This thread proves why some people will never become a professional basketball player, let alone a professional basketball coach :grin:
He's also averaging 14.4 points, 6.4 assists, 2.8 steals, 4.2 rebounds and we're also on a 5 game winning streak. It worked in NY too. If Lin averages higher TO's it also usually means he's being aggressive, running the offense and playing with energy, driving to the basket and scoring points.
Perhaps a lot of those TOs may be careless, but a lot of them are also due to aggressive play. Sure, it can be lower but how many games have we won out of the last eight gameS? How many games did the Knicks win during Linsanity, when he was averaging high TOs as well?
Harden stole his cheese cake during the break, so Lin was mad, didn't want to share the ball with Harden in the second half.
It's amazing how much people overrate turnovers that happen in the paint or along the baseline. If you just consider those turnovers as missed shots by the team and balance that effect with all the layups, kickouts that turn into drives made easier by a hard closeout, and flat out wide open looks you get with what guys like Lin, Harden, and Nash do it's really a no brainer to accept the turnovers. Or we could play Kobe-ball and jack up contested jump shots all over the court. But in 2 years Lin won't be making half the turnovers he makes now. But he'll never learn how if you don't give him some rope to play with.
Lins TO's. In fact the teams TO's in general are a problem to me when they make dumb decisions. But when they are born from aggressive play & trying to push the pace I am fine with them. For example the TO's born of full court passes are cool with me. The TOs because he leaves his feet before making a decision are a nuisance. The Rockets play at a ridiculously fast pace so TO's will happen. I focus more on the type of TO's as opposed to the number.
Jeremy has the court vision but not enough NBA experience to always make the right decision. There will be games when he will turn the ball over a lot. It's part of the learning process for an inexperience player. I believe that as he gets more games under his belt, he will eventually turn it over less and less.
Seriously, For many other PGs in the league, most of those TO's would have turned out to be (tons of) missed shots. They tend to jack up long jumpers/3s to avoid turning the ball over by making aggressive plays such as ... some high-risk high-reward outside-in passes and/or some aggressive penetrations. Morey once said those were GOOD turnovers. Otherwise, they would have turned the ball as much as Linsanity did and got a ok-to-good % of their own shots. So, TO's is kinda overrated in this Lin case. I think it's better for fans to watch the games instead of pointing out the problems from box-score ONLY.
No one's saying otherwise. Just that it's something he needs to improve on. Plenty of aggressive PGs in the NBA can be aggressive and under control. If Lin wants to join their ranks, he has to cut down on dumb passes or gets trapped in the lane. His 2.1 Assist/TO ratio ranks 30th among PGs with >25mpg. That needs improvement if he wants to be a major contributor to a championship contender. Lin can't just be either "aggressive and careless" or "safe and passive." I want him to be aggressive and safe. Or the Rockets may not be able to contend even with another star.
Great point, i completely agree. Those T.O are completely ok and are bound to happen. The important thing is coach pulling Lin aside and "coaching" him because Lin is still a young player developing.
This assertion is ridiculous. TOs look much worse when you watch the game vs looking at the box score. I can't imagine anyone who watches basketball would think the opposite. Looking at the box score, you see the overall picture. Watching games, it's frustrating when you see a possession full of potential to get a good shot, only to have it end with the other team going on a fast break.
