Re: Is Jeremy Lin untradeable?
Wow...I guess because he shot 8 of 24 and had 6 turnovers you would call that 'atrocious'. He did have 6 boards 3 steals and 8 assists to go along with that. I am glad you were not my kindergarten teacher or I would have been scarred for life.
A missed shot is almost as good as a turnover. Unless you have guys there cleaning up your trash.
Stats are a bad way to go with the NBA, theyre meaningless. Kevin Love is a stat machine yet he doesnt make them matter as that team is barely 500 and isnt playing a really tough schedule thus far. Reggie Evans a guy no one even knows goes in gets 6-9 rebounds in 12 minutes and 0 points and makes a huge difference in the flow of a game.
Lin is a feel good story nothing more. I am sure for awhile he was like an upper for that team, guys bought in they played harder and THAT more than him made a difference. he isnt a total stiff by any means but he isnt nearly as good as the hype he receives either. Mo Williams came off the bench for the Clippers at the beginning of the season and had about 6 unreal games, basically all star quality types. Not a peep about him. He got a small injury issue and he petered off. But still plays high quality but just not as spectacular as those first few games. Obviously Williams was a former all star and a starter on a lot of teams, so that story isnt as interesting as the Asian kid from Harvard who plays in new York.
But even without a single inch of tape on this guy he was still turning the ball over. You think it is a coincidence that the more he plays the more turnovers he has? It should be the other way around right? As in the more time he gets the better he gets? Not if teams start figuring him out. he cant go left, he cant play through a screen, he cant handle the ball in certain situations and turns it over. Three very big negatives against him right there. Which teams have exploited time and time again.
He was a product of being unknown as well as playing a bunch of really bad teams. They won 7 in a row against the shittiest teams in the league. They also, after people saw film on the guy, lost a couple games to bad teams.
To think Lin is going to carry this team the way an MVP type guy is supposed to is a frigging joke.
I will say what I said before, next year at this time Knicks and everyone else will be wondering why they didnt trade this kid when they had the chance to. because I think going forward he is more of a liability than a commodity. best thing he is good for now is a quick cash grab as everyone cashes in on the sexiness of the whole thing. But that is running to an end as well. So his over all 'value' at this point is at best flat lined and more than likely will free fall as he continues to struggle going forward.