Nupe_1911 wrote:This thread is dumb and reminiscent of all the crying that went on regarding:
David Lee;
Danilo Gallinari;
Raymond Felton (people cried when he was traded but claim he sucks when we get him back for cheap);
Timofey Mozgov;
Jordan Hill;
T. Ariza
and assorted other players....
Lin was not worth the luxury tax expense. He is turnover prone, struggles to drive and finish with the left hand, is a shoot first pg (on a team with two proven scorers), struggles to bring the ball up the court against pressure defense and plays bad defense. I seriously don't get all the whining about Lin and I LIKE HIM.
The potential of Lin is beyond all of those players. The hate the organization saw from Lin's departure is gigantic compared to the other guys. I liked Gallo, but remember we got Melo back. Same with some of the others as far as getting something back, but LIN WALKED FOR NOTHING. Two reasonable years and lots of possibilities in that third year, but nope, suddenly we are watching our money when talking about the best and most exciting pg we have had in years.
If you think it is bad now, wait till Lin puts up better numbers than Felton (a given) and us to not get passed the second round again. Yeah, win now mode...
I guess I'm a bit in shock that he isn't coming back. He pulled me back tot he Knicks for sure. But I loved how the team played together with him. It was still about the team for me.