Considering both of them love to penetrate and dish off of pick and rolls its an easy comparison. Of course Parker actually has a midrange game. Jeremy Lin does this thing where he goes all the way to the rim pump fakes and then gets trapped and throws the ball away. Dude really needs a floater.
He had an excellent one last year. Makes me think that the coaching staff has dissuaded him from taking "bad" percentage shots (everything other than a layup or a 3-pointer). Lin even suggested this in an interview (could the person who cited this on CF please post the link?).
If he had an "excellent floater" that would be a good shot. A 3 pointer is a lower percentage shot than that.
I remember Pop yelling at Parker on the sidelines all the time after every mistake he did. Haha, maybe Pop wouldn't be a good coach for Lin. I don't think Lin would be able to handle Pop.
Parker also had Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili instead of James Harden and Omer Asik, lol. The best comparisons with Lin are slashing PGs who were missing a jump shot. Lin showed some brilliance of his jump shot last year though but this year it looks like his jump shot has been a clear weakness.
parker has Pop and Duncan Lin has McHale. I thought bringing McHale would help the low post offense but we see nothing but Isos with Harden.
You are right. I do not agree with the coaching staff's instructions to take only layups and 3-pointers. From what I remember, Lin hit over 50% of his floaters last year, which in addition to the points, also opens up the other shots. We saw a nice one over Dwight Howard against the Lakers. The defense is going to laugh in your face if they know for a fact that you are going all the way to the rim each time. Reminds me of the old Oakland Raiders offense of a run up the middle or a bomb.
Interesting that the Rockets writer now has noticed the similarities between Lin's style and Parker's. When Lin was with the Knicks, the Knicks TV analyst Alan Hahn said Lin's style is more like Tony Parker's when many people were talking about Lin's Nash-like moves. Lin may have some on-court moves similar to Parker's, but Lin will never cheat and divorce his future wife and there will be no similarities at all on that department!
THIS. McHale had excellent individual moves as a low-post player and rarely turned it over, but he also benefited from his extremely long arms, size, and attention to others on the team like Bird. McHale was never a willing or good passer. I can imagine him helping Asik on a few specific footwork moves, but in terms of running an offense, well there are better candidates. I think McHale would be better suited as a specialist low-post skills coach.
tony parker is an exception ball handler with low TO's. his midrange J is also automatic. Jlin is 24 yrs old hate to break it to yall but he's not a "young raw player". he's at his physical and skill peak right now.
This is what I'm worried about. Let's see if Lin's insane work ethic can make up for lost time. And some 4th quarter PT wouldn't hurt.
This. I want to be optimistic about Lin after reading that - but the fact is that "through 83 games in his career" Tony Parker was something like 19 or 20 years old.
Take it easy boy ! This is just a comparision .Nobody said that because they have similar stats ,therefore Lin will and had to be the next Tony Parker.We compare things all the time in our life.Heck ,we even compare apples to oranges ! But i think Lin has the potential to be a good pg.He has the size,speed ,basketball iq,court vision and passing ability.His weakness are fixable. As i remember,Kobe ,LeBron etc even Parker were not great shooters when they first played in NBA. Remember people were laughing at LeBron for his air ball 3 in his first year?
The similarity Feigen is referring to in his article is their production and shooting woes early in their careers. In that sense he's right - just look at the stats. I don't think it's implied that Lin's game will ultimately develop the same way Parker's has. As a fan, I hope it does as it would get us closer to a championship.
I agree. The odds are stacked against Lin. Age, Pop v. McH, Duncan and Robinson versus Asik and Ppat (that last one just made me want to vomit). Won't be the first time. We shall see. Let's all try to enjoy the ride.
Even if Lin just develops into a solid PG, the Rockets would benefit from the signing. It's just an optimistic look Lin's struggles right now. Also a reminder to not lose sight of the big picture. Houston media seems to let their teams get away with poor performances though. Not very critical compared to other bigger markets.
