Not In The Face - The Jeremy Lin Thread 3 + 1

[PG13]

Lin disappears under the bright lights? Really? The bigger the stage the better he plays. The more responsibility you put on him the more he delivers. The biggest wins the season were won with Lin having huge games.

[13th Man]

^ To be fair not many fans thought he should start over Kemba this year, maybe only one poster that I could recall.

But I agree, tonight's performance was a huge letdown.

Lin is SO INCONSISTENT...

#sarcasm

in case someone mistakes my previous comment...

No sarcasm needed. He is pretty inconsistent when it comes to the huge games, we've seen this before. He's still lacking the confidence in these big moments and it translates to him playing all nervous and out of control. Charlotte was supposed to be the place where he can play his game without letting the pressure get the best of him, I'm still waiting for the day where he can overcome this demon. I know tonight's loss is not all on him since a bunch of other guys didn't show up but his absence was glaring even to the commentators as Kemba was the only guy who could create his own shot down the stretch.

Dwayne Wade said in the in-game interview that some players shrink under the big moments and some players step up, DWade proved what he meant by stepping up. So what's it going to be Jeremy, you've got another shot at this on Sunday.

[2k15]

Lin disappears under the bright lights? Really? The bigger the stage the better he plays. The more responsibility you put on him the more he delivers. The biggest wins the season were won with Lin having huge games.

3 wins in a roll - he probably thought this was an easy game. He doesn't have the killer mentality. He performs better when his back is against the wall and he needs to perform, which bodes well for Sunday. I have no expectations though, this series have burnt me out.

[13th Man]

Lin disappears under the bright lights? Really? The bigger the stage the better he plays. The more responsibility you put on him the more he delivers. The biggest wins the season were won with Lin having huge games.

I'm talking critical playoff moments where the pressure is at another level, not regular season games.

[PG13]

Critical playoff moments? The last playoff series Lin played in he scored almost half of his team's points in the games that went to OT.

[Lorenzomax7]

Lin is SO INCONSISTENT...

#sarcasm

in case someone mistakes my previous comment...

No sarcasm needed. He is pretty inconsistent when it comes to the huge games, we've seen this before. He's still lacking the confidence in these big moments and it translates to him playing all nervous and out of control. Charlotte was supposed to be the place where he can play his game without letting the pressure get the best of him, I'm still waiting for the day where he can overcome this demon. I know tonight's loss is not all on him since a bunch of other guys didn't show up but his absence was glaring even to the commentators as Kemba was the only guy who could create his own shot down the stretch.

Dwayne Wade said in the in-game interview that some players shrink under the big moments and some players step up, DWade proved what he meant by stepping up. So what's it going to be Jeremy, you've got another shot at this on Sunday.

You just make up sth invisible...

I meant... he is clutch as hell if you have noticed... you are supposed to know that as a die-hard Lin fan.

[13th Man]

What I mean are moments when the stakes are really high. Even in the 4th quarter of the previous game he stunk it up with head-scratching turnovers, it was due to nerves where it seemed like he suddenly forgot how to play. Anyway, I hope he proves me wrong on Sunday. I will be the first to eat crow if he has a good game and we win.

[2k15]

#sarcasm

in case someone mistakes my previous comment...

No sarcasm needed. He is pretty inconsistent when it comes to the huge games, we've seen this before. He's still lacking the confidence in these big moments and it translates to him playing all nervous and out of control. Charlotte was supposed to be the place where he can play his game without letting the pressure get the best of him, I'm still waiting for the day where he can overcome this demon. I know tonight's loss is not all on him since a bunch of other guys didn't show up but his absence was glaring even to the commentators as Kemba was the only guy who could create his own shot down the stretch.

Dwayne Wade said in the in-game interview that some players shrink under the big moments and some players step up, DWade proved what he meant by stepping up. So what's it going to be Jeremy, you've got another shot at this on Sunday.

You just make up sth invisible...

I meant... he is clutch as hell if you have noticed... you are supposed to know that as a die-hard Lin fan.

I mean, you're not really making the argument that he's consistent after today's showing right? Lin is a rhythm player, which by definition means high variance.

[Travers]

Lin is SO INCONSISTENT...

#sarcasm

in case someone mistakes my previous comment...

No sarcasm needed. He is pretty inconsistent when it comes to the huge games, we've seen this before. He's still lacking the confidence in these big moments and it translates to him playing all nervous and out of control. Charlotte was supposed to be the place where he can play his game without letting the pressure get the best of him, I'm still waiting for the day where he can overcome this demon. I know tonight's loss is not all on him since a bunch of other guys didn't show up but his absence was glaring even to the commentators as Kemba was the only guy who could create his own shot down the stretch.

Dwayne Wade said in the in-game interview that some players shrink under the big moments and some players step up, DWade proved what he meant by stepping up. So what's it going to be Jeremy, you've got another shot at this on Sunday.

I guess we need to expect more from a 25M rated guy then the 7M rated guy.

[Travers]

No sarcasm needed. He is pretty inconsistent when it comes to the huge games, we've seen this before. He's still lacking the confidence in these big moments and it translates to him playing all nervous and out of control. Charlotte was supposed to be the place where he can play his game without letting the pressure get the best of him, I'm still waiting for the day where he can overcome this demon. I know tonight's loss is not all on him since a bunch of other guys didn't show up but his absence was glaring even to the commentators as Kemba was the only guy who could create his own shot down the stretch.

Dwayne Wade said in the in-game interview that some players shrink under the big moments and some players step up, DWade proved what he meant by stepping up. So what's it going to be Jeremy, you've got another shot at this on Sunday.

You just make up sth invisible...

I meant... he is clutch as hell if you have noticed... you are supposed to know that as a die-hard Lin fan.

I mean, you're not really making the argument that he's consistent after today's showing right? Lin is a rhythm player, which by definition means high variance.

Even Kemba, D,Wade, G.Dragic have poor games in the series, and Lin got 3good to great game 2 average game and 1 poor game. I don't call that inconsistent.

[hurrican]

I know he had a really bad shooting night but was that because he tweaked his ankle in game 5 or was it because of some defensive change the heat did for game 6?

I mean if you compare games 3-5 with game 6 he wasn't really able to get into the lane and seemed quite a bit slower than usual.

I just hope he goes over the game tape and is 100% healthy for game 7.

[ChokeFasncists]

Yes, he had a bad game, it was awful. Yes, he's still Linconsistent. Yes, he has to shoulder the majority of the responsibility of the loss, even as a 2m player. Yes, he failed to close out the series at home, going 1 for 8, 3 TOs to 1 ast and 5 fouls. Yes, he disappointed and gave fuel for the bullies.

Dude men, he played great 3 straight games against the Heat, as arguably the most important player in all three wins!

That's huge improvement! One step at a time!

Let's not get greedy and expect him to suddenly play well every game. What goes up, must come down; it's down now, but we've gotta have faith that he'll bounce back. We know that he's clutch and that's what game 7 is all about. The Heat obviously noticed him and did something about it. Let's see if he's got a counter.

Let's pray that he's healthy both mentally and physically. Even if he bombs in game 7, it must still be considered a truly successful series for him at this stage of his career.

If game 6 is like getting no scholarship, being undrafted, getting waived, playing in D-League, sleeping on couches; game 7 could be______________

[cw3k]

How was he got a really bad shooting night? He took 8 shoots and only made 1. How do you know he wont made the next 2 if he is allow to shoot.

Kemba had a hot start, 4 of 5. If you remove that, he was 10 of 25. Beside, 1 person took almost 40% of the team fga is unhealthy. If you take out big Al, Kemba took as many shoots as the rest of the rotation. If you want to see how hero ball ultimate ended up, look at Harden and the Rockets. Just dont do it.

[kinein]

How was he got a really bad shooting night? He took 8 shoots and only made 1. How do you know he wont made the next 2 if he is allow to shoot.

This, there are countless examples of great players if given the chance to shoot 20 shots, even if they suck it up in the beginning will find their rhythm and be fine afterwards, another thing not emphasized is Lin was also scoring at the Charity Stripe, and is currently one of the most dominant players at drives and free throws awarded in the 2016 NBA playoffs league-wide.

[Travers]

Lin need to deliver every game, or he is a trash.

[bws94]

Lin disappears under the bright lights? Really? The bigger the stage the better he plays. The more responsibility you put on him the more he delivers. The biggest wins the season were won with Lin having huge games.

I know, that comment is totally wrong. Lin is a big reason we won all of the games we won. That poster just has something against Lin. Whatever.

[2k15]

Everyone commenting in this thread is a fan of Lin and have followed him for years so you guys don't need to be this defensive. He played like crap tonight. It is what it is. Nobody said he is trash, except that he is trash this game. So what if he is paid 2mm? So what if he was huge the last couple of games? He played like trash this game.

When Kemba plays like crap, he gets called out too. Nobody made these excuses for Kemba. When he tries to shoot himself out of a slump, he is called trying to play hero-ball (which is what some of you suggest Lin do). Kemba is playing through pain (Lin said in post-game interview after game 4 or 5) but for some reason injury is an excuse for Lin but not for Kemba.

Lin is not immune to criticism. Stop making excuses for him.

[Travers]

Everyone commenting in this thread is a fan of Lin and have followed him for years so you guys don't need to be this defensive. He played like crap tonight. It is what it is. Nobody said he is trash, except that he is trash this game. So what if he is paid 2mm? So what if he was huge the last couple of games? He played like trash this game.

When Kemba plays like crap, he gets called out too. Nobody made these excuses for Kemba. When he tries to shoot himself out of a slump, he is called trying to play hero-ball (which is what some of you suggest Lin do). Kemba is playing through pain (Lin said in post-game interview after game 4 or 5) but for some reason injury is an excuse for Lin but not for Kemba.

Lin is not immune to criticism. Stop making excuses for him.

Your first sentence is wrong already. There are many followed him closely are just pure Lin haters. We can see some of them taking every chance to critize him whenever he has an off game.

And same as every other players, you dont necessary become trash when you dont play well one or few matches. Just like Batum, team play worst with him together, but he is no trash, just his off game or not clicking.

[2k15]

Everyone commenting in this thread is a fan of Lin and have followed him for years so you guys don't need to be this defensive. He played like crap tonight. It is what it is. Nobody said he is trash, except that he is trash this game. So what if he is paid 2mm? So what if he was huge the last couple of games? He played like trash this game.

When Kemba plays like crap, he gets called out too. Nobody made these excuses for Kemba. When he tries to shoot himself out of a slump, he is called trying to play hero-ball (which is what some of you suggest Lin do). Kemba is playing through pain (Lin said in post-game interview after game 4 or 5) but for some reason injury is an excuse for Lin but not for Kemba.

Lin is not immune to criticism. Stop making excuses for him.

Your first sentence is wrong already. There are many followed him closely are just pure Lin haters. We can see some of them taking every chance to critize him whenever he has an off game.

And same as every other players, you dont necessary become trash when you dont play well one or few matches. Just like Batum, team play worst with him together, but he is no trash, just his off game or not clicking.

You're wrong. Everyone who posts in this thread is his fan.

[fatlever]

Yeah, I don't see any Lin haters in this thread. 99% of the people who post in this thread are Lin fans or Hornets fans who are rooting for Lin. The most vocal critics of Lin in this thread are some of his fans, not haters.