The Official Lin Net Thread

[brigadierjerry]

Paradise for the nets to get to be an elite contender as I stated in a post few days ago I saw you mentioned milsap as a possibility. My thing really can the nets be a major contender in the future with the sum is greater than the parts without a star player with Lin? For example the hawks one 60 games a few years ago. Played defense has good players but when it comes to having someone in a big spot they struggled in playoffs got swept by Cleveland. Another example is those Karl teams when Melo was gone. Won 57 games I know gallinari got hurt but they lost in the first round.

The nets will have to get a major player allstar or higher that can fit with Lin style of play. I think Lin will be here for a long time but the key will be what free agent or trade players that will fit with the teams style of play to be a contender.

[brigadierjerry]

That is why I give a lot of credit to those Garnett pierce allen Celtic teams, spurs teams golden state Cleveland having star players playing team ball

I'm a knicks fan and even though team will probably be better than last year key for them will be health and team play

[brigadierjerry]

I see the nets growth very similar to what the Celtics have been doing past few years with Stevens obviously without the picks playing smart team ball trying to collect assets and getting players that fit their system. The key for them will that be good enough to beat the Cleveland golden states spurs of the world

[ChokeFasncists]

I think getting away from some of these divas who take offense to someone of his statute commanding more media attention than them is going to help him alot. I'd venture to say that is what led for him to have such a great season in Charlotte as well. A team without a ball hogging diva.

We now know Melo and Amare was a little salty about Linsanity. We all know Harden/Howard weren't good leaders and the Nash/Laker marriage wasn't going well while Kobe was injury prone and isn't the positive leader type at all and can be a diva himself.

Going to Charlotte definitely did wonders for his psychological conditioning and our roster makeup isn't that different to the same personnel he had in Charlotte.

It seems to me Amare was genuinely happy about Linsanity, it's just that when he came back he didn't want to come off the bench. He did come out and say some others were envious tho.

[ChokeFasncists]

One question I have if this team does well say win 40 games chemistry is good and everything the nets have a lot of cap space which players do you think whether free agent or trade that are borderline all star players or higher that would fit well with how Lin plays?It seems he works best with players that fit his style system. It will be interesting going forward the next few years

Gallo would be nice if he's healthy.

[Vae Victus]

Yay basketball is finally back! Anyway, seeing how dominant Lin looked last pre-season, whatever performance he gives this one wont really mean anything for the upcoming season. I'm actually rather hoping we'd see more playmaking out of Lin instead of shooting. He needs to build up that PnR chamistry with the bigs in order to get as many easy dimes/passes for himself as possible.

[gafun]

Yay basketball is finally back! Anyway, seeing how dominant Lin looked last pre-season, whatever performance he gives this one wont really mean anything for the upcoming season. I'm actually rather hoping we'd see more playmaking out of Lin instead of shooting. He needs to build up that PnR chamistry with the bigs in order to get as many easy dimes/passes for himself as possible.

Lin and Brook should play more to get used to PnR.



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[Vae Victus]

BroLo's rolling is too slow. He's actually a bad complement with Lin from the flashes ive seen so far. However if BroLo gets his 3pt shot down, it'll open the floor up for both players. Lin gets a clearer paint, BroLo gets more options on offense that the D has to respect.

[leeramundo]

Wasn't able to watch much of the game tonight, how did JLin look running the offense and on defense? His scoring was obviously fantastic tonight, but the 1 assist was less than I had hoped for.

[hood30]

Yay basketball is finally back! Anyway, seeing how dominant Lin looked last pre-season, whatever performance he gives this one wont really mean anything for the upcoming season. I'm actually rather hoping we'd see more playmaking out of Lin instead of shooting. He needs to build up that PnR chamistry with the bigs in order to get as many easy dimes/passes for himself as possible.

Next game, I'm hoping they mix it up with a bit more Brook-Lin Pnr...That was the only thing missing...we really didn't see Lin and Brook get to it.

Team looked very good and Lin was more like a SG instead of PG which explains his 1 assist night, which is fine...Atkinson simply needs to mix in a bit more PnR with Lopez/Lin.

[jwise44]

Hoping he kills it for y'all. Have him on all my fantasy teams so far and one is a big money league

[Vae Victus]

Actually i dont really see Lin being able to avg crazy high assist numbers due to being able to dominate the ball ala CP3/Rondo. Atkinson is clearly going for a share the wealth system as the multiple option, fast ball movement, quick cuts, hard screens, and alot of reads from every player who touches the ball. However i do see when **** breaks down and the team needs a bucket badly the team will goto a Lin PnR or BroLo post up as the bailout options.

Lin will thrive in this system as it lets him get the ball alot in good attack positions off timely passes. If he can stick his open outside shots it'll make his penetration game almost unstoppable as he'll guarantee a layout or kickout to a wide open shooter after he blowsby the 1st defender. In the end it all comes down to whether he's got his outside shot fixed yet.

[MrDollarBills]

BroLo's rolling is too slow. He's actually a bad complement with Lin from the flashes ive seen so far. However if BroLo gets his 3pt shot down, it'll open the floor up for both players. Lin gets a clearer paint, BroLo gets more options on offense that the D has to respect.

oh boy, here we go. first preseason game in and exactly what the rocket and hornets fans were saying has already reared its head.

you do realize Lopez and Lin both function as the main attackers on this team? don't start this crap or it will be problem.

[hood30]

Actually i dont really see Lin being able to avg crazy high assist numbers due to being able to dominate the ball ala CP3/Rondo. Atkinson is clearly going for a share the wealth system as the multiple option, fast ball movement, quick cuts, hard screens, and alot of reads from every player who touches the ball. However i do see when **** breaks down and the team needs a bucket badly the team will goto a Lin PnR or BroLo post up as the bailout options.

Lin will thrive in this system as it lets him get the ball alot in good attack positions off timely passes. If he can stick his open outside shots it'll make his penetration game almost unstoppable as he'll guarantee a layout or kickout to a wide open shooter after he blowsby the 1st defender. In the end it all comes down to whether he's got his outside shot fixed yet.

Agree with this which is fine, as long as the team does well...But I still believe they should be a middle ground there with Lin being allowed to get into a bit more PnR and this would allow him to pick whether to drive to the basket or pass it to whoever is open.

But as long as what Atkinson is working and Lin is scoring, there shouldn't be any issue.

[hood30]

Actually i dont really see Lin being able to avg crazy high assist numbers due to being able to dominate the ball ala CP3/Rondo. Atkinson is clearly going for a share the wealth system as the multiple option, fast ball movement, quick cuts, hard screens, and alot of reads from every player who touches the ball. However i do see when **** breaks down and the team needs a bucket badly the team will goto a Lin PnR or BroLo post up as the bailout options.

Lin will thrive in this system as it lets him get the ball alot in good attack positions off timely passes. If he can stick his open outside shots it'll make his penetration game almost unstoppable as he'll guarantee a layout or kickout to a wide open shooter after he blowsby the 1st defender. In the end it all comes down to whether he's got his outside shot fixed yet.

Agree that Lin won't get too many assist which is fine, as long as the team does well...But I still believe they should be a middle ground there with Lin being allowed to get into a bit more PnR and this would allow him to pick whether to drive to the basket or pass it to whoever is open.

But as long as what Atkinson is working and Lin is scoring, there shouldn't be any issue.

[Appwrangler]

BroLo's rolling is too slow. He's actually a bad complement with Lin from the flashes ive seen so far. However if BroLo gets his 3pt shot down, it'll open the floor up for both players. Lin gets a clearer paint, BroLo gets more options on offense that the D has to respect.

oh boy, here we go. first preseason game in and exactly what the rocket and hornets fans were saying has already reared its head.

you do realize Lopez and Lin both function as the main attackers on this team? don't start this crap or it will be problem.

What the other forums warned about will definitely happen here. Just keep in mind that it is only a couple of fans, and when you deal with them the board will remain on track.

Really looking forward to seeing what RHJ and Skil can do playing with Lin. AB, on the other hand, was sadly a disappointment. Looked very out of shape.

[bws94]

BroLo's rolling is too slow. He's actually a bad complement with Lin from the flashes ive seen so far. However if BroLo gets his 3pt shot down, it'll open the floor up for both players. Lin gets a clearer paint, BroLo gets more options on offense that the D has to respect.

oh boy, here we go. first preseason game in and exactly what the rocket and hornets fans were saying has already reared its head.

you do realize Lopez and Lin both function as the main attackers on this team? don't start this crap or it will be problem.

What the other forums warned about will definitely happen here. Just keep in mind that it is only a couple of fans, and when you deal with them the board will remain on track.

Really looking forward to seeing what RHJ and Skil can do playing with Lin. AB, on the other hand, was sadly a disappointment. Looked very out of shape.

He looked tentative. Or maybe he's just rusty. RHJ and especially Skil will play fine in the offense, they should run out so Lin could thrown them football passes. That'll come in time. There was almost a thunderous lob finish but RHJ didn't complete the dunk. It'll come.

[Vae Victus]

[oh boy, here we go. first preseason game in and exactly what the rocket and hornets fans were saying has already reared its head.

you do realize Lopez and Lin both function as the main attackers on this team? don't start this crap or it will be problem.

Attack the substance of my point and not me please. You're not disproving my point whatsoever and just trying to deflect with the typical Lin fan hater talking point.

SO FAR FROM WHAT WE'VE SEEN, BroLo isnt rolling hard, he's doing the PnP, catch the ball at the 3pt line triple threat. Being a big man, it's quite normal that it's not exactly his game to try to be a dribble drive maestro. If he didnt pull on an open 3, he's doing a pump fake and slow dribble drive, which tonight worked ok, but honestly in a real gametime action likely wont. Refs NEVER give big men the benefit of the doubt on small grabs/hacks on dribble drives, unless youre a silky smooth operator with the ball or all-star/superstar.

It's most likely just Atkinson trying something new when games dont count, which right now is the perfect time to experiment, but personally i'm not too big of a fan of a big guy who's a true inside threat to be loitering too much at the 3pt line. If BroLo can stick a wide open 3 at a 35-37% clip then it can work out, but i'd rather have him dominate down low, wait for a Lin dish off, or be grabbing O boards off of misses, which he is manifestly unable to do if he's popping out to 3. I level similar criticism on Blake Griffin and Anthony Davis usage areas where their coaches are making them play farther and farther out, sure it stretches the floor, but these guys are WAY MORE lethal 15 ft and in, especially due to the offensive rebounding ability.

Being a big man myself, im biased and like seeing Bigs do Big things downlow. BroLo is now starting to become one of the rare kind of true bigs who primarily play downlow and given a decent amount of usage to goto work. Personally i'd rather he PnP at the furthest mid range instead, that way he's close enough to follow on a botched JLin near miss/rim out layup after he sucks in all the inside D (which happens all too often).

But obviously, its all early, and things will surely change as time goes on.

[Appwrangler]

oh boy, here we go. first preseason game in and exactly what the rocket and hornets fans were saying has already reared its head.

you do realize Lopez and Lin both function as the main attackers on this team? don't start this crap or it will be problem.

What the other forums warned about will definitely happen here. Just keep in mind that it is only a couple of fans, and when you deal with them the board will remain on track.

Really looking forward to seeing what RHJ and Skil can do playing with Lin. AB, on the other hand, was sadly a disappointment. Looked very out of shape.

He looked tentative. Or maybe he's just rusty. RHJ and especially Skil will play fine in the offense, they should run out so Lin could thrown them football passes. That'll come in time. There was almost a thunderous lob finish but RHJ didn't complete the dunk. It'll come.

Definitely tentative， but also out of shape. There were several plays where he just ran slowly, even in the half-court defense walking slowly after the ball as it was passed in the paint, never in a position to defend the shot. For regular player I might just think that they were taking it a bit easy for a preseason game, but Bennett doesn't have the luxury of taking things easy at this point.

[KM6]

BroLo's rolling is too slow. He's actually a bad complement with Lin from the flashes ive seen so far. However if BroLo gets his 3pt shot down, it'll open the floor up for both players. Lin gets a clearer paint, BroLo gets more options on offense that the D has to respect.

oh boy, here we go. first preseason game in and exactly what the rocket and hornets fans were saying has already reared its head.

you do realize Lopez and Lin both function as the main attackers on this team? don't start this crap or it will be problem.

What the other forums warned about will definitely happen here. Just keep in mind that it is only a couple of fans, and when you deal with them the board will remain on track.

Really looking forward to seeing what RHJ and Skil can do playing with Lin. AB, on the other hand, was sadly a disappointment. Looked very out of shape.

Please stop with the stereotyping, one guy's opinion doesn't represent everyone else.

It's only one preseason game, give them some time to build chemistry. Lin always plays according to what the defense gives him. They are giving him space to shoot, and he is on fire, so he took more shots. He only took 11 shots in total and made 8 of them, there should be no complaints on his shot selection either.

and with the motion offense, the assists are spread out between everyone anyways. As long as the ball is moving, try not to focus on any particular player's assist numbers.