My answer to Linsanity in 3 words; sign and trade!
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REALHEAT
Benchwarmer
It wasn't even worth reading tbh. I just glanced at this and laughed.
CA7
Scoring Champ
Stoudemire- runs through everything
JR- shoots when he shouldn't, passes when he shouldn't
Toney- dribbles too much or too little, has no court vision, no understanding off any NBA offense all he knows is shoot
CA7
Scoring Champ
Stephen Curry is better than Jeremy Lin and thats a fact if you dont think so you're an idiot, regardless of that I think Lin is improving but still has a way to go, Stephen Curry would work better with Melo and STAT as he has the pick n roll skills to make Amar'e effective and the off the ball skills to play well off of Melo as well as the ability to score on his own
stop the with the Lin over rating please its getting annoying from all parties
CA7
Scoring Champ
Curry- 17pts, 6ast, 4rebs, almost 2 steals, 47-44-90
Career Best per game stats
18.6 pts(2nd year)
5.9 ast(rookie year)
4.5 rebs(rookie year
1.9 steals(rookie year)
49% FG(this year)
45.% from 3(this year)
93.4% FT(2nd year)
2.5 TO's(this year)
I'll just take Lin's stats from his tenure in New York
14.6 pts, 6.2 ast, 3.1 rebs, 44-32-79 and 3.6 to's
Lets be real on this board and stop the bull ****
Career Best per game stats
18.6 pts(2nd year)
5.9 ast(rookie year)
4.5 rebs(rookie year
1.9 steals(rookie year)
49% FG(this year)
45.% from 3(this year)
93.4% FT(2nd year)
2.5 TO's(this year)
I'll just take Lin's stats from his tenure in New York
14.6 pts, 6.2 ast, 3.1 rebs, 44-32-79 and 3.6 to's
Lets be real on this board and stop the bull ****
CA7
Scoring Champ
didn't say it would happen, I said I'd do it if presented why would I not
this thread is garbage I agree but regardless that one scenario is worth looking into with GSW looking to re-acquire Lin's services and the Knicks needing a a point guard with skills like Curry's
Uncle Robo
Benchwarmer
How many Sport's Illustrated covers has Stephen Curry been on?
How many Stephen Curry jerseys were sold this year?
How many people that never watched basketball in their entire lives, are now watching basketball games because of Curry?
How many fans on the away team cheer for Curry like he's their hometown hero when he comes to play?
How many games are sold out away and home because of Stephen Curry?
You still don't get it.
You can't talk about trading Lin player for player. Lin brings too many off court intangibles that no player can match straight up (except for Kobe or Lebron).
How many Stephen Curry jerseys were sold this year?
How many people that never watched basketball in their entire lives, are now watching basketball games because of Curry?
How many fans on the away team cheer for Curry like he's their hometown hero when he comes to play?
How many games are sold out away and home because of Stephen Curry?
You still don't get it.
You can't talk about trading Lin player for player. Lin brings too many off court intangibles that no player can match straight up (except for Kobe or Lebron).
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elcol
Rotation player
nobody is overrating him, what people ARE doing is trying to tell you and all the other people that keep making dumb trade threads that its not gonna happen.
As a matter of fact, it is you who is UNDERRATING him......... just let the kid grow he is not great now but he has the potential to be and so does this knicks team even if they are not great now they can be if we don't ****ing trade everyone after a year......
Crazy⑧s
Evacuee
That's a good point! Very good point. It's rude to point.
21 Shump Street
Benchwarmer
Sounds good!
Can't wait to have another high risk injury salary on the books!
It's unfair to nitpick and select all of Curry's best stats against Lin's, sample size is small. With 2 years as a starter on the Knicks Lin should be putting up better stats than he is now. PPG, RPG may stay similar but his turnovers will be down and his FG% should improve and hopefully his assists creep up.
Plus it's becoming pretty clear Curry is going to have a long term ankle injury.
CA7
Scoring Champ
I'm not under rating him he's pretty over rated though to be honest and Stephen Curry is better than him so if we can't be real then I guess the argument I'm trying to make isn't getting through to you
and who cares about off the court **** if anything I want less of a spot light keeps expectations down and allows our team to handle adversity better
but to get my point clear I like Lin I just wish for once we as s fan base let a player grow rather than put them on an unreachable pedestal
I mean future all star pg and mvp candidate no way unless the entire Asian race votes him in and fans could vote for mvp and it meant something
Lin will be more than good for us if he keeps s little faster and fixes that dreaded left hand along with learning how to deal with ball pressure these are things I see either holding him back or making him a great pg
and who cares about off the court **** if anything I want less of a spot light keeps expectations down and allows our team to handle adversity better
but to get my point clear I like Lin I just wish for once we as s fan base let a player grow rather than put them on an unreachable pedestal
I mean future all star pg and mvp candidate no way unless the entire Asian race votes him in and fans could vote for mvp and it meant something
Lin will be more than good for us if he keeps s little faster and fixes that dreaded left hand along with learning how to deal with ball pressure these are things I see either holding him back or making him a great pg
21 Shump Street
Benchwarmer
A healthy Curry ........I think Eddie was healthier this season.....
dude the guy has chronic ankle issues.......
as for LIN in the games he played for the Knicks he look like he can more then handle our PG position......Since we know we are not getting a Deron Williams or Chris Paul...lets run with him and look to upgrade at the SG position and then use SHUMP to back up both
pat
Starter
While I basically agree with your point, New New York is right in that the Knicks tend to overpay their players. I am not fully sold on the Linsanity Cinderella story.
If Lin's performances turn out to be Flip Murray-type fifteen minutes of fame, his marketing value -- let alone his value as a point guard might turn out to be very limited.
While I think that sign and trade is a coward decision, only signing at a contract which would make moving Lin an option would be reasonable.
KnickolasMGL
Benchwarmer
it would be oxymoronic to trade the most marketable young player in the league.
plus you don't trade a potential star player who hasn't played a full season.
dumb-idiotic idea all the way..
how the hell can you start a thread like this?
and trade for Curry whose value went down all the way due to injury proneness?
Even the dumbest GM can't come up with this idea,.
Knicks fans were supposedly some of the smartest basketball fans, but online discussion forums prove otherwise
plus you don't trade a potential star player who hasn't played a full season.
dumb-idiotic idea all the way..
how the hell can you start a thread like this?
and trade for Curry whose value went down all the way due to injury proneness?
Even the dumbest GM can't come up with this idea,.
Knicks fans were supposedly some of the smartest basketball fans, but online discussion forums prove otherwise