so much??? Why do the NBA GMs and NBA coaches hate Jeremy Lin so much??? This is correct. Which is why I was really hoping a Western Conference contender (other than the Rockets of course!) would sign him this off-season. Him going to the Eastern conference to play for the Hornets does not really help or hurt the Rockets.
So no one gives him a good contract means they hate him? You guys are the ones nitpicking his game and laughing at his misfortunes. He was a Rockets player, remember that. He helped Rockets win games. Of course, he cost Rockets games too, but he was not the only one. You guys act like Lin purposely played bad on certain days to get the team losses.
I......I....dont even..... ...please give me a moment. Your response was emotionally overwhelming.... And yes, I do remember that he was a Rocket. Do you know of a way I can un-remember it?
It was more fun when Tinman did it. Now I'm just looking at a sob and thinking about you. Grow a pair. Get on with your life. Before you become Tinman.
Misfortunes?? that guy made like 8 million dollars a year based a few weeks of a winning streak. His fans are PRETENDING to be Rockets fans here and one of them just got the AXE. You see how evil they are, how possessed by demons? Til Non of them are left on Clutchfans .
