The Official Lin Net Thread

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I don't think simply play NBA minutes could develop young players. They need to really know what they are doing and execute it, and importantly, have a chance to execute it.

Simply playing in NBA and lost by 20+ a game not necessarily help them grow. If that would help them, then 76ers should be a much better team now. What you really don't want is that the young players lost interest and focus when L start to pile on. And they will start to have a loser mentality, not trusting their teammates, try to take things into their own hands, try to do more than then should and could, and take shortcuts not fighting in the defensive end.

that's why a tanking team is hard to develop young guys, they are not playing for the win, and they will get used to it.

Agreed, tanking doesnt work nor does throwing 30+ minutes at all your rookies. but you still want your young guys getting NBA minutes. you mix that in with veterans (like lin, scola, brook, foye) so that these guys dont have to play to huge a role or shoulder a ton on either end. And thats what we are doing.

The plan they have used so far has been outstanding. alot of time for young guys with veterans in the mix doing most of the heavy lifting but still enough volume for young guys to learn on the job where there is the biggest impact on development

like i said in the other thread, there is no substitute for NBA calibur. no one in the dleague is gonna put pressure on whitehead or yogi the way Paul, Westbrook, Lillard or even teague will. thats valuable.

The nets arent tanking, and no one is advocating that.

Well, with all the injuries, our young players will have plenty of PT, I just hope they do improve.

[hood30]

I guess Lin's injury was more severe than we all thought.....That sucks for all of us who were really looking forward to see him play this year and possibly make a run at the 8th seed and shut down all the critics who told us he was nothing more than a back-up point guard.

I guess we'll have to wait until next year since Nets is digging a bigger hole as the season advances and even when Lin comes back, I expect him to be under heavy minute restriction, so you Lin fan should brace yourself for this...This year already feel like a missed opportunity for Lin. Sad.

[Prokorov]

I guess Lin's injury was more severe than we all thought.....That sucks for all of us who were really looking forward to see him play this year and possibly make a run at the 8th seed and shut down all the critics who told us he was nothing more than a back-up point guard.

I guess we'll have to wait until next year since Nets is digging a bigger hole as the season advances and even when Lin comes back, I expect him to be under heavy minute restriction, so you Lin fan should brace yourself for this...This year already feel like a missed opportunity for Lin. Sad.

still plenty of time for him to prove himself. his play should do the talking, not our record. only someone like lebron or harden could make an impact of 20 plus wins. its not knock on lin if the nets are bad. a good season should help silence critics.

[TTNN]

I guess Lin's injury was more severe than we all thought.....That sucks for all of us who were really looking forward to see him play this year and possibly make a run at the 8th seed and shut down all the critics who told us he was nothing more than a back-up point guard.

I guess we'll have to wait until next year since Nets is digging a bigger hole as the season advances and even when Lin comes back, I expect him to be under heavy minute restriction, so you Lin fan should brace yourself for this...This year already feel like a missed opportunity for Lin. Sad.

Not sure playoff is realistic even with Lin total healthy, next year might have better chance. However, I was really hoping the team could make some progress while Lin is sitting, but got really concerned as that was nowhere to be seen.

I just hope the team will play a good defensive game, no need to win, even it is okay to lose by 20 points, I just hope they will have a game that gives up less than 105 points.

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https://www.facebook.com/jeremylin7/videos/1860618927506040/

From Lin's facebook, video of him trying to recover from some on-court work to prepare for tomorrow's work out

[hood30]

I guess Lin's injury was more severe than we all thought.....That sucks for all of us who were really looking forward to see him play this year and possibly make a run at the 8th seed and shut down all the critics who told us he was nothing more than a back-up point guard.

I guess we'll have to wait until next year since Nets is digging a bigger hole as the season advances and even when Lin comes back, I expect him to be under heavy minute restriction, so you Lin fan should brace yourself for this...This year already feel like a missed opportunity for Lin. Sad.

Not sure playoff is realistic even with Lin total healthy, next year might have better chance. However, I was really hoping the team could make some progress while Lin is sitting, but got really concerned as that was nowhere to be seen.

I just hope the team will play a good defensive game, no need to win, even it is okay to lose by 20 points, I just hope they will have a game that gives up less than 105 points.

Given how important the PG position is to control the flow of the game and facilitating, I do feel a Lin-led Nets could had made a run at the 8th seed...Even now, you get the sense that the East will be weak and Nets is still only 2 lost worse than the current 8th seed team.

They simply need to win here and there to keep things within 3-4 game from the 8th seed....Lin coming back and playing will be a huge boost and improvement on the current PG crop and I think it would make a huge difference....

Detroit has lost 9 games and is on the 8th seed,,Knicks is on 8 lost..Brooklyn need a W to keep themselves afloat and not let the 8th seed team get too far ahead.

[Pistolpete1947]

I guess Lin's injury was more severe than we all thought.....That sucks for all of us who were really looking forward to see him play this year and possibly make a run at the 8th seed and shut down all the critics who told us he was nothing more than a back-up point guard.

I guess we'll have to wait until next year since Nets is digging a bigger hole as the season advances and even when Lin comes back, I expect him to be under heavy minute restriction, so you Lin fan should brace yourself for this...This year already feel like a missed opportunity for Lin. Sad.

Might not be a missed opportunity at all. When they were playing well in the beginning of the year most of the credit was going to Kenny's "system". Now they've lost 5 of their last 6 games by 19 points or more. Even putting development over winning as a priority this does not appear to be a good "system" to lose this badly. It causes a big morale problem and infighting and establishes a "culture" of losing. In the last 4 years every team Lin played on except for the Lakers, who were tanking on purpose, made the payoffs even though none were predicted to do so. In my opinion Lin can adapt to any "system and make it look good. It will take several games after Lin comes back to get his stamina and the minutes he needs for the team to win consistently. But after that if they play well more credit will be given to him and he will have a better chance to be recognized by the NBA as a legitimate starter.

After the first 5 games it looked like the playoffs (especially because the East does not look strong this year) was a remote possibility. Now it looks now like there is no chance. Of course it's really impossible to predict this because of injuries. If we stay healthy and other teams lose key players then who knows what will happen.

[Vae Victus]

The team got hit hard with Lin out for so many games. KA can only do so much before teams scouted the modified gameplan and came up with hard counters.

Lin provides the team with not only excellent system PG play but gives the offense a major impact threat that all opposing defenses MUST account for. His penetration game is top notch and it causes havoc, if his outside shot is falling then it'll open up the floor for everyone else. Simply put, losing your best wing on a team with not much talent is a recipe for a massive losing streak.

The rumors coming out on the severity of his injury doesnt sound so good ;(

[lin is ok]

I am super disappointed that Lin is still injured. I think the nets need to come out and manage our expectations, if he has been injured badly. That being said, maybe he needs to chill on the defense abit more and let the role step up on the defense, when he gets back. Ease back until he is full flight then go back to be a 2 way player.

[Tracymcgoaty]

Alright so what the hell is up with lins injury? they havent given a damn timetable yet and are dancing around this thing like tapdancers
Enough with the bull we need a damn PG.

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Still no timetable, WTF

[leeramundo]

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Still no timetable, WTF

Hopes to practice soon, so probably at least another week.

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Still no timetable, WTF

Hopes to practice soon, so probably at least another week.

I really don't like what Nets handles this. First, it was treating like minor injury, so everyone think 1 or 2 weeks. Now have been 1 month 12 games already still no expect day. They should just say at least 1 month at first.

[GoodDayLa]

If the Nets make want to make trades in December, I don't believe Lin will come back before the trades happen even if he's already healthy. Personal opinion based on watching the NBA for a while.

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Finally, JLin's condition is updated to "Game Time Decision." He should be back in 1 or 2 games.

[MrDollarBills]

Still no timetable, WTF

Hopes to practice soon, so probably at least another week.

I really don't like what Nets handles this. First, it was treating like minor injury, so everyone think 1 or 2 weeks. Now have been 1 month 12 games already still no expect day. They should just say at least 1 month at first.

They aren't going to rush him back just to have a setback and then we go through another month of this. we'll need him 100% for December in order to dig ourselves out of this hole.

[Prokorov]

If the Nets make want to make trades in December, I don't believe Lin will come back before the trades happen even if he's already healthy. Personal opinion based on watching the NBA for a while.

I think Lin will come back the second they allow him to. he is a competitor and he wants to be out there. I cant imagine trades preventing the nets from bringing him back. a trade also seems rather unlikely prior to the week of the deadline