Melo comments on Relationship with Lin from Olympic Games

never said dragic has earned it...but he is much more proven than Lin and there's no debating that.

 

You don't get what you earned you get what you can leverage. Teams pay on potential all the time as seen from the NBA draft. Some are successful, Kyrie Irving and some are flops ie Kwame Brown.

 

Field landry and Novak are lin's good friends, Tyson chadler, Tony and Josh are lin's supporter.

Woodson never likes lin's play from the beginning, he trusts Baron and Billy more than lin until proved wrong. Still, he is the big reason that lin did not get a contract.

 

Billy? lol

 

There's a rookie salary scale....

 

I am aware that there is a rookie salary scale and I think you missed my point. Teams invest on potential all the time.

 

"More proven" also could mean "less upside". We more of less know what Dragic will be after 4 years in the league. Lin is a gamble where he could turn into a massive steal at $8m/year, or a little overpaid. It is the front office's job to do their due diligence and make that forecast, make that educated guess. With their recent history of PGs, I would not bet against them. Lin is just as proven as guys like Irving and Rubio. If those two were currently FAs, not a team in the league would hesitate to "gamble" on them at $8M/year. Despite how "unproven".

Why is it such an outrage when it comes to Lin?

 

Because he was undrafted. If Lin was drafted high and performed like he did, there wouldnt be many arguements.

 

Were there many people arguing about Manu's contract?

 

Manu was drafted low, 57th i believe.

 

I know that. What I didn't know was that being picked 3 spots from being undrafted was the line we draw for considering his contract to be "ridiculous" or not.

 

Thats how perception plays with some people's mind.

Any player is drafted, he has the potential to be a star in the league. Thats the stereotyping of NBA players. Any player who was not drafted, some will always question his ability.
- why wasn't he drafted if he is good?
- undraftee plays well, it's 'flash in the pan.'

There were a lot of undrafted players who played well, past or present...Calderon, Raja Bell, Stark, B Wallace. But no one, not even first overall picks, played like Lin did in his first few games. What he did was really a million to one, a perfect storm. I dont think this will ever be repeated in the future either.

 

Where in that article are you seeing Chandler saying that Melo didn't like Lin?

 

As for Lin's contract, the #1 draft pick, who has never played an NBA game, get's 4.2 million his first year based on potential he showed against 1-2 years of college competition or high school competition. Ridiculous?

 

The contract wasn't ridiculous. To New York it was because they could not match in the final year.

Different standards for the Rockets who had the money to match. Lets not group us under the same rules as the Knick's who fell short of that type of money to spend on Lin.

 

Agreed, my point was that people thinking the Rockets' offer to Lin is ridiculous should consider how large the minimum salary is offered to high draft picks who haven't proven anything against NBA talent.

 

I don't think there's such an outrage to be honest. Lin is more famous than the other two to casual fans, so everyone has an opinion. But there is much debate about young guys like Rubio and John Wall (Irving not so much -- he's almost universally considered great, but at his age and upside, I can't disagree). Rubio can't shoot, so some people will say 8mil/yr is too much for him. John Wall is already getting whispers of "draft bust."

It's just different for Lin. Instead of "draft bust" or "didn't live up to his potential," we get "flash in the pan."

Kevin Love is called an "empty stat padder."

Everyone gets hated on -- even the best player in the world was getting called "mentally weak." A ring is the only way to shut people up.

 

Whose calling Wall a draft bust? Never heard that one before.

 

well, he hasn't improved in his 2nd year. and he's arguably just the 3rd best player from his draft class right now.
a lot of Tyreke Evans going on there.

hopefully, veteran teammates / culture change will help him. if not, you'll start hearing 'draft bust' a lot.