The Official Lin Net Thread

[MrDollarBills]

xxxx it, Lin's luck hasn't been turned, it could be 4-2, all healthy, a shot at playoff... now this

we're 2-4, and with only one really bad loss to show for it. Things could be much worse. We just need to hang on til we get Lin and Vasquez back.

But again...we can't rush guys back from hamstring issues. If he gets rushed back the potential for re aggravation is really high. soft tissue injuries are no joke.

[hood30]

Lin fan should brace for Lin being out for much longer time...Probably a full month..My sense is Nets will be overly cautious to get him back on the court, even when he's fully ready to play...If you look at the way they've been dealing with Lopez minutes and the fact that he barely played during preseason but yet, with regular season well underway, it looks like there's a minutes restriction on him...All that seems to suggest they will be radically overly cautious when it comes to bringing players back from injury.

While I don't like it and their dealing with Lopez has been very poor, it does make sense for them if development is a much greater priority than winning games.

[Prokorov]

xxxx it, Lin's luck hasn't been turned, it could be 4-2, all healthy, a shot at playoff... now this

we're 2-4, and with only one really bad loss to show for it. Things could be much worse. We just need to hang on til we get Lin and Vasquez back.

But again...we can't rush guys back from hamstring issues. If he gets rushed back the potential for re aggravation is really high. soft tissue injuries are no joke.

yeah im thrilled with what ive seen so far. close losses for top east teams... guys playing hard for 48 minutes. elite coaching w/ kenny not worrying about stars/minutes/criticism. pace and a modern offense. hell we even saw brook lopez trapping pick and rolls at half court!

i had us ar 2-8 or 3-7 after 10. we already have 2 wins after 6. and a bunch of last possession type losses.

very encouraging

[jbeachboy]

i love this new fast paced offense except when they take boneheaded shots.

[Lorenzomax7]

Some JLin stats in previous 4-5 games.

Spoiler:

My comment: Jeremy loves to hustle. He really cares about winning the games. He is the man! But that might affect his fatigue and cause some injuries, like McHale said, maybe the coach should pull him back a lil bit.

Spoiler:

My comment: After reading these stats, is there anyone still asking for more pnrs between Lin and his teammates? At least for Lin, I guess that’s enough. And the outcomes of running the pnrs seemed pretty good too. JLin had finished the Percentile(A player or teams points per possession ranked against the rest of the league.) with 88.2% in previous 4 games, which put him Top 7 among all 61 qualified samples from guards.

Sorry for mistaken the minutes and games for most of the players that had played. Fixed that already.

[Lorenzomax7]

Why is RHJ at PG?

Good tho, for those who question his utility in the starting lineup.

Just want to show his tendency. I knew he is not the PG and you all knew that.

[cn0gd]

xxxx it, Lin's luck hasn't been turned, it could be 4-2, all healthy, a shot at playoff... now this

Timberwolves Towns Wiggins Rubio: 1-4
Mavericks Dirk Mathews Barns: 0-5
Pelicans Brow: 0-6
Wizards Wall Bill Gortat: 1-3
76ers Simmons Embiid Okarfor: 0-5

most important one
Knicks Anthony Rose Noah Prozingis Jennings Lee: 2-3
Phil still want TRIANGLE and they are getting in inevitable mutiny.

[Jimmyftw]

xxxx it, Lin's luck hasn't been turned, it could be 4-2, all healthy, a shot at playoff... now this

Timberwolves Towns Wiggins Rubio: 1-4
Mavericks Dirk Mathews Barns: 0-5
Pelicans Brow: 0-6
Wizards Wall Bill Gortat: 1-3
76ers Simmons Embiid Okarfor: 0-5

most important one
Knicks Anthony Rose Noah Prozingis Jennings Lee: 2-3
Phil still want TRIANGLE and they are getting in inevitable mutiny.

Yeah we are definitely not a bottom 2 team like some people say, we even managed to almost beat the Hornets without Jeremy Lin, Vasquez or Foyd! The Bulls game was an exception because we didn't have the tool to counter all the interior penetrations.

Looking towards the next several games:

Timerwolves
Knicks
Sun

I really think we could win these with Lin, we might still stand a chance though.

Clipper
Laker
Thunder

We could win against Lakers with Lin, Clipper and Thunder we don't stand a chance either way lol.

Trailblazers
Celtic
Pacer

How good are the Trailblazers? Celtics we lose. Pacer they are more prepare this time, could go either way if we have Lin back.

Kings
Clipper

Kings are struggling aren't they? Clipper we lose.

Buck
Buck
Wizard
Nugget

This could be our win streak if Lin makes it back.

Spurs
Rockets

No chance lol.

Lakers
Magic
76er

Another good stretch for us, hopefully we can win these.

Raptor
Warrior
Cavaliers

Yeah not gonna happen lol.

[ChokeFasncists]

5) Bobby Marks has an article on Yahoo's The Vertical that talks about player incentive bonuses in contracts handed out this past summer. It talks a bit about JLin's contract.

This offseason the Nets signed free agents Jeremy Lin, Luis Scola and Greivis Vasquez, and each have bonuses in their contracts.

The bonuses for Scola and Vasquez are for 65 games, and Scola also needs to achieve benchmarks in rebounding.

Lin has bonuses for All-NBA honors and 61 games, along with statistical achievements.
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A calculator will be needed to figure out Lin’s incentives.

The point guard has bonuses for All-NBA honors, but also has three sets of incentives for games played, assists, turnovers, three-point percentage, three-pointers attempted and free throws attempted per 36 minutes.

Though each bonus was deemed unlikely by the NBA based on Lin’s statistics in Charlotte last season, the Nets starter could be in line for an additional $750,000 based on his solid start this year but he is battling a hamstring injury now.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/front-office-insider-player-bonuses-231735255.html

Three pointers attempted?! Let if fly!

Turnovers, that's nice. Letting thieves steal the ball means letting thieves steal his money.

[ChokeFasncists]

Watch on YouTube

Ugly landing.

Read on Twitter

Could be a good experience.

[MrDollarBills]

xxxx it, Lin's luck hasn't been turned, it could be 4-2, all healthy, a shot at playoff... now this

we're 2-4, and with only one really bad loss to show for it. Things could be much worse. We just need to hang on til we get Lin and Vasquez back.

But again...we can't rush guys back from hamstring issues. If he gets rushed back the potential for re aggravation is really high. soft tissue injuries are no joke.

yeah im thrilled with what ive seen so far. close losses for top east teams... guys playing hard for 48 minutes. elite coaching w/ kenny not worrying about stars/minutes/criticism. pace and a modern offense. hell we even saw brook lopez trapping pick and rolls at half court!

i had us ar 2-8 or 3-7 after 10. we already have 2 wins after 6. and a bunch of last possession type losses.

very encouraging

Yeah I am pleased so far, my only fear is digging a hole for ourselves while Lin and GV are out. We know the guys will compete hard but we miss what Lin's play brings to us and we're asking way too much of Whitehead and Kilpatrick regarding playing heavy PG minutes.

If we can keep at least 1 to 2 games below .500 during this stretch I like our chances of getting into 30 win terrirtory as we continue to improve and gel as a team. We posted two very impressive wins versus good teams and we should have frankly knocked Charlotte out if some of those Bojan 3's went down.

Kenny is making Brook into a modern NBA center as best as he can and it looks like it may be working.

[Vae Victus]

If Lin is only out 2 weeks 6 games we'd be lucky to post a 2-4 record. Despite being winnable games we just dont have the ooph to beat teams when things get tight. Basically i see us getting killed EVERY 3rd quarter as teams adjusts and our guys go into jungle ball mode for a while. At least with Lin he'd still have PnR or penetration ability to keep defenses guessing.

Not gonna lie, this totally **** sucks. We could totally pad our win total during this damn stretch and shut the damn haters up,"Nets are the worst team in the leauge and lucky to break 10 wins", but nooooooo bball gods gotta screw with us like this.

[ChokeFasncists]

^
No hurry, it's a long season, as long as they play the right way and keep getting better it's gonna be fine.

[hood30]

If Lin is only out 2 weeks 6 games we'd be lucky to post a 2-4 record. Despite being winnable games we just dont have the ooph to beat teams when things get tight. Basically i see us getting killed EVERY 3rd quarter as teams adjusts and our guys go into jungle ball mode for a while. At least with Lin he'd still have PnR or penetration ability to keep defenses guessing.

Not gonna lie, this totally **** sucks. We could totally pad our win total during this damn stretch and shut the damn haters up,"Nets are the worst team in the leauge and lucky to break 10 wins", but nooooooo bball gods gotta screw with us like this.

I'm also really hoping Brooklyn smashes the low expectation the media pegged on them...Even the 2-4 record has already surprised some who probably thought Brooklyn would start 1-5 or 0-6 as of now...The fact that they already have 2 wins is probably already upsetting some Celtics fan..Although many Celtics fan seems to be overly confident that this Nets team will indeed be bottom 3, with lin or without Lin.

The Celtics fan arrogance alone is enough to root hard for the Nets to win as many games as possible just to mess up their plan for the Nets draft pick...How funny would it be if the Nets were to make the playoff.

I'm hoping the Nets could steal at least 1 game out of the next 2 games and this could give them enough breathing room to stay afloat while Lin recovers.

[reelsgm]

The fact that they already have 2 wins is probably already upsetting some Celtics fan..

There's just one Celtic's fan I'd like to see upset and that's Danny Ainge - every win Brooklyn tacks on just makes the cost of his "blockbuster superstar trade" go up. Keep working those phones Danny - these next 1 1/2 weeks good time to git it done.

The season is very long, the reason I've always believed we will make the playoffs is that at some point in the season we're going to string together a winning streak. Win streaks are the overlooked way that marginal teams make the playoffs. Just got to keep from drowning while were hurt first.

[MrDollarBills]

If Lin is only out 2 weeks 6 games we'd be lucky to post a 2-4 record. Despite being winnable games we just dont have the ooph to beat teams when things get tight. Basically i see us getting killed EVERY 3rd quarter as teams adjusts and our guys go into jungle ball mode for a while. At least with Lin he'd still have PnR or penetration ability to keep defenses guessing.

Not gonna lie, this totally **** sucks. We could totally pad our win total during this damn stretch and shut the damn haters up,"Nets are the worst team in the leauge and lucky to break 10 wins", but nooooooo bball gods gotta screw with us like this.

I'm also really hoping Brooklyn smashes the low expectation the media pegged on them...Even the 2-4 record has already surprised some who probably thought Brooklyn would start 1-5 or 0-6 as of now...The fact that they already have 2 wins is probably already upsetting some Celtics fan..Although many Celtics fan seems to be overly confident that this Nets team will indeed be bottom 3, with lin or without Lin.

The Celtics fan arrogance alone is enough to root hard for the Nets to win as many games as possible just to mess up their plan for the Nets draft pick...How funny would it be if the Nets were to make the playoff.

I'm hoping the Nets could steal at least 1 game out of the next 2 games and this could give them enough breathing room to stay afloat while Lin recovers.

just need to stay within striking distance of .500. If we start hitting that horrific number of 7, 8, 10 games under the season is over. We need a win in the next game badly.

[Prokorov]

If Lin is only out 2 weeks 6 games we'd be lucky to post a 2-4 record. Despite being winnable games we just dont have the ooph to beat teams when things get tight. Basically i see us getting killed EVERY 3rd quarter as teams adjusts and our guys go into jungle ball mode for a while. At least with Lin he'd still have PnR or penetration ability to keep defenses guessing.

Not gonna lie, this totally **** sucks. We could totally pad our win total during this damn stretch and shut the damn haters up,"Nets are the worst team in the leauge and lucky to break 10 wins", but nooooooo bball gods gotta screw with us like this.

I'm also really hoping Brooklyn smashes the low expectation the media pegged on them...Even the 2-4 record has already surprised some who probably thought Brooklyn would start 1-5 or 0-6 as of now...The fact that they already have 2 wins is probably already upsetting some Celtics fan..Although many Celtics fan seems to be overly confident that this Nets team will indeed be bottom 3, with lin or without Lin.

The Celtics fan arrogance alone is enough to root hard for the Nets to win as many games as possible just to mess up their plan for the Nets draft pick...How funny would it be if the Nets were to make the playoff.

I'm hoping the Nets could steal at least 1 game out of the next 2 games and this could give them enough breathing room to stay afloat while Lin recovers.

just need to stay within striking distance of .500. If we start hitting that horrific number of 7, 8, 10 games under the season is over. We need a win in the next game badly.

thats going to be really tough... we just lack the talent. i love the way kenny has everyone playing hard and the new modern approach masks some issue... but when you have a team of mostly role guys you are going to lose games due to inconsistency (we saw bogs be up and down already) lack of depth (already seen it with lin/grevis hurt) and young developing guys having growing pains (see it with RHJ/whitehead).

i think we are competitive most games but one of those 3 things will result in a loss more often then not. i predicted 24 wins, id expect to be +/- 5 of that total. but that doesnt mean its a lost season. you can already see real signs of progress

[Roy Tarpley]

If Lin is only out 2 weeks 6 games we'd be lucky to post a 2-4 record. Despite being winnable games we just dont have the ooph to beat teams when things get tight. Basically i see us getting killed EVERY 3rd quarter as teams adjusts and our guys go into jungle ball mode for a while. At least with Lin he'd still have PnR or penetration ability to keep defenses guessing.

Not gonna lie, this totally **** sucks. We could totally pad our win total during this damn stretch and shut the damn haters up,"Nets are the worst team in the leauge and lucky to break 10 wins", but nooooooo bball gods gotta screw with us like this.

I agree. This stretch is one of the easiest during the entire season. There's a brutal road stretch in Feb.

[MrDollarBills]

I'm also really hoping Brooklyn smashes the low expectation the media pegged on them...Even the 2-4 record has already surprised some who probably thought Brooklyn would start 1-5 or 0-6 as of now...The fact that they already have 2 wins is probably already upsetting some Celtics fan..Although many Celtics fan seems to be overly confident that this Nets team will indeed be bottom 3, with lin or without Lin.

The Celtics fan arrogance alone is enough to root hard for the Nets to win as many games as possible just to mess up their plan for the Nets draft pick...How funny would it be if the Nets were to make the playoff.

I'm hoping the Nets could steal at least 1 game out of the next 2 games and this could give them enough breathing room to stay afloat while Lin recovers.

just need to stay within striking distance of .500. If we start hitting that horrific number of 7, 8, 10 games under the season is over. We need a win in the next game badly.

thats going to be really tough... we just lack the talent. i love the way kenny has everyone playing hard and the new modern approach masks some issue... but when you have a team of mostly role guys you are going to lose games due to inconsistency (we saw bogs be up and down already) lack of depth (already seen it with lin/grevis hurt) and young developing guys having growing pains (see it with RHJ/whitehead).

i think we are competitive most games but one of those 3 things will result in a loss more often then not. i predicted 24 wins, id expect to be +/- 5 of that total. but that doesnt mean its a lost season. you can already see real signs of progress

yeah no i see already how we're taking a step forward.

while as a fan, of course i want them to keep pace, but regardless, this team has been entertaining and give me a reason to be engaged in each game. the only game where i checked out was the Bulls game because it was obvious within 6 minutes that it was going to be a curb stomping. we'll probably get whipped like that again here and there but not often

[hood30]

You guys might be interested in reading this new article on Bleacherreport about the Nets and how influential Lin has been so far...Granted it's only 6 games, but the stats are very surprising.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2674640-how-screwed-are-the-brooklyn-nets-without-jeremy-lin