G33 MEM @ LAL PostGame Thread

Hello? HELLLLOOOOO!!!!!!

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https://twitter.com/linfinity88/status/551262734268899328

Lol listening to James Worthy pains me

Block them out and find peace 🙂

Just so biased.. thinks Kobe playing 33 minutes seems just about right…

HAHAHA. who is he referring to. hmmm.
https://twitter.com/KevinDing/status/551264333389242368

https://twitter.com/robinlundberg/status/551256041774911488

no human could maintain this kind of stat through out the whole season…while being marginalized

I hope Lin plays like this too. Let it go…Lansanity mode. Forget about trying to win with this BS coach and Co-brick.

Never listen to BS. Rule 1 to live by. Always conflicting.

lol. whatever.
https://twitter.com/huanggla/status/551265967352070144

BWAHAHAHA Kobe himself admits Jeremy is smart… lol whatever

It’s not even close to pot calling kettle. It’s more like pot calling the solid-silver-with-24-carat-gold handles dining set black

classic statement by a guy with less intelligence to dismiss a guy who’s smarter. More truthfully, “He just needs to relax. Sometimes 32,000 points doesn’t win you games.”

Recap!!!? What happened? I see Lin went for 20 which is awesome! Was the game even close?

Lin got the stats, Lakers lost, Kobe bricked, BS is BS………I’m satisfied

I just voted Lin for ASG to celebrate.

https://twitter.com/hmfaigen/status/551265764616196096

Highlights!

Only smart people knows how smart people thinks. But KB is not smart…

wow

That’s quick…

He is at peace 🙂

At least 2 shooting fouls (and ones) not called on the Asian guy.

https://twitter.com/SerenaWinters/status/551271831093522433

OK why is it that each time I miss a JLin game it’s always the ones where he gets 20/20+ pts? ><" Oh well just have to wait until tomorrow to rewatch on http://replay.nbaliveonline.tv/

https://twitter.com/SerenaWinters/status/551272047062446080

Stupid Kobe Bryant wasn’t even paying attention when Byron Scott ORDERED Lin not to foul.

Wow. Thanks for that recap. Just saw those highlights.

Man Ed Davis just had to ruin it for Lin

https://twitter.com/onlineNBA/status/551271348677255168

I like the idea but every time after Lin said the right direction then he will get bad game for next?! Hope this will not the same then…

AHAHAHA!

“I didn’t hear” Kobe Bryant yelling and screaming and cursing!

ULTIMATE BLOWOFF of Kobe’s bad basketball!

NOT DAVIS.

Kobe ruined it by trying to hog the ball at the end.

Davis was just the byproduct of Kobe’s hogging.

Hmm…..we strongly recommend you to miss the remaining games then

Not a bad idea just have to watch the next day Lol Nice experiment to try…There’s a saying that the more you want something the more god refuses to give it you. 🙂

https://twitter.com/jlinnation/status/551272661645795328

okay watch liek every 8 games

That is a good recognition….GJ LIN!

not really.

I’m in total agreement all the way.

While I want Lin to play in the NBA as long as possible, I would like to see Lin go to the CBA and teach the Chinese how to play NBA basketball at the end of his career.

At the rate Lin’s going, Lin would be the perfect guy to send to the NBA to teach the NBA how to play proper basketball!

Edit: You are correct that Kobe is jealous. Kobe’s historically been jealous of any teammate that did well.

Me too. Even I do wish they could win today but it’s not matter Lin got good stats it’s more important to him.

He can do that after he retires
If the Chinese guverment has any heart at all, which we know they really dont, they need to help Lin out regardless whether Lin plays for them or not
his grand parents are from china
good for business too
empowered Lin will light up the NBA once again!

love the awkward pauses when he got asked in the end about team improved?

Let’s all RT this one.

https://twitter.com/NBABNN/status/551246095284592640

I think so too. Kobe has been the man when t came to the Chinese fan base. Kobe is so afraid that lin will phase him out of that fanbase, which is so ironic that one of the appealing features of lin is that he has the Chinese market sown up with him being the face of Adidas in Asia.

hes a big boy he can do it well i guess thats why hes never given a chance on ay team before

Kobe still has more fans than Lin in china
the Chinese dont care about Lin much

I knew what was going to happen the moment Kobe checked back in. Good thing I have grown immune to this nonsense. Kobe is too easy to stop unless he shares the ball with Jeremy. I just have to be content that Jeremy played well.

Lin’s TOO ASIAN to get free throws.

DESPERATION OVERLOAD! lol

I guess

Ever since Jeremy said he like game winners too, Kobe made sure he doesn’t ever get one.

To save Kobe from pounding the ball for 5 extra seconds?

I think that the Chinese government would LIKE to help Lin, but they have no leverage over the NBA in Lin’s situation.

With the other Chinese players like Yao and Mengke and Yi and Sun, the Chinese government entered into various financial agreements with those players’ franchises. Then if the players were mistreated, the Chinese government would twist the NBA’s arms by threatening those financial agreements. That’s how the Chinese government protected Yao especially, though they did it with Yi too when they declared that they didn’t want Yi drafted by Milwaukee because the Chinese government didn’t think they could twist owner Herb Kohl’s arm if Yi was mistreated.

All the Chinese government is lend its tacit encouragement and admiration of Lin’s ongoing NBA exploits. But they’re utterly powerless to stop any bad behavior toward Lin because Lin’s not a Chinese national and has no Red Chinese handlers.

https://twitter.com/penny10654/status/551277458998034432

I was puzzled why Lin did not just foul…so….beat me…

Jeremy is trending. #3
http://www.nba.com/pulse/

BS thought there should be no time left on the clock after Lakers made tying or winning shot? Makes no sense.

LOL Good one.

The other site reminds me a Euro step I saw Lin used in the game, as good as his former beard teammate. Recall that Lin also had the best dreamshake in the post among their guards when he was a Rox.

Lin’s been doing that Eurostep for the last 3 seasons.

The spotlight on #Not2FoulGate is rightfully on BScott

https://twitter.com/Lakerholicz/status/551279548978176001

To foul or not to foul… hmmm. lol.

To foul or not to foul, that is a BS decision.

There was no mis-communication

Well this is the 1st time I see a team which is down…then did not try to extend number of possessions…

He was good playing MEM…..because Lin knows how to use speed to tear them apart.

You can try it next time, see how high you can throw the ball up…My guess is about 1.8 meters…

Seeing that Lin’s jersey was no.3 most selling in China fans I’d say they do care about Lin but they also care about other top players like Lebron and DRose who were no.2 and no.1

Kevin Ding discussed how Kobe aspired to be a more influential voice than Magic post-retirement.

I doubt the Buss family would give Kobe much power. The best thing was just minority ownership like Magic did before he sold it

https://twitter.com/KevinDing/status/551265939732197377

Not to mention Lin’s parents were from Taiwan, although his ethnicity is still Chinese but still, his nationality is American-Taiwanese and that makes a difference.

Well I think he is simply just American…..

this is a longer version of the interview – JLin also discussed about defence on Conley

Play of the Day: Jeremy Lin
Jeremy Lin scrambles for the loose ball and gets it to Wayne Ellington for the one-hand, crowd-raising smash.

http://www.nba.com/video/channels/top_plays/2015/01/02/20150102-play-of-the-day.nba/

yup.

lin always trends on top after every good game, lots of people care about him, if teams allow him to shine, giving him just fair treatment, that would be linsanity every day, he’d be one of the biggest stars.

too bad teams are biased or racists, they fail to gain from him. they seem not to remember he’s the most marketable player being a great player, role model, American, asian heritage, harvard graduate and all.

I’d like more servings though..

I like how Lin got better in answering media.
– He didn’t cover up for BScott’s ineptitude
– He explained well that 3/4 court trap in Denver took him out of the game so his performance depends on how team game-plan against him.

We know the real coach is Jeremy.

I bet Kobe don’t think it’s interesting.

BScott wanted the impossible.
With 24 seconds left and MEM 1pt lead, that would leave no time to make a 3 or a 2, a low % play. Plus MEM can still make an and-1 play

Nevertheless, it took away the focus from Kobe’s decision to pass to Davis inside who’s not a good FT shooter.

Mike Trudell was correct to emphasize Lin’s trying to listen to BScott was not the crucial play since there were still 2 more posessions after that.

True, but aren’t one set of LIn’s grandparents from Mainland China?

Either way, Lin is really an American through and through. If only Team USA could get past their own biases and see how great of a teammate he would be.

He’s the type of player Team USA needs. Not only for his skill and demeanor, but he represents the true American dream.

kobe just does what he wants all the time, with no respect for others …

He wanted the less-likely-to-success-event I guess at least he went with a way that still has a slim chance to win or tie…better than just tank…..

The jealousy is just fantastic…that a guy of Kobe’s rep feels so intimidated by somebody else’s smarts. Also, we here had no illusions left, but in case the world was thinking Kobe had any mentorship left in him for Jeremy, Serena Winter’s tweet of this Kobe quote puts a full stop to that – “…but I’m not telling him anymore”.

Coaching fail. lol.

Actually I have no problem with Scott’s decision to use up some time, only being down by 1. Also Lin did the right thing to listen to the coach. Maybe Kobe made a big deal because he misunderstood and thought that Lin was not going to foul at all.

However it shows the disconnect between Kobe and the rest of the team and the coaches. Even if Kobe is injured he should be sitting in during practices and taking notes. SMH.

except Lin, who gets no usage ha ha.

Rose and her kids:

http://www.jeremylin.net/2015/01/game-33-lakers-vs-griz-post-game.html#comment-1769730365

Haven’t been back to the old turf in months. After reading Rose’s remark and then Rikki M’s funny, I decided to read a few more posts, and 10 seconds later I was rudely reminded of why I left.

https://twitter.com/LakersSBN/status/551246375136919554

Same feeling.

Too bad she doesn’t post here.

https://twitter.com/robinlundberg/status/551368615455653889

https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/551375182578085888

Great post. I think Kobe’s control is already slipping away, because he knows that lin would get the team back to Showtime Lakers if given the playing time and support. Kobe looks at lin and sees how he use to play, but his body won’t let him do that anymore. He did recognize that lin was really smart with off beat comment about Lin’s game.Tonight spoke volumes on how low Kobe has sunk, when he could not even muster up a supportive comment on how well lin played. Kobe is realizing that he is not the man anymore. The thing with Lin is that he is killing Kobe with kindness. Lin being on this team has put a spotlight on Kobe’s antics that everything that was written about kobe in the earlier is true.

Kobe’s legacy is that he’s NOT clutch on hitting these shots.

See NBA doesn’t care enough to write about Kobe unless it’s negative..LOL

https://twitter.com/CNM_JLin_Vids/status/551382965214003200

https://twitter.com/CNM_JLin_Vids/status/551383471709749248

I have asked her to come here.

https://twitter.com/CNM_JLin_Vids/status/551271619256414208

Lin taught is that the crunch time shot should go to the OPEN shooter.

It was just good smart basketball when he fired that pass to Troy Daniels last playoffs. That one pass MADE Troy Daniels’ career.

Kobe is the anti Lin.

I agree that Lin is the anti Kobe. Or Kobe is the anti Lin. Does this mean they can’t coexist?

https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/551375182578085888

Love that “killing Kobe with Kindness”. Lol. It’s a complete loss when you’ve lost in every way to someone and you can’t even get mad at him. If you do, you’ll look like an infantile jerk. Kobe must be fuming, but he can’t vent directly at LIN, or LIN will beat him down some more in the court of public opinion.

You are right. On the christian side of the house. lin is a light unto dark places. When lin shows up he is to shed light on everything that is evil and crooked.

I also think Kobe is dealing with some abandonment issues in his life. He doesn’t have a relationship with his parents because he chose not too, which makes me very sad. If he had somebody like Popivich raise him up in the NBA, I think he would have been a better person, and not some spoiled child that throws tantrums to get his way.

I think we all can agree that the game was lost because Kobe didn’t hit that perfect 3 point clutch play. Some folks on twitter still trying to talk about Kobe mad and yelling at Lin about not fouling Conley.LOL

It’s LIN’S team.

From the start of the season, that has been the case.

No matter what stupid nonbasketball shenanigans are pulled, Lin is the BEST PLAYER on this Lakers team and not even Byron Scott can bench that away.

Stupid Bryant is just trying to DEFLECT BLAME for his HORRIBLE CLUTCH CHOKE JOB.

Is defensive rating the lower the number the better and offensive rating is higher the better?

Scott is saying now that it is a miscommunication. He did try to explain in his postgame interview of what happened and that he will talk to Kobe about it. It is mostly the media showing a clip of kobe yelling at lin.

https://twitter.com/zukovka/status/551401018362458112

I agree that it’s totally unfair, unjust and garbage.
We do our best by refuting through stats, videos, logic, tweets, votes for ASG, for polls etc, but in the end haters gonna hate.

Race is a major part of it, but not the entirety. Like Joyce says…Jeremy sheds light into darkness. People are VERY threatened by him in more ways than bball. His education is another dimension, but also in terms of lifestyle, Jeremy can represent the enemy to many people by reminding them of things they rather not think about.
Basically the same reasons that many of us embrace Jeremy are the same reasons others hate him.

That’s an issue with their hearts.
So what can you do even if you do not accept the senseless hate? Nobody is accepting it here. We just have to learn to deal with it, and continue to do what we have been doing.

Edit: I might add that it’s for the good of our own mental and physical health!

Thanks! 🙂 Anyone know what Lin’s average defensive rating for the season is? Lets compare it with other PGs of the league! If Lin’s are at the top then next time a bias loser/announcer says Lin has bad defensive, we’ll throw these stats at them!!

very true. Lin rightfully had to let Kobe play the PG but only to see Kobe tried so hard not to pass to Lin so he won’t be the hero.

Kobe’s ego has made him so insecure about who becomes the hero. It’s not about winning or losing for him. It’s about the fear of losing the adoration of LA fans to Lin and any other players.

Great post.

Because there aren’t any positives to write about LMAO!

He’s looking for the wrong thing – adoration. If he was smart enough to look for the right thing – another championship – and if he’s smart enough he’ll let Jeremy and the rest of the team win it for him.

Kobe is way outta control now. i think the F/O is not happy with him at all. They are just biding their time until he retires.

https://twitter.com/zukovka/status/551405644679757824

What one sees in others is often a reflection of oneself.

Freakin’ FO should align their priorities now and have BS reign in Kobe and his minutes, but… oh well…

HaHa! You don’t believe him either? LOL! I really hope so but will wait & see what happen next game…?

There is one thing BS seriously is lacking in managing players’ minutes: common sense.

Hello why take out the guy who is making your job way easier (Jeremy)? Why take out the guys who are making their shots (Jeremy and Ed)?Why take out the guy who is setting up the team (Jeremy)? Why take out the guy terrorizing the opponent (Jeremy)?

Jlin had one of the biggest moment an NBA player could experience in linsanity? Boozer is a vet I beleieve he had some big moments before. Plus what big moments did lakers have this season? Being at the bottom of the league consider big?

Bc all Scott cares the most it’s Kobe only not the winning game or anyone else… smh!

I like what Kobe said no matter it’s from his heart or not… I take it for now…. LOL!

https://twitter.com/linfinity88/status/551410587163295745

true, Duncan would’ve no problem doing so because Spurs philosophy has been always about the team and team-shared wins. OTOH, Kobe has used 19 years for personal glory first so he’s going to go down shooting (not working) or being SG/PG (somewhat working ..until he has to shoot 🙂

oh well, I don’t expect Kobe to change his color so it’s better for Lin to move if Kobe doesn’t retire soon

it’s the desperate final plea from Kobe to stay relevant despite his poor shooting and deteriorating body. Too bad the ego is still too big for him to be the PG to let Lin shoot in the final 5 min.

I like what Kobe said about Lin but I will not take it too much weight from him bc Kobe’s in NBA 19 years… he knew what to say… They do teach the players about PR.

But I also think no need to care what Kobe argued w Lin on that foul problem… Kobe was right & he just wanted to win… not that big deal… he did read all the news after the game. He will know what’s really going on for sure.

I hope Lin can be savvy in being diplomatic with Kobe by saying something like “Kob, I knew fouling is the right step but I listened to coach that time and didn’t hear you screaming to foul. Next time, you want me to listen to you as the Coach in the final 3 min? LOL” {not taking things too seriously)

https://twitter.com/DukeOfZamunda/status/551390148269993984

I bet they dont think Lins any good
they’ve seen the great Yao
set the standard too high now
I dont think they cared about any other chinese players that came out after yao cuz none of them were any good

hes american after all
he prolly sees himself more as asian american than anything

This so funny and yet so true…LOL

https://twitter.com/mj23_jyd1799/status/551237238122893312

13 missed shots in a row? That ain’t nothing. Kobe can miss another 13 no problem. Just stay the F outa his way.

What does it mean?

I picked up this from someone’s posting from forums.lakersground.net, which I tend to agree…

“Seriously, why are we arguing about fouling earlier or later? The question should be why aren’t we pressing and trapping with 25 seconds left and down by 1? If we’re going to foul anyway shouldn’t we make the effort and take the gamble? What’s the worst thing that can happen? We foul and they make 2? They break the trap and make 2? Either way we are going to have to foul so why not take the gamble and pressure the ball handler and trap him? Either way we are giving up potential 2 points in free throws so why not? Stop the argument about taking the last shot or not because it doesn’t matter. We simply didn’t give ourselves a chance to win this game. So freaking pissed.”

Hellooo everyone! I see… you’re all here. 🙂

I’m glad the Lakers coaching staff are correcting his form and footwork, not sure why it took that long though. Anyway I hope the coach that corrected his form will be the coach Lin gets to practice with him during off season!

Asian kids be like “how does Jeremy Lin have so few votes”. Seriously, if you divided his total votes 114,286 by how many votes a fan can put in from the first day (say just 1 vote a day, and not counting most of fans actually vote multiple times a day) which is 20 votes (Dec 11 through Dec 31) =5714 fans have vote once per day. To me, this is way too low. All Star vote is definitely rigged.

No..LOL

hi @chan c :]
Happy New Year to you & family!

Hi psalm… i missed you..ha ha

Happy Happy New Year too – to you and the family , esp. the kids. 🙂

No, BS did not care win or lose, the only reason he did not put Price in was because Price was so bad last night and BS did not want to look too stupid by putting in Price for Lin, but he still managed to get the L.

It really puzzles me. Like another poster mentioned earlier, Lakersground posters are blaming Lin for following BS instruction for not fouling. WTH? If they even have one ounce of brain they would know if Lin had not followed BS instruction, and lose the game, what kind of blame Lin would got? Kobe can do anything he feels like, poor Lin can do nothing right.

Ironically it was BS trying to be too smart. He was thinking about the game clock, shot clock, remaining timeouts. Nonsense. Just foul and stop the damn clock! Don’t leave yourself only 0.6 sec after the FTs to make a play. You can always eat up some remaining seconds before taking the last shot.

lol, she is not. IsabelieJane is in Singapore, LAJane is the girl gave Lin the flowers in the airport when Lin came back from China for physical.

It’s not meaning…it’s emotion – jealousy of any other smart player on the court, and especially Lin.

If Lebron guards Lin, Lin will ROAST HIM.

It’s not that Lebron is actually a bad defensive player. I love Lebron’s game on defense and consider him one of the best defenders in the game.

It’s more that Lebron James is fighting his bad back and thus Lebron can’t guard ANYBODY right now.

oh really :] thx for the info, Dorothy

@lajane:disqus, thanks for giving Lin flowers at the airport a while back!
That was huge news, some people thought Jeanie Buss sent you haha..

To make is more obvious, according to NBA vote counts, there are less than 1904 fans ( 114286 votes divided by 20 days divided by 3 votes) voted for Lin 3 votes/day started from Dec 11. I don’t believe this for a sec.

More like the NBA’s ultimate superstar worshiper in Gregg Popovich was SCHOOLED by the NBA’s most unselfish supersta in Tim Duncan.

Question is – Why did I wait so long to come on this site? ha ha

Thank you psalm. We are blessed and victorious forever. Like JLin , I hold on to that promise.

Actually, my boys advised me not to buy. I don’t know , maybe because they’re wise enough to know Lin’s predicament in LA. 🙂

Just some biased posters from LG. Most of posters there are fair and rational.

Can’t blame #24, so…..

Relax!

https://twitter.com/haralabob/status/551440941077106689?s=09

It’s totally sad, a franchise like the lakers being handcuffed by an egomaniac, that is #24…
Both, the busses siblings are terrible
Managing the lakers. Sad.

https://twitter.com/haralabob/status/551439310474334208

BS is embarrassing the LAL organization.

Baxter HolmesVerified account‏@BaxterHolmes
Kobe Bryant is on the coldest “clutch” shooting streak of his career: http://es.pn/1xE6k3H

https://twitter.com/BaxterHolmes/status/551424527599931393

Kobe Bryant is considered clutch for the various late-game shots that the Los Angeles Lakers star has buried throughout his 18-plus seasons in the NBA.

But the 36-year-old has been ice cold in that category lately. In fact, when the game has been on the line, he has been off the mark more than at any other point during his NBA career, a mark he reached Friday night in his team’s 109-106 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies at Staples Center.

As ESPN Stats & Info noted on its Twitter account, after missing a potential game-tying 3-pointer at the buzzer against the Grizzlies, Bryant has now missed 13 potential game-tying or go-ahead shots in the final five seconds of the fourth quarter or overtime.

His last such make came on March 6, 2012, when he sank a 19-foot fadeaway at the buzzer to send the game into overtime on the road against the Detroit Pistons. The Lakers lost that game 88-85.

Before Friday’s loss to Memphis, Bryant’s streak of 12 missed potential game-tying or go-ahead shots in the final five seconds of the fourth quarter or overtime was tied for his longest such streak. He also missed 12 such shots in a row between Nov. 2, 2005, and Dec. 29, 2006.

Basketball Reference’s website says it only has play-by-play data available beginning with the 2000-01 season, but from that point until now, Bryant has shot 26.3 percent (25 of 95) on potential game-tying or go-ahead shots in the final five seconds of the fourth quarter or overtime.

HotTopics: I think the Rockets are imploding. There is talk that there is finger pointing among the players and that harden is the only player stepping up to the plate to take responsibility for the down fall of the team…WOW

Lin was the second best player behind LBJ last season in drive percentage. They haven’t found that replacement yet.

On good games, I go over there to read the folks who have not come here.

to me though ppl are saying when down you save clock, the TO argument is sound and I give Byron a 10 and Kobe a 2 for making both Lin and Byron look bad. On the other hand, it shows how disruptive Kobe is in key moments for any team. I’d say anyone in the military would question Kobe’s move, but then again, we know throughout history those to take the bull by the horns make a different. Only, this time and more to come, Kobe lost the game for LAL. If you want to be a hero, you cannot have that clutch missing streak.

Whoa really? That’s pretty cool. Pics?

Yes, BSc should have had a press on.

In a little while from now …

This i true too, but I think BSc was ok in his decision because of the TO argument.

that laugh was great, like a kid saying yeah, “can you believe it, these 2 guys fighting over this. pffft. doesn’t matter we lost.”

Ride JLin through to the end or pull him out in garage time if he can effectuate a downhill run!

kobe needs to experience Linsanity to grow.

Also looking at the highlights. lin ignore Kobe a couple of times and scored. That is what Kobe was really mad about. I would not doubt if Scott had a side conversation with lin and told him to do his thing. Scottt is in self preservation mode now. We will see what he does..LOL

no really, his pass to Ed Davis was a hospital pass. It should have been a lob for an easy elevate-slam.

FO needs to give BSc assurances and incentive to start applying pressure on Kobe, given they control the rest of the franchise and viewership is down going into a major renegotiating of TV revs.

that run to foul … would have been funny if they made a hard inside pass for a slam lol.

Yep, they are saying stuff like Bev is not a starting PG and we need somebody better.LOL

Kobe’s freelance foul underlines how out of touch he is with the team game, the team, proper command and control in team situations, and how he’s freelancing. The opera singer is getting ready for her finale …

hehe, BScott says Kobe is like a son to him before the game. Then Kobe countermands him (no way he didn’t here BSc say no no no to foul). Petulant son. It’s ova ….

takes 2 to tango, and as the Chinese say, it takes 2 hands to clap.

Ego massager: Keith Smart, Mike Woodson, Kevin McHale, Bryon Scott
Father figure to star player: Kevin McHale, Bryon Scott
Offensive genius who quit because of Carmelo and Kobe: Mike D’Antoni

I guess Mike D’Antoni is the only coach Lin has played for in the NBA whereas other “coaches” should really have other job titles.

Paraphrasing Brent: “Please, no more discussion on Jeremy’s shooting form.” lol.

Yes…but but but but….
—- says #24.

Also looking back, I noticed that Harden never through lin under the bs. I went to the game where the Laker played the Rockets and their was a lot of chit chat between harden/lin. They were whispering to each other and laughing a lot.

More proof that BS is a master at tanking.

Nice to see the Rockets struggling now.

https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen/status/551229982627098624

nah, it was good to do that and now Kobe looks like the schmuck to anyone who knows team ball. Yet another step toward irrelevance for Kobe.

The late season fall is very characteristic of McHale’s coaching, and it’s about time to go down.

usually starts about 2 weeks after ASG and this year, you don’t have Lin to bail Rox out.

I CALLED IT this summer.

The Rockets have the weakest backcourt in the NBA, weaker than even the Lakers.

It’s one thing for the Rockets to pad their stats against injured teams and bottom feeders. It’s another thing entirely for them to face real teams that have real backcourts.

Harden didn’t like Lin as a teammate because Lin was kicking his butt, but Harden and Lin never really had any personal problems other than Lin refusing to go to strip clubs.

If Basketball Reference had stats from before 2000, Kobe’s shot percentage in the clutch would DECREASE.

Did anyone notice that Kobe’s documentary on his so called life didn’t get any advertisement and it went out like a flicker.

Well to be fair, they said this last season too. A lot of them think neither Bev nor Lin are starting caliber but between these two they prefer Bev for unmentionable reasons.

“Unmentionable?”

RACISM RACISM RACISM.

“Mentionable!!!”

I didn’t know anything about this at all… LOL!

feudalism? homage to Harden that is.

My bad, the release date is February 2015

D12 had one too, right? Not popular either. Looks like Linsanity movie is not too bad after all.

this is true…hahaha..
https://twitter.com/DraftExpress/status/551429058014494721
https://twitter.com/DraftExpress/status/551429447736635395

when jeremy went on a tear in the first half i specifically looked for kobe’s reaction on the bench. guess what? HE WASN’T THERE. when the rest of the team were jumping up and cheering, kobe must’ve been in the locker room taking a dump because he wasn’t there. go back and watch if you don’t believe me. i thought dammmnit, kobe’s not going to know jeremy is hot. SURE ENOUGH come crunchtime in the last 4 minutes kobe plays PG and COMPLETELY freezes jeremy out. jeremy–the hottest shooter on the team–doesn’t touch the ball unless he is inbounding the ball the last 4 minutes. kobe PG fails again. and that’s why the lakers lost.

Did Kobe get injury or what? I also notice he was not in the bench?!

it’s too bad kobe didn’t see him–and you could TELL kobe didn’t really know what to say when asked about jeremy having a great game in his post game interview. he prob didn’t know jeremy was hot.

i dunno about that….AAU turns more kids into welfare thugs than NBA players. kids playing AAU ball–BBall becomes their LIFE–at the cost of doing well in school and realizing that 99% of them have no shot at making the league. AAU crushes dreams and produces illiterate inner city kids whose only life skill is playing basketball well enough to dominate a rec league.

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Ya! I know after Lin made the 3P shot, I think Lin didn’t get the chance to touch the ball again? But that’s the way almost in every game when Kobe & Lin both were on in the late 4Q…

no.
of the top 112 players rated in “efficiency” on current year stats only kobe is shooting under 38%. (on all shots). you have to get down to #113 (another familiar name): trevor ariza to find another. and if you go down far enuf (to #240) you will find another familiar name meeting that de-meritous standard: yes ronnie price himself. mr. consistency consistently shootin 36% (there are a couple others inbetween but not many).

after 3 quarters they had missed 21 for 26 3 pt shots. i think ended up something like 25 missed 3’s for the game.

lin was “game leader” on yahoo sports and also “play of the day”; but laker fans on laker sites acted (angrily) like lin was responsible for the loss for failing to foul conley. that it took the “smart” kobe to make the foul that the “ignorant” lin didn’t know enuf to do regardless of coach’s instructions. it still astonishes me the amount of vitriol lin draws.

Good to note the Jesus add to Christianity and how that puts some comparative religion stress on the world, sadly but ok.

What I’m really trying to do is to tie true Lin fans to understanding how Lin is in context with his religion and inner self. I think all his testimonial type messages irritate secular fans because they don’t get the ying yang of the rhetorical construct. That is, I WAS upset, now I’ve found a way, now I want you to see it too.

As KHuang may phrase it if he were Christian: When Lin starts to say he’s messed up by it all, I expect he’s ANNOUNCING LINSANITY!

From Lakersground
http://forums.lakersground.net/viewtopic.php?t=171706

Lin – Great game by Lin. Let’s get to the end-of-the-game controversy first. The Lakers were down by 1 with 24 seconds left. Scott wanted to wait until the 10 second mark before fouling. Just a ridiculous decision. Kobe was yelling at Lin to take a foul, Lin was looking at Scott, Kobe ran and took it. The right thing to do. There’s no logical reason to let the clock wind down when you are in that situation. You have to take a foul. Kobe snapped at Lin after the play (Scott later said he explained to Kobe it was his decision and tried to defend it afterward…not smart basketball, coach). Lin said he kept looking to Scott and asking to foul. I think he was probably on the same page as Kobe, just doesn’t have the balls to override his coach’s stupidity. Excellent game by Lin prior to this. He had a strong stretch in the first half where he was a game-changer off the bench. He was calling his own number and scoring in the paint or on the perimeter. He picked it back up in the second half. Good mix of calling his own number and running some of Scott’s plays. “It’s a fine balance for him in terms of when to shoot and when to set everybody up,” Kobe said. Lin said, “There’s a lot of factors and once you get going you try to stick to it.” Maybe now that we seem to have found a comfort zone for Kobe, we can find one for Lin. Defensively, Lin had some moments, diving for a steal (one of three) and tossing it ahead to Ellington for a breakaway dunk, but he also struggled at times against Udrih (even without dealing with screens). He led all Lakers with 13 points in the first half.

The Stats: He scored 20 points on 9-14 shooting (2-3 from three) to go with 3 boards, 5 assists, 3 steals, 1 block, 1 turnover and 2 fouls in 28 minutes. He was a +2.

The Action: He blew past his man and looked like he got hit on a layup with no call. He lost the ball out of bounds as he tried to pull up for a jumper and it slipped out of his hands. He took an outlet with speed and scored a layup. He passed up a three, moved in a foot and swished the jumper before falling down. He dove for a loose ball on the floor, recovered it and pitched it ahead to Ellington while Lin was still on the floor and Ellington dunked on the breakaway (great play). He attacked, put on the brakes and hit the turnaround in the lane. He worked off the Sacre screen and drilled a three out of a timeout. He missed a step-back, wing heat check next time down. He missed a transition three. He pushed it out with speed, slowed it up on a Euro-step and scored the lefty layup. He had 13 points on 6-8 shooting to lead the Lakers in the first half.

Second Half: A few seconds into the game and he swiped the ball from his man on smothering D, took it the distance and scored a layup between defenders. He crossed over but went up off balance and barely hit rim on the baseline jumper. He took an inbounds with 7 seconds left, pushed it up with speed, collapsed the D and dumped it to Boozer for the dunk with 0.5 left. He crossed over and came up short on the jumper trying to create up against the shot clock. He pounced on a loose ball, pushed it up and hit Young for the layup. He crossed over, attacked the seam and swished the twisting pull-up in the lane. He drained a wing three off the handoff when his man went under the screen. He forced up and missed a long jumper.
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What? I thought they are the #1 3P shooting team in the league?! Good to see that… LOL!

Haha! Ya! I agree w the comments… LOL! What can the kids or fans learn from him? How to beat up your teammates?

Scott’s 15 game experiment of benching Lin and Boozer is about up. If Lin can string together 2-4 consecutive good games 15-20 pts, it’ll be hard to justify keeping Lin on the bench if Price continues to struggle.

That said, I’m torn because it’s clear that Kobe and Lin cannot coexist in the lineup at the same time. The closest to a perfect stagger was yesterday when Lin was in every minute while Kobe was sitting so Lin had about 15 minute of freedom to do his thing without Kobe in the game.

I know that will coming soon… Well, not really surprise to see this… smh!

Yes, I think we’re seeing more of JLin’s brand of BB from the bench. I’d like to see a PnR big like Davis in there with him though. Perhaps he can develop Chemistry with Black? Or Boozer move back to starters for Davis and Davis back with Lin?

Is it the one directed by Spike Lee?

https://twitter.com/shahanLA/status/551290772255830016

Just reflecting on what I saw last night and Jeremy’s performance. He played with a level of abandonment I haven’t seen in a while. There was a deep but moving narrative in the way his court performance is becoming a reflection of his own personal journey. He seems to find a new way to express his immense intensity and focus. It’s in how he has become more light-hearted. I think the fans and haters are getting used to this. In some ways, it’s hard to throw stuff on him because slimy stuff won’t stick as much. He’s more at peace, recognizing that the only way to get through the unfair scrutiny is to rise above it, and be quietly effective.

He is gaining traction in the court of public opinion. Kobe’s flare ups are chipping away his own legacy.

It is great to see Jeremy transform the prevalent culture within NBA, albeit slowly, steadily, on his watch. Ultimately, we will see the stage being prepared to contrast the “insecure” and the “at peace.”. Jeremy’s teammates and other NBA players recognize the difference. With time, they will see that one can prevail and be a trend setter in professional sports without taking the arrogant route.

Great post.

Lin needs to learn how to adjust to the traps. He mentioned that in his post interview last night. I think it surprised him that Denver focused on talking him out instead of Kobe.

I guess Den thought Lakers 1st unit are bad so Lin is the one who lead 2nd unit if he’s out then that will be good for Den. Respect?!

I think so. I also agree Lin needs to have good plan to fight w double team on him.. but I guess vs Den he seemed to be better?! Bc he didn’t get that many TO? Since I didn’t watch the full game on vs Den so I just guess…

https://twitter.com/ArashMarkazi/status/551479694873604097

Yeah I now see his coach didn’t order him to foul. Why would bs not want Lin to foul? He’s an idiot

of the top 111 players rated in “efficiency” on current year stats only kobe is shooting under 38%. (on all shots). you have to get down to #112 (another familiar name): trevor ariza to find another. and if you go down far enuf (to #241) you will find another familiar name meeting that de-meritous standard: yes ronnie price himself. mr. consistency consistently shootin 36% (there are a couple others in-between but not many).

Byron only set up the expectations for Kobe so noone questions Kobe when he decided to stop being PG and takes more shots.

BScott/Kobe are worried that Lin will drain more shots and Kobe has to pass to Lin (which he refused to do in the final 4-5min last night)

Everything is about protecting Kobe’s image as the Laker hero

“Kobe Bryant, my life” or “how I pissed on everyone”

If Lin starts AND plays 35 minutes, then staggering is not a problem. Especially if Kobe sticks to a 32 min limit.

The fewer shots Kobe takes the better his FG%. And 18-20 is still a lot better than the 30-37 he sometimes took.

Especially Kobe because he doesn’t have the patience for it unlike Jeremy who will find ways to make it work. But Hill is almost a lost cause lol.

Yesterday’s game was so good I’m glad I followed it. Lin was lincredible, the jlin we like, confident shooter, passer, tough player!!! 😉

And if they actually showed the nasty stuff, it might be interesting in a voyeuristic sense. But you know they’re going to sugar-coat everything to try and make Kobe look like a swell guy. Can’t imagine a more boring film.

Fire hydrant as the book cover pic lol.

Arash should have changed the Lakers to the “Charmins” since the self-proclaimed Laker Kobe practiced fewer times than the Clippers have this season lol.

He couldn’t deny it. It’s on tape and there are witnesses. But he still tried to waffle by calling it a mis-communication.

The Acie law is never violated 🙂

Harden once started tearing into Lin for trying to run a play that the coaches had called. Both Bev and McHale intervened to get Harden to calm down.

The plan was to foul anyway, just wait 10 sec. first.

14 seconds doesn’t make much of a difference: only that of winning and losing.

depends on which part of his game you are talking about. I think Kelly played good except he is still not shooting normally…

Guy just came back from hamstring injuries, cut him some slack.

Scott is so stubborn & never really knows adjust the game? Bc Price was shooting well vs Den in 3Q so… smh!

Kelly can be really good but it’s first game back after injury.
He can play less min esp. if LAL was about to lose momentum against great team like MEM. Just Byron’s bad decision in coaching

Exactly my interpretation psalm. Kobe is trying to have it both ways. He is ridiculing Lin for obeying orders even though he’s been crucified in the past for not following BS/Kobe instructions.

Lin. Unbroken.

You can’t do fancy stuff if you never practice with your team.

Well, he says his body can’t take it now, but the other side of his mouth tells the truth of his still unadjusted attitude: “…so I’ll DOMINATE THE GAME in a different way.” ‘Contributing’ is a no-go…it’s still the fantasy of ‘domination’.

I think Scott is truly a snake in the grass. I think he is trying to hoodwink Kobe too. He doesn’t want Kobe to come and practice with the rest of the players because he knows that Kobe comes in and disrupt the practices, nullifying what his assistant coaches are doing. Scott also is alienating Kobe form the res of the team on the bonding process. You know what I am glad that lin is not in the starting lineup now,, because it will be Kobe/Davis getting all of the play now.Kobe has actually set himself up to try to compete with lin on PG duties. My niece went to the game last nite and she text me and her exact words, “that game was off the chain”. She and her friends are in love with lin. She said that every time lin made a play everybody was up on their feet rooting and screaming for him. She said that she saw more lin jersies at this game. It usually just kobe, but she a lot of people had on Lin jersies.

To me that tells me that LA fans are ready for something different than kobe. I also noticed that every time Kobe behaves badly, he comes with this self reflection that “I have changed”, only until the next game. Kobe is terrified that lin is going to take his place as the conquering hero of the Lakers. I think that outburst that Kobe had about Lin not fouling Conley was something that had been brewing with kobe during the whole game. lin was playing like a superstar off the bench, and the crowd was loving it. Kobe was waiting for a chance to pounce on lin, and when he did, it backfired on him. He is the most egoistical immature psycho that I have ever seen.

Lin just needs to stay focused and play his game. I think the majority of the players agree with lin, but the only ones that would step up to say something would be Boozer/Young. I think booze has been a mentor for lin, because he has been treated the same way kind of but not to the extent of what lin has gone through. I think hill is in a down slope because i think he knows that he might be traded. I think Hill/Kelly are possible trade bait. I would be surprised if lin was traded because the lakes are a business first and foremost and they like what lin will bring to the table for them as far as the business aspect and suspect that Kobe knows that and that is why he is on this rampage to prove himself like he is a team player. anyway just some thoughts.

It is simply just ridiculous to trade lin away if they want to rebuild.

I am with you Brent., I think they would also be stupid to trade lin away if they are rebuilding.

Yeah it is. Have you notice when he doesn’t have a good game, the press doesn’t eek him out.LOL

ed davis 20 points; kobe says “phenomonal” j. lin 20 points; kobe says “relax man”.

looking at laker sites many laker fans (some in the most vitriolic voices) are demanding lin be gone. i was actually surprised at the intensity of anti-lin sentiment. at the beginning of the season it was generally neutral. has shifted it seems strongly to the negative. (i was going to site examples but they would have to be censored too much to get thru here).

the lakers have been the worst defensive team in the nba period; interesting since da coach preached defense from day 1. preached but did not practice. apparently.

That is why some of these fans sites should not be taken seriously. I go the games and I see a lot of support for lin that in fact more people are wearing his jersey. Now whether lin is the starting PG for the lakers is the point that is in question. I think Lakers want to keep lin for their backup PG. The Laker’s problem is kobe. They will get any “star” to come play here while Kobe is still on the team

Because they want a STAR PG like Rondo, Dragic….Lin? Backup at best

news and notes from around the nba

“Kobe Bryant freaked out on Jeremy Lin for following Byron Scott’s orders”–usa today sports headline

He pulled every starter, with the Rockets down 23 points and the New Orleans Pelicans irrevocably on their way to a 111-83 rout, the Rockets’ biggest blowout loss of the season in the first game they trailed from start to finish. “I have no clue,” center Dwight Howard said of McHale’s motivation for benching his starters. But McHale thought it was obvious. “Were you watching the game?” he said. “We didn’t play very well.” –Houston Chronicle –

according to two NBA sources, the name to keep an eye on in the unlikely event the Nuggets move away from Shaw would be Mike D’Antoni. D’Antoni’s system is an entertaining, fast-paced attack….. If declining consumer interest is a concern to ownership as one would expect, D’Antoni’s philosophy could help in that area.

–ESPNDenver.com

this must be one of the worst rookie crops in years; jabari parker the only rookie doing anything is now said to be having “surgery” next week that will keep him out for “9 months.”

Kobe’s comments about smart players over thinking is a sign of his insecurities that he is no longer the smartest player on the team or league.

Exactly.

I’m almost certain that if Dantoni gets a job and if Lin follows him that Lin will be an Allstar just like Nash did under Dantoni

Usually that was a two tho…the situation I was talking about. I am just saying he lack of ability to pass…

Fans are like that I guess…

Nice thoughts.

LOL Let’s see how stupid Lakers gets in the days ahead:-)

Law of Diminishing Returns….BS Not Smart

Net was down yesterday until late last night. Tried to do the catch up since then. Glad that JLin did so well. One thing I wondered throughout the net down time, it seemed like BS and KB had no choice but played JLin more minutes while it was home game. Maybe it was due to FO and/or JLin fans? BS and KB can get away more in away games. Anyone has seen this trend???

I think that was part of it too.

If he can pass a few….it will open up his game by a lot

I said it before.
Home game / TV game = longer leash = more playing time
Plus, Jeanie is always at the home game.

He does that a lot I think

That is why Kobe was so mad yesterday and was ready to pounce on lin for the least little thing. He running over and filing conley, he looked crazy.

8 years in the league consistent no passer. having a career best 3 pt shooting % wise this year; not likely to change now. probably fading into a 3 pt specialist (if he could hold on to his improved % this season)

Yeah from that little clip, I saw a crazy, insane man.

I think he between denial and acceptance. He is part way acceptance because his body is breaking down. and the things that he use to recover are not working anymore.

bs isn’t helping things by pumping for kobe to take “more shots”. smh

Wanting to humiliate the Asian MVP in front of the home crowd…I think

We also saw how fast it backfired on him.LOL

He needs to take his own advice and… relax.

Feel to me he is in more on the anger and denial stage — can’t accept his own aging process.

LOL KB is excercising the projection ver well.

He gets so much respect from the opponent team then from his own team.

And maybe those who voted for Linsanity? lol. Congrats!

did scott say he wants kobe taking 18-20 shots really…..what. really. how bout make more shots . wth type of thinking is this.

Not sure if he is in the acceptance stage. Normally a person only comes to acceptance when they work thru the grieving process of denial, anger, bargaining, depression… and sometimes going back and forth before it comes to acceptance. For KB, I don’t think he will unless chronos and/or end career injury take him out. Then maybe he will but still then he has to work thru the whole process. If he can’t accept it, he becomes a very very bitter/mad/crazy man like he is now. His demeanor tells me he continues to be in denial and anger and a little bit of bargaining (play as pg rather than sg).

Thanks!

Lin : Sorry bro, I can not help u anymore…

PBev will be out of the league like all other scrubs who were given minutes over Lin, book it!

Ballet?

Yes I agree. If you quit on Lin, just fade away and say goodbye to friends in the right way.

well, he did nothing with it anyway. You lose, you lose.

Yes, and he was sort of very clear about it so he’s analyzing as he experiences. Just wanna see him steady down to 15-25 pts in 20 mins now. That would be pretty cool.

I see Booze/Swaggy P supporting Lin. Is that Black standing up?

I think so too

https://twitter.com/NBAMemes/status/551467109755006977

Great O but where is the D… DFenders? lol
https://twitter.com/DFenders/status/551583075000258560

About Bryon Scott from article “Byron Scott Would NOT Be a Decent Hire as Laker Head Coach” in silverscreenandroll.com.

Criteria 1. Systems Continuity

From Nola.com (Nov.12, 2009), New Orleans Hornets forward David West speaking out on the Hornets’ coaching change:

“We’re not going to be as predictable as we have been in the past. I know that, having played for Tim [Floyd] before,” said West, a sixth-year veteran. “That’s something I’m looking forward to, in terms of style of play.” . . .

West said that the team’s philosophy wasn’t working, and Scott’s pride might have been a factor.

“We’ve had some conversations over the past couple of weeks, just trying to figure out what we could do to get the ship righted, but … pride is a crazy thing,” he said. “I think pride is a dangerous, dangerous thing. I think there was a sense a few guys weren’t trusting what we had in terms of our system and our ability to know what we were going to get every single night from our system.”

From ESPN.com (Jan. 27, 2004), Scott fired by division leading Nets:

Kidd and forward Kenyon Martin also took issue with Scott’s coaching moves during last year’s Finals, including how the coach used former Net Dikembe Mutombo against San Antonio and his reluctance to call for double teams on center/Finals MVP Tim Duncan.

In the series’ decisive Game 6, the Spurs went on a 19-0 second-half run that ultimately finished New Jersey.

From At the Hive (May 1, 2009), The Past, Present and Future of Byron Scott:

So why do I give the Hornets a pass on D (going as far as to offer considerable praise), and yet bash their offense? Simple: lack of creativity. As innovative as Byron was on the defensive end, he was just as uncreative on the offensive end.

A healthy Chandler is as good a screen-setter as there is in the league. He takes great angles, never lets defenders know he’s coming, rarely gets called for moving, routinely wipes out defenders simply by standing still, and rolls very smoothly to the hoop. Oh, and dunks a lot. When Chandler first came over from Chicago, Scott was smart enough to quickly pick up on this attribute of his and maximize its potential in the offense. The coach can’t be blamed for the player getting injured and throwing a wrench in a working system.

The coach can be blamed for not trying to change up the system in the slightest. I mentioned a couple weeks ago that the most depressing aspect of the Hornets’ non-Chandler offense was its startling resemblance to the Chandler offense. In other words, the plays remained exactly the same. Instead of Chandler setting the screens, it’d be Hilton “setting” the screen (also known, as getting called for moving). Instead of Chandler rolling, it’d be Marks “rolling.” While every person in the arena could tell that Hilton/Marks did not have near the screening ability of Chandler, Byron consistently went to the same plays.

But on a positive note, these Lakers have transitioned themselves into an elite defensive team, and Scott does seem to be a good defensive coach. From the same At the Hive piece:

Scott’s Nets history indicates that successful defensive game-planning is nothing new to him. In 2002, his New Jersey squad was the most efficient defensive team in the NBA, ceding 99.5 points/100 possessions. In 2003, his Nets again topped the NBA, ceding 98.1 points/100 possessions. In 2004, they slipped in the rankings to 4th, but only allowed 98.0 points/100 possessions. Since his departure following that season (and Kenyon Martin’s it should be added), the Nets didn’t come close to that kind of defensive success.

Given this defensive history with the Nets, Scott’s defense with the Hornets should come as no surprise. He has really similar personnel, in the form of an elite perimeter defender in Paul (Kidd) and an elite post defender in Chandler (Martin). Like with the Hornets, the Nets had no significant defensive talents around their two best defenders.

Criteria 2. Ability to Manage Personalities in the Laker Locker Room

From the 2004 ESPN piece linked above, concerning Scott’s firing by the Nets:

“It happens to almost every coach eventually: Your message isn’t well received and taken onto the court,” team president Rod Thorn said at a news conference announcing the change.

From Hornets247.com (May 4, 2009), Should Byron Scott Go? (H/T to Cavs the Blog)

All of the above is possible because of the very nature of Byron Scott’s personality. Scott is a self-assured, strong personality. He’s got a sizeable ego, and has no difficulty telling the players under him what he thinks of them and their abilities. It’s that ego that allowed him put his stamp on the team and build it into a playoff contender.

And that ego may also be Byron Scott’s downfall when it comes to gameplanning.

That ego allows Byron to be certain his way is best. It makes him certain that what he is doing is right. That may allow him to sleep well at night and control the team, but it also makes him stubborn and inflexible. That inflexibility shows up in his gameplanning – and has in every year he’s been with the Hornets. Byron installs a gameplan during training camp, and from that moment on, it will not change.

Yep. JLin sits with Boozer.

I think HOU always tell a lie… when Joe Smith signed w them, one of the rule it’s guarantee a starter but today he’s a bench.. ? They said he will get lots of playing time but not really… only in trash time… smh! Also started to say he is maybe the 6th man?! What a joke this Org!!!

https://twitter.com/LakersPulse/status/551586589483483137

Pacers PreGameThread+Poll is now open!

http://www.jlinportal.com/g34-ind-lal-pregame-threadpoll/

1. Denial
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance
D.A.B.D.A.

clearly .. Lin made Kobe worried about losing Laker fans allegiance.
The positive is … Lin’s that good! 😀

BScott seemed to understand a bit in preseason about Lin’s triple-threat potential … but it’s clear his #1 job security is about making Kobe the legendary hero at all cost.

Laker wins is far down the #2 list.
But that no-foul decision clearly undermined BScott’s coaching ability.
McHale is the worst but BScott is only slightly ahead IMO

hopefully there’s a faction running for jlin in lakers, i also thought that scott indirectly setting kobe up for failure

except they force feed him and he never passes

I was at least impressed that Scott told the truth about telling Lin to wait. I have a feeling some coaches like McHale would have said Lin misunderstood him or something.

So that does lend credence to the scenario where Scott is basically looking out for himself by hedging his bets.

To be fair, Kobe has always been like this. Even when he played with Shaq he was like this. This really isn’t about Lin as it is about Kobe.

Yes, Joe. 🙂

Thanks…

“was” is the key word IMO. At his current rate, he should drop down to at least 30