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This season I definitely want to be aggressive, be a play-maker. I just want to be dynamic and explosive in different ways… I just want to bring it defensively and try to build. ......Working with Steve Nash, it’s everything. There’s just certain experiences or certain people where you just can’t recreate it as much as you try. What I’m going to learn from him, I just can’t recreate from anybody else. Just to see him, how he works, what he does, how he reads the defense, even his approach to the game. I just think that there is so much to learn that for him to have the career that he’s had, it’s a no brainer to soak up as much information as you can.

I would say that there’s three things I worked on this summer, one of them is defense. I want to be a great defender. Two, I want to be consistent. I want to be deadly from the three-point line. Three, is just my left hand. ......I think my bread and butter will always be attacking the basket. I think, just to become smarter, cutting down on the turnovers, being able to hit a shot more consistently, make better decisions. I think the more consistently and efficiently you do things, the tougher it is just to guard you over the course of 48 minutes, versus one stretch where you’re playing well, one stretch you’re struggling, just trying to maintain that level throughout.


There’s no doubt that Jeremy Lin is the right point guard for the Lakers. They have lacked a real attacking point guard since the days of Nick Van Exel in the early-to-mid 1990’s. Now, the team has a player who is willing to play aggressive, yet still be unselfish and looks to continuously improve on both ends of the floor.

Slava wrote:Scott seems to love him so far but in the scrimmage highlights he's always been on the wrong end of a turnover or blocked shot.

Lin spoke of increasing his percentage at the 3-line and with jumpers in general. Well I believe he can do that by employing no-look jump shot practice sessions. What I mean by that is when he’s dribbling up for the shot, don’t look up toward the basket until he starts his jump. Defenders look for clues that tells them when a jump shooter is going to shoot, then do their best to interrupt the shooter's rhythm. I watched Jeremy when he was in the mist of linsanity with the Knicks and he rarely keyed his jumper. But I don’t think he was conscious of it, more likely just flowing, ‘cause he had nothing to loose. Then Carmelo came back, Woodson took over and he got cautious to the point of aiming at the basket every time, three or four steps before he took his shot. Defenders immediately started timing their defense of his jumper, based on those keys. I’m not sure anyone else, including himself had time to noticed, due to him getting injured shortly after. I knew then those keys were going to cause him problems with his next team. Yes, I knew before that 2012 season was over, that he would not be back with the Knicks. Carmelo was not going to allow it, having the Knicks ownership and coach in his back pocket. Outside of a few games with houston, the keying thing continued. Mainly when harden was on the floor. Don’t worry Lin, this is highly fixable. In your jump shot practice sessions, don’t look up at the basket until you’re starting your jump. Those games when your jumper was on with the rockets, you were not looking up until you were about to jump. Watch video of yourself during those games and you will see it for yourself. You’ve got to stop keying your jump shots dude. Defenders are killing you with it. You need that jumper working, so your opposition can’t focus on stopping you from driving.

ChokeFasncists wrote:O, and BTW, at the end of the article, it asks the readers to comment on whether they think there's something Lin can work on and someone posted this, I think it's quite good and constructive, and hopefully Lin would be able to read it:

Lin spoke of increasing his percentage at the 3-line and with jumpers in general. Well I believe he can do that by employing no-look jump shot practice sessions. What I mean by that is when he’s dribbling up for the shot, don’t look up toward the basket until he starts his jump. Defenders look for clues that tells them when a jump shooter is going to shoot, then do their best to interrupt the shooter's rhythm. I watched Jeremy when he was in the mist of linsanity with the Knicks and he rarely keyed his jumper. But I don’t think he was conscious of it, more likely just flowing, ‘cause he had nothing to loose. Then Carmelo came back, Woodson took over and he got cautious to the point of aiming at the basket every time, three or four steps before he took his shot. Defenders immediately started timing their defense of his jumper, based on those keys. I’m not sure anyone else, including himself had time to noticed, due to him getting injured shortly after. I knew then those keys were going to cause him problems with his next team. Yes, I knew before that 2012 season was over, that he would not be back with the Knicks. Carmelo was not going to allow it, having the Knicks ownership and coach in his back pocket. Outside of a few games with houston, the keying thing continued. Mainly when harden was on the floor. Don’t worry Lin, this is highly fixable. In your jump shot practice sessions, don’t look up at the basket until you’re starting your jump. Those games when your jumper was on with the rockets, you were not looking up until you were about to jump. Watch video of yourself during those games and you will see it for yourself. You’ve got to stop keying your jump shots dude. Defenders are killing you with it. You need that jumper working, so your opposition can’t focus on stopping you from driving.

DEEP3CL wrote:

ChokeFasncists wrote:O, and BTW, at the end of the article, it asks the readers to comment on whether they think there's something Lin can work on and someone posted this, I think it's quite good and constructive, and hopefully Lin would be able to read it:

Lin spoke of increasing his percentage at the 3-line and with jumpers in general. Well I believe he can do that by employing no-look jump shot practice sessions. What I mean by that is when he’s dribbling up for the shot, don’t look up toward the basket until he starts his jump. Defenders look for clues that tells them when a jump shooter is going to shoot, then do their best to interrupt the shooter's rhythm. I watched Jeremy when he was in the mist of linsanity with the Knicks and he rarely keyed his jumper. But I don’t think he was conscious of it, more likely just flowing, ‘cause he had nothing to loose. Then Carmelo came back, Woodson took over and he got cautious to the point of aiming at the basket every time, three or four steps before he took his shot. Defenders immediately started timing their defense of his jumper, based on those keys. I’m not sure anyone else, including himself had time to noticed, due to him getting injured shortly after. I knew then those keys were going to cause him problems with his next team. Yes, I knew before that 2012 season was over, that he would not be back with the Knicks. Carmelo was not going to allow it, having the Knicks ownership and coach in his back pocket. Outside of a few games with houston, the keying thing continued. Mainly when harden was on the floor. Don’t worry Lin, this is highly fixable. In your jump shot practice sessions, don’t look up at the basket until you’re starting your jump. Those games when your jumper was on with the rockets, you were not looking up until you were about to jump. Watch video of yourself during those games and you will see it for yourself. You’ve got to stop keying your jump shots dude. Defenders are killing you with it. You need that jumper working, so your opposition can’t focus on stopping you from driving.

That's got to be about the weirdest thing I've ever heard of for a shooting technique. How in hell can this dude tell where Lin was looking without being directly in his face ?

Secondly the mechanics of a proper jumper has absolutely NOTHING to due with looking at the basket. It's about timing. The best jump shooters release the ball just before getting to the "top" of their jump.

It's 4 steps to keeping your jumper tuned up, a easy term to remember....called BEEF in the coaching circles. It's Balance, Elbows, Eyes, Follow through.

Jumper shooters are always locked in on the basket with their eyes the minute they get the ball. Now shooters use two methods of targeting when shooting, it's either looking at the front of the rim or looking at the back of it. It's some other mental intricacies that come with it but that's basically the gist of it.

Gotta admit I never heard of such technique. It's all about the release and to tell the truth it's nothing even the best defenders can do about it.

Lin struggled in New York once Melo came back because of all the interior factors, but it was Melo specifically. Once Melo had enough of just trying to "fit in", Lin's run was done.

In the end I hope Lin doesn't see that, talking about a defender looking for clues....not looking at the basket until ready to release would be a dead ringer defenders would be waiting on.