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Apollo wrote: View PostSource: Newsday.com
For all you people focused on Lin, watch some Knicks games down the stretch. You're going to see more of what you'd get if he were a Raptor from this point on. What he did under MDA would not happen in Toronto and if you think it would then please explain that to me in detail because last time I checked Casey wasn't an offensive mastermind running an offense more indicative of the European style of play.“The saving of our world from pending doom will come, not through the complacent adjustment of the conforming majority, but through the creative maladjustment of a nonconforming minority.” - Martin Luther King
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tbihis wrote: View PostNo need. I was just pointing out the turnovers.
Balls of Steel wrote: View PostI kinda disagree. Casey values his PG play and actually prefers to push the ball. Under the right tutelage, Lin reminds me of Calderon. Over time, his turnovers will be dealt with. His pick and roll play was very decent. There's too much ego with the Knicks that a quiet guy like JL would not thrive under. It's only a matter of time before he makes his way to the bench in favor of Davis. A real shame if you ask me. The Knicks were on a freaking roll before Melo came in and ruined the party. Is it an accident that Nash thrived under DA? Same goes for Lin. Yes, Casey is not an offensive juggernaut. He does however, value the role of his PGs. Just see how important Calderon is to the team. I think the other factor here is that Lin is coachable and wants to learn, watches tapes, etc. a sponge. That's good in my opinion. I would love to have him over Bayless any day.
Lin is nothing like Calderon. Calderon is the model for conservative, highly intelligent, highly efficient play.
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ebrian wrote: View PostI think it's easy to forget that this guy was cut by two teams. Do you know how much it takes to be released by a team? For God's sakes we still have friggin' Solomon Alabi on our roster! That should give you some idea. And now he's the starting PG for the Mecca of basketball, in the biggest city in North America.
As a Raptors fan I wouldn't want to sign Lin to anything until we knew what type of player he's going to be. Do a quick Player Season Search on b-r.com and you'll see that there were a bunch of (now superstar) guards who averaged 3+ turnovers, 6+ assists while shooting 45%+. Dwyane Wade, Andre Miller, Mike Bibby, Deron Willams -- to name a few. Extend it to non-active players and you have Tim Hardaway, Kenny Smith. If you sort them all together with PER, Lin is amongst the top 3. That's the ceiling, but the floor is waaaaaaay down. Remember Flip Murray? Similar situation of a guy who was largely forgotten, who bursted into the scene and was amazing.. for a couple of seasons. Another issue is that most of these guys named above were scouted all through college and what they became was at least closer to what people expect of them. Lin is pretty much coming out of nowhere.
There's no way of knowing which direction Lin goes from here on out. Mike D'Antoni offenses have historically boosted players' stats. As long as you have a team catering to Carmelo Anthony's wishes, chances are you won't see as many 20/8 games from Lin. And then by the end of the season you're looking at a point guard with still a lot of weaknesses. I'm sure many remember Flip Murray who exploded into the season and then just tailed off. We don't know enough about Lin to sign him, and we have enough question marks on our team as it is.
I'm sure other GMs are thinking the same way. Love to have him, but unsure of the future. Need more data.
There are 2 differences tho, seattle was a bad team, i dont think they even made the playoffs that year. while nyk right now is on the verge of making the playoffs, which in some way shape or form, Lin's contributions actually mean something to the team. 2nd, Lin's is obviously more celebrated than Flip's. And factoring this in, the pressure for coaches to play Lin is far greater than the coaches on Flip before. Lin is an attraction now, and i think that could be a factor in how many minutes he gets too.
Im not saying it would be awesome to have Lin as a Raptor, im just saying it wont be that bad. But reading the posts since my last post is actually convincing me otherwise.
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Apollo wrote: View PostOk but that doesn't help validate his inability to protect the ball. If Lin was as dominate as Nash he wouldn't need to look over his should when he coughed the ball up but he's not Steve Nash or anything close to Steve Nash. Under Mike Woodson and seemingly any other coach he's met in the NBA who wasn't Mike D'Anotoni, he's needs to be greatly concerned by it.
Casey doesn't run his offense like D'Antoni. A lot more goes into MDA's coaching then telling his PG to push the ball.
Lin is nothing like Calderon. Calderon is the model for conservative, highly intelligent, highly efficient play.
and whats to his advantage is him being in the spotlight, too fast too soon. because his rise was so highly celebrated, nobody will just toss him aside and consider him as a one hit wonder, at least that my opinion. Somebody will always give him a chance, just because of Linsanity.Last edited by TheGloveinRapsUniform; Fri Mar 16, 2012, 11:22 AM.
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Apollo wrote: View PostOk but that doesn't help validate his inability to protect the ball. If Lin was as dominate as Nash he wouldn't need to look over his should when he coughed the ball up but he's not Steve Nash or anything close to Steve Nash. Under Mike Woodson and seemingly any other coach he's met in the NBA who wasn't Mike D'Anotoni, he's needs to be greatly concerned by it.
Casey doesn't run his offense like D'Antoni. A lot more goes into MDA's coaching then telling his PG to push the ball.
Lin is nothing like Calderon. Calderon is the model for conservative, highly intelligent, highly efficient play.“The saving of our world from pending doom will come, not through the complacent adjustment of the conforming majority, but through the creative maladjustment of a nonconforming minority.” - Martin Luther King
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I think it's soon enough to know that his market price is going to more than the Raptors should be willing to pay. I also think if he's shown enough to receive praise then he's shown enough to receive criticism.
He's not going to get the "MDA experience" in Toronto. He's more likely to get offensive coaching in close relation to that of which he received on those teams that cut him. MDA is a rarity. His style is not common place.
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Apollo wrote: View PostI think it's soon enough to know that his market price is going to more than the Raptors should be willing to pay. I also think if he's shown enough to receive praise then he's shown enough to receive criticism.
He's not going to get the "MDA experience" in Toronto. He's more likely to get offensive coaching in close relation to that of which he received on those teams that cut him. MDA is a rarity. His style is not common place.
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Apollo wrote: View PostI think it's soon enough to know that his market price is going to more than the Raptors should be willing to pay. I also think if he's shown enough to receive praise then he's shown enough to receive criticism.
He's not going to get the "MDA experience" in Toronto. He's more likely to get offensive coaching in close relation to that of which he received on those teams that cut him. MDA is a rarity. His style is not common place.
If anything he's a bargain for that price.
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Prime wrote: View PostNobody has his Bird rights. Thus, his market price is capped at the MLE.
If anything he's a bargain for that price.
Prime, this whole time when I was saying I would be worried about him being overpaid by the Raptors I had the full MLE in my mind. That's far too much.
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Apollo wrote: View PostWow, someone save this. This illustrates exactly what I was pointing out earlier. This guy has Rafer Alston disappointment written all over him.
Prime, this whole time when I was saying I would be worried about him being overpaid by the Raptors I had the full MLE in my mind. That's far too much.
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Listen, the Knicks are not giving Lin up because of how much revenue he will generate for them. Letting him go is like giving away free money. Who knows what his worth is in free agency is, but I would imagine the Knicks get him at a fair deal Gms will approach with caution like all you mentioned. Plus, WHO THE FUCK ELSE DO THEY HAVE TO PLAY POINT GUARD. Douglas? no Davis playing more then 20 mins a game? no Shumpert is not a pg, hes more of a Barbosa type energy/ scoring guy off the bench(obviously brings different things but that was a surface comparison). Unless a giddy owner wants to create hype(maybe prokorov when he loses Dwill will offer a dumb contract. But i think Lin stays put, other teams have more to lose and the knicks need him for an a assortment of reasons.
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