around the nba part 5
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I tried explaining this to the board... in the NBA defending the PG is the hardest position to defend.. the position is loaded with talent. Lin to me is an average defender at a position where the majority of the starting PG's are a little below average and where few are above average. What he lacks in foot speed he makes it up with pretty good instincts and size.
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kakaman wrote:Quick Kick wrote:yeah man...those vids means he completely shut them down for an entire game.
Go away and join Clutchfans. And take the other two clowns with you.
Jeremy's a 1, why would he guard Kobe or James during the whole game? You don't make much sense man
nah b, what doesn't make sense is you saying "I've seen him shut down Wade, Bron, Kobe, Wilt, Shaq, Jordan, Duncan, etc". One or two lucky defensive plays isn't shutting someone down, genius. Its just luck.
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ibraheim718 wrote:I tried explaining this to the board... in the NBA defending the PG is the hardest position to defend.. the position is loaded with talent. Lin to me is an average defender at a position where the majority of the starting PG's are a little below average and where few are above average.
Agreed. PG is a very tough position to defend, and most PG's cant do it 1-on-1. It's kind of silly to expect them to when it's the quickest position with the best handles, and they are at the top of the key where the offensive player has the most room to operate.
Not to mention, it is one of the more exhausting positions on the other end.
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SonOfMars wrote:WTF Is the Suns obsession with brothers?
They always get the sh*tty twin. They wanted to see what it was like to have the good one for a change
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I can pretty much say with full confidence that if we had re-signed Lin and got someone like Ridnour to replace JR, we'd be in much better shape.
We wouldn't be watching the bottom fall out on our season with no real hope that the team can get it back together and be competitive come playoff time.
We wouldn't be watching the bottom fall out on our season with no real hope that the team can get it back together and be competitive come playoff time.
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Umm... can you Knickstape or bfpri explain defensive synergy means? And the link that says his "defensive synergy" stats are bad?

kakaman wrote:Quick Kick wrote:yeah man...those vids means he completely shut them down for an entire game.
Go away and join Clutchfans. And take the other two clowns with you.
Jeremy's a 1, why would he guard Kobe or James during the whole game? You don't make much sense man

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Please don't let this turn into another Lin thread... they never end well. Maybe in a year or two we'll be able to talk about him rationally, but then again, prolly not. Just look at the recent Gallo thread. 

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GONYK wrote:ibraheim718 wrote:I tried explaining this to the board... in the NBA defending the PG is the hardest position to defend.. the position is loaded with talent. Lin to me is an average defender at a position where the majority of the starting PG's are a little below average and where few are above average.
Agreed. PG is a very tough position to defend, and most PG's cant do it 1-on-1. It's kind of silly to expect them to when it's the quickest position with the best handles, and they are at the top of the key where the offensive player has the most room to operate.
Not to mention, it is one of the more exhausting positions on the other end.
As a fan of the position I'm absolutely loving this era of basketball... I wish more of the Pg's in the league were a little better at the subtleties of playing the position but the talent at the position is insane.
Picture this.. I'm a starting PG... one night I've got to guard Parker, then Paul, then Curry, then take a trip east to deal with Rondo or Irving.. then I've got Westbrook on a back to back... A night off is going up against a guy like George Hill who is going to make my night a living hell offensively.
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barborous wrote:Please don't let this turn into another Lin thread... they never end well. Maybe in a year or two we'll be able to talk about him rationally, but then again, prolly not. Just look at the recent Gallo thread.
This thread has always been the defacto Lin thread
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GettinitDone wrote:Umm... can you Knickstape or bfpri explain defensive synergy means? And the link that says his "defensive synergy" stats are bad?kakaman wrote:Quick Kick wrote:yeah man...those vids means he completely shut them down for an entire game.
Go away and join Clutchfans. And take the other two clowns with you.
Jeremy's a 1, why would he guard Kobe or James during the whole game? You don't make much sense man
go to mysynergysports.com and type in jeremy lin's name. it looks at points per possession in different scenarios.
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holly1985 wrote:NYK 455 wrote:Letting Lin walk for Felton was one of the dumber moves this franchise has ever made.
Should stop it already. You say this now. What about the beginning of the season?
Lin played so poorly comig into the season that he would be on the end of the NY bench. Houston has time for him to recover and improve so that he can bounce back.
It's true. Nobody could have predicted his performance would improve and that he started the year in a slump.
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just want to say - jrue holiday.
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Capn'O wrote:holly1985 wrote:NYK 455 wrote:Letting Lin walk for Felton was one of the dumber moves this franchise has ever made.
Should stop it already. You say this now. What about the beginning of the season?
Lin played so poorly comig into the season that he would be on the end of the NY bench. Houston has time for him to recover and improve so that he can bounce back.
It's true. Nobody could have predicted his performance would improve and that he started the year in a slump.

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barborous wrote:Please don't let this turn into another Lin thread... they never end well. Maybe in a year or two we'll be able to talk about him rationally, but then again, prolly not. Just look at the recent Gallo thread.
Everything's going to be okay.
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Knickstape1214 wrote:just want to say - jrue holiday.
Forgot him... Love his game.. reason is because for a young guy he's extremely patient and poised.. He's like the Bizarro-Westbrook.
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ibraheim718 wrote:GONYK wrote:ibraheim718 wrote:I tried explaining this to the board... in the NBA defending the PG is the hardest position to defend.. the position is loaded with talent. Lin to me is an average defender at a position where the majority of the starting PG's are a little below average and where few are above average.
Agreed. PG is a very tough position to defend, and most PG's cant do it 1-on-1. It's kind of silly to expect them to when it's the quickest position with the best handles, and they are at the top of the key where the offensive player has the most room to operate.
Not to mention, it is one of the more exhausting positions on the other end.
As a fan of the position I'm absolutely loving this era of basketball... I wish more of the Pg's in the league were a little better at the subtleties of playing the position but the talent at the position is insane.
Picture this.. I'm a starting PG... one night I've got to guard Parker, then Paul, then Curry, then take a trip east to deal with Rondo or Irving.. then I've got Westbrook on a back to back... A night off is going up against a guy like George Hill who is going to make my night a living hell offensively.
Sounds like you should be telling the doctors to start working on your tricked out knee brace now
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ibraheim718 wrote:Knickstape1214 wrote:just want to say - jrue holiday.
Forgot him... Love his game.. reason is because for a young guy he's extremely patient and poised.. He's like the Bizarro-Westbrook.
on both sides of the ball
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Jrue is like the Lamar Odom (in his prime) of point gods. He's not quick, he's so casual in doing his thing yet he's (my name).
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GettinitDone wrote:Jrue is like the Lamar Odom (in his prime) of point gods. He's not quick, he's so casual in doing his thing yet he's (my name).
Odom's best year was in Miami the year before he got traded. Holiday is deceptively quick... he doesn't waste any motion though so it's sneaky.