Problem is we can keep saying trade Lin all we want but we know Les won't do it unless he knows for sure Lin is a bust. "I had Daryl on the phone and we were both watching the game (Knicks vs. Raptors)," Alexander explains. "I said, 'He's playing so well. He just scored the tying basket! He's playing great.' " 'Oh my God, he just scored the winning basket!' I hung up on (Daryl) because I was so angry. That was it. I had to hang up on him." "We were going after Lin no matter what," Morey says later on Jeremy Lin Day in Houston Doesn't sound like they are going to give up on Lin anytime soon.
He's 1 of the 5 guys I feel comfortable calling a LOF, cuz he does nothing but hate on everyone not named Lin.
I think McHale also prefers a style of point guard play in which there are lots of assists, and Beverly had more assists in his minutes than Lin did in his minutes. I imagine that factored in too.
For those that only use the "Yao was a top prospect and Lin was undrafted" argument do realize that Lin was wrongfully overlooked due to being an Asian point guard, right? - Only Californian Player of the Year to not receive an athletic scholarship. - Drops 30 against lottery pick, Kemba Walker and UConn, and ends up one of 11 finalists for the Bob Cousy Award, an award given to the Nation's top point guard. Common guys, don't say such ignorant things and make the CF fanbase look so simple minded, it's 5 minute research. He didn't eat a magic bean in New York, the dude always had skills and based on his high school and college resume, he should have been drafted. I don't think Lin is a superstar in the making, but it's obvious there is still a double standard for him. He has to prove himself more than others, if he does it for 25 games, "it's a small sample size and a fluke," but Beverley has been with the team for a few weeks, and apparently he's already just as good as Lin...as I said, double standard. It makes me sad that we still think like this and society can't move forward because of it.
What gets me is that so many of the people are waiting for Lin to fail to prove their point. Watch, if Lin has a bad game today, there's going to be so much hate it won't be even funny. Can Lin have a bad game? Of course but this one game will bring out the hate in full force. Mark my words.
As taboo as it is, the truth needs to be told over and over again. And while I do appreciate a lot of the rational responses, it makes me sad at all the people that try to brush it off like it doesn't matter. That only reiterates what everyone knows but hate to admit, and that's the fact this country doesn't take racial profiling or discrimination against Asians seriously and it makes me ashamed. By the way, before anyone puts words in my mouth, the comments above have nothing to do with McHale, I'm strictly speaking on the roadblocks Lin had to face his entire basketball career because of his race, starting back in high school and personal experiences. I remember this one Asian kid got bullied at my middle school all the time and was called things like "chinaman" and "ching-chong-chang", teachers heard it, knew about it, didn't take it seriously nor care. There's a reason why Lin faced racism from away crowds in college yet very few people knew about it, because it got brushed off like it wasn't a big deal. Imagine if Lin was a black and one kid in the crowd dropped the n-bomb... And I'm less than half Asian, don't even look Asian and look white instead, people wouldn't even know I was mixed unless I told them.
Man, come on. Jeremy's racial struggles, real or perceived, have very little to do with a Yao Ming Jeremy Lin comparison. Maybe Jeremy was overlooked, but he would have NEVER been drafted ahead of Yao Ming. Elite big men are more precious than average/above average PGs. Yao faced just as much **** in the league, if not more, than Jeremy faces today. Yao blazed a path for guys like Lin. Yao had to listen to Shaq throw "Ching-chong" insults his way. Yao's response was to whoop some ass on the court and he never once needed his legion of fans to take up for him. I see people say Jeremy Lin is the Asian Jackie Robinson and it just makes me sick. Yao Ming deserves more respect from Lin fans than that.
Not pity, just sticking up for the Asians because it's the right thing to do, especially when they're cornered. Saying stuff like "oh he's an Asian that supports Lin, he doesn't count" is as idiotic as saying "oh he's not Asian and doesn't support an Asian that supports Lin, he doesn't count".
I NEVER said Lin should have been as good of a prospect as Yao nor do I think Lin is the Asian Jackie Robinson! All I was saying was Lin SHOULD HAVE been a solid NBA prospect before Linsanity and at the very least been drafted by a team, and he wasn't due to his race.
You're right; not saying YOU'RE bringing up the Jackie Robinson comparison, only saying people around here do. And I agree with you, Lin should have had more run as a prospect. Hypothetically, where would you draft him?
You do realize that everyone found that funny, right? And the Asians that got offended were told to shut up and learn to take a joke. Imagine if Lin was a jerk and took a shot at...let say Serge Ibaka and started making clicking noises and and making tribal noises in a mocking manner...suddenly, it's not funny and a joke anymore... You also do realize that "ching-chong-chang" still gets thrown around here at Lin fans right, and it's also accepted as ok, right, even by the mods?
Was it funny? Funny then, but not directed at Lin? As a Rockets and Yao fan I was disappointed in Shaq (met him here in town) and a bit angry. And, yeah, I wouldn't find much humor in making fun of Ibaka. I've not seen the same insults hurled at people here on the board, but my reaction would be the same. I like hanging out here and crap like that ruins it for all of us.
I wasn't on CF back then, but I do remember social media found it funny and told Asians to shut up and take a joke. That's a tricky one because playing at Harvard played just as much of a role in being overlooked, however he should have never been playing at Harvard in the first place based on his high school career. I'd say taking everything into account, a top 5 pick in the second round. And for the record, since it's taboo to bring up what I bring up, even though I did give facts to support my claim instead of just resorting to blind accusations, I do appreciate the fact that you actually find it matter to be sensitive as well and you're capable of having an actual conversation. Trust me, Lin homers that go straight to blind accusations piss me off as much as his ignorant and simple minded critics.
