http://www.insidesocal.com/lakers/2014/09/25/jeremy-lin-gushes-about-health-of-kobe-bryant-steve-nash/“They both look really good and really healthy,” Lakers guard Jeremy Lin said Thursday at the Foot Locker in Westfield Mall at Culver City, both to promote his Adidas shoes and sign autographs for fans. That’s the biggest thing for us. Health is going to be a huge factor for us this upcoming season. They were moving well and looked much better than they did last year.”
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But Lin remains in awe of seeing how the 36-year-old Bryant and 40-year-old Nash have trained their overburdened bodies to put them in a position to add to their undisputed Hall of Fame credentials.
“Just to see them out there and playing in pickup is just refreshing,” Lin said. “It’s been eye opening to see how Steve and Kobe are almost like robots in what they do. They know what they came here to do. They get it done, and then they leave. It’s very detail oriented and very robotic and they don’t mess around.”
I'm not passing any judgments until I at least see these guys play in SL and hear the word out of training camp. If Nash gets bumped and is in the hospital after the 3rd pre-season game? Then I trust the Lakers training staff to advise Mitch and Jim as to whether he can be relied upon even in a very minimal capacity.
Other than that, I'm going to enjoy news when it's good, and not feel the need to start creating some sort of false-dichotomy. A healthy Nash would be great to witness from a Bball perspective. Lin is going to get plenty of time. So will Clarkson, if he earns it.
My trust is in the brass and coaching staff to make the right calls and until I see something with my own eyes that tells me otherwise, they'll maintain it.
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