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  • #16
    His brother is a dental student at NYU
    Foot Locker Deals

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    • #17
      Man if only we'd picked him up for cheap. Would've been better than Bayless!

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      • #18
        Morey regrets Releasing Lin:

        Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey regrets letting go of New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin.

        "We should have kept (Jeremy Lin). Did not know he was this good," Morey wrote on his official Twitter account on Thursday. "Anyone who says they knew misleading U."

        In a separate tweet, Morey praised Lin, writing "Finally, really happy for (Lin). Very hard working, nice, & humble. He has a great, great future."

        Lin has surprised many talent evaluators with his play in the Knicks' past three games.

        The undrafted former Harvard standout has scored 25.3 points and handed out 8.3 points over his past three games -- all Knicks victories.

        In his first start, Lin scored 28 points and handed out eight assists against the Utah Jazz in a game in which New York (11-15) was missing Amare Stoudemire (death in the family) and had lost Carmelo Anthony just minutes into the first quarter due to a groin injury.

        The 23-year-old followed that performance with a 23-point, 10-assist night against the Washington Wizards on Wednesday.

        Lin was released in late December by the Rockets to make room for Houston's signing of Samuel Dalembert. Houston already had three point guards on its roster, and all of their contracts were guaranteed. Lin had a non-guaranteed contract.
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        • #19
          Darien wrote: View Post
          .... Would've been better than Bayless!
          You could fill in the space in front of that comment with a universe of words.
          A used pair of galoshes...
          Two half dead goldfish...
          That damp Kleenex...
          The crunchy kernels left in your popcorn bag...

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          • #20
            Puffer wrote: View Post
            You could fill in the space in front of that comment with a universe of words.
            A used pair of galoshes...
            Two half dead goldfish...
            That damp Kleenex...
            The crunchy kernels left in your popcorn bag...
            Oh c'mon Puffer. Thats not very nice.

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            • #21
              Puffer wrote: View Post
              You could fill in the space in front of that comment with a universe of words.
              A used pair of galoshes...
              Two half dead goldfish...
              That damp Kleenex...
              The crunchy kernels left in your popcorn bag...
              +1 - as long as barbosa doesnt get a free pass... makes a black hole look like oprah.

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              • #22
                From ESPN Insider:

                For one, Mike D'Antoni's system plays a huge role. D'Antoni was often referred to as an offensive genius
                D'Antoni is more like a one-trick pony, and his one trick is a terrific offense for a point guard.
                Remember Chris Duhon? Three years ago, he averaged 11.1 points and 7.2 assists on 42 percent shooting (all career highs by a mile) for D'Antoni's Knicks. Now he's a three-points-per-game scorer while backing up the struggling Jameer Nelson in Orlando.
                How about Raymond Felton? He actually garnered All-Star consideration while starting for the Knicks last season, and his career-high numbers (again, by a mile) of 17 points and nine assists per game warranted it. Since leaving D'Antoni, things haven't gone as smoothly. First, Felton found himself backing up Ty Lawson in Denver, and now he's averaging 10 points and fewer than seven assists while shooting just 37 percent with Portland.
                "If a point guard can't find success in D'Antoni's system, he's not a point guard," one league executive said, "At least not an NBA point guard."
                So what is it about D'Antoni's system that's so great for point guards? Golden State coach Mark Jackson, who played 17 seasons in the NBA and ranks third all time in career assists, broke it down.

                "He gives his point guard a lot of freedom," Jackson said. "The ball is in the point guard's hands a lot. They run multiple pick-and-rolls and they spread the floor. The spreading of the court makes it tough to help on the point guard so he has more room to operate. That's key, so Mike's offense works to the advantage of a playmaking point guard."
                "When you think about all the backup point guards Phoenix tried behind Nash all those years, nobody really jumped out in terms of mastering the system or at least using the system to inflate their stats," Kerr said. "So I think this kid is legit. He's got great feel for the game. It is a good system for him but it's not like anybody can just jump in there and do what he's doing. People are going to adapt and try to cut off penetration and make him shoot, but he's a good player."
                "A player can only be as good as his coach thinks he is," one league executive said. "There are a bunch of guys who are one coach liking them away from being a decent player in this league. If your coach has you on a short leash and pulls you out every time you make a mistake, you're going to play like crap.

                "Jeremy Lin is just like a whole bunch of guys," the executive continued. "I've seen three guys in the D-League recently who are like him. He's no better than he was two weeks ago. But he's been given an opportunity with a coach who believes in him."
                Source: ESPN.com

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                • #23
                  "A player can only be as good as his coach thinks he is,"

                  This quote just blew my mind ... So true though.

                  Apply that to this year and its quite interesting indeed.

                  Nice article Apollo.


                  ADD This too: "There are a bunch of guys who are one coach liking them away from being a decent player in this league."
                  Last edited by Joey; Fri Feb 10, 2012, 04:22 PM.

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                  • #24
                    Casey thinks demar has all star potential

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                    • #25
                      it was when he got hired as the head coach after the press conference. Matt devlin talked to Casey about demar and he said that he has all star potential and that he'll work with him to reach that.

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                      • #26
                        Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine
                        Sources w/knowledge of New York's thinking say Knicks were leaning strongly toward releasing Lin before his breakout game last SAT vs. Nets
                        Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine
                        Tuesdy, remember, was deadline to release players w/unguaranteed contracts before those deals became guaranteed. Lin was in serious jeopardy

                        Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine
                        I'm told Knicks had begun lining up potential replacements for Lin, chief among them vet Mike James from their D-League affiliate in Erie

                        Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine
                        But then Lin uncorked 53 points against Nets and Jazz to render Tuesday 6 PM guarantee deadline immaterial and change course of his career

                        Crazy.

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                        • #27
                          joey_hesketh wrote: View Post
                          ADD This too: "There are a bunch of guys who are one coach liking them away from being a decent player in this league."
                          Yeah, JaMario Moon, Sonny Weems, Rafer Alston, the Raptors have seen many of these while struggling and grasping for something positive.

                          Now the question is, what happens when Baron Davis returns? I didn't quote it but in the Insider Article they said Lin has been greatly outplaying Davis in practice. That's how he got the shot to start and they didn't go another direction.

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                          • #28
                            joey_hesketh wrote: View Post
                            Oh c'mon Puffer. Thats not very nice.
                            Life is harsh, judgemental fans are harsher. :-)

                            Actually I like everything I see about Bayless, his demeanour, the way he speaks thoughtfully in interviews, how he supports his team mates, everything but the way he turns into "all on my shoulders, guys" when he is out there and the Raps fall behind. If he could get over thinking he has to take over to save the game, I would be a lot more appreciative.

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                            • #29
                              If Lin were a UFA...

                              ...how much money would you throw at him to get him into a Toronto uniform? Jose is playing great, but he is on his way out (barring a Nash-like resurgence). New York can't possibly give Lin the kind of money he might deserve with Amare, Chandler and Melo on the roster which opens up the possibility of other teams swooping in and stealing an extremely promising young PG (which we desperately need).

                              So... 8 million, 5 years?

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                              • #30
                                Darien wrote: View Post
                                ...how much money would you throw at him to get him into a Toronto uniform? Jose is playing great, but he is on his way out (barring a Nash-like resurgence). New York can't possibly give Lin the kind of money he might deserve with Amare, Chandler and Melo on the roster which opens up the possibility of other teams swooping in and stealing an extremely promising young PG (which we desperately need).

                                So... 8 million, 5 years?
                                Most he can be paid per year is $5M but just wondering where the trade is here to be in the trade forum?

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