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The Shadow League "The Jeremy Lin Exposé"; By Russell Westbrook

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  1. BackNthDay

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    http://theshadowleague.com/articles/the-jeremy-lin-expose-by-russell-westbrook

    Jeremy Lin’s been off the radar during his first season in Houston. It’s a few rungs below the Sports Illustrated covers and nightly leads on Sportscenter that he experienced in New York. The meteoric rise of Lin was followed by a gradual descent to sub-par status, which is where he plateaued throughout this season.

    In his playoff debut, Lin re-emerged resembling the D-League player who languished on the Knicks bench. James Harden was a one-man wrecking crew, attacking the rack all night. Lin, however, imploded. He scored just four points, dished three assists and had four turnovers.

    Russell Westbrook slapped him around, offensively, but Lin appeared flummoxed by the Thunder, who forced him to shoot 1-for-7 from the field. The “real Lin” is probably hidden somewhere between Game 1 and the Lin who averaged nearly 15 points and six assists per game in the regular season against OKC.

    In Lin’s defense, OKC held regular season opponents to the second-lowest field percentage in the league last season, and Harden was just 6-for-19 from the field. However, Harden’s misses came as he was forced to assume ball-handling and scoring duties. If Lin is the type to thrive with his back against the wall, he’ll come out firing on all cylinders in Game 2.

    Conversely, Westbrook couldn’t even feel Lin’s presence on the defensive end, as he fell just two-rebounds short of a triple-double. It’s not a revelation to watch Westbrook outplay Lin – Russ wins nearly every matchup he get against rival point guards. But it was definitely unsettling, however, to watch 37-year-old Derek Fisher double up Lin’s offensive output in 12 minutes.

    Daryl Morey probably clings to the prospect of Lin as an icon in the Asian market, and how that can help the franchise, because one wonders if Morey is still confident that Lin is the best fit to share the backcourt with Harden as the starting point guard. As a Knick, Lin was a dynamo in the pick-and-roll. Unfortunately, Harden might be the NBA’s best pick-and-roll player, and Kevin McHale puts him, not Lin, in position to take advantage of those opportunities.

    So it leaves Lin and the Rockets in a prematurely tough spot. The Rockets have invested a hefty sum in Lin. Because of the $15 million poison pill in the third year of his salary, Lin is holding the Rockets hostage while the Knicks haven’t regretted his departure for a second. This season, the Knicks are flourishing with Jason Kidd’s beautiful defensive mind and a lighter Raymond Felton in their backcourt.

    The Rockets are a squad on the rise, but Lin’s upside is nowhere to be found. If they don’t see vast improvement from Lin in Game 2, you wouldn’t be Linsane to expect for this to be a quick series.
     
    #1 BackNthDay, Apr 25, 2013
  2. SamFisher

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    Why would Daryl Morey, of all people, "cling to [this] prospect" - it's about the last thing he would give a sh-t about. Les might be a different matter.

    Anyway, back to Bleacher report with this garbage.
     
    #2 SamFisher, Apr 25, 2013
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    Geez, I didn't know one of you LOHs had a sport column.
     
    #3 lwlee, Apr 25, 2013
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    #4 AustinPowers, Apr 25, 2013
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    And you're wasting our time making us read this garbage because...?
     
    #5 ERC, Apr 25, 2013
  6. AustinPowers

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    Yes....

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    #6 AustinPowers, Apr 25, 2013
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    Damn, ONE bad playoff game against arguably the best PG on one of the top teams and Lin is written off. lol
     
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  8. BackNthDay

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    I like Jlin's game, however, he would be better as backup PG to play against those that he can take advantage of off the bench. He would murder 2nd string PG's.
     
    #8 BackNthDay, Apr 25, 2013
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    Felton and Lin have had pretty identical years statistically, and the Rockets really aren't held hostage at all. Salary cap wise Lin is making ~$8 million a year if I remember correctly and worse case scenario he becomes a huge expiring contract in the 3rd year, and I believe if he is traded he will only count $8 million per year to that team's cap as well. I'm not expecting Lin to be a future star, but he hasnt been nearly as bad as this article makes him out to be for most of the year.
     
    #9 morpheus133, Apr 25, 2013
  10. ParaSolid

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    Not the greatest of articles. Basically he gave his opinion with no substance behind it.
     
    #10 ParaSolid, Apr 25, 2013
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    Quite frankly, Jeremy Lin is intimidated by Russell Westbrook. He's been playing like a p***y lately. It's quite embarrasing, honestly. He must be pretty relieved that he had a muscle contusion before the start of the third quarter. Otherwise, he would have embarrased not just himself but this proud rockets organization on National TV.
     
    #11 mario_v, Apr 25, 2013
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    http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showthread.php?t=237577
     
    #12 boiler, Apr 25, 2013
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    Lin isn't aggressive enough. That's pretty much it in a nutshell.
     
    #13 egriffin1, Apr 25, 2013
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    Lol, this guy's a box-score watcher. 0 credibility
     
    #14 JJHardLin, Apr 25, 2013
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    1. Read Lin's season average and some mainstream BSPN articles of his progress.
    2. Watch 2 playoff games with Jeremy.
    3. Post turd of an article.

    I rather read amateur garbage on GARM rather than a link, but not by much.
     
    #15 Invisible Fan, Apr 25, 2013
  16. i meow a lot

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    Lin and Bev had almost exact same stats at the half.
     
    #16 i meow a lot, Apr 25, 2013
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    Lin's contract acutually makes him more condusive to a trade by the Feb. deadline. :p

    From my understanding, if the Knicks would have signed him, they would have had to deal with the poison pill (3rd yr. @ $15M against the cap), however with the Rockets his cap figure is averaged at $8.5M for 3yrs.

    Which means, if the Rockets were to trade him, his cap figure would only be $8.5M in the last yr. of his deal, not $15M. And the way Beverly is playing, I can see Morey putting skates on Lin next year!

    If they draft or pickup a PG this off season.......C U Jermey!;)
     
    #17 hlmbasketball, Apr 25, 2013
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    Yes, but you have to factor in that Beverly was inserted in the lineup because Lin is not able to handle westbrook. Westbrook is one of the best PGs in the league, but still, Lin needs to man up and play ball.

    You can just see the look in Westbrook's eyes, he is salivating at the thought of owning Lin.
     
    #18 mario_v, Apr 25, 2013
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    Sorry for repost:


    Yes, but you have to factor in that Beverly was inserted in the lineup because Lin is not able to handle westbrook. Westbrook is one of the best PGs in the league, but still, Lin needs to man up and play ball.

    You can just see the look in Westbrook's eyes, he is salivating at the thought of owning Lin.
     
    #19 mario_v, Apr 25, 2013
  20. cw3k

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    It is not just Lin, Westbrook abuse all other PG. He is too fast, too strong, and too good for any guard in the league.
     
    #20 cw3k, Apr 25, 2013
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