I can see where you're coming from. His two 3's yesterday in the 4th reminded me of that Mavs game where he hit one over Dirk and then over Marion when they needed it most. The atmosphere was similar too.
It's not sustainable (48-50%) but I hope it continues. If he can get to 35%, that'd be pretty damn good and he would be considered a "legit threat". Not sure why anyone would rate this 2 stars. Would people like for Lin not to become a 3pt threat or show improvement in his shooting?
Maybe he is just streaky. He was .320 over the last 90 games. And his average last season was about the same as his average this season. A .320 percentage is below average. But I still have hope that he can improve to .350 eventually.
I agree with everyone here with hoping for an improvement of 35+ percentage three point shooting with time. I hope he improves all facets of his game. He has made improvements finishing left. I think he is still under utilizing his mid-range game. His arc is good for mid-range shots. He also needs to develop a floater.
I agree with not being a 3PT specialist considering that Lin isn't to be just that, but he's changed his form from his college years and different coaches as well. If Lin is able to sustain the confidence and continue to keep a similar form, it should be better as we are seeing more recently. Article about correcting Lin's jump shot pre-draft: http://www.nba.com/2012/news/featur...emy-lin-shooting-coach-david-jones/index.html Then going to Doc Scheppler. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/20...eremy-lin-james-harden-daryl-morey/index.html
Sure, I'll say anywhere between 33-37% is good enough. 35-40% isn't that high for a point guard though. Matter of fact, I think there are only like 6 starting pgs that don't reach that %. Overwhelming majority are in that range.
Every 3pt shooter is streaky simply due to the nature of the shot. But in the end, what he averages long term is his norm. In this case, Lin is a 32% shooter until he has a large enough sample size to suggest otherwise.
Some numbers to look at. NBA teams average ~1.055 points per possession, which translates into 35.1% 3pt shooting. NBA average 3pt% is 35.8%. Rockets average ~1.098 points per possession, which translates into 36.6% 3pt shooting Rockets average 3pt% is 36.4% So 35-36% seems like where Lin needs to truly become a great PG.
Lin has a LONG way to go before he reaches young Jason Kidd's level. Jason was a way better rebounder and defender (over 100 triple doubles compared to none from Lin); amazing court vision. Lin's a better mid-range shooter and finisher, but a worse free throw shooter ; that's about it. they turned the ball over about the same rate, although Kidd racked up way more assists despite not playing on very talented teams. when Lin earns numerous NBA All-defensive first team selections, All-NBA first team selections and the occasional league MVP or NBA title, then he can be compared with Jason Kidd.
if he can hit 35% over a season it'll open things up for him tremendously. right now when his jumper is off teams can play him strictly for the drive. if he can get consistent with the three he would be a top 10 PG in the league.
Put rookie Jason Kidd on a team with Harden in the backcourt and Asik in the frontcourt and let's see him get those triple doubles.
Considering you joined in 2013, I highly highly doubt you're in any position to compare Jeremy Lin to a player you've probably never seen in his prime before.
Considering you make snap judgments about posters based on join date rather than even attempting to construct a coherent argument...wait, why do I even bother?
I mean, seriously. If a guy tries to make the simple point that Lin's game qualitatively has some similarities to a "young Jason Kidd" you should try to disagree based on that, not throw up some garbage based on a cursory review of their stats or trying to "compare" a 3 year resume with an 18 year one. And no, insulting someone for being a "LOF" or dissing their join date isn't any better.
