[ClutchFans] The Jeremy Lin-Carmelo Anthony jersey controversy is ridiculously overblown

I personally think Jeremy is more calculated than some people give him credit for. Posting that Bible verse set the victim-turned-martyr narrative and, perhaps more importantly, rallied and mobilized his troops. I don't think for a second that it was not calculated/well thought-out.

Not saying he was wrong for being in his feelings (he's human, after all) -- but I do think that was more a very tactical PR move than a genuine expression of hurt feelings.

*ducks*

 

Lin's the only asian american NBA player playing today which makes him a cultural icon, his story from NY makes him a sports entertainment icon. I don't know what you talking about, comparing him with some trashy celebrities? You can trash Lin's on court performance all you want, but off court the guy is a true professional and a class act.

Are you Lin's agent? How do you know Lin hasn't contacted Morey? Just because he didn't post on twitter doesn't mean he didn't do it. Judging without evidence is weak. Criticizing people without consequence by sitting behind a computer is weak. Telling the world that you recognize you got slapped in the face by your boss isn't.

 

No ducking needed for you but what do you think he's trying to accomplish??

 

I'm 50/50 on this, I feel it's was disrespectful could've hid number like they did Dwight, they knew media was going to do the most at this time & LIN/MELO already have dram history, easy to find a melo pic with him doing a midrange post up shot to photoshop.

Lin- but at the same time he could've just brought it straight to morey, or just posted the verse and moved on, instead of saying DISREPECTED, but hey guess he wanted to step up this time. Either way people will say he a B^#th for complaining or a PUNK for taking it.

3RD - ARTICLE -comparing some stuff that only Dwight and clutch saw, to a billboard that MILLIONS saw even before Lin tweeted about it the drama was starting from big , doesn't make any since and is a REACH.

Majority of players would've did what LIN did but many organizations wouldn't have even put them in that situation.

 

It's quite possible, especially from Woj's contradictory posts. You can tell Rockets organization is trying to bury it, but Lin's agents are stirring it up. I guess Lin was at a situation he had to do something to protecting his image after media blew it up. By victimize himself, he gained sympathy from the media and crowd. Just a bad PR move by the Rockets. Attracting negative news in the mist of free agency time is never a good thing.

 

Man. Some of you really dislike this guy. And it's not even his fans you're blasting anymore. It's actually him. You guys act like he quit or trashed on the team or something. I know Lin isn't that good and is a little overpaid for his role on this team but I wouldn't have thought true team fans would be calling a player "WEAK, Whiny, etc" just because of this. And to a player who gives 100% effort and never complains about his diminished role.

I know Lin probably could've handled it better considering how the media blew it up, but keep it respectful. No need for personal attacks and insults for a guy still on your team.

 

Of course it is a calculated move. Public figures dont just act on impulse (well, at least the smarter ones). He definitely consulted his agents before all of this.

He is probably flexing his social media muscle and letting the Rockets or his next team know don't try to walk all over him

 

Exactly what happened. Heaps of sympathy, a huge uprising from his fans, and public exaltation of him for being so spiritual and "above it all." Again, I don't doubt that he was genuinely hurt -- and I certainly don't doubt the authenticity of his religious conviction -- but I *do* think posting the Bible verse was a calculated decision that served to fortify his brand.

Just my opinion.

 

You obviously haven't been on clutchfans very long.

Hell, half the board has said worse things about Harden since the Portland series.

 

I think Melo has it our for Lin for some reason. Athletes never make negative comments about another athletes contract and when they want a number worn by another current player, they work out themselves and rarely does management ever get involved.

Melo made the "ridiculous" comment about Lin's RFA offer and now he apparently wanted the number he knows a current team member is wearing by telling Morey or some Rockets official this. Sure, it would be a non-issue because Lin would be traded and the number would be free for him to get, but Melo must have known this fact.

 

He's being passive aggressive. I guess he's giving the other cheek by not come out and explicitly say it is on the #7 jersey thing, but the world knows what he's talking about.

I am thinking there is deeper issue here, not just his own decision. His team must have also been behind it. His image worth a lot of money. Could he have just said nothing? Yes, and it would be good for the Rockets, but I don't blame him since he is certain he's being traded and he needs to protect his image.

 

Lmao:grin:

 

True but hes been doing that throughout his career.

 

Naive if you think it is just a number after the media blew it up.

 

The media blew it up because Lin showed the world he was butt hurt about it.

The media didn't blow it for Beverley, Scola, Asik, and everyone else it ever happened too because they aren't mentally weak like Jeremy.

 

Lol where is this mentally weak you are speaking of? where did that come from?

 

Because we all know the media is all about intelligent reporting right?

 

For the kind of stuff he's been through the past two years (losing primary ball-handling responsibilties, being sent to the bench, being involved in constant trade talks, etc.) I'm pretty sure this was all just buried within him and he finally let out. Doesn't help that he gets hundreds of twitter tweets calling him a coward because he just takes it and doesn't do anything. I think it was more a initial reaction than a calculated PR move.

But considering he knows he is gone if Melo comes here, and considering he was hurt about how the Rockets handled it, I wouldn't be shocked if he also had a PR angle to it to make the Rockets look a little bad.

 

Absolutely passive aggressive. But if he truly was going to turn the other cheek he wouldn't have posted at all.

I think he knew very well what he was doing. We all heard the trade rumors, most people think he's on the way out. There's no way he was blind to all this, and blindly posted that without thinking it through.

 

Repost my post from the other tread:

Lin should have just shut up. Obviously Lin and Melo don't go well together ever since the Linsanity days. They seem to have some resentment against each other.

That said, as much as I am tired of the Lin drama around here, I am honestly also tired of all the superstar pitching thing. Teams put out all this red carpet stuff as if the egos of ball players aren't big enough already. It's disgusting.