bws94 wrote:crazyeights wrote:Just my point: PG is a stacked position. We should get one of those stacked ones. Let Lin play SG or dominate off the bench.
If that's what you think, OK. I think Lin can be a big spark and impact player but you don't seem to like his play. I think he's a winner but needs more time to acclimate. I think whatever kind of guard he is, he can make guys better around him if given the time. You'd rather have someone else, that's cool.
What is it with guys talking about Lin like he's 7 years old, or their pet hamster?
He's a grown man--if I said something like: Jordan Hill should come off the bench--people might not even bat an eyelash--which by the way Jordan Hill IS a bench player--he's an incredible 3rd big that can provide energy, get offensive boards, hit the occasional 17 footer.
To me it's not that I don't like Jeremy Lin, it's that advanced stats confirm what I see when he plays: a slightly below starting quality player. I think you're absolutely dead on: he can provide a big spark, and be VERY impactful--but when we see photos of Kobe dining with Rondo and you combine that with the fact that not only does PG happen to be our weakest position defensively (for a myriad of reasons), but it's also an essential position for any team that wishes to compete, or merely succeed--plus with the GLUT of great PGs out there--then yeah I'm going to take a look at
what if we did make a trade one! Well how about Rondo?
What if we did double-down on the near future, rather than some pick in 2019, rolled the dice, could we manage to have Rondo, Kobe, and Lin on the same team? What effects might that have to the rest of the team.
I mean we all saw what merely having Nick Young come back and be another aggressive shooter. It made us look semi-respectable for a change. I think people forget the rec-league BS we were trotting out there 10 games ago. Sure we got blown out tonight, but the team we were a few weeks ago would have been down 30.
IF there were rumors about a center having lunch with Kobe, say Larry Sanders, I'd be like well ****, how does that change anything. But it was Rondo, and we do have a problem at PG--we have a problem at at least 3 positions--you're telling me we could potentially acquire an elite shot creator, with great defensive length, someone who Kobe might actually trust to do some creating, and I should just think oh well, we have Jeremy Lin, I have to be sensitive to his needs, his confidence issues are flaring up again, but you know he's a great kid and I know he can go out there and do it, because BARF.
Jeremy could have a vital role on this team. Instead we're relying on him to be something he simply isn't, because you only do what you can. Could Jeremy be awesome? Sure. Not starting with Kobe. They don't seem to have figured out how to mesh yet. Their styles are different and he needs the ball in his hands. Kobe doesn't seem to want to give it to him, might have something to do with his handles, because oh hey he's actually a combo guard. No but that would be a bad thing to say, a player can't be what he actually is, let him be what he aspires to be!
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