What's with the Lin fans treating him like a puppy? How many times is the word "scolded" used when it comes to Lin? He's a grown man. Even if the the construct of the team and expectations have changed for Lin since he was signed (i.e. the team made huge improvements) shouldn't Jeremy be able to adapt as well? I mean since he's basically the best player ever.
I didn't create an account just to talk about the kid. True I've been reading in these website when he started to play for houston. I decided to create account to at least make you guys realize this site is becoming more racist everyday. The way cheapshot the kid with clown pictures, asian dude crying gifs. seriously its getting worse. You guys call him scrub yet you expect him to perform at a higher level. If you guys hate his fans so be it. Do you really have to bring that hate to another level?
Maybe lin fans treat him like a little girl. rockets fans know he's a man and he needs to man up and play better.
Lol this is rich. The drama queens come out to incite flame wars and bash lin fans. Really? Have some respect in this forum and stop troll baiting.
I find it ironic that Lin's fame is all due to his race yet people are sitting here crying about racism that I rarely see on this board. It's just yet another excuse created by the delusional mind of a Lin only fan. All you have to do is take a quick look at his fan site to see the low class people you are dealing with. I'm not going to argue it though. It's obvious to anyone who has any semblance of intelligence
I wish this site had been around when I was taking my psych courses. This is A+ dissertation material. And there I was thinking The Breakfast Club was the gold mine for psychoanalysis. There was an earlier reference to Tebow in this thread. I've always defended that Lin is massively more talented in his relative sport than Tebow. However if he (Lin) trends towards the mean and becomes just another backup guard in the NBA, yet we continue to see threads like this with circular arguments that last months and months, what can we conclude? Don't kid yourself. Race is a huge factor here. Just like religion was a huge factor for Tebow. However time is a great barometer. Three years from now we should all know for certain if Lin is: 1. Linsanity in waiting. Dormant, just waiting for the perfect situation. 2. An above average, yet inconsistent player who could either be a starter for a mediocre team or a bench spark for a contender. 3. A flash in the pan. Someone with a great streak and clear talent, but lacking the entire package required to be a long time NBA'er. So far we've seen all three.
Uh, I don't think low class is the right word to use. Forgive them father for they know not they have sinned is a matter of ignorance, not malicious intent. We didn't see this with Yao Ming because A/ He was good enough to silence the casual basketball fan critics B/ The Asian community could not relate to a 7'6 behemoth This is about relating to a guy rather than his skills on the court, which is why people are so passionate about the topic. I don't see the need to panic, he is young and has plenty of time to prove his value. Maybe on a small contract the next go round, but that shouldn't take away from your ability to play.
the truth with Lin is his CONTRACT. If he was here on a cheap contract like bev & parsons we wouldn't see much Lin hate. We actually see way more positives about Lin. He could actually be here on a similar contract of he was never cut by morey. 1. if bev was on the $8.3 contract scoring 5 points playing 30mins 4 turnovers against the clippers, cf would be calling for his head as a starter. Saying he's a JOKE also 2. When parsons was in a slump at the beginning of the year posters were still making threads about him also 3. Lin rubs rockets fans the wrong way because morey let dragic go who rockets fans really like & he gets payed less, dragic is having a good year so its fuels the fire even more now so we will continue to see threads from members and even tweets and threads about dragic/Lin from clutch. 4. Money is the big thing with this picture, fans would be figuring out a way to keep Lin on decent contract with his bird rights if he was on a rookie contract instead they want him gone. It's a money thing so people hold him with high expectations. 5.good thing is Lin only has one more year he's not on a long 5yr deal and actually the team has made playoffs both years so you can't take that from him. He will be gone and everyone can move on and find someone else to blame.
I would highly disagree. Low class is exactly how I would describe it. In fact, I could actually be harsher but I didn't want to start a firestorm. While I really like the verse I don't think it applies to most people there. A) Agree and that was awesome about Yao. Not only did he shut up critics but he had an outstanding personality, quick wit and was extremely engaging. Man, I miss Yao. B) I can't speak for them but he seemed to be widely embraced. Relate, of course not but what race really can? I don't have a problem liking Jeremy or relating to him. He's got a great story and is a good guy. No debating that. I don't think it's panic per se. I think the great debate honestly is whether or not this is his ceiling on a good team. People always say he's young but he was also a 4 year college player. He's not really young in NBA terms. I really hope he turns it around but we need some consistency off the bench. It's week as is.
6. One thing I left out MOREY really the thread should me MOREY is a joke for those who criticize Lin. Mireya the one who cut him them signed him to a $8.3 cap hit 3 year contract and then to a ballon payment. So if you're in this thread upset mad about Lin then don't claim morey is the best GM because that's a double standard. Lin just balled out and then took his money just like everyone would have done. And you can't say he's lazy and doesn't try to get better. He's a hard worker. Is he worth the contract on the rockets no so post more about MOREY
please explain. Dragic would be better here. Morey cut Lin on a rookie contract, then chased him down with $8.3 mill a year and then panicked and offered him a $15.0 mill last year payment. Was no reason to cut Lin anyway the team didn't make playoffs. Still could've had dragic, Lin, & harden Lin has been playing bad lately but his while rockets career has not been bad, he catches a lot of hate because of his contract and how that effects the team. How am I wrong ?
No good debates coming my way just bs childish short comments, will leave you guys with this playoff guard rotation morey could've easy had if he didn't move too fast. dragic( $7.5) /bev (min contract) Harden ($14.0) /Lin (min contract)
I'm pretty sure you're wrong. Didn't we already have two or three guards with guaranteed contracts? At that time Lin had shown very little for any team in his NBA career. Why should any GM be chastised for not keeping him? It made good business sense to let him go. In fact, any GM could have had him, yes? So by your logic every NBA GM/owner should be ridiculed for not keeping (or picking up) Lin. Also keep in mind he didn't start in NY right away either, so he clearly wasn't blowing people away up there, pre-Linsanity. His poison pill contract has always been poison. At the beginning of this year when he was tearing it up it didn't look bad, did it? It's convenient ammunition for when he plays poorly though.
Sorry, I should have singled out the topic I was replying to. There were many reasons to let him go and few to keep him at that time.
The thing I never understood is why must there be so much bashing when the fact is nothing here will change what Morey does
