G37 ORL @ LAL PostGame Thread

Darn!

Swaggy 3rd

Thank you, blubell!

https://twitter.com/MarkG_Medina/status/553800868223803393

Victory is so sweet! Especially in front of the home crowd.
Kobe, call it a career.

https://twitter.com/TWCDeportes/status/553800253669777408

Rockets will be kicking themselves with Lin and Black connection!

https://twitter.com/NBA/status/553792372493266944

Everybody is happy w/o Kobe.

Haha! Ya! I saw Lin smile so many times on court today… LOL! Looks like Kobe maybe will not be back anytime soon…

To me, the most interesting thing Scott said was that he had no advice for Nick Young’s shooting struggles other than for Young to come in a little earlier and put up some shots.

Young, like the rest of the Lakers, needs COACHING HELP and not just extra practice.

Young has drifted to the outside and isn’t putting pressure on his man by attacking the rim enough. He’s fallen into a Harden-like outside dependence, only Young doesn’t have a Dwight Howard siphoning defenses away from him down low.

Scott needs to get Young better shots.

Lol, missed the 1st!

Very diplomatic answer to the Kobe question – and still Lin couldn’t conceal his excitement at not being artificially shackled by Bryant!

No questions on Lin, nor praise. Disappointing.

No put down from BS is equivalent to praise in BS world.

Great kid.
https://twitter.com/shahanLA/status/553803831260110849

I stop listen to BS and Kobe long ago.

https://twitter.com/garycgy/status/553802282957938688

You spent too much time searching for a pouty face to post. That’s why you lost!!

Lin passes, shares and gives gold-plated headphones for Xmas, whereas Kobe gives NOTHING except humiliation and insults. Go figure.

Sacre’s too formal lol

Good to know!

Man that’s soo cool…. while our local league here, meh good luck

Guys… ouch :O

Whoever thinks this team is better off without Kobe is an idiot.

https://twitter.com/linspiredinca/status/553805052062609409

Haha! I am glad Lin made that shot… great! For a long time, I finally watched almost the whole game tonight. W/O Kobe this game it’s so much fun to watch….LOL!

Now, u trolling the trolls? But we rarely have them here.

Are thete any highlights?

Byron scott!

Thank U for the game 😉

Boozer (Duke) and Davis (UNC) too.

Lmao~~~you!!!!hahahaha~
No~（≧∇≦）I thought I gonna get it this time as that second I saw psalm mentioned it and ran over here and who knew so many already here! Can you feel the dissatisfaction I have deep down? Can you? Or can you not?

CROTCHSANITY!

https://twitter.com/linfinity88/status/553807843921371137

https://twitter.com/MarkG_Medina/status/553807859004084225

Plus Ellington that’s a good lineup.

Interesting article. Don’t know how to paste important stuff lol

http://lakeshowlife.com/2015/01/08/los-angeles-lakers-jeremy-lin-vs-ronnie-price-ball-defense-edition/

Basically just put the folks who went to school on the floor at the same time??

Look at that Smile 🙂
https://twitter.com/Librafree/status/553808927649828865

it was posted already. was debated earlier

Ouchsanity.

They can still make the playoffs if they win 70% of the remaining games. Can Lin still do it?

No take backs lol.

SMH LOL He’s such a real life troll, I cant even hate him though, he cracks me up and I loved that he basically called Kobe a nutcase at the event the other day haha

Oh ye of little faith. I’m assuming of course that Kobe gets lost.

GOOD.

We don’t need Nick Young trying to take the ball out of Jeremy Lin’s hands the way Kobe does.

Scott is so clueless.
https://twitter.com/MarkG_Medina/status/553810291071283200

Funtasticanity

This is as unlikely as Kobe calls it quit after watching Linsanity took over his Lakers’ team on his couch lol.

That’s a START considering that those players have FUNDAMENTALS.

How disappointing.
https://twitter.com/cRUMMYdUMMY/status/553810579362574337

What about Kobe who has been slumping all season long shooting 37.5%? Oh right, Kobe hardly ever practices LOL.

I wish Lin could become the starting point guard for this hapless Orlando team.

If there’s a team that could use Lin and become a powerhouse overnight, it’s Orlando with their young athletic clueless players.

I can just imagine Lin running this Orlando team. Victor Oladipo would become one of the NBA’s top scorers and all the Orlando big men would flourish.

This is a fun tweet.

How come I saw somewhere James Worthy did..?!

We need to retweet this. Make them notice.

Yes i think Jeremy will be a nice fit for Orlando

If Byron Scott had a clue, he’d play Davis and Black TOGETHER.

It’s still not the same as having a legitimate 7 foot center for Lin to feed, but it would be a start.

For those working on highlights please including everything on Lin’s stats, blocks, rebounds, assists, steals, besides scoring! =)

same here..

https://twitter.com/SerenaWinters/status/553812584084668416

Black played well when D12 was out.

oh boy lin would faint at the prospects

Worthy TOTALLY WRONG about Byron Scott’s defensive “coaching”.

The defense is ALL JEREMY LIN.

jeez scott is hard on the bench guys a lot it seem he will bounce back

Scott needs to DO SOME COACHING and get Young better shots.

Manna. ehm Confetti from Heavens =)
sponsored by Taco Bell

https://twitter.com/zukovka/status/553809565972967424

Lakers’ fans got a taste of Linsanity. But let me tell you something, you haven’t seen nothing yet.

Nick Young was PHYSICALLY OVERMATCHED against Victor Oladipo.

Oladipo is like a young Dwayne Wade in athleticism, though he lacks Wade’s court sense and big game skillset.

Send over Donatas Motiejeunas and Jordan Hamilton too so that Lin can have his Houston guys!

I really think Lin’s missed FT tonight is a result of tired legs after BS punishing the players with lots of running during yesterday’s practice. Other than the missed free throws, Lin played a pretty typical Linsanity type game (even with those turnovers lol)!

Did he? Cos this was his career high…
What am I saying…obviously the bearded one took all the shots…duh.

Motiejeunas would be a pipe dream because he is a first round draft pick whom the Rockets valued over undrafted “space holders” such as Lin and Black lol.

LOL your guess is as good as mine. To be fair, Lin was missing short, long, and wide so it’s really hard to tell what was wrong.

If I try to reason, I think Lift is not really the problem. Taking FTs is very different form taking jumpers. It is by default that you do not have lift because you do not jump. So..tired legs will affect jumpers more than it does to FTs. Not sure if this is making sense to you or not…JMO

what’s the deal with tacos?

Lin has been missing FT lately prior to this game albeit with smaller number of FTA. However, tonight he had a large sample of 10 FTA and he missed 5 of them so I guess there might be some mechanical flaw or physical limitation that prevented Lin from shooting his normal high percentage.

Maybe Lin needs a routine like the mailman i.e. talking to himself before shooting the free throw lol.

Whatever works LOL

I see!

twin tower

The much awaited LG Rating by DancingBarry

Lin

— DOUBLE-BIG-GRINS — Asked if the game opened up for him Kobe out, he didn’t bite (besides he’s been playing a lot without Kobe lately). “That’s quite a leading question. For me whether he plays or whether he doesn’t play I try to be aggressive. It’s one of those things when you have it going the ball naturally finds you. The team caters to you, kind of gets you going or rides the momentum. I was just trying to stay aggressive, try to get everyone involved as much as I could while still attacking the basket. Really to be honest with you, I was just trying to attack, attack and read the defense.” A lot of notes for Lin tonight, which is usually a very good sign. Pretty good game except for the freethrow shooting and some of the passing to his bigmen in the post. With Kobe out and Price in foul trouble, Lin orchestrated a lot of the offense, leading the team with 6 assists but also 5 turnovers. He left more than a few points at the line tonight, so this should have been more like a 21-point game. Defensively, he did a very good job with 4 steals and 2 blocks. The blocks were on help D against bigmen. I was enjoying watching Tarik out there with Lin. He sets some good screens. Hopefully, we see this duo with more minutes. They’ve had very little time together as Tarik has played some SF in practice to fill out the roster. For those counting, they ran the two-man game with Davis twice.

The Stats:

He scored 18 points on 5-12 shooting (3-5 from three, 5-10 from the line) to go with 3 boards, 6 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks, 5 turnovers and 2 fouls in 29 minutes. He was a +9.

The Action:

He was picked by a bigman on the high screen for a dunk the other way, yikes. He swished a three off the Sacre handoff. Nice help D blocking a post-up in the paint. Poor post entry pass as Boozer was getting slightly fronted and it was picked off. Nice reach to swipe the ball on a weakside help sequence, he was fouled in transition and he made one FT. He attacked a seam, but couldn’t finish over his man. He missed an open three straight away. He was blocked on a drive and Davis cleaned it up. He sank a three on a kickout from Davis. He pushed it out with speed and hit Kelly for the corner three. He swiped the ball from Ridnour and was fouled as he pushed it out, he made one FT. Second Half: Another poor post entry pass, turnover. Another turnover trying to get it back to Black on the two-man game. He missed a tough three trying to beat the shotclock. He orchestrated the offense, curled around a screen off ball, got it back and drew FTs in the lane, he made both. He missed a layup on a two-for-one but Tarik tipped it in when the D had to collapse on the dribble penetration. He attacked the pressure and hit the pull-up 17-footer up against the shotclock. He drew a moving screen foul to get a stop. He attacked off the screen and scored the layup high off the glass. He faked his man on the three line after a kickout by Black and stepped in to draw FTs standing on the three line, he missed both. Nice D rejecting a reverse dunk attempt by the Magic center. He missed a wing jumper as he moved from right to left across the floor. We got it back, he attacked the paint and bounced to Black for the dunk, very nice. More FTs for Lin, he made just one again. He probed baseline, drew a crowd and threaded the needle to Boozer for the dunk. He spotted Boozer open for the jumper next time down. Sloppy pass to Tarik, turnover. He airballed a step-back jumper up against the shotclock. He ran the clock and drained the three as the crowd got their tacos.

Link: http://forums.lakersground.net/viewtopic.php?t=171813

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Also from Lakersground

Tariksanity!… After the Lakers 101-84 win, Tarik Black was trending on Twitter after his 17 minutes tonight. Welcome to L.A.

As the Magic hung around, trimming the lead down to just 3 at one point in the second half, the Lakers got some lift by their newly acquired rookie bigman.

Black took control of the paint on both ends of the floor, and the Lakers second unit dominated the fourth quarter 28-17 to blowout the Magic. He finished with 14 points and 9 boards in his half a game of play.

“He just came in with a ton of energy, that’s how he plays,” Scott said. “It really kind of elevated everyone else.” That’s what you want to hear from your coach.

The Laker bigmen dominated the glass 60-36, including an 18-4 advantage on the offensive glass. Good job, as well, by Jeremy Lin tonight, scoring 18 points to lead all scorers with Kobe out.

like golf – you address the shot the same every time and remember in your mind your smooth auto stroke. If you watch his misses, you know he will miss because it’s not like what we’ve seen in the earlier high% era.

What does he mean? That JLin needs a 4 that is a 3 point threat to stretch the floor so he can break down the defense? Like means not Kobe?

Jeremy Lin can’t run a high PNR with a 4 that isn’t stretching for a 3 pointer. He just can’t get around the pressure.

https://twitter.com/haralabob/status/553780170771820546?s=09

Does he mean the 4 had to be a 3 point threat or that there just needs to be a three point threat? Are there many 4’s that are a 3 point threat?

LOL that’s a YES to the kobe question.

HE had a following tweet saying there is not many 4s like that. I think he meant the former

BS is like uh oh…tariq and jeremy have some chemistry….get them away from each other!

Highlights… hmmm, it should be longer…

‘When the Lakers win at home and hold the other team under 100 points, all fans in attendance get a coupon for two free tacos from jack in the box.’

I did not elaborate, I think one of the hardest thing for a 1 motion shooter to shoot FT is that it is hard to avoid that hitch without jumping and feet sway. FT almost is by natural a 2 motion stroke for most players..

Walker was underrated in NY. Apparently in the D league now

Thanks for the explanation. Did wonder what it meant.

that’s a lot of tacos. 🙂

https://twitter.com/ToddKrieger1/status/553843605660782593

LOL

“TA-COS”

“SAC-RE”

“WE WANT TACOS!”

“WE WANT SACRE!”

That’s SO different. Somebody needs to seriously clean his ears lol

JLin with fans
https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/10933737_979079002121096_4276532549356885248_n.jpg?oh=d4fbdaffaf3793c7443319086c89bd07&oe=553A65CA&__gda__=1429092978_c7738a031faff338415f735e002f8237

Jeremy the communicator

https://twitter.com/Librafree/status/553850216814616578

Guy on right is Gyasi Zardes, a soccer player for the LA Galaxy.

Geesh, great highlights but I saw a least 4 fouls on JLin didn’t really count. Jlin easily has 6 more pts … wonder when NBA will decide to give Lin his fouls.

That’ll be the free tacos.

LOL林書豪被壓扁了:-)
https://scontent-a-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/10463919_979028088792854_15585980642843371_n.jpg?oh=530658967abacd9098978fb7c5f2181d&oe=556F3055

1:27: “… we just have another superstar player out there.” So is Lin finally swag talking about himself being the first superstar player out there? I love it!

That girl’s pretty tall.

Even then it’s hard to say if it would be fun as Price usually gets more minutes, unless for a specific reason.

Wait a few days for the offense and defense highlights by
https://www.youtube.com/user/christinecheng60/videos

another undrafted player? right? (not sure)

看球時也没注意到，見相片才覺得他應該會痛吧！

his free throw shooting has been off for several games but geez cut the guy some slack he’s in double digit scoring for what 5 strait games and 6 of 7. adjusting to bench life. (course r “the price is rite’s” bloody nose/flu/fouls helped get hims some extra minutes). lins free throw shooting historically is 75 to 80%. we’re dealing with a “small sample size” here. no reason to assume he wont be back to normal averages eventually.

TCW (byron’s cronies) are probably upset because they wanted Ronnie Price to be the hero tonight because would have justified what Scott saying he was the head of the snake in defense. It backfired on him big time. Lin and company played the Showtime Lakers tonight and gave the fans quite a show. I loved that pic when lin fell on the floor, the whole bench reached in to help him up. That was awesome. If Kobe misses Sunday’s game, then something is up.

I’d suspect that Kevin Ding’s rhetoric blaming BS of Kobe’s lackluster performance has rubbed off on him. Kobe no longer sees BS has his trustworthy ally, and BS is beginning to smell the danger (and entered self-preservation mode), which would explain why he’s been allowing Lin to close games recently, often playing entire 4th quarters.

Whereas Kobe does THIS:

#Lakers

I agree. I think probably Kobe’s wife and his agent are in his ear saying Scott is making him look bad. I wander will Kobe play Sunday.

I hope not, we need a rematch for POR. If Kobe playes, LAL will lose and no rematch. Let’s go with Black, Lin, SwagOuttaHisSlump, Booz, Kelly and win! Don’t care if it’s 2nd team, they will win.

Imagine a starting lineup of Lin, Ellington, Black, Davis and Kelly!

I agree. It is mostly racial hate. Also lots of time, these so called haters are just a few people on the net, which have many accounts spewing their garbage. Most of these hater can’t even afford the price of the ticket to watch Lakers play and they don’t watch the games, and they just like kobe as a player.

Just watched the TWC Recap. Worthy said that he was most pleased with the fact that young players like Tarik Black and Jordan Clarkson getting playing time, AND Jeremy Lin getting to assert himself.

I think he is a genuine Lin fan. He has been quite consistent. I know he has to toe the company line, and Scott is his friend, but I am grateful for Worthy.

Hahaha, you read my mind. I was stuck between Swaggy and Ellington but ultimately decided Ellington is less harmful than Swaggy at 2, and Lin’s aura has more effect on him than on mini-Kobe.

Blazers are tough, I wouldn’t be surprised if Kobe bailed.

Agreed. I mean, what is there about Lin that’s not to be liked? He’s humble, hard working, selfless, respects his teammates and coaches. Ethnicity is definitely a major factor, perhaps with a dash of academic achievement (Harvard degree intimidates the insecure).

put them on 2nd team for politics and extend their PT about 4 mins and LAL will win. This is a good team, at least 500 ball min. They and fans should get the court time, if not for politics by losing guys.

Greg Smith is already on another team and he was never impressive.

i didn’t make any assertions as to the reason behind kobe or lin hate; just noting the volume.

Popularity brings jealousy to another star player and Lin’s a star player for sure if given the 33minutes per game as starter with the right players and coach.

Yep that is my lineup too.

Point noted, but we all knew that Kobe had a lot of haters, so I don’t understand the comparison when the the posted conversation was the assumption that lin was not well liked because of race.???

Coachs & ball hoggers are the only ones dislike Lin, and we all learned that already..

Yang is a superstar in NPB (Japanese pro baseball league), wish Lin can just as good as him in NBA 🙂

Agree. Take Kelly over Young.

No wonder Lin is having issues communicating with coach, LOL.

I did say that things would get interesting once Scott and Bryant are not on the same page. If Bryant turns on Scott and blames him for his terrible season, and if Scott actually tries to win games instead of just pandering to Kobe? Things are gonna get super interesting.

Very astute observations.

Just be glad Swaggy much of a ball hogger at most only 13 shots per game. He just likes taking contested and off dribble shots.

I think maybe Kobe really will not play for this season? 110%?! OK. If Kobe feel he is 110% then he plays bad again?! What’s next? 220%? LOL! I think that’s the sign Kobe end for this season.

Don’t give him any ideas!

When is the Allstar game? Could Kobe be resting for that?

young is shooting so poorly this year; career low same as kobe and price’s % for the year and he’s taking more shots (young) per minute than he has historically. for career .43 shots per minute this season .48 . that may not seem like much of a difference but it puts him half way to kobe’s career ave. of .53.

perhaps more alarming (someone on here questioned why swaggy doesn’t pass more) his fga/assists ratio historically 9/1 is 12/1! this year.

Haha. You’re absolutely right though about the ludicrous %.

Feb..? If Kobe can’t go can Lin replace him? LOL! I guess Kobe will show up no matter what….

I didn’t catch it at first until you mentioned it. Yeah, so was it a Freudian slip? LOL

I don’t think he knows how to do anything else. He has a limited game.

Pretty tall, yes though she may be wearing heels.

Only 9 days left to vote for Lin in ASG by tweet, FB & http://www.nba.com/allstar/

I like this shot from BEFORE the Magic game last night. Lin, Swaggy, Tarik Black and others just standing around happily and joking with one another. Good camaraderie …

https://twitter.com/Librafree/status/553757141970857984

Lookie here, it’s the RAINCOAT BRIGADE!

Lin with a MAGIC JOHNSON level game against Orlando.

Though their styles are very different, the way Lin dominated last game was virtually identical to what Magic used to do.

Fans of Lin who never saw Magic Johnson play would find Magic’s game fascinating. The highlights on youtube don’t do Magic full justice, just as Lin’s jawdropping highlights don’t do Lin justice either. Both Lin and Magic controlled games singlehandedly.

With Kobe Bryant out, Lin’s starting to show that he’s the MODERN DAY MAGIC JOHNSON.

Yes sir

Highlights by Dawk Ins.

Thanks. This highlight is good one.

Lin can get triple double any given night with 20+ pts if the team lets him orchestrate offense 100%
and nobody feels left out
kobe…the other way around

https://twitter.com/LakerFacts/status/553795545937244160

https://twitter.com/LakerFacts/status/553795416828162048

https://twitter.com/LakerFacts/status/553796038226886656

Magic as a young team played so slow…less than 80 shots yesterday….m…

Hustun rockets, mchale, morey, cf and klutch…. Jlin and Tarik Black say HI. ..hahaha

https://twitter.com/ianeBeE/status/553960858184085504

just googled . His name is 陽岱鋼 , a Taiwanese baseball player.

ohh okay
Lins chinese got significantly better thou

https://twitter.com/zukovka/status/553963641566134272

That’s a good lineup especially the coach position hahaha.
Wish Nash’s around, so he could take care the offense, while Lin as a defense assistant coach.

Yes I do
Lin is gonna have to handle the ball, play make and make decisions 100% of the time, 35+mins
That is just too much for one person Everybody can use some help
It would wear him down by 4th quarter
These guys arent reliable scorers somegames Lins gonna have to take it upon hislef to score
Like Lowry now and the rapotors arent doing very well
another ball handler would definitly help smh

true… but if Kobe was playing, Jeremy does not have to say anything cause everyone knows everyone has to pass the ball to Kobe

Kobe is the old fashioned egotistical chauvinistic tiger dad who is never pleased. Should take his own advicet and relax. Time for him to retire.

More like something really wrong with his health. In denial.

After being stolen the PG position for 2 years, I don’t mind Lin handle the ball for 35 min a game 🙂

And don’t worry, these bigs will set multiple screens for Lin

Not really his fan…but to end like this is indeed hilarious and painful to watch

I call it being a straight shooter….which….lin is not really completely straight. Alignment is really important..

https://twitter.com/TWCSportsNet/status/553967802231435264

As players, I believe more or less they felt what was going on. The imcompetence and favouritism are not gonna stay unnoticed.

Look at Scott walking away in the background. His body language says it all… smh.
https://twitter.com/LakersTV/status/553873619927855104

Promote lin to HC….problem solved….

That’s what happens when guys don’t finish. Pretty bad shooting from a few regulars.

I do not believe it….I think there is something wrong with Kobe that day…not necessary a injury….just something…

Nick didn’t run, he sat out that practice due to sore knee.

Yea. Total BS on what BS was saying. He doesn’t make any decision on KB, KB makes tells BS what decisions to make on KB.

on BS’s post game, he said reason he let Tarik play was he saw that Ed and Hill seem tire. Were just walking up the court. Wonder who’s fault that is.

Jim Buss was hoping for the return of the showtime with Dantoni, Nash, etc. Didn’t work out. But with BS who was from the showtime, it looks like it will not happen at all.

I said after the Swaggy comment about dring miss Daisy that he’d pay for it the next game. Sure enough he got benched the very next game with LIN. In the post game of that benching I mentioned that BS’s mind games would really harm Swaggy and that I wouldn’t be surprised if he’d go into a slump. I also said that LIN would fight through it and come out fine becasue he’s so used to that type of negative mental attack from his last 2 years in HOUSTON.

Good coaches make a huge impact on a players psyche and performance. When a player feels safe and trusted, they can perform without any doubts. Few players can do what LIN can do to play well while fighting his own coach, FO, announcers, fans and teammates. LIN is so mentally tough that even without support, he can perform very well.

We can only wonder what Lin’s game would be like if he had half the support John Wall had in Atlanta.

Idk…if there is NO Kobe…maybe lin would not be benched in the 1st place..

FO and BS, etc knows this is entertainment. KB said people buy tickets to see him play. So now that he’s not even playing, shouldn’t they have someone in the starter that people do want to see and cheer during that starters intro?

Price, Ellington, Ed, Wes/Kelly, Hill

Yea. Don’t think that is making people feel they are getting their money’s worth.

Not at all….LAL simply have a much better bench..with or without Kobe.

A little bit of both…LOL

You would think this would be a good way for Prokhorov and the Nets to finally be “The New York” team instead of the Knicks.

NO – Mark Jackson would most DEFINITELY NOT be a good fit for Jeremy. Called Jlin a “bad” player on national tv earlier in the season! Got so mad I tweeted Jackson to call him out on that comment. No way would I want to see Jeremy play for that guy!

Jeremy needs to take care of his body, falls down too much after scoring in the paint. The pain will catch up to him soon :/

It’s better to fall than to land on your feet, high risk for knees and ankles.

I noticed that too! I was grrrrrr

If he doesn’t play tomorrow, then something is up with him, besides he’s needing more rest. If he needs more rest,then retire..LOL

Kobe took it personally that BS said the team that played Clippers was soft x 4.
BS is NOT ALLOWED to call the team soft when Kobe is playing.
So next game = Boycott.

(edit: theoretical and not to be taken as my belief. haha)

Good for you

True, just don’t want him to get beat all the time

The downside of switching is not a lot of camera time for Jeremy so it is a dilemma. lol.

Why not start Lin, Boozer, Kelly and Black or Davis, Ellington or Johnson. The bench, Swaggy, Clarkson. Hill, Price and Kobe.

He’s so good at driving to the basket, teams won’t let him getting layup without hard contact, ask the Clippers center A Jordan.

He and lin/boozer/kelly are Christians.

Kobe will never be a bench even if he only had one leg.

That would be an added benefit. Maybe Kobe will retire due to mental and physical reasons

True. I think his goal was to beat MJ points and he did that. I think Kobe might be contemplating whether he wants to retire right now.

Watching 4th quarter on TWC replay of the game. Continue to like Lin/Boozer. Boozer got the rebound, Ellington was calling for it, as was Lin, and Boozer passed to Lin. Boozer knows what’s up.

If the roles were reversed the second unit would not I have to cover such a large scoring deficit. I know its not going to happen, but it doesn’t hurt to dream once in awhile.

Boozer knew lin had the hot hand. I was pleased to see lin talking to all of the players on court one on one during breaks.

Great picture to proof how unhappy BS is when Lin does well. SMH. It is even worse than Htown. At least M&M trying to win the game.

I like the new female ref so far.

Maybe BS gave kobe an earful too, albeit privately, and kobe smarting from it..

Lin also feeds Boozer. Nice camaraderie with all the players. Saw that foul where all the players on the bench helped him up. Clarkson had a great reaction right before while the foul was happening. Akin to the Knicks Toronto game during the 4th when Lin went in for a lay-up despite the shot blocker and got an and one. Fields, Shumpert, Chandler, and I think Jeffries jump for joy (or some other joyful expression) as the foul is called, and then run over to help Lin.

yeah, i was shocked, he got 14 rebounds…also Davis’s production has gone down since he joined the 1st unit. LOL

I have never seen Boozer pass out the ball once he has the ball, even when Lin or others were open. Has anyone?

BS and Price also, no?

Yup along with Hill.

No I have never seen that either. I think lin/Boozer/young have probably talked among each other and said if we got to be on the bench, let’s be the best bench in the league.LOL Also I don’t think Swaggy P likes Kobe/Scott at all. Young shows his dislike through humor and acting dumb. LOL

Personally, my gut feeling on which Lakers players will fit best with Lin are: Black, Kelly, Davis, Boozer and Young/Ellington in this order. Worst players in terms of fitting with Lin are: Kobe, Sacre, Wes. I knew Kelly would be a god fit with Lin, but he was injured too long to really make any impression, but now I can see Kelly is really a good fit because he tries to do whatever to help the team.

How did you do it? I don’t know how to do it. Bc 1st half I got magic but 2nd half I got TWC.. smh!

I feel you bro. They actually listened to lin when they were on the floor with him.Also, I think if the Lakers start to treat lin better by giving him more playing time, he might stay as their backup PG. The thing with lin is that he wanted camaraderie with team mates like he had in NY. I think that he has found that with the bench. Also Lin/Young chemistry, I see the lakers taking advantage of that

https://twitter.com/Lakers/status/554007088523796480

Ballstream and LP give you option to choose.

Seems accurate. lol
https://twitter.com/BaxterHolmes/status/554006991396302848

I totally agree. I think Price is a nice guy, but he is a 3rd or 4th stringer at best. He was on his way out of the league until Lakers picked him up.

https://twitter.com/LakersNation/status/554004883750133761

i have accepted that young cannot facilitate well but i want to see him drive more instead of taking contested jumpers all the time. too many jump shooting softies on this team already.

https://twitter.com/Lakers/status/554008671617695744

I am sure kobe is talking to somebody in the F/O and not Scott about what is going on with him.LOL

yeah you are probably right.

I think we all know by now Byron doesn’t make any decisions around here.

Seems like something has happened, and Kobe is not too pleased.

Take Sacre and Hill too.

If Lin can keep this stat going, he should get a decent contract.

My take on the whole thing is that this all about kobe. They want to make Kobe comfortable on his last year on the team. I think the F/O likes lin and i do think they want him as a backup PG, but they didn’t expect the bench players to explode the way they have and now they are trying to regroup. I think lin needs to hone his skills a little more and really believe that he is a starting PG in this league. Lin saying things out of his mouth sometimes doesn’t mean you believe., my gut feeling on this.

Yeah, it does seem that way..huh

Lin would have had double double if he hit his average yesterday.

Jeremy came to the Lakers just hoping to be Kobe’s sidekick to help the team be competitive. Instead, he is going to be the one who dethrones Kobe. Such a dramatic storeyline! You can’t make this stuff up.

Maybe he was just testing the waters. Lol 😛

https://twitter.com/billoram/status/554011719278673921

https://twitter.com/billoram/status/553795455771873280

“we (except Kobe) need to focus in practice, so it translates to games”

That’s how you earn respect from your players? SMH.

And Jeremy didn’t? Horrible coach….

That is an understatement.

So as I said the doghouse grows (lin/boozer/young/davis/hill) LOL

Is it odd, that scott said that he and kobe text each other all the time. So I find it very odd that scott didn’t hear from kobe this morning, because you know scott texted him to see how he was doing. So i guess he didn’t get a text back from kobe…and the plot thickens.

https://twitter.com/InsideHoops/status/554016991229788162

LOL

I think kobe has spoken to Mitch. Scott is the one not in the know.

https://twitter.com/LakersTV/status/554021324478095360

Daboss, you just posted like Daboss!

I loved how lin handled that interview when they said that scott said that he was inconsistent.

I heard that and he is such an ugly bias dog! He even said Lin is lazy. I guess he is best friend with Clyde Dexler!

Yep, he did. Also i liked the reporter told lin he was in the top for blocked shots among PG. I loved his response.

Was he in starters’ uniform?

Yep

I’m not joking. I call dibs!

Yep, so lin might start with price as SG?

And Just when i thought you didnt like violence =]
Lin won MMA-style!

I hope not…but there is a possibility there. I mean…Lin seems can SHOWCASE his ability more with Young, Ellington and Boozer. For his own sake, he probably should stay there

I think he did all these under 30min, right?

yeah, i think he does too. Also with lin being SG he can just shoot and score, because when he plays PG with these good teams, they triple team every time he gets the ball. So who knows.

I like to surprise people… SURPRISE!
At least I’m not calling for massacre and execution like you, Brent. You have a very dark side. And it seems I was terribly wrong about you too…

Well, what else is he going to say?
https://twitter.com/billoram/status/554027965760028672

He can say….he is a rook….his time will come….later

Im trying my hardest to find something positive about duking it out, massacre and execution LOL
Still trying now :}

Yeah, this reporters ask some of the dumbest questions..smh

Your dark side will come out soon too… I can wait. I’m patient. muhahahaha.

Maybe the team will step up tonight.

That’s why golden state is doing so much better without Mark Jackson

Now this is interesting…hmm

https://twitter.com/FredKatz/status/554029960110039040

West coast sunset? You can’t beat that.

Steve Balmer might sign the Lakers bench next season.LOL

Haha they will push them to NBA Final I think….

Don’t like the idea that Lin is playing as cp3’s backup, once Lin starting to take the clipper’s stadium over, the superstar drama is coming in again

Will be less dramatic since CP3 is also a star….so….it is not like backing up Price. Still….you r right..

CP3 could send Bledsoe away two seasons ago, he will then become more competitve now that he is older. The key is the contract size.

I hate violence……Get em Lin!!!

MAVs put Parsons on CP3 too…lol wth…what happened to Rondo?

Rondo can’t score or guard CP3… I think Rondo didn’t fit in well w their starting lineup.. so he played some min w 2nd unit.

lol he did say no defense in years. so they question. do you lose it if you don’t use it?

https://twitter.com/LakersPulse/status/554038341042470912

Good he can continue to stay off court!

All scotts put down of his players and the favoritism he shows for some players will be the very thing that will get him fired after kobe leaves.

They already came out, I’ve been patiently deleting them … muahahaha =)

We love psychology lol

cue the calvary – scare the daylights out of the opposition!

I just knew you would show up…LOL

And how are you brother? …hahaha

If so, BS needs to look for work soon.

BS needs to place his own under the bus so we can get another HC.

Lol rondo got blocked by Spencer haws going to the hole….what was mark Cuban thinking? Lol

Amare? maybe not. Coach Killa? Maybe.

The mavs should cut that waste of a basketball player called rondo

No Rondo was the man a couple of weeks ago, and the Laker fans saying that Lakers should try to get Rondo. I bet they aren’t saying that now, after this game.LOL

Agreed. This is the most likely outcome. We will see if Scott sticks to playing Lin as in the last game.

just a bad game
happens

He will preach on.

I second that..

Felton is the 3rd guard playing garbage time for MAVs?!! I have had enough surprises today I guess

I remembered fat Felton said he was.better than Jlin….hahaha

it’s more than just making Kobe comfortable. Price’s limitations help Kobe feel GOOD. If Lin is in there, Lin’s bbiq and explosive team skills puts kobe in ice, so he escalates to demand the ball earlier and has a worst 1-1 game. With price, he can trust that price will get in need and dump to him, so Kobe has a few more seconds to figure out his best moves to get ready for the pass that he will inevitably get.

Remember this Duck face?

No you meant all star guard and 3rd stringer

LOL atta boy

They talks a lot of practices…

Cue Iverson.

yeah, he blocked AB, then dunked on Garcia.
Then both of them were traded to become his teammates. ^_^

please no more picks with lin in a rockets jersy

Do you all sense that it seems many stars are hurting, fading, Rose, Wms, Wade, KB, …. , Lin is one of the stars beginning to shine brighter.

Here we go, JLin’s #3Bomb!

https://twitter.com/JLinPortal/status/554048811925250049

And JLin’s #3SwagDance

https://twitter.com/JLinPortal/status/554049061808926720

Let me try just the 2 GIFs

JLin #3Bomb
http://cdn.makeagif.com/media/1-10-2015/r9vijo.gif
JLin’s #3SwagDance
http://cdn.makeagif.com/media/1-10-2015/AmLJNS.gif

see the foul on the duck that should have been 4pter? Sheesh, refs … you gotta protect the ducks.

Even the girl ref missed it .

That shows that the narrative is in, but that it not even holding water anymore. Lin blocked a 7 footer last night. The Lakers are half way in rebuild mode with their bench. This bench played the starters of an NBA team and won.LOL

very FUN!!!LOL (pardon my GRAM-MER!!!! ha ha ha!!)

yeah, that too =D

One doesn’t lose what he never had.

and i believe its a good sign for the lakers team if that happens..MORE WIN and MORE FUN Games!!!

Hence I do not think this..RUN will continue……for a long time

Yes genuinely unlike the selfish Rockets team!

If one can’t be remembered in his glory, infamy would also do. Not perfect but close enough.

Even Lebron’s popularity faded this year, Anthony Davis is the new talk of the town!

meh ellington is pretty selfis so is clarkson
Nick young nver passes sacre is just awful

Monster block!
http://share.gifyoutube.com/KR0zZY.gif

He could have really shined in this game.LOL

Let’s see if he will force his way back for POR game

Yay, my first gif! It worked 🙂

https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/554054242814918656

I think Lin should have three blocks, he also blocked a parameter shot last night….

Like what Doc Scheppler said, the way Rose play was basically ACL waiting to happen

I think so too.

I love to learn how to gif, any hints? TIA

Congrats!! ..awesome

It is more about his way of jumping, landing etc…

CP3 choked so many times in playoffs…He has a big share of blame why they did not advance in playoffs..

LOL

I am sure that the owner did that for Doc and CP3 is happy he doesn’t have to watch his back..LOL

Probably doesn’t mean anything but isn’t JLin wearing a starters practice jersey in this video?

He did that all the time in HOU but still as a bench on court. Probably means he will play more time w starters now… I believe he will be back to starting lineup just don’t know when….

Price and Lin played together for a few minutes toward the end.

got 2 go with frank on this one; you can’t compare swaggy to those guys cause they play starter minutes; gerald green and the swag are the kings of the bench chuckers with one fga per every 2 minutes on the court. no one else who is not a starter/30 minute plus a game player is even close.

and speaking of passing green also shares youngs mind blowing 12/1 fga to assists ratio.

green shoots a significantly higher % over all; but young THIS SEASON has been shooting a higher 3 pt % (he has never been a particularly good 3 point shooter before and in his last 6 games is 5/26 so seemingly reverting to historic form there as well)

basically all you get with swaggy is…well swag (and iggy).

I think so… move Crawford will hurt Clippers bench for sure… dumb move.

there have been like literally hundreds of “tweets” on the alleged contents of this trade; most all of them different. has something actually settled as confirmed (the jeff green trade).

Mavs should consider to trade rondo now before its too late.

Lin + sacre (as throw in) + a 2nd, trade accepted in trade machine.

One can hope.

https://twitter.com/ESPNLosAngeles/status/554061946706599937

have mavs throw in a taco (lin said sacre sounded like taco and a taco is about what sacre is worth).

Young plays 20-25mins a game
he chucks a lot

So it comes down to mood now…

well those guys are super athetic
they are freaks
Lins not that athletic
but rose is done
wb will wear donw
John wall will be good for another 10 years

I liked the article when the reporters pressured scott on his ambiguity, he kept saying I will talk to him tomorrow. There is no telling, kobe could have gotten advice from MJ on what to do, and MJ probably told him that if you aren’t feeling it anymore, let it go. Kobe talked somebody, and it wasn’t Scott.

https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/554063818566172673

Can’t blame a dad for trying. A father’s coddling does have its advantages, with any luck Austin might develop into a second stringer.

Did Kobe give up? I know steve Nash already has
Now I feel like Kobe gave up too…

If I am the LAL, I will bet my fate on LMA. Just force the ball away from Lillard EVERYTIME

Exactly. In the interview today, lin is going to put lots of ball pressure now to get steals.

I think Doc knows what he is capable of, but never had anybody draw it out of him. Then again I think Doc will send him to the “D ” League for a stint.

https://twitter.com/linspiredinca/status/554072811069636609

Agreed as well. Making no sense that KB would choose to sit out Magics game as it was one of the few winnable games as well as it was a home game. KB was big of playing because he believed people came to see him play. For him to sit out for no valid reasons was “big” on KB. Something is definitely cooking there. Hope we will hear what’s really cooking soon and takes the mystery and misery out of all fans:-)

Byron Scott didn’t say anything critical in this interview, but his statements indicate that he still doesn’t understand Lin’s game.

Lin’s aggressiveness has increased because he and Kobe aren’t sharing as many minutes.

This is not something he can say anyway…understands it or not

Thx!

Lin & his fan after the game last night… so fun..

https://twitter.com/jain0517/status/553913113691451392

Anybody BUT Doc Scheppler!

No more girly man form!!!

Maybe Steve Nash then. At least he can work with JLin on his FT’s and not sully his hands with BScott’s anachronistic game schemes.

Black will help, but more defensive coaching is needed to run Lillard off his screens.

With great screening teams like Portland, opponents need to scramble their players such that the screens and picks are taken away from the guards.

The problem is that a scrambling defense allows Portland’s guards to get into a dribble driving mode with Aldridge and Batum as bailout shooters. Defensive teams have to have fleetfooted guards that can contest Lillard’s drives. But it just so happens that the Lakers have THE GUY in Lin who consistently has shown that he can more than handle Lillard’s dribble driving game.

By the way, Austin Rivers was nowhere as talented as his dad was.

I watched a ton of Doc Rivers in the 80s. I saw him play for the Hawks and then the Knicks.

In today’s game, Doc Rivers would have been a bench olayer and not a starter. Doc Rivers was too athletically limited to compete in today’s modern day setting.

Lets hope so.

lady ref …

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Tears of pride are streaming down my face…

Thanks again!!

just…wow!

Big KHuang fan…but have to go with you on this one JoeTeam. Being a girly girl of a (ahem) “certain age” who can still outdance company members a couple of decades younger, the “girly girl” diss has always made me a bit uncomfortable :]

What means losing months? More L than W ?

Too bad, I’m out for the box too

I know. Me 2. Can’t participate:-(

I am NOT being biased against girls.

This is strictly about me wanting Lin to shoot using a man’s form, not a woman’s.

Doc Scheppler is a GREAT women’s shooting coach. For teaching GIRLS how to shoot, there is absolutely nobody better than him. That’s why I call Scheppler’s technique “girly” – because he is a pro GIRL’S coach. What’s wrong with that?

But Lin is not a woman. He’s a MAN. His body is shaped differently from a woman’s body, though you have previously stated that you do not agree with that.

If a renowned man’s coach tried to teach a woman how to shoot using a man’s form, I’d criticize that form as “crude manly twisty slingshot form” or something offensive like that.

For the record, I myself believe that women shoot JUST AS WELL as men. But the caveat is that women shoot with proven women’s forms and men shoot with proven men’s forms. Some schools of basketball feel that there’s a universal shooting form – and I don’t agree with that.

Look at Paul Gasol playing freely away from Kobe>>LOL

https://twitter.com/ArrogantLaker/status/554100887539294208

How in H did you omit Price? 😉

Is Kobe incommunicado? The recent comments by BS remind me of the coach’s verbal tap-dancing around the issues during the first few days of Nash’s disappearance. We found out subsequently that Nash wasn’t even returning the coach’s phone calls or texts. (And I suspect that there’s more to the Nash/Lakers story than we’ve been led to believe.)

Surely, we should hear something more tomorrow about what’s going on with Kobe. There’s another game to be played. The coach just can’t go on suggesting that he’s talked to Kobe — and he (the coach) has merely decided to rest Kobe some more.

Wait.

I’m NOT dissing girls.

If Lin could shoot as well as some of the WNBA players I’ve seen, he’d be one of the best shooters in the NBA.

The only reason I call Lin’s shot “girly” is because he uses a girl’s technique and not a man’s. If Lin was a girl with a girl’s body, he’d HIT EVERYTHING because there is no better woman’s shooting coach than Doc Scheppler.

The “girly” shooters in the WNBA shoot at least as well as the men despite their different physiques. I have watched these pro women shoot in practice and they HIT EVERYTHING. I’d even go so far to say that Lin’s free throw shooting would not fly in the WNBA!!!

Thank you LAJane. I and we all love KHuang and defend him. Just need to move away from terms that trolls can take up for their own agenda, and also move away from terms that hurt ppl … I myself would have used K*me, mods here convinced me we have to hold a higher standard so kids who come here can feel good. I’m in!

No problem.

I YIELD.

Personally, I don’t think of the term “girly” in a negative sense. In basketball, I’ve seen enough truly great female shooters to think that they’re actually better than men.

What I won’t back down from is my assertion that Lin has to use a MAN’S shot form from the line.

I never agreed with Doc’s coaching of Lin and I never will.

But Doc coaching his girls? NO ONE BETTER.

Nash would be the PERFECT skills coach for Lin.

I love the way Nash has influenced Lin to become a better ballhandler and midrange scorer off spin moves.

Probably a simple text message with advice from Nash would be enough to straighten out Lin’s shot form.

I don’t think so. I think Kobe has had conversations with his idol MJ, and he has given him some advice.I think a few people are in his ear saying that your reputation has taken a down fall and i am sure his agent is reading the stuff out there about him and telling him and also saying to him that he has attached himself to a buffoon(scott).

Thanks! and that’s fine, and some ppl of all races use the n-word as “my posse” and we Asian dudes know who is for real and who is not and we have our inner words to chide, lead. But the masses need respectful words and I thank you bro.

Now back to my favorite Duck! F-a-Duck. Friend a duck that is. sry just being incendiary I’ll go back to my Sat cave now. Got the fam. with Seattle game on and drawing dinosaurs with my kid.

He only got the Lakers job because of the endorsement of the Late Show lakers team. The late show lakers only vouched for him because they thought he could control Kobe.

That’s cool you’re cool. I’m just reacting to certain words because of probably overtrained in Corp HR stuff. You know, hostile work environment, etc.

Well. every month is a few $ flushed to us working stiffs, and it just ain’t fair for the 1% to have it that easy. I’m in the end a good steward with resources, and this just gets my craw.

I’ve played too much NY street basketball.

The way I talk is the way we New Yorkers trash talked each other in games.

Honestly, I now believe that the hardcore street basketball I played in NY was far more combative than the NBA ever was. We played for BLOOD out there, and I probably drew more blood than I bled.

I think you’re right, Joyce. The negative noise is getting too loud for him to keep ignoring.

Kobe can hope on because although the Buss kids are rich kids who was left a dynasty franchise, no outsiders can enter. Kobe probably wants some say so on who the team brings in and the Busses are saying no, the way they did Magic who had a much bigger and more impactful dynasty than Kobe.

he took a lot less money it confused me at the time but obviously he had first hand knowledge of what things would be like this year in la.

tho the bulls have their problems too d. rose is fragile and suspect and not shooting well (and not playing tonite) and the team is having trouble with other players out figuring how to reconfigure lineup.

milw is staying with them and pau is responsible for 60% of their scoring tonite; but yes he’s having a great year.

Phil Jackson is by all intents and purposes married to Jeanie, and even he got shafted. So good luck Kobe trying to get inside.

I don’t feel sorry for Kobe at all, he painted himself into that corner and has NO ONE ELSE to blame but himself.

out for the box or out of the box?

Yep, that recent article about him being that way and trying to force the world in his sunset is actually a sad article to read because it’s so unnecessary to explain undeveloped ppl. Just focus on the inspiring ppl.

The latest on Drose is that the knee that had the ACL tear is swollen and his doctor doesn’t like the way it looks.

I agree with your feeling that there’s more to the Nash story than we know. He’s just been too extremely absent. It’s not quite natural. Has the vibe of bad juju behind the scenes. Giving the keys to the whole kingdom to Kobe has turned the Lakers organization into a completely dysfunctional tangle all at cross-purposes to itself.

Lin grew up in PA and if you visited and met the families here, you’d see why he’s more reserved. They just aren’t street legal, these PA thoroughbreds.

But on trashtalkin’ games, I’m actually not a person to talk until I can make someone 2″ tall with facts, not expletives. Instead, I use the best player on the team and the whole team to shut down the bs talker. Actually. the biggest talkers don’t have much to back it up. It’s the quiet great players you have to get into the heads of to win. So, to me trash talkers are easy to deal with, esp. by not talking back. They got no real game. With kobe then, you know what I mean, and you see it … Lin and young guys are playing around hime now.

Translation: Kobe is holding the Laker organization hostage.LOL

It’s not only gotten that bad by the on-court numbers, it also makes worse the salary cap percentage dedicated to a non-producing asset — not only this year, but next year as well.

That’s why I’m wondering if the front office hasn’t started some exploratory talks about removing the non-producing asset off the court and off the salary cap books by offering some sort of buy-out.

I get the Lakers’ point about sentimentality and Kobe’s past contributions, but Mitch Kupchak and Jerry Buss have got their own professional futures to worry about.

From what I’ve seen, the Palo Alto players would have CRUSHED the majority of us BAD New York basketball players in games.

But where we New Yorkers own the court is in the trash talk and physicality departments.

Even Kobe Bryant would have had a rough time with NY trash talk. We would’ve gotten into his head the instant he started taunting us. He’d leave the court all offended and surly after we were through with him, even if he won.

The Asian thing NEVER limited me in NY courts. I walked the walk and talked the talk, even if I couldn’t play worth a damn. I was all toughness and zero skill, yet that was good enough for anybody playing against me!

In NY, basketball is rugged trench warfare in which guys try to mess with your mind and physically knock you out of your game. That’s how I played, and I did my share of clean brutalizing with both trash talk and physicality.

Yep, I would love to see some biz moves:

1. ratings are down.
2. Staples will sell out, so no difference there.
3. huge multiplier in ratings on value because of 2016 TV renegotiations.

I think Lin will pay for himself if they showcase him:
1. showtime LAL more fun, ratings go up
2. They have not really begun to join the LAL PacRim ties because of the benching of Lin. Also sponsors … if Lin starts and gets 18-22ppg, sponsorships can be big. Just weak tactical PR sometimes, not a marketing program with a proper strategy and goals.

Etc.

What kobe offers is in the past, as was his game. Time to be Budhhist and learn to liven in the present.

Great post, you make a lot of sense. I recall mark Medina asked scott about the rebuild, and he said that their was no date

LA is a a Lakers town, fans will go to the games no matter who is headlining as long as they are being entertained and winning.

Trade Kobe to PHI and Young to IND.

That’ll ensure that the bricking continues all season long for those two teams!

Wow I just realized that Knicks had only 44 pts to enter 4Q against Hornets today.
It is a terrible season for the first time coach Fisher….

It wouldn’t surprise me in the least if Kobe Bryant was sitting out games so that he could STUDY JEREMY LIN.

I get the feeling that Kobe is frustrated with his own play.

In the prior 18 seasons, Bryant has not had a truly gifted guard on his team who could play winning basketball. Lin is the first true high level guard Bryant has ever played with. As a result, Lin has been the first guard to NOT flounder when Kobe Bryant struggles.

Bryant is utterly entranced by Lin. First he tried to freeze Lin out. Then he got Lin benched. Kobe then tried to imitate Lin. And now Kobe might be taking a break to FIGURE OUT what makes Lin tick!

I can imagine what’s going through Bryant’s head. “I’m the great Kobe Bryant, yet why do I feel like this Lin guy is outplaying me? What do I have to do to become the best player on my own team again? I DON’T KNOW!”

yep. at that point tho it seems impossible they were actually behind by more points than they had scored!

https://twitter.com/linfinity88/status/554114833000325120

Yes gonna do my own box. Sophie’s gift box LOL

I suspect once kobe is out that a full fledged mutiny by players will happen and it will give the F/O enough ammunition to fire BS. That is what has happened with his previous teams.

Not the one’s who thought Felton was a better PG. LOL

Trust me, it’s NOT straight talk we NY streetballers do.

It’s TRASH TALK – all lies, deception, and mental games!

Had I played against Palo Alto and Harvard Jeremy Lin in the streets of NY when I was a teenager, I’d have engaged him like this:

I’d go up to him and sweetly engage him in conversation while subtly boxing him out to the sidelines and baseline when he didn’t have the ball. I’d talk to him so much, his teammates would literally back off from intruding on “our” conversation even if he didn’t say a word!

Then if he caught the ball, I’d start bobbing and weaving like I was Ali. It’s FAKE defense designed to STEER Lin’s responses. If he went at me, I’d start sports commentating on him while bumping and grinding against him.

After the game, win or lose, I’d KEEP TRASHTALKING Lin by complimenting his game and inquiring about his life.

I beat MANY good players this way while also turning them into great friends!!!

“attached himself to a buffoon” lol

Better to be next 1.5 seasons if KB isn’t retired:-)

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The deadline is January 18 so I can send the Paypal donation and present a card with our member names to Jeremy on Jan 19 (after Phoenix Suns game).

THANK YOU! This way, Jeremy will know that we as a group support and make positive contribution to a cause that he believes in 😀

Note: I’m floored by how much love, generosity and support Lin fans have toward JLin. No wonder he said his fans are the best. Now he got evidence!

1/8 Edit: You may also donate directly to JLinFoundation (see instruction) to get US Tax deduction (if you qualify) and email me the receipt. See the post for details

haha you are right

I can’t think of a single player in the entire NBA, including Lebron and Durant and Duncan, who would save the Knicks more than Lin would.

Was it Bill Fitch or LARRY BROWN?

I remember those Clippers under Larry Brown. They made the playoffs, which was an unbelievable feat because the Clippers were so downtrodden at the time.

I think that Kobe Bryant refuses to go to practices because his inability to run sets and play team basketball will be EXPOSED.

Thank you Professor Khuang. It’s good to know it.

Only the one who plays team basketball will appreciate what Lin can bring. Spurs players, Lillard, Euro players…

No wonder Worthy likes Lin, though sometimes he got to follow the company line on Price is the head of snake!

What might that deal be? Early retirement and in return Kobe gets a position with Lakers FO?

Playing with Melo again? No thanks!

Hey, no name calling, LOL. Opps, mods can right?

lol how dare I

Lol

Or the Anyone but Lin fans