Lin Feels Critics Have 'Bipolar' Perception Of His Game

[RealGM Wiretap]

Jeremy Lin's numbers were approximately the same this season as they were last season, but he was unable to duplicate his three-week 'Linsanity' streak.

Lin signed a three-year, $25.1 million contract with the Houston Rockets in the offseason that the New York Knicks declined to match.

“It seems like everybody’s perception of me is very bipolar,” Lin said. “To one group, it’s overpaid, overrated; to another group, it’s underpaid, underrated, underdog. It’s funny to me because there’s no real balance. Why can’t I just be a young player who’s shown some potential and has a lot of learning to do?”

Via Jere Longman/New York Times

[BIG match]

Basketball fans think youre overrated/ovepaid. The only people Ive heard call you underrated are asians, underpaid? hahahahahahahahahahha right

[10acious]

Lin seems to be a real diva if he is concerned about critics of his game aside from his coaches. His game is flawed and he should be smart enough to realize it and work on improvement.

[Chaos Engine]

Basketball fans think youre overrated/ovepaid. The only people Ive heard call you underrated are asians, underpaid? hahahahahahahahahahha right

This.

[agentfancy]

Basketball fans think youre overrated/ovepaid. The only people Ive heard call you underrated are asians, underpaid? hahahahahahahahahahha right

Im asian and this is soo true it annoys me so much

[Volcano]

He probably is underpaid in terms of marketing aspects in relation to the amount of revenue he's generating for the Rocket's franchise. They show every single Houston game in China. Basketball-wise..now that's a different story.

[Desiderium]

Why can’t I just be a young player who’s shown some potential and has a lot of learning to do?”

because young players who have shown "some" potential don't sign 25 million dollar contracts

[TommyB]

Basketball fans think youre overrated/ovepaid. The only people Ive heard call you underrated are asians, underpaid? hahahahahahahahahahha right

Like only the whites celebrating Marc Gasol winning Defensive Player of the Year when he clearly doesn't deserve it. lololololol

[calamity]

some think he is underpaid? ehh...

[soxfan2003]

Why can’t I just be a young player who’s shown some potential and has a lot of learning to do?”

because young players who have shown "some" potential don't sign 25 million dollar contracts

25 million may have been too much but it was for 3 years and is probably only about 1.5 million more a year given what a non Asian player would have gotten last year posting the same stats/similar hot streak at a similar age heading into FA.

When young guys that show potential to be good starters -- coming off of a good year -- enter FA, they get paid.

I think its ridiculous to criticize Lin for "at most" being paid an extra 4.5 million over 3 years for his marketability as an Asian point guard. Lin is pretty spot on. I'm not Asian but I can see how he has been clearly been treated differently both for good and bad.

So criticize Lin but in truth if he was black with the same exact numbers/play in college, he would have easily been drafted and gotten a college scholarship to more of a basketball factory.

[postcall]

Marc Gasol is reclaiming the sport.

[FNQ]

Basketball fans think youre overrated/ovepaid. The only people Ive heard call you underrated are asians, underpaid? hahahahahahahahahahha right

Reductive reasoning. I'm not Asian, I thought he was better than he was here at GS. He's a good slashing guard that plays good D, with a shaky outside jumper. 13-3-6 on .540 TS while playing good defense is pretty damn good. He got overhyped because he was the first American-born Asian to succeed so much, but its not like the guy is a scrub. He deserves to be an NBA starter, and he still has untapped upside.

Why can’t I just be a young player who’s shown some potential and has a lot of learning to do?”

because young players who have shown "some" potential don't sign 25 million dollar contracts

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