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NEW YORK—As the Jeremy Lin phenomenon continues to lift hopes and spirits among the Knicks faithful and basketball fans nationwide, team doctors are doing everything they can to maintain the unusually high level of morale by painstakingly and methodically prolonging the groin injury Carmelo Anthony suffered on February 6.
fatlever wrote:pekovic with 30 and 12 tonight. wow. this dude is old school.
fatlever wrote:i dont think ray's ego would accept a backup role here in charlotte for a terrible team.
fatlever wrote:pekovic with 30 and 12 tonight. wow. this dude is old school.
Sachmo wrote:ESPN trolling???
Devilzsidewalk wrote:no, the DB's will just be thinking "damn, I thought that was going to be a run!" as they easily recover to intercept a Ponder pass 10 yards off the mark
Fred Williamson wrote:watching KNicks-mavs and boy, does Carter suck or what? Why is he still starting? let alone playing in this league? He looks lost and out of shape
penquin11 wrote:Yeah Linn does need to get his TO's under controll, and really I think the easiest way to do so would be to start limiting his touches a tad. There is no way he should TO the ball more than 4 times a game
LamarMatic7 wrote:The 6th man of the Jaruff/Lamar all-knucklehead team is having one heck of a debut. Threes raining down in MSG.
Jaruff wrote:penquin11 wrote:Yeah Linn does need to get his TO's under controll, and really I think the easiest way to do so would be to start limiting his touches a tad. There is no way he should TO the ball more than 4 times a game
Under control? If I was the coach, I would bench his ass. I know he scores points and excites people but if you don't punish bad behavior, he'll never learn. It might be different if the Knicks were a four win team like we are but they have a chance to make the playoffs. That kind of sloppy play will kill a team in the playoffs. Four turnovers (what he has so far) isn't bad but when he's hitting seven or more, it's time to put him on the pine.
Battery wrote:Jaruff wrote:penquin11 wrote:Yeah Linn does need to get his TO's under controll, and really I think the easiest way to do so would be to start limiting his touches a tad. There is no way he should TO the ball more than 4 times a game
Under control? If I was the coach, I would bench his ass. I know he scores points and excites people but if you don't punish bad behavior, he'll never learn. It might be different if the Knicks were a four win team like we are but they have a chance to make the playoffs. That kind of sloppy play will kill a team in the playoffs. Four turnovers (what he has so far) isn't bad but when he's hitting seven or more, it's time to put him on the pine.
He gets a lot of points, assists, rebounds, steals, and has already drawn a ton of charges on the opposing team. When you have the ball in your hands 80% of the time and constantly forcing the action, you will turn the ball over. 8-1 during the streak with him getting a lot of to's. Doesn't seem to be affecting the outcome of games in a negative way. I'd rather have an aggressive always attacking PG then one who always tries to play it safe because he's concerned about his stats.
Also, teams are GUNNING for him EVERY night and he's still dominating games. This is the mark of a tough and talented player. Unlike DJ, who never turns it over and still loses a TON even when opposing teams don't give a sh*t when they play us. And the lineup the Knicks ran out there in Lin's first few games was terrible, yet he still found a way to win the games.
