This thread and the one on LG are the perfect example of a wreck; I want to look away, but my eyes keep getting drawn back. I do have to admit, now that I am on the outside looking in, it is rather hilarious watching things continue to drone on here and develop on LG. I am definitely not rooting for Lin to fail, but I confess that when he does continue to flounder, watching the rows between Laker fans and Lin crazies is incredibly amusing. It is like re-run of a reality TV show that is so bad it is funny where I already know what is happening. Team fans trash the player, Lin crazies making every excuse under the sun to deflect blame on Lin, and a general clusterfark of knee-jerk doom and gloom. I love it!
Last night I saw a grueling look on Lin's face that I never saw before. But I think it was good. It was on the court: it seemed like he was pushing himself harder than I ever saw in Houston, I mean with this face he had. And I thought "That's what he needs: to dig deeper, like Pat Beverley." I think Lin needs to push his own limits as far as Pat Beverley does if he wants to make it in the NBA.
Beverley had been playing in the same team for like 3 yrs in Ukraine. Dragic has been a part of the Sun for like many yrs. Lowry, as a Rocket, kept developing his skills under a consistent situation. Then you have Lin.. never played for a team more than 2 yrs and his situation in the past few years were quite unstable. Look, he really improved some of his weakness within these two or three yrs. But when you always have to adjust to sth new, you might get lost on your development finally and that's why I am worried about Jeremy Lin's situation in the future. At the end of the day, he might become a player that is average on everything and then no team would give him any trust of developing into a main threat of offense anymore.
Wrong. 2008–2009 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Ukraine) 2009–2010 Olympiacos Piraeus (Greece) 2011–2012 Spartak St. Petersburg (Russia) since 2013 Houston Rockets Bev fought his way into this team and still shows a lot improvement, so don't even dare to compare him to Lin. Lin had two years in Houston in which he showed zero developement or consistency, made the same mistakes all over again and is not being missed at all right now or anytime soon.
Oh yeah, when Lin had those great games. Was very quiet around here. The 'I told you so' circle jerk is real.
Ronnie Price Career history 2005–2007 Sacramento Kings 2007–2011 Utah Jazz 2011–2012 Phoenix Suns 2012–2013 Portland Trail Blazers 2013–2014 Orlando Magic 2014–present Los Angeles Lakers The current starting PG of the LA Lakers.
you shouldn't reply to that dude, that dude is rookie status. i'm sure there's a reason for that l to the o to the f
Look as this liar talking out of his ass Lowry only had barely one season of being a starter in houston. His starting job was then taken by dragic and susequently traded to the raptors. He was then benched for Calderon for awhile and was on the trading block. They then decided to trade Calderon and brought lowry baxk as starter with Rudy gay. He really started to perform when gay was finally traded. Lowry has went through 3 different coaches in 2 teams while being demoted and promotrd injured multiple times. He never had it better than jeremy Lin in term a of stability as you claim because we all know lin had two full seasons with the rockets qhere he was given major minutes even when he was coming off the bench to beverley. Dragic was putting up career lows in pheonix before they traded him to Houston where he played decent off the bench lowry. He only started for half a season in Houston but he grasped the opportunity and performed and got a big contract. Dragic Lin and lowry all went through highs and lows. Only Lin fans seema to make excuses for his unimproved play and blame it on everyone but himself while the other two became stars
Bev must've been relieved when the Rockets called to get him ot of St Petersburg http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/20770678
Really odd reading about his unimproved play. Last year it was his left hand he improved significantly. This year it is pretty obvious he worked on his defense-- it is much better. He's still pretty crappy defending one on one, and I'm not sure that will ever improve. About all he can do effectively is funnel people, but the only big worth funneling to is Davis and Lin & Davis seldom play together But he is not getting stuck on screens like he used to; when he does, it's pretty clear it's because people weren't talking and telling him the screen was there. (For comparison, Ronnie Price is getting stuck on screens repeatedly). His rotations aren't great, but playing with Hill & Boozer makes that almost impossible to judge. Put him with a competent big and he'll be a valuable contributor on offense and a non-liability on defense. That will be huge for him when he gets off the Lakers.
Yes, it should be huge for his ability to contribute to the Shanghai Sharks. He's going to be a beast for them.
Lakers’ Kobe Bryant could have more point guard duties http://www.insidesocal.com/lakers/2014/12/10/lakers-kobe-bryant-could-have-more-point-guard-duties/ As if Kobe Bryant does not already have a heavy workload. But in addition to the high volume shooting, Bryant could have the additional task in managing point guard duties. After Bryant closed out the Lakers’ 98-95 win on Tuesday over the Sacramento Kings at Staples Center, Lakers coach Byron Scott suggested that marks a sneak preview of things to come. “You will see it again,” Scott said after practice on Wednesday at the Lakers’ practice facility in El Segundo. “I know it’s very effective and something I’ve been thinking about.” Scott won’t start Bryant at point guard anytime soon. But it seems likely Bryant could close out games assuming that spot. He played most of the final 6:45 assuming that position while playing with Ronnie Price, Wesley Johnson, Wayne Ellington and Carlos Boozer. Nick Young then subbed in the final minute over Ellington. Jeremy Lin sat during that time. Scott offset his concerns about Bryant guarding Kings point guard Darren Collison by assigning Johnson that defensive responsibility. During that fourth-quarter stretch, Bryant set teammates up with three assists, threw down a fast-break dunk and dropped a three-point shot. “I feel real good when the ball is in his hands,” Scott said. “He can get his own shot, obviously. He can create shots for his teammates.” Bryant missed Wednesday’s practice to rest. But he downplayed the significance of his evolving role after his 32-point performance on 11-of-27 shooting and six assists in 35 minutes against Sacramento. “Nothing changes,” Bryant said after . “My position on the floor changes. That’s all.” Yet, that dynamic could have a residual affect. This creates an additional challenge for Scott to manage Bryant’s minutes, which he has mostly kept within the 30 to 40-minute range. “I probably have to watch him more closely,” Scott said, “because he would have to guard somebody at that position as well.” Scott said he initially thought of this idea because “Jeremy is struggling and Ronnie is struggling” after posting a combined five points on 2-of-10 shooting and 10 assists. “I’m assuming I won’t be in the game,” Lin said, “if that’s the case.” Yet, how all this plays out remains to be seen. Scott conceded uncertainty whether “you will see this on a regular basis.” But at least for one game, Bryant showed the formula worked.
