Send Jeremy Lin to D-League for a few games

madbucky · Post #1 » by **madbucky** » Sun Nov 25, 2012 11:23 am

I know this idea sounds crazy, but hear me out before you flame me.

Currently, Lin is in a shooting funk, there's no doubt about that. Personally, I believe he's putting too much pressure on himself to perform up to his big contract, afraid to make mistakes because he doesn't want to let down his teammates and fans. But the mode that Lin plays best is when he's carefree and not overthinking.

I know that D-League is perceived as a demotion, disrespect, punishment. But what better place for Lin to play his game without pressure and overthinking, and regain his confidence than D-League? In his first year when he played 20 games in D-League, he shot 39% from 3 pt range! So there's no reason he can't shoot 39% for open 3's in the NBA. Last year, he was only getting garbage time with the Knicks. He was sent to D-League for 1 game, where he had a 28/11/12 triple double. He was immediately recalled and started getting some non-garbage minutes, averaging 10min/6pt/4ast with the Knicks over the next 4 games. And then, Linsanity.

Lin doesn't want to hurt the team by missing shots during NBA games that count. But if he plays a few D-League games, he can dominate, finish at the rim, hit his jumpers, and get his confidence back quickly. Lin's a humble guy, he can swallow his pride and do what's best for the long term.

Sasaki · Post #2 » by **Sasaki** » Sun Nov 25, 2012 12:09 pm

Right. Lin will regain his self-esteem by beating up a bunch of scrubs, while the Rockets struggle even more at point guard than they have already.

Durant Durant · Post #3 » by **Durant Durant** » Sun Nov 25, 2012 12:47 pm

Lmao. Toney can tag along.

Nanogeek · Post #4 » by **Nanogeek** » Sun Nov 25, 2012 4:41 pm

When you say Lin is in a shooting funk what are you basing that on?

He's a career 41% from the field and 29% from the three point line. Even in college, he wasn't a lights out shooter = averaged 48% from the field and 33% from the three point line (and that was against Harvard opponents).

I think its very possible this is Lin's shooting ability not a funk.

M4P · Post #5 » by **M4P** » Sun Nov 25, 2012 6:25 pm

Nanogeek wrote:When you say Lin is in a shooting funk what are you basing that on?

He's a career 41% from the field and 29% from the three point line. Even in college, he wasn't a lights out shooter = averaged 48% from the field and 33% from the three point line (and that was against Harvard opponents).

I think its very possible this is Lin's shooting ability not a funk.

He's played a total of 77 NBA games which isn't even a full season... Lin is essentially a second year player.

rocketsballin · Post #6 » by **rocketsballin** » Sun Nov 25, 2012 8:10 pm

if we send lin to the dleague, we'd be starting world war 3

Post #7 » by **jwise44** » Sun Nov 25, 2012 9:04 pm

^^haha houston vs taiwan...then it escalates

CHINA VS AMERICA....THEN CHINA VS THE WESTERN WORLD (and we still lose)... :oops:

Post #8 » by **jwise44** » Sun Nov 25, 2012 9:05 pm

and royce white would still be stuck in traffic..

madbucky · Post #9 » by **madbucky** » Sun Nov 25, 2012 9:20 pm

Sasaki wrote:Right. Lin will regain his self-esteem by beating up a bunch of scrubs

Hey, it worked for him last year with the Knicks. Lin was barely even getting garbage time, and considering playing in Europe. Then he scored 28 pts in his D-League stint, and it did boost his confidence and play when he returned to the Knicks.

while the Rockets struggle even more at point guard than they have already.

One solution around that is to just send him during a 3+ day rest (like the current one), so he won't miss any Rockets games either.

Post #10 » by **TMACFORMVP** » Sun Nov 25, 2012 10:08 pm

I see what you're saying, but...

It boosted his confidence a year ago because he didn't even know if he could be an NBA player at that point. While he's still very young, he's come a long way from that point to where he's our clear cut starter at PG. Now that he's a starter, not only does he get demoted to the bench, but sent to the D-League when we literally do not have a better option than him? How would dominating a D-League game regain that confidence? It would just solidify the fact that the difference in competition between both leagues is huge, IMO. Especially when our backup PG is Toney Douglas....

As poor as Lin has played - he's still played decent defense, while making good passes, and rebounding well. He isn't even turning it over at the alarming rate that he did last season - he simply isn't able to hit his shots right now, but he's MUCH better than Douglas. I thought he played well enough against NYK, hopefully he can build on that, and be more consistent in his game.

zapatasblood · Post #11 » by **zapatasblood** » Sun Nov 25, 2012 10:31 pm

jwise44 wrote:and royce white would still be stuck in traffic..

lol at this whole thread

madbucky · Post #12 » by **madbucky** » Sun Nov 25, 2012 10:54 pm

zapatasblood wrote:lol at this whole thread

hey, gotta entertain ourselves with something during the 3 day layoff =)

junot111 · Post #13 » by **junot111** » Mon Nov 26, 2012 6:54 pm

There is definitely a lot of logic behind it... but the problem is the NBA is not that simple. For one, sending a player you signed to a 3 yr 25 million contract to the d-league is going to have a lot of repercussions and backlash from the media (and fans). Then there's the fact that the Rockets can't afford to lose a PG right now. He's just going to have to learn to get himself out of this hump in order to stay in the league

MaxRider · Post #14 » by **MaxRider** » Mon Nov 26, 2012 7:45 pm

how about sending the whole team to d-league and help vipers win the d-league champ

Nanogeek · Post #15 » by **Nanogeek** » Thu Nov 29, 2012 3:38 am

M4P wrote:
Nanogeek wrote:When you say Lin is in a shooting funk what are you basing that on?

He's a career 41% from the field and 29% from the three point line. Even in college, he wasn't a lights out shooter = averaged 48% from the field and 33% from the three point line (and that was against Harvard opponents).

I think its very possible this is Lin's shooting ability not a funk.

He's played a total of 77 NBA games which isn't even a full season... Lin is essentially a second year player.

Ok but what is the basis for anyone to conclude he is in a "shooting funk"? If Kevin Durant starts shooting 30% from the field then you can claim that is a funk because he's established he is a great shooter already. But Lin has yet to show he can shoot the ball decently - so its quite possible he just isn't a good shooter.

CU_NY09 · Post #16 » by **CU_NY09** » Sun Dec 2, 2012 11:21 am

This is embarrassing. So...you're that member from clutch fans.

asian · Post #17 » by **asian** » Wed Dec 5, 2012 3:55 am

no, please just trade jeremy lin to another team. i get the feeling that sampson doesn't like him. unlike harden or or even parsons, lin's not allowed to play through his mistakes. if he struggles just a bit, he sits for the rest of the game. he's not even allowed to run the offense most of the time it's bring the ball up, give it up to harden and step aside.

rocketsballin · Post #18 » by **rocketsballin** » Wed Dec 5, 2012 4:03 am

lin was benched not cuz he sucked, but cuz toney was having a big game and helped keep us in the game.

asian · Post #19 » by **asian** » Wed Dec 5, 2012 4:15 am

exactly my point! lin is not needed here, so why not trade him while he still has some value?

13th Man · Post #20 » by **13th Man** » Wed Dec 5, 2012 4:18 am

Dumb thread but with that said, Lin had a bad game and Douglas was hot I don't have a problem with keeping in a hot player. Note that they kept Greg Smith in for Asik and Delfino for Parsons as well so it wasn't just Lin.