[NY Daily News] Scott Machado doesn't have a case of Linsanity

LOL Was he taking notes in the video? Anyway, I just think this is a non-story but that is just my opinion. Statements from players are frequently taking out of context, or large segments of there statement are not included in the write up. Someone says "Yes I am the best guard in the NBA. What kind of player would I be if I didn't think that." Reporters will just include the first sentence and not the second.

And even if he said what he said, half of it wasn't that bad. He called him an excellent player, has a lot of talent, the knicks were winning with him. And let's be real, him saying he is more of a real pg and Lin is more of a scorer is because Machado can't shoot to save his life. Good for Machado to say he had a better college career, I am sure Lin thinks differently and one of them has a NBA contract the other doesn't. It is what it is.

 

Thanks! I don't deserve too much credit though; it was a really obvious analogy.

 

I think you are misunderstanding me. It isn't that I don't like what he said lol and I am not going to respond to your "republican climate change reference" I will just ignore it. I just don't see what is the uproar over what he said. I don't think he said anything particularly bad to be honest. And reporters take things out of context and tell half truths (ignoring half of a quote) to drive there agenda. If you don't want to call it lying go right ahead. But it isn't total honesty that is for sure. And my mistake I was mixing up the post with the Daily news, the Post is owned by Murdoch. And somebody already said it before, it isn't about Machado it is about Lin and adding to the controversy that surrounded him during that time.

 

People are assuming that Machado has a better college record than Lin - just because that reporter and Machado said so. However, it's NOT TRUE. The best thing to do is look them up; it's easy to do these days.

 

People talk a lot about "The Next Jeremy Lin" but he was the first and I doubt there will ever be a second.

 

Thanks for the reply! In return, I am not going to respond to your poor grammar or the failure of our underfunded education system in this country. "I will just ignore it." (You obviously did.)

After all, prickliness over a non-offensive political reference is right about in line with those annoying 'grammar police' quotes so I'll treat it as equal and roll on down the line.

 

Nothing wrong at all with Lin taking notes. He was dealing with media speaking a language that isn't his first language and I'm sure he had an awareness that things can be misrepresented if he wasn't clear and concise about his thoughts and statements. That's smart, and something most guys his age wouldn't do or even think of doing.

And it's pretty funny that you're trying to defend Machismo (should be his new nickname; it fits with him being Brasilian) here. He provided the quotes to whoever he was speaking with. Whether or not they were taken out of context is up to one's interpretation, but his quotes are his quotes. Whatever context you choose to interpret it in, if you can't see how he tries to put down Lin (then save himself somewhat with compliments I don't think he necessarily believes or feels), then you're blind.

 

Lol wow. The funny thing is I don't even live in the states nor was I ever a student under the American education system. Let's just agree to disagree no point in fighting over something that is so trivial, and please, try to stay classy on the internet. I know the internet can be a bullet proof vest for some but I just want to talk basketball, I am not here to start beef with anybody.

 

You are right about that. He does need to handle the media better. That's on him. But a lot of these players are human and make mistakes & I think he just made a rookie one putting himself in this position. His agent needs to coach him on this kind of stuff to be honest, and Scott needs to have more tact. I don't really think he was trying to diss Lin to be honest like he did say he was an excellent player for what it's worth. He may not necessarily believe what he said but nobody knows for sure right. It isn't me being blind I just have a different opinion.

 

Jeremy Lin during the Summer League was a stand out player. He made a lot of noise when he was in the summer league. Large crowds were going to see him instead of John Wall. Scott on the other hand wasn't as much of a stand out like Lin during the summer league. Instead, Scott was decent but was not that impressive. The guys Scott was going against was young rookies and 2nd year players. If he had a hard time going against those guys then he will struggle even more mightier going against pros.

 

Are people arguing about the same comments from JULY? Seriously?

Chances are this story is going to be Machado's biggest impact in the NBA.

 

I doubt it. Machado will at least become the player he was in college if he recieves any PT.

 

Yep. Not nearly athletic enough or fast enough to keep up with nba players. Liability defensively and offensively.

 

Serious?? I hope you are j/k.

Scott Machado senior year, Iona College
13.6 points
4.9 rebounds
9.9 assists

If he has the same stats in NBA, then among all PG's:

#1 in rebounds
#3 in assists
#10 in points

Maybe you saw something none of us did!

 

I saw him pick up the pace in the last 2-3 games. Same as Royce.
As usual, you guys only keyed in on the negative.

 

As a matter of fact, one of those games he had 20 pts. Of course you all missed that part.

 

Another underdog story?

 

Yes, we all missed that part too, including Morey and the rest of 29 teams. Because he is still without an NBA contract. Like I said, you saw something none of us did...

BTW, even he admitted he is a 'pure' PG, which means he is not known as a scorer. No one really cared about his outburst of one 20-point SL game.

Most likely not. No undrafted PG in the history of NBA had a similar stats like his senior year at Iona College. Calderon and Avery Johnson came close but not even close in matching that 4.9 RPG.

 

Our starting PG was in the same situation last season. Next.

 

Goodbye scrub your not taking anyones starting job.