AmazingJason wrote:seren wrote:I think there is a little bit racism in the whole ordeal. If not that, it is statistical bias. People still question Jeremy Lin because he was not a draft pick. He wasn't a draft pick because he wasn't recruited by a division I school. He wasn't recruited by a division I school because people simply didn't believe an Asian American can ball.
I'm not sure if it's racism, but I do believe that Lin will never be a part of the NBA fraternity, that to some extent will always be underestimated as a basketball player, and many will look for him to fail. It's ironic, but the team that Linsanity was bestowed upon became one of his non-believers and is now part of the Jeremy Lin narrative.
you have to do it for more than 25 games.
Lin is not tall, is not an athletic freak, is not overly fast (quick, agile but not fast), and his numbers did not hold up even over the course of him being a starter.
Look at drew brees. He was a good QB at SD for a couple of seasons but they were not sure he was elite so they drafted phillip rivers. Reason drew was not the ideal.
there is a reason he goes to GSW and doesnt play, goes to the rockets and doesnt play, almost got cut here? Did you see those early games he played during the blowouts. Did you see isiah thomas picking his pocket left and right?
Chalmers and cole giving him the bidness?
25 games with some serious holes in his game (including his D, his 3pt shot, his handle as noted above).
And people felt the knicks should have paid basically 40 mil plus for a possibly elite player, possibly good player, possibly average player. No one knows where he fits but that was alot of money to commit to on a belief.
I pose a question:
Lin 6'3, 200 18 ppg, 7.7 ass, 46%, 33% 3pt
or
Kyrie Irving 6'2, 180 18 ppg, 5 ass, 47%, 40% 3pt
who would you prefer and why?
both only played essentially one year.
one had a spectacular run with a bunch of role players for the most part while the other lead his team back into the lottery with a bunch of role players.
if building a team right now and had to give them a contract of 15 mil who would you choose.
Reason I ask is I want to see how people think about such things.
