LINvincible
Benchwarmer
Lin's ranks among PGs right now:
Efficiency: 19th
Points per game: 15th
Assists per game: 15th
FG%: 14th
3-PT%: 46th
Steals: 9th
Turnovers: 5th highest among active PGs
Assist to turnover ratio is 59th among all PGs in the league.
http://www.hoopsstats.com/basketball/fantasy/nba/playerstats/12/2/eff/1-1
http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/p...er-game/qualified/false/position/point-guards
I'm not saying that the use of the word "marginal" is exactly fair, because Lin obviously has game, has a good basketball IQ, and is athletic. So there's no reason to think that he can't get better, and as much of a blowhard that SAS is..he never says that Lin can't or won't get better.
But saying that if you compare his stats to the "top ten" PGs and that they'll stack up, when he's only in the top 10 in one statistical category that's important for a PG....what point are you making?
When Brandon Jennings has a higher EFF than you, you have some work to do.
Those numbers you are throwing up comprise of the entire season before he started. If you take his numbers on the games started, it's a completely different story.