Jeremy Lin agrees to terms on offer sheet [Update: Lin officially signs]

Just use this one ..probably close enough.

 

Sigmund might not be DD but he might be the second coming of GlenRice


GlenRice is like racist or sumthing. hated Lin with a passion

 

Am I the only one hoping we get Lin just for the rivalry its going to create now between Knicks and Rockets... that first game we play is gonna be great

 

so he can play in the summer league after it's finalized right? God we need a pg. hope we sign Brooks too. both pg can score no problem. opens up our shooters, dmo and lamb. then lots of Chandler bang. seriously, if we have a decent center with asik as backup, we can fight for 8th with Terry now on the east!

 

seriously, we need a new rivalry in the NBA. p***y stars like to team up now and leave Cleveland to buy a ring with the 2nd best player in the east. that's like mj going to Celtics to play with Bird. no honor in that heat trophy. it's a corporate trophy bought.

 

scanning the Knicks forums makes me appreciate clutchfans even more

 

LOL. Melo doesn't want him back.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/melo-k...RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25z;_ylv=3

 

Damn. Both Lowry and Dragic are much better in my opinion.

 

This. All part of Morey's master plan!

 

Wow Melo calling someone else's contract ridiculous. How much does he make? How many rings does he have? Talk about a big headed player. Smh!!!!

 

what's ridiculous is paying Amare 23 million a year. SMH.

 

That's cause it is GlenRice.

 

Amare was proven star and prove it first year with the Knicks. Health is his issue, not talent.

 

Anthony also told Newsday, "I'd love to see him back, but I think he has to do what's best for him right now."

http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/sto...y-lin-houston-rockets-offer-sheet-source-says

 

Tony Allen vs Lin
Parker vs Lin
CP3 vs Lin
Westbrook vs Lin
Shumpert vs Lin
Lowry vs Lin
Billups vs Lin
Rondo vs Lin
Avery Bradley vs Lin
Conley, Jr vs Lin
Paul George vs Lin
LeBron/Wade/Chalmers/Cole vs Lin
LA Froncourt vs Lin
SA Frontcourt vs Lin
CHI Frontcourt vs Lin
BOS Frontcourt vs Lin
DRAGIC vs Lin
...so on and so forth.


Lin is gonna feel like he's in a bad dream lol. Welcome to an 82 game season, Jeremy. I hope you bring your skates.

 

melos jealous that Lin stole his spotlight. and knicks are more complete team when Lin played. he made everyone better.

a lot of you clueless people underestimate the power of passion. a very passionate player brings tons of energy that overwhelmes opponents a lot. only superstars carry that rare energy. not just teammates but the whole city.

just shut up and welcome back the newest rocket,, JEREMY LIN.

 

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I will be very happy if Lin becomes a Rocket, but its foolish of you to talk about us underestimating the power of "passion," when we essentially had 3 players in Scola, Lowry and Dragic that were some of the most passionate players in the league.

 

Wow... (warning - LONG post - please move on if not interested in a POSITIVE fan of nearly forty year's perspective)

I understand the thoughts and feelings that Lowry and/or Dragic were "much better" (better... but, I don't know about MUCH).

I wanted to re-sign Dragic too. I was ALL FOR moving Lowry. Anyone that comes out and says publicly he needs to be traded or the "coaching situation needs to be resolved" is not someone I want on the team. (and yes, I understand that type of stuff goes on ALL THE TIME in locker rooms - still, do not make it public!).

While I don't condone the way AB started showing his frustration, it was a LITTLE more understandable. Coming off a MIP season, in a contract year, playing well (look up the stats) and he goes down with an ankle injury. After accepting that he wasn't going to get an extension and a meeting with his agent and Morey, he had a much better attitude and began the season well. To get injured in your contract year - and lose your job to Kyle - very frustrating.

Then, to come back and try to do too much, often forcing it, it just snowballed on him.

Kyle, on the other hand, had already received his "new contract". Yes, he also got injured and Dragic started playing well. But, he wasn't 100% and hadn't "officially" lost his starting job when he came back. Yet, his attitude and display of defiance was terrible.

I wanted him gone. Sure, I loved his fire and going all out style of play (although I hated his flopping and constant complaining to the officials).

Dragic wanted a fourth year PLAYER OPTION - these are potential franchise cripplers. The only time a player will invoke them is when they haven't earned/deserved them! Otherwise, they'll OPT OUT and re-negotiate or become a free agent.

Dragic "got hot" much in the same way Lin did. Remember, he was struggling badly in Phoenix before we got him. He was pulled out fairly quickly in several games after not playing well before Kyle went down. He, much the same way AB did upon returning from injury, was trying to do too much. Once Kyle went down and he began starting, he was able to relax and played much better. Still, while we all question Lin's true value due to a small sample size, Dragic's wasn't much larger (yes, I realize he performed well in a playoff game or two -so did AB and look how many people wanted to run him out of town).

It's all about opportunities and situations. AB, Kyle, Dragic and Lin are all examples of this. None are likely ever going to be a SUPERSTAR.

But, for those complaining that we "lost two better point guards", while that may be true, it's certainly not by a large margin. Additionally, we didn't "lose" Kyle. We got a very, very large trade chip in a likely lottery pick for him.

Again, I wanted to re-sign Dragic and would prefer him over Lin. However, it didn't happen. Now, I am very excited to POSSIBLY go from Fortson, Machado or Livingston, to Lin. Why cry over Lowry or Dragic being gone. That's OLD NEWS.

At this point, if Morey can snag Lin, it's HUGE and true Rockets fans SHOULD BE excited. Especially after wondering for the last week what in the hell we are gonna' do for a PG!!! While $8.3M per season MAY be a tad more than Lin is worth, that's not a given. It's also possibly better than having Goran for FOUR years at $7.5M. MUCH, MUCH easier to trade a contract with two years remaining than one with three years remaining (if he didn't pan out).

But, to continue to harp on Lowry or Dragic being better or talking about how "I'd rather have Lowry or Dragic" is ridiculous at this point. It didn't happen. It didn't work out. We moved on - and if you don't understand the REASONING as to why, you simply refuse to look at the big picture and what the they are trying to do.

All the talk about "Les is only about money" is ABSURD. He's one of the few owners that consistently will BUY second round picks - knowning there is likely NO return on his investment for those.

Now, if Lin comes with the added bonus of putting butts in the seats and increased revenue from China, good, great, grand, wonderful.

But, to say "he wanted that all along" is riduculous. The common belief has always been that Lin will be matched. There's no way Morey and Les actually thought they had a prayer to get Lin. So, please... get off that angle.

Contrary to what many seem to think, WINNING puts butts in the seats. Les was here for the two titles. He knows what will make MORE MONEY. Not "being competitive" - he sees our attendance and the Toyota Center. It sucks!

But, apparently, in his eyes, IN TODAY'S NBA, with much more player movement than ever before, to remain competitive and attempt to acquire a star and then build via trade or free agency is the way to go. It's not like it used to be. Even when you WIN the tanking contest, the ODDS - true ODDS -of getting a franchise player in the draft, are low. Extremely low. They aren't even GOOD after ten straight years of being in the lottery.

IF, and I realize it's still a big IF, they are able to acquire Dwight, on the heels of Lin (and possibly get Asik to back up Dwight), without giving up the farm - which should be farily do-able based on recent superstar trades such as Melo and D-Will - they will be MUCH CLOSER to relevance and to WINNING than if they took the route Charlotte took last year for the next five years.

I hate the tanking route, especially in TODAY'S game. You have a one in four chance to get the first pick if you have the WORST record. The odds of doing what Morey and Les are attempting to do are BETTER than pulling off what OKC was able to do. That too, is extremely rare.

It's much harder to obtain your franchise player though the draft and then build around him. Teams don't have the time they used to for that to happen.

The OKC thing is just as much if not more a pipe dream than attempting to do what the Rockets are.

To me, I'm PROUD my team is attempting to be a pioneer and be ahead of the game.

Sure, Dwight could walk. But, why everyone assumes that, based on MEDIA REPORTS, especially after how WRONG they've proven to consistently be, is beyond me.

Why might we get Lin? Large due to the fact that the new CBA has CHANGED the luxury tax.

Why might Dwight stay? Largely due to the fact the new CBA has made it much more painful for a player to leave his current team.

The negativity that is brought by some of the same posters amazes me. It's like - why are you even here if all you're going to do is complain? If you don't see what they are TRYING TO DO and don't take some pride in that and aren't somewhat excited by it, "I'm sorry for ya'" (Bernie Mac!).

Move on with your bandwagon azz.