Fred Williamson wrote:I'm not sold on Lin. Give it a few more weeks and he will be nothing more than a 6ppg player (again). He's a one trick pony. Watch how he ALWAYS goes to the rim from the right. Opponent guards will figure out how to stop him pretty soon.
He also nails it from the top of the Key, but you are pretty much correct, although the Nets TRIED to stop him by playing Zone inside and managed to slow him down for 2 minutes before he broke inside again, so did the Lakers. The thing about Lin is that his drive is SO strong, look at his ability to keep the ball inbound when driving along the backside of the court, that is rediculous- he has such a strong dribble and clearly plays with intelligence. Also When Linn wasnt able to force his way inside against the Nets he simply would charge in, drawing a double team, and then find someone on the perimeter (can you say Novak), also Lin has a great hesitation move and knows how to work the glass to his advantage off his shots. But none of the above are his biggest strength, Lin is about as pure a team player that it gets. Watch his communication on court and in the huddle, he runs the point and his team-mates listen to him. You frequently will see him pointing and initiating plays to counter defenses, Linn simply utilizes his understanding of the game to create holes in the defense. Linn also plays with alot of intensity, he could be sweating blood but if an opportunity presented itself for him to drive to the hole he takes it. In short there are only a few players in the NBA who are able to act as a floor general or tactician, and very honestly Linn could be the best of them. He runs a beautiful pick and roll and has one of the best at it in the League out of Chandler. While Linn might not be able to keep up his scoring his assist numbers are likely to hover around 7-9 because of how well he is at finding his team-mates and creating opportunities for them, literally it is as if Linn goes into every offensive possesion with some master plan as to how to get either himself or his team-mates open.. Not to mention the guy absolutely goes off during the 2nd half, literally look at his scoring #'s. I wouldn't be surprised if Linn over the last 4 games has lead the league in 2nd half scoring by quite a large margin.
By the way as per the few who can run the floor as if surgeons these are the guys:
Jeremy Linn
Steve Nash
Ricky Rubio (he is developing it anyways)
Chris Paul (though Ive noticed he usually favors his shot, but who wouldnt the guy is super efficient)
AND THAT IS IT
