G50 LAL @ORL Game Thread

Yay

Check out @MarkG_Medina’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/MarkG_Medina/status/563750008558977025?s=09
https://twitter.com/MarkG_Medina/status/563750153304440832?s=09

Check out @PeteStopTire’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/PeteStopTire/status/563799888425533440?s=09

Like Lin’s interview vs NYK said he has been asked to be so many different roles… He knew there are so many dumb comments on him… smh! Well, right now almost everyone has their own opinion on Lin’s situation in Lakers. LOL! We will know soon…

Nathan Gottlieb also tweeted : “Thankfully, most GMs, many players don’t read the papers. Low opinion of writers. So many times when I covered NBA, players said that.”
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https://twitter.com/zukovka/status/563798202626109440

who cares about the haters…

So Lin got 4 more games before getting DNP-CD?

https://twitter.com/SerenaWinters/status/563831361824628736

Edit:
https://twitter.com/SerenaWinters/status/563831189677813760

meant to post this one instead.

Sounds like Price got a heads up though.

am i wrong or are a lot of lakers players suddenly switching agents? whats up with that? i know ive seen short posts about at least 3 different lakers players doing that. (i think).

Who’s the 3rd.

I think 2 I heard had Kobe’s agent. He dropped Wes and Davis left him.

Maybe Magic will see something today and trade for him.

And then hire Karl.

https://twitter.com/CoachKarl22/status/563774550920269824

Davis? Wow! He sure is mad now… Bc Davis is going to make more money now.

davis opted out. (someone else better explain what that means).

This agent has Melo so maybe he can set up Davis to NYK.

https://twitter.com/ShawnFNBA/status/563772450593198080

lakers (aka tankers) projected starting lineup tonite does not contain a single player averaging in double figures scoring for the season.

on the other hand there are 3 healthy players on the bench who are averaging in double figures.

no other team in the nba is fielding an entire starting lineup of single digit scorers.

how can you expect to win with a lineup like that? oh wait. you dont want to win. right. (see aka).

the new nba mantra: lose to picks.

boring

oliidipo looks horrible today

this should be a blow out but its the lakers

Tanking…

Jlin ugly turnover but if he keeps making 3’s nobody will care

likely

Ed Davis looking good as usual. I wish Lin and Ed would play with some other team type guys. The results would look good.

lin is scoring and no one is here lol

Are you sure this is what you are watching?

Well the bench 5 is a nice squad. Lin would look better in it if he was given more free reign. I hate Byron’s offense sets. I would be ok with it if they mixed it up and gave Lin Pick and Rolls half the time mixed in with Byron’s old boring sets.

huh? dont follow

2 bad teams..Scott subs to lose

espn stats is weird

playing PG?

lin has 10 but espn says 8

JLin supposed to have 10 pts but board said 8 pts.

no idea. I only check to box score. Don’t have the courage to watch this boring game

announcers said he had 10

LIN DAVIS!

Yes, it said everywhere but the board.

Apparently they gave it to Davis. Somebody have a video please?

Its not fair because the laker’s bench 5 is like a starting 5 and the Magic’s benchers are real benchers LOL.

so both espn and nba says lin has 8 but he has 10

@jlinforum pic.twitter.com/hPMTkW2PLR— cloudharbor (@cloudharbor1) February 7, 2015

2 threes, a jumper, and layp = 9. 1 three was toe on line probably so 8

oops LOL 10

lol

yahoo also

says 10

someone elsewhere posted they gave his other basket to davis; dont know i dont have stream 2nite just stats.

no his last jumper SWISH

Only credited with 10. Hope that’s corrected.

thought so too.

We’re trying to figure that out. Anybody have video? I just have the box score. Even LG picked it up.

We can ask for correction later.

https://twitter.com/jlinnation/status/563863569049985025

Yes we should

Put in Pirce

so you also confirm that shot was given to davis?

That’s so good. Lmao

taking lessons from bs?

The score is corrected.

not on espn

nba

12pts for lin

so now offcially in less than 11 minutes played jeremy lin leading his team in scoring with 12 points (at the half)

when was the last time lin put up the most shots per minute in a half? (on his team)

all places but espn

LOL i wouldn’t put it past BS

espn fixed it

When was the last time he took 6 shots at the half? lol

who’s guarding harris?

or i should say not guarding harris.

somehow the lakers could lose this game

He’s sitting for way too long…

watch momentum switch

LOL LIN ON BENCH NO SUB BUT ALL OTHER SUBS COMING IN!

except Lin wont be allowed to come in to save it. He is on the bench and all subs coming in

EDIT: NM HE IS IN. Expect starters to come finish this one though, not Lin and bench crew. Tank

Lin is in, he just got a steal

https://twitter.com/LakerFacts/status/563872428909006851

Finally Lin got his 2nd assist. But

OHH, no good

Thank you @JoeTeam:disqus…

I salute and respect your humility. BOTH of you belong here.

We’ll be thinking of you!

6 more

thats a tough shot

losing the lead…..

hope for 10 more in 15 mins.

Did BS draw an ISO play after the timeout? Go figure

gordon’s on fire now, BS got no answer, no plan.

BS quote?

I think JLin is due for another big 3

Look at that hustle by JLin

WOWOWOOOWOWOOW

nice save by Lin

nice save

The offense is so NOT Lincentric.

tank time

Rookie closes game. SMH.

That’s all for Lin tonight, da*n!

tank tank tank tank stank stank tankLIN

Bailout by Wes for a bad play

All aboard the tank express!

BS will earn the most in fire as a coach for a long time.

Fire BS!

6/8 shooting, 2/2 from 3. 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 TO. 2 steals. 1 block

Even lakers fans will support operation tank.

thank you both! solid game despite limited minutes. As expected from my boy LIN!!

14pts 1 reb 3 asts 2 stl 2to 1 blk 22 mins

a must loose game today. in Milwaukee he wanted to win…

You should say “tank you” from now on, lol

BS: “JLin did good. So I’m going to play him only 22 minutes next game. Tank out!”

Ellington now the closer PG

And… rushed 3s on both Laker trips final minute

had zero pg

Two lousy teams in OT… smh!

Can both teams just tie and be happy with a mutual tank

OT. This garbage has to go on for 5 more minutes.

lol Lin with his long sleeves and shirt all on. ahhh o how i wish lin could play OT. i can only dream

I guess no Lin in OT right? Tank mode still activated

prolonging their agony… smh

prob apply for some military funding for new tank tech? lol

Scott is drawing up plays for Sacre and Wes. Says it all. If that isn’t tanking, I don’t know what is.

We’re tanking, BS’ doing fine.

Worse, it’s just horrible basketball.

well

these starters are the worse in the league. possible would lose to some d league squads

if there is any justice for the Lakers obvious tanking, their top five pick will turn out to be a bust.

pfv stop posting lol after the steal by lin

Tanking for a bust? LOL

yes.

tank succeeded

https://twitter.com/kianainhi808/status/563884264547041280

Just got in. I see lakers losing but how did Lin do?

sub of the game

fine game.

The mavs will have a good chance to win the championship if Cuban trade for Jlin

https://twitter.com/Librafree/status/563885041256652801

Should have pass to the wide open Ellington for a 3.

Can’t wait for what the shameless LA media gonna say to defend unproven Clarkson.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gNE1Vju1ftM
Seemed right

James Worthy said in post-game that team lacked leadership down the stretch with young guys out there. He mentioned Lin had a good game. Basically, questioning why Clarkson was in there at the end.

https://twitter.com/RoyC68/status/563884642051575810

I’d have to learn to pray better. Working on it …

They are just a little ahead of GSW now.

Where’s the connection?

Byron Scott got beaten by an interim coach! he is so terrible!!!

Agree. Wonder why NBA is silent on this when it’s sooooo obvious.

Yup he is the opposite of Jlin

https://twitter.com/LakerFacts/status/563887906771595264

Yes cause he doesn’t need to try to tank lol.

If Jlin stays with the tanking team, I will root for the Hawks this year. Quite simple.

https://twitter.com/LakersJo/status/563885639007879168

https://twitter.com/LakersSBN/status/563889141662760960

come on Worthy ..you know why….purposely tanking..smh

yeah. it’s sad how a legendary team with a love for winning championships has come to this…

https://twitter.com/linspiredinca/status/563890105698369536

a must watch game.

https://twitter.com/Librafree/status/563890984866414592

Kobe is good singer at least hehe

Bruce Lee arm bicep.

https://twitter.com/jlinnation/status/563889982994006016

another “head of the snake” thing?

A bleak future indeed

Well it’s true. Kinda feel sorry for him.

Lin would be a much better coach than BS now no doubt. Just listen to all of his interviews

Just curious.Can tanking be a gd investment?. Tank..get good pick..trade for profit and tank again??

So James worthy euphemism for tankins is “looking at different scenarios”

It’s stupid and nonsense. Team’s revenue is always above all including winning. For a chance to get a pick of top 5? Never worth it.

Like that arm, Lin seems to have more muscle compare to linsanity day

uhm… One of my posts is being moderated. Have no idea why?

https://twitter.com/jlinnation/status/563896725870374914

Yeah…me too

If you want to try to believe anything Scott says, you better have a good chiropractor on retainer from the head-swiveling changes in direction. Clarkson is just rookie enough to want to believe this…he’ll need a sports psychologist in addition to the chiropractor.

4x

Didn’t see the game, curious as to where the 2 turnovers came from?

you been behaving? lol…kidding…yeah its approved now…thats the Disqus thingy

He jumps around so changes in direction … he won’t sense it.

Working hard out in ca

Yummy arm. …um, how did I beat IsabelJane on this one?

Great image. LOVE O’Quinn’s arms and shoulders going one way as his head swivels the other way for the “whaaa….” Jeremy’s sooo much fun!

I just love lin and his interviews and so do the reporters. They often quote a lot of lin when it comes to play by play with lin in their articles. Much props to lin.

Might be a trade is coming?

ok thx =)

Live in houston and my 4 year old daughter is a Lin only Fan. She misses most games because they are pass her bedtime, but tonight it was on.

Dtr: Daddy, why did Jeremy leave us (Houston) 🙁
Me: He didn’t leave he was traded to the lakers
Dtr: * puzzled look (?,?)

Me: Rockets paid Jeremy a lot of money so they had to send him to LA to have enough money to pay for Bosh.

Dtr: What’s a Bosh?
Me: No one never mind. Maybe when we visit LA we could watch jeremy play?
Dtr: LA, where Disneyland is, could we go to Disneyland
Me: well, do you want to go to Disneyland or watch jeremy play
Dtr: could we off to both
Me: (well, I thought she is not stupid, expensive, but not stupid)
Me: well do you want to watch jeremy first or see Elsa from frozen first.
Dtr: I want to watch jeremy play first
Me: * pat on head* that’s my girl. * kiss good night*

I will be surprised.Lakers is a business first and foremost. It was interesting that Ish Smith tweeted that he was traded in a trade that involved Nick Young, then Ish Smith came on twitter and said his twitter account was hacked..and the plot thickens…

Clarkson has not impressed me AT ALL! Just putting that out there…=)

could be an average sg. but really who knows

lovely little girl!

It’s gotta really annoy Scott, don’tcha think?

Awesome!! Let’s showcase JLin highlights to George Karl and any other coaches LOL

https://twitter.com/SerenaWinters/status/563901624960446464

Here is the thing with Clarkson, he is only impressed the Laker beat reporters. The rest of the NBA is not interested, because he brings nothing different to the table. Kyle Irving/Damien Lillard were rooks that had impressive ball handling skills that made them unique. The NBA is not interested in Clarkson, they are interested in Randle. LA Lakers/media have gotten this so twisted that they thought that the NBA/ESPN would buy into Clarkson, not so. If you notice NBA/ESPN and other media organizations are not talking about Clarkson, they are more fascinated by the lin/Davis duo. Scoot convinced the F/O that they could sell Clarkson. and the NBA/ESPN are not buying it.

She’s a little late to the party 😀

“It’s got nothing to do with me” You hear haters?

And that is the reason bs won’t risk playing Jlin

It’s got everything to do with the coach.

https://twitter.com/linspiredinca/status/563906522439090176

THAT’S RIGHT. You can’t play a guy that won’t lose, and IS GOOD ENOUGH TO PREVENT LOSING if what you’ve decided to do is lose. Losing’s “got nothing to do with me.”

Nope. Everything to do with the Front Office. Coach is just a hired gun. I don’t know if you actually can hire a good coach if you want to tank, can you?

Once you get the top pick, youre no longer eligible to get again for next 5 years.

Highlights
http://youtu.be/uWsDZ_uWeRU

Heck yeah, it’s got nothing to do with Jeremy. So proud of him!

Lin is not getting another DNP, F/O has made that very clear to Scott. There is a puppet master behind scott.

https://twitter.com/Librafree/status/563908987234418689

that was quick…thanks

Tanking Period?!LOL

I wish someone would have the guts to call a spade a spade. But that would mean putting your teammates under the bus.

I don’t know, Joyce..”Scott convinced the F/O…” The months of shenanigans have left me with little faith in Scott’s real importance in the grand scheme. Handmaiden to Kobe is what I think. Maybe the FO quietly thought far enough in advance to contingency plan for tanking if Kobe should get injured, and maybe quietly happy to hire a not so great coach, because what great coach wants to sign on for possibly being a tanking handmaiden. It’s hard to picture Scott having any real influence in big Laker decision-making. I’m increasingly putting pretty much all the incompetence and indecision on the Buss kids and Kupchak. What do you think?

I missed the game… What happened to his points?

I find it interesting that BS talked about not playing Price until after the all-star break before the game started. Reading between the lines, it seems that one of Lin/Clarkson is going to be traded away by all-star break and that will free up minutes for BS’s beloved son in Price lol.

Also I felt BS left Lin in last game because Lin was having an awful shooting night so BS left Lin in to bring down his FG%. Too bad Lin found his shooting stroke so he was frozen as a result. The tank commander strikes again tonight, leading the Lakers to out-tank the awful Magic LOL.

Haha A beautiful excuse of covering tanking instruction

Hey IJ. I saw your post earlier today. I can’t tell you how much your words meant to me. You’re very sweet. Besides you, Sophie Paris and a few “anonymous guests” were the only members of this community to show any sign of support for me. So I really appreciate you and Sophie. Thanks 🙂

They tried to take away his layup and give it o Davis. There were so many lin fan tweets abut them making a mistake They changed it and accredit his correct points,

Not yet. The chance is higher if they keep tanking the right way 🙂

Tebow, if you watched his games, he was really a bad player. So don’t include lin in this category., if you know nothing about Tebow’s game..smh

Thanks

It’s kinda funny. Good Christians often have to ask themselves, what would Jesus do? And in this case I find myself asking, how would Jeremy handle this? Not so easy to emulate him but for his sake, I’ll make it simple: lesson learned, apology accepted, let’s just move on.

Thanks. Jeremy has the best fans 🙂

I agree with you. Trust fund kids have no idea on how to run the organization. Jeannie is too focused on firing her brother and paving the way for Phil Jackson to come back and that she and him can take control of the storied franchise and and restore it to Laker history. They will find out after 5 years , nobody will be interested in the Lakers. The moral of this story is that is not about laker basketball, it is about a family feud on who is going to get the best of each other and the laker players on this team, is just pawn pieces for them to to move around in a chess game. Lin figured this out and is ready to bounce.

I think, it will be Price that will be traded. Rumor is that Ish Smith will be traded to the Lakers, and in that trade involved Nick Young…I am just saying…see if the plot thickens…

I think Lin has matured and will handle the next free agency well. He was tricked by the Knicks saying they would match any offer and just signed with Houston. He knows now more than ever that he has plenty of enemies and road blocks against him in the league. Sure, nobody can control everything but I really hope Lin finds a better situation. I am really not sure about a trade before the deadline. But whatever happens will happen.

Watching the replay and I have to love Davis despite missing 2 layup from Lin’s beautiful pass.

https://twitter.com/penny10654/status/563918874580496385

I thought Lakers always want to keep Young, a fan favourite and a Hollywood player…..but after several DNPs and his critics on Kobe, I don’t know now…..may be they thought Clarkson can replace his role ???

Kobe wants aggressiveness in the team and that would include speaking up. So why axed Nick just because he speaks up? Words and actions are 2 different things for Kobe?

Lin is setting a fine example, as a professional one has to play hard in every game, sincerely hope the NBA recognizes it.

I appreciate your positive view! I really feel strongly now we will see a few entire seasons of Linsanity!

thank you:-)

I LOVE his chemistry with Davis. Those lob-to-dunk shots are practically psychic…they are just so in tune in those moments. I don’t think anybody else on the team can connect so seamlessly with Lin’s mind.

Some might doubt this, but after frame-by-frame scrutiny of where Jeremy is looking, I believe he intentionally bounced that loose ball off Ridnour’s thigh to catch the deflection and control the ball. I don’t think it was random luck. And he did it last game (or two, was it?) when he expected his teammate to be looking for his pass in traffic, teammate not in sync but Lin already in air to avoid two defenders up in his face so he bounced the ball off the back of the opposing player near him to regain control. In a way, it’s so video-game. Jump and scramble however…so what if it’s out of the box as long as you can keep going. He hates to lose.

http://instagram.com/p/yyJ5xJJeAG/

Man, we need trillions of gallons. My son thought 10,000 gallons would be enough.

he he, … getting older.

Check this out Jlin in the house

http://instagram.com/p/yyJ5xJJeAG/

I agree. Specially after saw his postgame interview vs NYK. He looked so confident & pretty sure what he wanted….

“… the entire organization …”

stammer stammer for the tank talk … yeah, “I”m sitting the bench because I’m too dangerous, float like a butterfly, sting like a bee!” Go Muhammad Ali-n!

Is it me or did Jeremy almost say that the roadtrip for him has been ‘great’ but just stopped and changed it to okay.
Cos he seemed to be having lots of fun from the photos posted here, and Dota 2 ‘endorsements’ etc.

Sophie, thanks for your up-vote earlier today. It was “a light for me in a dark place.” But then again, I’ve noticed that you’re always super nice to everyone, even trolls! 😎

I agree. Tebow way better than me, but not NFL starter. Wondering if Manziel will make it in the long run.

Really good. Lin’s fans really helped him out a lot.. LOL!

J to Ed…. Beautiful

Fancam

cool…nice to see his smile…always! 🙂

he did on one of the radio interviews. Most of it are spontaneous, and some they create to tell a story

He has a generous heart…and he has sympathy for the eagerness of a rookie to grab whatever chances he gets.

:))

Just wonder whether JLin has one with Johnson, Sacre, Hill? Can’t remember I’ve seen one. In this vid, we saw him had one with Boozer, Black, Ellington, Kelly, Young, Price, Davis. In the past I’ve seen one with Clarkson.

lily not max nd marcelous. the don’t do post game stuff

Ok.. I don’t listen to espn la very often.

Kinda sounds unlike them. I know they usually have positive things to say about Jeremy.

Ok, someone said it was A martinez.

Don’t think it’s Max & Marcellus show. More like someone who used to trash Lin… I have different opinion from this host. The players Lakers wants to keep (they may not stay…) #1 It’s Lin, then Boozer, Clarkson. The players BS wants to keep it’s Ellington, Price. Davis will not stay.. Lakers already tried to use Black to replace him.

He normally knows nothing.. his opinion can’t count.

What would it mean if there is no trade on before Feb 19?

You’re right M&M we’re not on after game. Those guys are like or worse than Stu. They even lied the other night that Price had multiple offers but chose the lakers

I know it’s trash.. no need to care what he said…?!

Exactly, no need to take them seriously.

No team is going to trade for Lin, especially if they know that they can make him an offer after this season. If no trade after the All stars game, Lakers will kiss lin’s butt hoping that he will stay and run the 2nd unit. They will offer him carte Blanche to run the 2nd unit as he sees fit. Kobe will run 1st unit with the rookies, lin will run 2nd unit with the vets. we will see if lin will bite.

Yep … tough guys. JLin in Summer League. It wasn’t as long as a journey, but the pre-Linsanity vids showed it … he knew he was out unless he did something great. That vid with his friends in the NYK room, Melo and Chandler coming by being nice. Chandler way sincere. Melo not so much. Great journey, we all … never know when Linsanity will hit for you.

who is he talking about, nick young, cause it ain’t lin…lol

JHill seems like a fun loving guy. What’s wrong with partying as long as they show up rested for games and at … wait for it … practice ha ha.

For context…
https://twitter.com/SerenaWinters/status/563898582328422400

https://twitter.com/SerenaWinters/status/563898775035736064

Clutch Loss… The Lakers have been fairly consistent at losing in the clutch lately.

“I thought we just played not to lose,” Scott said after the 103-97 loss to the Magic.

Things are all a**-backwards in Los Angeles right now.

In the tank standings, of course, this was a big one. The Magic move to
16 wins and the Lakers stay at 13, instead of having just one game
separate the two. So a clutch loss in that regard, too.

Like the last game, the Lakers had a 14-point lead in this one. The
Magic would chip away and it was anyone’s ball game in the final
minutes. Only no one seemed to want it. Both teams combined to make only
one field goal in the final 3 minutes and the game went to overtime.

In overtime, the Lakers had two very big miscues. Down 3 with 1:25 left
and a chance to pull within 1 or tie it up, Wes Johnson got picked for a
dunk the other way to push the lead back to 5. The second miscue was a
missed breakaway layup by Jordan Clarkson with 23 seconds left that
could have cut it to 1.

…

Lin —
— Very good game from Lin tonight with the shot falling and some nice
passes. He should have had more assists than he had but Boozer and Davis
both missed layups off some great passing sequences by Lin. I liked
that the shot was falling again and he was pulling the trigger on it. He
said it was a positive that they were taking teams to OT, but they
obviously need to do a better job closing them out.
Tonight, we went
with Clarkson in crunch time and OT instead of Lin. “They turned up the
pressure defensively and we weren’t able to get high quality shots,” Lin
said. He said when other teams turn it up, they need to do a better job
attacking their aggression. Clarkson said the same. Great first half by
the two of them. Not quite as good the second half.

The Stats:
He scored 14 points on 6-8 shooting (2-2 from three) to go with 1
board, 3 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, 2 turnovers and no fouls in 22
minutes. He was a +2.

The Action:
He sank a wing three off the split play. He got picked from behind by a
big for a dunk the other way. His lob to Davis was deflected for a
turnover. He drained an open sideline three on a kickout from Ed. He
missed a short jumper in transition, we got it back to him and he
attacked for a layup. He buried a long wing jumper on the catch and
shoot. He swatted Payton’s drive. Great read, hitting Davis with a
30-foot lob for the throwdown. He swished a rainbow wing jumper calling
for the foul as he launched it.

Second Half:
He swiped a pass and pushed it out. He hit Boozer with a long outlet
for a score. He missed a step-back jumper at the end of the quarter.
Shotclock low, he attacked, was smothered but still hit the fading
jumper. He jumped a passing lane to come up with a steal.

http://forums.lakersground.net/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif

LG – by DB

Scott’s grade… surprise surprise lol
http://forums.lakersground.net/images/smiles/tank.gif

feb 19 is the deadline if thats what you re asking

What a great achievemet !!

Nick is really good at creating his own shots though! In fact Nick and Lin are the only ones who can potentially lead this team if they got rid of Kobe! But yes he does need to learn how to cut and move away from the his man for open shots as well!

Still a very low percentage shot.

This depends on the offers from other teams. As Lin said, he is open to the options.

I think Lin will put starting in a team or backup in a contending team ahead of staying as a LAL.

Soon he will… no need to worry about him. BS likes him.

They already did… TWC commentators are suddenly so warm to Lin… LOL!

Big picture: One game closer to FA for JLin.

Until then, I’m going to enjoy the JLin/Davis, JLin/Boozer plays while they last.

I think Boozer will stay.. Lin not sure (better not) Davis will not…

Actions speaks louder than words and so far Lin has not much opportunities in closing games. Lin should take the FO words and promises (if any) with a pinch of salt. Still think Lin should go to a team that really needs his skills and are genuinely interested in his progress.

yeah yeah…I know….

And they say racism no longer plays a factor in Jeremy’s story. Give me a break. It’s happening to the next generation of players, in California, now.

Worthy said Scott has a different direction than Lin. Doubt will make him offer?

It’s not just Asian. Latino, Asian, black…even here in LA which is pretty multicultural we constantly get stories of groups of kids taunting and bullying one another. The “chunti” taunt (and more) is one leveled at working class latino kids. Human nature is not a particularly pretty picture.

Byron Scott Talks Tanking, Lakers Future: ‘This Summer Is Going To Be Big’

If Price to play after ASG, and if there is an understanding that Lin is to play minimum 20 mins, then what’s to happen to Clarkson or Ish Smith (assuming his earlier tweet is correct)?

Lakers really needs a new coach. Kobe at his last year could only play very limited minutes or none at all. What Lakers need is a real coach, not superstar nor free agents of max contract.

I dont think we have much say on who they are going to get. So Lin to think it thru and choice wisely when the time comes.As for superstars, most of the time teams would have….its tough

Boozer’s upset about being benched, he’s not staying.

Kobe should do himself and the fans a good service: retire next season!

“a lacertine breed of bitterness”–john ruskin
(humans that is)

I didn’t listen to his talk but I have an irresistible urge to smack that smile off.

Scott let the game get away

https://twitter.com/CNM_JLin_Vids/status/564057544856199168

That’s why the Great Tank Commander does not want to see you play much. Go Lin Go!

https://twitter.com/infatuationlin7/status/564073536386392065

just wondering, where are these picts coming from? You reporter?

Now, Mr. grover chang’s touching account with his 4 yr, old daughter is what is all about. I too wanna see the Fantastic Jeremy Lin Play!!! I WANNA SEE JEREMY LIN!!, I WANNA SEE JEREMY LIN!!, I WANNA SEE JEREMY LIN!!….. ooh, ok wife, I’ll behave :{

Not sure if this was posted yet.

That tweet looks pretty legit. I think he let the cat out of the bag before time.

https://twitter.com/SBNation/status/564093253117808641

Ouch.

glad to see Lin fits in with the team and seems an integrated part with everyone not named Kobe Bryant. Man the team is ruining this franchise catering to Kobe’s every whim. Damn shame.

Lin seems good at making friends with players around the NBA. THats a good trait to have and this game is all about networking unless you are at Lebron or a young Kobe or MJ level.

If he stayed beecause no other NBA team offered him anything and the Lakers were te only team to do so, I would understand. Otherwise, Lin should leave. 1 more year of Kobe is just too toxic to deal with.

Distraction and it is the same technique use by BS .

Byron Scott is a bad coach, but not as dumb as we would hope. He has properly identified the talent on this team, and he does think Lin is a decent PG, but doesn’t see Lin as a great PG. He sees Lin like how he sees Ramon Sessions or Mario Chalmers etc. We all think Scott is short changing Lin viewing him that way but oh well.

Byron’s play calls and sets are atrocious. The teams play on both ends is deplorable and he should be fired for that alone.

But Bryon seems to have played his politics right. He is tanking for the team and he is carrying it through on his end. He has hitched his horse to Kobe and knows how to keep his job even if the team is sabotaged for it.

Versus the Bucks, Bryon really did try to win for the first time in a long while. He wanted to WIN so he put in Lin Boozer Davis and rode those horses all the way. It shows that Byron totally gets his roster and is playing politics.

I doubt there will be too many other games we see Lin Booz and Ed close games like that again. I think Byron messed up though. IN doing that, he showed all of us the tank agenda is real and he let his personal dislike for Kidd spill over into his decision making and confirmed our suspicions.

Did BS tell Lin to get teammates involved during the half time against Magic last night?

Lin tried 2FGA only in the 2nd half.

I live in LA and I am being honest. Most people I talk to just love Kobe and dont care about anyone else. Lakers fans are weird creatures. Their love for Kobe is insane and unwaverying. They are like diehard Lin fans in that way. So many guys in their 20’s who grew up watching Kobe love the guy to the end. In their eyes, Kobe can do no wrong and got scrwed stuck with chumps on the roster to play with. SMh

Should be $250,000 because she’s a woman by the standard of “the war against women” by the media.

Byron is banking that Kobe will save his job and keep him employed as Lakers coach for the next 5 years. Kobe will keep playing until teams stop renewing his contract or he has a real career ending injury.

I also live in LA, and the only fans that love him are some of the younger fans who nothing about the game of basketball. I know a lot of diehard Showtime laker fans who remember what it was like when the Lakers were winning. Majority of them think that it is time for Kobe top retire and move on. Many of them have stopped following the game of the Lakers. Many of them don’t speak highly of Scott because they resent the fact that Norm Nixon was traded to get Scott and they are all still mad about that. T

That’s only your speculation. At the end of the day, Lakers can’t print money and they also have investors to answer to. (I’ve not even mentioned ticket holders yet).

Did he say that? Lakers will not be a contending team until about 5 years. I guarantee, after this contract, Kobe will ask for another two year extension, because there is more money involved now because of the new salary caps for 2016.

oh i relate to all of that. Norm Nixon was moved because Magic came into town imho. Before Magic, Norm was starting PG. Norm got Linned like in Houston with Harden on some level. So I dont blame Scott for being a rookie and getting drafted onto the team for Norm. Can’t really hold that against Scott. Norm was popular too dating Debbie Allen at the time. Though Norm was a much better player than Nick Young today, Young too dates a celebrity and Young doesn’t seem to get along with Kobe all that much. ANd I dont think Norm and Magic were all that close either.

I think Kobe needs to retire now and should never return. But I suspect Kobe will try to play until no NBA team will offer him a roster spot. How dumb will the Lakers be in trying to keep him on the roster? Not sure, but it scares me. If they keep this guy around till he is 40, my goodness, we can all stop following the Lakers and hitch our wagon to the female hating CP3. Because at least the Clippers win against mediocre talent.

I would love to see Lin start for the Clippers. I think Lin is more athletic today than CP3 and Lin keeps defenses honest with his 1st step all game long. I think Lin would create even MORE lobs for his teammates and also create more hockey lob dunk passes if he was the PG there. True lob city would start to show.

I have watched CP# game in person, and it doesn’t impress me. I call his game a bag of tricks, illusion and superstar calls. I went the playoff games when they played OKC, and I am watching these bad handles that he has when he is guarded well. Westbrook kept posting up on CP3 and stole the ball at least 3 times with the same play. I remember thinking to myself, like Wow

I agree. CP3 won’t even let lin come to the Clippers to be a backup to him because he is so afraid that somebody will still his job. CP3 has gotten rid of every backup PG that a potential to be a starter in this league. I suspect that was the big push to get Austin Rivers here to backup Paul, because the owner, a harvard grad was probably looking at lin during FA. Also I agree that Kobe will hang in as long as body will hang in.

Last night game, seemed like Lin’s jump shots are getting back together now.

There is probably a lot of truth to this. The way CP3 tried so hard to lobby for Bledsoe to leave was suspicious. CP3 is a schemer and politician and that is why he is so good on and off the court. Of course he has the obvious talent and ability to boot.

Austin Rivers is a total NBA BUST. I am sure Austin has no game at this level. Cp3 like Kobe all want to win, but not at all costs. Doc wants to save his son more than win. They want their State Farm and Nike $ and fame. They want to hold teams hostage while they shine past their prime. I would do the same in their shoes to be honest.

But yeah, Lin would have been great with that roster.

Personally I feel like Lin will do best in the East Coast away from the comforts of Cali. He just seems like that kind of guy. he Might not personally like it, but his career will do better for it.

hedid not say that. its my personal view of what I think scott thinks of Lin.

I also live in LA. Most of my friends liked Kobe till he chased Shaq out of LA. Now they all hate him w/ passion. Some of them stop following Lakers cuz of Kobe.

I am very sure Lin gonna play 30 min tomorrow due to national televised. BS will not expose himself foolishness like last night.

the people i refer to here are people i meet on basketball courts. those that go to games and buy expensive nike shoes

I doubt bc Mitch & BS already semi-open to support the tank… now I know why they went to the Mall in Orlando? Probably no practice then… tanking. smh!

what foolishness? Scott coaches that game perfectly. If I was the front office, I would pat him on the back.

As a front office exec, I am only mad at Scott for the Bucks game where he lost his senses and tried to actually win and showed his hand by playing Lin in the 4th with Booz and Ed making the tank crystal clear obvious.

Well said. After saw what he said in MSG interview, I think he has pretty clear mind what he wants… This is my guess & also afraid that he maybe will stay in Lakers… bc Lakers will be the team offer him long contract w good price.. unless NYK suddenly wants to do more…. other teams will not that high on him.

We’ll all find out soon tomorrow.

I think that lin will play more minutes. I think that as Mitch/F/O started scouting around, they found many teams will wait until lin is a FA and offer him a contract. The Lakers probably already know what salary range some of the teams are going to offer lin, and now the Lakers are scrambling now to make up to lin. That is why the positive things scott has said about lin in the last games, and Stu has taken a different narrative with lin. They know that during FA, lin probably won’t even look their way.

My friends went to Lakers games and did play basketball (and they don’t need expensive nike to play well) . They can throw you some basketball knowledges and skills .

Lin’s next contract will be all about the business more than basketball., much like Lebrons did when he went to Cleveland. He told the owner what he could bring to the table in a business aspect.

I think Lakers is worry that Lin will not stay that’s why they suddenly became more nice to him now… smh! W Kobe will be back & didn’t even want to retire after 2016…. Hope Lin will not stay in Lakers to waste his prime period in this rebuilding or tanking team to get the top draft…

That lin will close the game tomorrow as BS tries to win.

Ya! I think he will go w highest bidder too.

If they offer DOUBLE what any other teams offer, Lin might stay. $ talks. but look at Ray Allen nd other guys, many take the money and stuff it back and go where they are wanted.

Ray Allen chose Miami and did great. He was treated like crap in Boston and so he left and got 2 more rings.

Ihope Lin can do the same.

What are you talking about? Lin and 2nd unit brought the team back from a huge deficit. Scott waited too long to bring them back in, and the 2nd unit ran out of steam

LOL doesn’t work like that unless you have a trade exception. Read the NBA rules. You trade money for money.

Now Byron hates Price too.?

Byron explained DNP directly to Price bc of his professionalism. Byron talked w/ Lin & Young about PT only after they initiated conversation— Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) February 7, 2015

Meanwhile, Byron + Boozer have ever discussed about him getting demoted to the bench— Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) February 7, 2015

yeah because stupid Scott let personal agenda of hating Kidd cloud his vision. In a normal tank game, Clakrson and those other gus come in with 4-5 minutes left to finish the game. but Scott went with the 2nd team because he lost his mind and tried to beat Jason Kidd lol.

No way Lin finishes a game anymore except when Scott loses his mind and wants to win. Scott is too obvious with his coaching.

Then why would you argue with me? National televised ABC network is showing the game, what moron would not think BS doesn’t want to win? Even if they want to tank but not tomorrow, they still have half of the season left to tank it. SMH

As I stated before, I think lin has wised up to the NBA, and he understands that the only thing the owners understands is the money. It will be more from Lin’s team on what I will bring to your organisation. Listen, if you look at all the things lin has done business wise over the summer. He has established his brand and he actually hired a patent officer to ensure his brand is not stolen. Lin is a shareholder with that internet spots network that is gaining a lot of support from athletes around the world. Everybody can’t be an ESPN favorite, but lin’s market team realized that the 21st generation is all about the internet.

Do you get the feeling that Mark Medina is trolling Scott with Scott’s ridiculous answers?

Losing is not their top policy now. Keeping Lin and Boozer on the bench is to justify his decision to give Kobe 100% pg ball control which led this team into the un-reversible season. That was the worst move ever.

MM always like to do that… LOL!

Detroit would be a great spot. They’re fighting for the 8th spot and have cap and need a pg.

https://twitter.com/SpearsNBAYahoo/status/564120376582483970

Not kidding. ESPN

The sooner you take off your blinders the better for your thinking. Tanking is the only word you see.

Really? So maybe NYK will offer him too? That’s why Lakers changed the attitude on Lin now.. What about Mav… Rondo isn’t good for them… It’s time for CP show the power of friendship on Cuban. LOL!

Yes, he can’t just come out and say how terrible a coach Scott is but he posts a lot of stuff that if you connect the dot’s shows that BS is full of BS. But then he can defend himself by saying he’s just reporting the facts.

No I think buss plan is to tank and Scott has to execute the plan

But here is the deal, lin/young are who the fans want to see play

I know but BS don’t care… First was Lin now it’s Young’s time…

have to talk about business and money. If it’s all bball, he won’t have playing time. If a team pays him more.. he should take that offer because 1) it shows they are valuing him in a way 2) he will probably have a lot more playing time than a team that doesn’t offer that high 3) you will have haters saying that he is not worth as much either way so why bother going for a low offer due to wanting to stay at a team.

Think about this, if lin didn’t have that 25 million contract.. lin probably would’ve be a bench player MUCH sooner in the first year or that they can afford to not play him that much. Because he has that contract, teams will look idi otic if they do not really play him.

and also look at how lin ‘s pt is right now.. that’s because lakers can afford to do it now. Lin’s value in a way decreased because he got traded to the lakers for some draft picks so they can afford to not play him. If they pay him like how they pay kobe..he HAS TO START and play a lot more barring any injury no matter what. (that’s one reason why thye have to play kobe..his contract). right now lakers can experiement because they might be thinking that theyt have nothing to lost as lin might be a 1 year rental etc.

https://twitter.com/Librafree/status/564125935092248576

If lin could possibly land with the Sacramento Kings, that would be so sweet.

Dallas sport radio is discussing Amare join the mavs…. if Jlin also go to the mavs…. it’s getting the band back together time…hehe… they are also trashed fat felton…hahaha

I wonder if BSc will hold out on him as time goes on.

You’re assuming he’s smart enough to fathom he’s the butt of a joke.
At this point, I don’t think he gets anything unless it’s directly said to him in the most blunt manner.

Happy New Year all month!

if a team desires to win and doesn’t have big egos, Lin will blow up the output so it’s really up to him and his people to make the right choices and moves this time. It isn’t like trying to break in now.

good call – he gets low and accretes back into the play but sets up for v fast stop to challenge.

I loved his out-of-bounds try on LRid – shows a level of aggression I haven’t seen. Ppl do this all the time but this was a great surprise to see:

http://youtu.be/uWsDZ_uWeRU?t=2m34s

https://twitter.com/Librafree/status/564125935092248576

https://twitter.com/zukovka/status/564115727716986880

https://twitter.com/zukovka/status/564100215452336128

https://twitter.com/iamRobCampman/status/564134964292493313

https://twitter.com/lakeshowonline/status/564117667515092993

https://twitter.com/MarkG_Medina/status/564110883807567873

CLE PreGame Thread+Poll is now open!
http://www.jlinportal.com/g51-lal-cle-pregame-threadpoll/

Lakers accomplished the goal of ‘Must Lose’ game by losing intentionally against ORL by simply benching the “Too Hot Lin and the Bench”

It’s great to see Lin made the most of the situation by scoring aggressively in the 1st half because he won’t get to play much if Lakers is in danger of winning the game. That’s how it is with Lakers trying to tank.

Meanwhile it’s 12 days before Feb 19 trading deadline so we just hope and see if any teams will be interested in Jeremy Lin.

Keep playing your best to win, Jeremy! Never tank, never surrender!

I don’t think Mavs suffer at all by switching Rondo with Lin, even though many GMs might disagree.

I’m sure you’re right about the business part, but my doubt is that they have given themselves any wiggle room to act intelligently. Fundamentally, their commitment to keep the marriage to Kobe severely limits their options. He’s become a big poison pill to anyone with a rep they’d try to attract and to anyone they’d like to keep who could get another offer. Even the biggest windfall of money is not going to keep Jeremy in a situation where his talents are not only unused, but with a coach who actively disses him. They can try to parcel out enough PT to keep people hanging in there, they can push out compliments in the press from time to time. Not going to work. The unworkable story line is clear to all now. Whether it’s the Jeanie faction or the Jim/Kupchak faction, none of their squirming around is going to get them where they’d like to be because Kobe will just not have it and no one worth having will stick around if they can help it.

This absolutely one area where Lin and his folks are not run-of-the mill. They do not fit that stereotype. Both their comments in interviews and documentaries and their actions over many years have demonstrated that over and over. He won’t go with the highest bidder again…been burned by that already in a situation where he had no choice. He will absolutely look for the team that wants him and will use him. He’s perfectly smart enough (and econ trained enough) to know people value what they pay for, so he won’t leave that out of the equation, but it will not have first place.

As long as Kobe doesnt retire and BS isnt fired, Lakers is another Knicks in the future.

nope, ESPN and NBA 🙂