Lakers in discussion with Jeremy Lin (Joins Warriors Pg8)

NOODLESTYLE · Post #1 » by **NOODLESTYLE** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 3:15 am

http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nba/co ... id=5387547

Suddenly, the player deemed too flawed in most major areas to survive in the NBA is in contract discussions with three teams, according to league sources. The Los Angeles Lakers are believed to be one, with an Eastern Conference team the other.

chupaculomod · Post #2 » by **chupaculomod** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 3:23 am

hmm...

NOODLESTYLE · Post #3 » by **NOODLESTYLE** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 3:25 am

chupaculomod wrote:hmm...

I know

notinbtnet · Post #4 » by **notinbtnet** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 3:30 am

YES! My dream of buying a non-personalized Laker jersey with my name just might happen! :lol:

Hunter103 · Post #5 » by **Hunter103** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 3:59 am

Harvard? Wow. Is e any good?

8'sReverse · Post #6 » by **8'sReverse** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 3:59 am

For the training camp roster?

Gerald3Wallace · Post #7 » by **Gerald3Wallace** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 4:04 am

all i know from watching him is he has a real good IQ....and is not afraid at all to attack the basket

KingLakers · Post #8 » by **KingLakers** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 4:06 am

He lead an Ivy League school to the NCAA tournament he's got to be at least a decent player.

NOODLESTYLE · Post #9 » by **NOODLESTYLE** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 4:21 am

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvkXmMcGfLo[/youtube]

Another video without the "added effects" from the other video:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2ceFZGIK9I[/youtube]

NOODLESTYLE · Post #10 » by **NOODLESTYLE** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 4:25 am

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVVzGm8SbOM[/youtube]

Dr Aki · Post #11 » by **Dr Aki** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 4:35 am

dude looks like an asian version of nash/rondo. plenty of handles, plenty of veteran directional changes to keep defenders off-balanced. there are a lot of kobe moves in his arsenal, including excellent body control in the air, defender splitting, great triple threat. however, whether he could translate his game into moves over larger, 7 ft NBA bodies isn't clear.

still, his game is really really polished. you can tell hes hardworking in order to get his skills to such a level. just depends whether with his athleticism, he can keep up with NBA players. we already know he
can keep up with the college game and with D-leaguers in summer league.

the triangle could always use more skillful players, if only for depth

That Nicka · Post #12 » by **That Nicka** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 4:39 am

I saw him play at summer league... He is pretty good.. he got to the rim at will

dub81 · Post #13 » by **dub81** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 5:03 am

Looks good...can't front

ock · Post #14 » by **ock** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 5:07 am

Oh man, I would love to see Lin in a Lakers uni. I first heard about him last year, and in college, not only was he winning against Ivy League teams (big whoop), he did surprisingly well against Boston College and George Washington, leading Harvard to wins, and dropped 30 on UConn.

What I love about Lin:
1) Decent sized guard (not a little squirt running around like Yuta Tabuse).
2) Pass-first mentality
3) Attacks the rim (dude looks to dunk)
4) Doesn't have blinders on when he drives
5) pretty fierce competitor (look at how he was attacking Wall. I don't think he's intimidated at all)
6) Plays scrappy defense. (despite him being an Asian guy, opponents aren't looking at him like easy prey to attack and look good in summer league)

What I don't like about Lin:
1) His shot. It just doesn't look smooth. But it's serviceable, and i'm sure he's going to work on it like mad.

If the Lakers picked up Lin, it would surprise the heck out of me, but DAMN, that would be awesome. Super unlikely, in my opinion (it sounds like we're picking SBrown back up, and our next need is a backup big, not another guard...), but it would be awesome.

Dr Aki · Post #15 » by **Dr Aki** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 5:08 am

sun yue was also in that game playing for washington.

didnt do so well...

NOODLESTYLE · Post #16 » by **NOODLESTYLE** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 5:14 am

Aki wrote:sun yue was also in that game playing for washington.

didnt do so well...

he got switched to the Bucks tonight and got to play PG. Not really an NBA prospect so far.

Nice avatar btw, got a name?

ock · Post #17 » by **ock** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 5:20 am

oh yeah, Yue. I remember rooting for him in garbage time, only to see him play like crap in garbage time. What a waste of a spot.

I don't think Lin is anything like Yue.

I just read more stuff in ESPN and the Dallas board. Looks like other people are starting to like him too.

C'mon, Lin! LA! It's full of Tiawanese people who'll go nuts for you! (I'm not Tiawanese, btw I just have lots of Tiawanese friends, and I KNOW they'll go nuts for him.)

stunnar0b · Post #18 » by **stunnar0b** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 5:22 am

seen the first two mins of video, you got to give it up to him for making the game winning three point shot at the buzzer....dude is a competitor saw him yesterday vs wall and took it to him even got acouple of steels, one late which resulted into a flush. also shot and made a rainbow three over a highly contested defender when the game was still in the balance. im sure teams are going to look very hard at this kid and if hes lucky, i bet he makes it in the nba this year

Dr Aki · Post #19 » by **Dr Aki** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 5:26 am

NOODLESTYLE wrote:
Aki wrote:sun yue was also in that game playing for washington.

didnt do so well...

he got switched to the Bucks tonight and got to play PG. Not really an NBA prospect so far.

Nice avatar btw, got a name?

same as my previous: rye ji hye

ock · Post #20 » by **ock** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 5:35 am

Aki wrote:
NOODLESTYLE wrote:
Aki wrote:sun yue was also in that game playing for washington.

didnt do so well...

he got switched to the Bucks tonight and got to play PG. Not really an NBA prospect so far.

Nice avatar btw, got a name?

same as my previous: rye ji hye

she's cute. she also makes me feel like a really dirty old man. how old is she, 14?!

better keep her away from Lebron's dad.