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bladerunner

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I'm shocked that LINsanity has not reached this forum thus far!!!
I guess not many regular folks on this forum are NYers or baskbetball fans.

May LINsanity be with you .....
 
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if he was a cyclist coming out of the blue like that there would be 86 pages of comments in the clinic. :)
 
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R U serious Palmerq?
Just Google LINsanity and you'll see what we're referring to.
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Welll if I must :S aha he is a basketball player.... err sorry I dont follow the nba at all, is this fellow good?
 
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I'm not a big basketball fan but I do watch the NBA playoffs/highlights ..etc and I think LIN is a good "rookie". Essentially, the hype is all about him turning around & playing really well in the first 7 games that he started for his team the New York Knicks.
He is also the first American-Chinese to play in the NBA so it has generated a lot of interest outside of the USA. Obviously, LINsanity has not touched the hardcore cyclists yet!!!
 
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bladerunner said:
I'm not a big basketball fan but I do watch the NBA playoffs/highlights ..etc and I think LIN is a good "rookie". Essentially, the hype is all about him turning around & playing really well in the first 7 games that he started for his team the New York Knicks.
He is also the first American-Chinese to play in the NBA so it has generated a lot of interest outside of the USA. Obviously, LINsanity has not touched the hardcore cyclists yet!!!
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well I think nba is not very big here in britain i am sure in other countries in europe where they like basketball(like spain and the balkans) then LINsanity will have got to them:cool: tried watching basketball a couple of times but could never really get into it, might watch it again once :S
 
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He's only played a handful of games. And if he were playing in a city like Memphis, Milwaukee, Portland, etc. his story would hardly have hit the national radar. Being in NY, and near all the major media outlets (and ESPN just up the road in CT) he's going to get a lot more notice.

Let's see how he does first when Carmelo asserts himself as the star. And next season.

Otherwise, don't like the NBA, haven't for years. I'll watch college, though not a lot, but can do without the NBA.
 
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We should countdown to Lin-Crash-lamity. Yes, he's good but once the teams figure him out, expect much lower numbers. He's got the upper hand because most opponents have yet to play against him.

I'd expect a few of the bruisers on the other teams to be assigned to him from the start of the game the next go around, then we'll see.
 
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Lin has provided a great feel-good story of an undrafted player who came out of nowhere to capture everyone's imagination.

Sure, he's lit it up since coming off the bench, but he has huge flaws that will eventually be exploited by other teams--i.e. he either can't or won't drive the basket from the left; he also commits a huge amount of turnovers.

I attended the game when he drained a buzzer-beating three pointer to beat Toronto, and was admittedly impressed. Less impressive, however, was the Toronto crowd. It seemed that three quarters of those in attendance went crazy when he won the game for an opposing team. What an embarrassment.
 
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bladerunner

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It's no embarrassment at all for fans to show their appreciation when they see their opponents do something special - in fact, it shows the fans are true sports fans rather than just supporters of a local team.

What is embarrassing sometimes is when some fans do not know anything about a sport - they just so call "support" a local team and as long as they win they are happy.

I am a Chelsea Football [soccer] team supporter but when I see another team play well against us I appreciate it as good sport and acknowledge it as such.
 
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Sports love stories like this and have for many years. I'm glad he's playing great. I just hope the fans are okay with it when he doesn't do as well. Don't get me wrong, he should have a good career, much better than the people who mistakenly didn't draft him thought he would. And I do think he could end up a 15/5+ guy for a few years, which would make him a good NBA player. But I don't think he's the next Avery Johnson or Raja Bell (both undrafted) to be honest. Though it is possible, and maybe in 10 years I'll eat these words. But to act like he's the next John Stockton, as some are doing, is silly.
 
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Alpe d'Huez said:
He's only played a handful of games. And if he were playing in a city like Memphis, Milwaukee, Portland, etc. his story would hardly have hit the national radar. Being in NY, and near all the major media outlets (and ESPN just up the road in CT) he's going to get a lot more notice.

Let's see how he does first when Carmelo asserts himself as the star. And next season.

Otherwise, don't like the NBA, haven't for years. I'll watch college, though not a lot, but can do without the NBA.
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Even so, I knew this thread would get your attention. And you prolly know me... same feeling on the NBA in general as you. BUT I have to say I'm actually interested in the Bulls and Clippers this year. Not enough to watch a game though.
 
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on3m@n@rmy said:
Even so, I knew this thread would get your attention. And you prolly know me... same feeling on the NBA in general as you. BUT I have to say I'm actually interested in the Bulls and Clippers this year. Not enough to watch a game though.
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Why is artest called world peace? ..ridiculous
 
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bladerunner said:
I'm shocked that LINsanity has not reached this forum thus far!!!
I guess not many regular folks on this forum are NYers or baskbetball fans.

May LINsanity be with you .....
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Not a New Yorker but am a huge basketball fan. Great story definitely amplified by him playing in the mecca for basketball, NY and Madison Square Garden.
 
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Alpe d'Huez said:
He's only played a handful of games. And if he were playing in a city like Memphis, Milwaukee, Portland, etc. his story would hardly have hit the national radar. Being in NY, and near all the major media outlets (and ESPN just up the road in CT) he's going to get a lot more notice.

Let's see how he does first when Carmelo asserts himself as the star. And next season.

Otherwise, don't like the NBA, haven't for years. I'll watch college, though not a lot, but can do without the NBA.
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I have to disagree. His scoring average for the first 7 games that he started were the best in the league since the NBA/ABA merger. Add to that the team was playing without its 2 stars, one due to injury and the other due to the death of his brother. During this period they went on a 7 game winning streak, actually beating the Lakers, a game in which Linn scored 38 points.
Additionally the fact that he's a Harvard grad makes his story even more compelling since so few Ivy league players reach his level of success in the sport with Bill Bradley being IMO the best of the lot (and coincidentally, Bradley was an important member of a Knick championship team). Of course being in the Big Apple has a lot to do with it though but I still believe this would've been a big story, just not as big.
 
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As soon as the hype is over and his confidence turns back to normal he'll be a good/avarage NBA player. Making way too many turnovers.No doubt he's been playing above his actual ability.

He has been mental since brought on mind you.

But was he that good yesterday..?
 
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the delgados said:
Lin has provided a great feel-good story of an undrafted player who came out of nowhere to capture everyone's imagination.

Sure, he's lit it up since coming off the bench, but he has huge flaws that will eventually be exploited by other teams--i.e. he either can't or won't drive the basket from the left; he also commits a huge amount of turnovers.

I attended the game when he drained a buzzer-beating three pointer to beat Toronto, and was admittedly impressed. Less impressive, however, was the Toronto crowd. It seemed that three quarters of those in attendance went crazy when he won the game for an opposing team. What an embarrassment.
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I think he's a victim of the stereotype that exists regarding Asian ball players.

Yes he's weak driving to his left but so was John Stockton. Not that he's in Stockton's league but he's definitely a much more athletic than many teams gave him credit for (he's quick enough to create his own shot and to get to into the paint to disrupt opponents defenses). He's still finding his way in terms of playing the minutes that he's currently playing considering the limited time he played in his first 2 seasons in the league, so fatigue will be a factor but he's shown the ability to adapt to changing defensive schemes that have been thrown his way.

Teams will now have more film to look at to figure ways to throw him off of his game but he appears to be a quick study. I'm pretty comfortable in my belief that he will continue to learn from his mistakes, not force the action as he has been doing lately and while his overall stats won't be as high that will be a direct result of the return of their 2 leading scorers, the addition of another big threat, J.R. Smith and the resulting lack of a need for him to carry the team, scoring wise.

In one of the NBA summer leagues, in his rookie year he consistently out-played John Wall, who was the league's #1 draft pick 2 years ago, and a point guard.
 
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