G53 LAL @POR Game Thread

Linsanity!!!

3rdsanity!

And we will celebrate the reborn of a new (fatter) Psalm….lol

It does not seen you lose something. Instead, you gain some…

Linsanity and beyond!!!

Sorry I have no concept of those terminologies but doesn’t three
days of in-n-out animal style sounds a little too kinky and exhaustive? That’s some
major celebration!

WOW, it’s like *** coming true.

lol .. animal style is a special sauce that In-N-Out offers.
Protein style means we replace the buns with veggies :]

http://s3-media4.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/mRP6PasEtXCeefbM-tcwmQ/348s.jpg

I am loving the new swag attitude Lin is giving out in post interview. He is not fully blaming himself, he is also calling attention to the poor coaching in the X’ and O’s and players going Iso’s getting theirs.Lin seems to not be worried about next contract. You go Lin. I know he will make up tonight for last night. Go Lin!!!!

Same reasons applied to Lakers except the fans are much more reasonable here in LA

It’s funny how Taiwan media makes stuff up. Just read an article saying that “rumors are flying wild” on Lin’s trade, while we’re not even hearing crickets from U.S. media.

Don’t know now but then McHale was consistently playing for the other teams when games were close. McHale and BS, brothers from different mothers.

dodging the larger issue just in terms of whats happening with tanking teams, with philly winning one third of its wins on the season in its last ten games, and minnesota with 3 key players back (rubio/martin outscoring the splash bros. so far tonite) also winning 4 of their last 10; it looks like the tankathon will come down to the two storied franchises la and ny.

Whoever is handling administrator rights to Jeremy’s website did a good job of not letting this Howard Beck piece slip by.

I wish they have In-N-Out in East coast…

better wait at least 1 year LOL

Alright… after one season I’ll buy a Jeremy Sacramento jersey as long as GK stays head coach.

I do always look out for it, when travel to Cal, happens

boston somehow beats atl tonite in boston in a game they were trailing the entire game until just the last little bit.

mute

d leaguers at best.

the game started already?!

It’s painful in the eyes how Lillard can outran a younger Jordan Clarkson

hahahahahaha

I’m late then!…. thanks

just remember every time NBA teams use the code-word “rebuilding” when they start a rookie, it means “tanking”

And starting and finishing Lin means blowing up the tank. So in some sense it’s kind of sense of respect benching Lin/Boozer/Davis. That’s how messed up NBA tanking is :[

Wow, the first unit…I mean the bench…is in already.

How did JLin get called for that foul

If I had a dollar for every time someone said that….

i no longer watch the games, too painful, just check here and boxscores lol.

Hope they can cut the lead before Q1 ends

lol JC the future of the Lakers! Nope, I’m not him.

yeah…it would have been nice if NYoung hit that 3!

I want to see how much of an embarrassment Patrick Beverley is.

Finally…Go Lin

bench looks worse then the starters

Playing a back to back, in one of the toughest arenas. Very hard game to play

what am i watching

after this game ill decide theater to stop watching games. ill check box score but i cant. they are worse lot worse. they actually look like the bench

I’m done watching games sorry close tv.

i will watch no more games. the bench looks like the starters. they are slower. they have terrible defense. all iso all day. i cant any more

Thats what happens when there is no real coaching!

Whatever it is…like Lin, we should look forward to summer FA…thats the only positive thingy going on

should’ve done that couple games ago.. I’m not even watching..just visiting boards.

I wish it was all because of me.. If I have that power.. I’ll make him 20 and 10 every night in just 25 minutes of play.

maybe lin has the skills to be a star, but he doesnt have the balls needed to be. that is no less important.

non sense

I’ll be optimistic and say since he didn’t do any scoring in the first half, he can find it in the 2nd. He didn’t turn the ball over, I don’t think so, and that’s a positive.

LOL

LOL unlikely to happen

Remember when he used to play big against Portland? I wonder if Aldridge, Lillard and Matthews are wondering what happened to him.

is that some underhanded dis?

Nope not referring to you.I know you. It’s someone else.Someone who keeps on harping how bad Jeremy is ever since that poster went here. Reply is to Brent. You belong here occupation. That certain someone doesn’t.

I only watched when Lin was in, and you’re right: boring.

lol sure be the best on a crappy team trying to lose. on a style of offense the complete opposite of yours. playing behind a third stringer then a rookie. yea sure you would feel just great. people forget but this is the first bad team lin has been on since linsanity. he has always been in the playoff. so stop this misguided anger. wait till free agency

I don’t know. It’s not exactly an inspiring or inspired game.

Find him a team who gives that

I wish he had made that 2 jumpers…well at least he took them

No he knows….he meant Lin does not have the balls to go against it

rockets clippers it is

As a in fan I want him to do well – tanking or not. Else what is the point?

LOL come back!!! be bored with us

We all hope so…man we all hope so

I switched off. Another embarrassment of a team. Rockets that is.

you traitor~~ lol

Agree with you. I rather he go down swinging. At least score more than 30 points to get some exposure.

THat is not gonna happen….a game or 2 maybe….

How can a fan not get frustrated when their player is shoting blanks? Seriously, is it that easy to feel nothing?

he’s coasting. i dont see how anyone can say he is playing with urgency. whether or not the team is tanking is beside the pt.

No one says that…it is so boring indeed

I’m pass that , now

Looked tha way in yesterday’s game which was why I gotso frustrated. Like he’s not even trying to do well.

Better go DNP, and save his energy.

aside from whatever expectations we have for lin’s career, on another level the nba is entertainment and players are entertainers. how can anyone watch this?

perhaps Lin felt when he did, he got 14-15 min before.
so it’s a dilemma

There is no way Lin does not know the team does not wanna win

no pt to speculate on something that has never happened. lin has never taken that many shots and get punished for it with low minutes. there is little correspondence between his minutes and his FGA.

because scott has no understanding of the importance of spacing

That is about the angle…and spacing. That are 2 trap guys behind the DT that are the real threats. Not the DT itself

56 -77 LOL

crazy is he learning anything

Expected

He learn how to reduce TOVS….

now the bench is crap. laker blown out every game

Different offense

1st point

2nd point

1 on1

Young could not even shake off Blake,,, M…

Lin is intentinally just going thru the motions. I actually kind of like it. Somewhat passive aggressive but it makes the tank and incompetence more obvious

zero pnr

the tanking was obvious already

He is just setting screens and refusing to shoot runners and floaters in the paint

lin had to get raped twice to get the foul call.

What

pathethic young keep on chucking

Ugly.

what a mess

This whole game is beyond ridiculous…

All-star break? that means the season is done now right? lol

Not watching. Where is Lin? More importantly, where are Lakers? Inside tank?

ha

the worst is to be injured on a tanking team while fouling in the last millsecond of the 24 second clock

Yes Sir~

He gets a break

and missing those long 2s are horrible to watch

goodbye nick. won’t miss you

When was the last time Lin went to the basket for layup or foul?

been a while

That’s about right.

POR defended him from going in the paint & Lin’s shots not falling.

How many TOVs Lin has now? 3 ? 4?

uh 0

I has not seen him doing so, even with a block.

Lin’s mission tonight is to prove to BScott that he can have 0 TOs game LOL

LOL

There’s one

Not really…

and his passive aggressiveness.

And ended up bricking a long 2…lol

It is more than that…

I almost feel Lin is just showcasing how bad BS is for BS…lol

That’s it, folks.

game over

I’m not surprised, his worst shooting nights are on b2b

Except for the last minute lol

Switching to Rockets. DeAndre Jordan should have just pushed Beverley.

I’m done watching. scott has finally broken the bench aka best player on the team

the draft picksis in the bag…

The offense is slow. There seem to jog around the half court with no purpose. They still end up with a contested shot. You could’ve done better just playing with no system. Oh wait Lin did, it was the rockets no system under the pseudonym “read and react.”

just a bad shooting game by Jeremy. Plus B2B still impacted him badly especially this year

Damage was done in the 3rd qtr by the starters. That’s my story & I’m sticking to it.

morey’s idea of 3 ball vs long 2 does make sense…and I had been saying it in the past. It’s similar to trend following in trading if you trade. In trend following, your wins are like 30% but they are MUCH larger than the losses. So the system always wins at the end. So hitting the 3s is harder, but the reward is better.. 34% 3 points (34 times x 3 = 102) will end up beating a 50% 2 points which is 100 points in 50/100 shot attempts, by 2 points.

Most nba player are 34% 3 pointer shooter or better. most ppl hit the 2 points around 50%. so there you have it.

Then the foul shots are charity bonuses.

Ya! Now even pad stats time no Lin, Young, & Boozer.

ANkle it seems…

LOL

the assistant coaches write down everything.

the offense didnt look better…getting worse..lol

that is why stephen curry and even hardenio is very valuable.. he can hit the 3s at 43 ish percent. that’s big. that is 43 x 3 = 129 vs a 60% 2 point shooter which is 120 points… these doesn’t include charity bonus points.

https://twitter.com/KevinDing/status/565737097907036161

Tank Commander Scott is actually THRILLED with this performance.

Give that man a medal.

let me guess they are soft. cant wait for it

Don’t RT for him. smh!

I don’t. I associate 3-ball with Warriors.

no they didn’t

So with all the injuries piling up… if Clarkson goes down, will BS have no choice but to play JLin?

you sure?…i thought Lin and Boozer had something planned under the sleeve

Idk. Rockets offense seems to get predictable. You end up using a fraction of the spots on the floor. In a seven game series I think you get easier to defend, it’s the rim or the three.

it doesn’t matter. forget it

Nah, Ellington will play PG, ABL.

lol. don’t worry.

Boozer and Lin wanting their starting positions back on this Tankers team.

ABJ

Really? What Happened?

Bryon Scott decides to return to the court as a player coach playing PG

Oh! It’s about his time for DNP bc Hill about to come back soon… ?!

3-ball is certainly more efficient if the make rate is decent.
GSW is much better than HOU though because I think they’re more balanced with inside/outside game.

HOU is simply relying too much on 3-ball and rim shots that opposing teams don’t guard the midrange game at all. In playoff, the defensive intensity picks up so HOU misses more 3s. Without Lin as the best ball-mover, HOU will also be out in 1st and 2nd round of playoff. At least that’s what I expect to see.

planned rotation there

yes.. regarding the midrange.. I guess you were typing when I replied to myself about the midrange in the comment just below.

yeah…they would find some excuse to play others

Yeah…Jeremy would only come in after BScott leaves LAL

lol people buying the injury nick young what coincidence price will be back and some one has to sit

nice theory…
any thing can happens now..

they cannot sit jlin so someone has to sit it is nick young since he is kobe and scott lackey

Lin didn’t have the best shooting night and he didn’t move as quickly as usual.
I think B2B is the big factor as he also looked sluggish in previous 2nd night of Back-to-Back games.

Lin 0-6 and Boozer 1-11 w/ 2 points each.
If I didn’t know any better, I think they made a pact about not caring so much for the tanking team of BScott lol

But 0TOs/2asts, YEAH! BScott should be happy with Lin’s decision-making tonight :]

sorry wont buy it the B2B…he knows it is wasted season better healthy in this coming FA

yes, health is #1 for the summer

Lin ran BS offense to perfection tonight. Clap, Clap . . .

https://twitter.com/dartboard_trade/status/565735586263080960

at least the bench still beat opps bench.. lol.

or just mad because others are not buying in.

Yes, that could be the possibility. But I didn’t see Lin get mad at other teammates.

Buying into tanking? LoL.

BScott’s bubble thought: “Finally, Lin is becoming more like my most reliable facilitator, Ronnie Price with 0 TOs.
Proud of his decision-making!” LOL

oh so maybe he’s such a good actor (missed on purpose so they can tank) that he has to performing the acting to perfection.. (slap the seat hard).

Yeah. Ha, ha.

my theory is .. that empty seat was folded reminding him of BScott’s folded arms so he slapped the seat LOL

lol…he meant winning

The opposite of anti-tanking is…winning? Does no compute.

He noticed there was a fly on his seat, so he slapped it hard to get our his anger.

He wouldn’t hurt a fly lol.

So the conclusion is that it was a mosquito, not a fly.

I’m pretty sure that fly folded his arms taunting Lin =)

At this tanking rate, Jeremy may soon become McDonald’s unofficial spokesperson…if he hasn’t already.

yeah, knowing him .. he can’t be happy with himself

all 6 or just 2?

even folding laundry will remind you of BScott now =)
it’s okay.. just slap it first LOL

You’re too kind… I was just an amateur.

or just chuck it

So what is up with him and dolphins?
https://twitter.com/BaxterHolmes/status/565747553438679041

On His last trip…the Dolphins were chasing him

Hope you feel better soon!

this break is both lin and we need

Better he rests.

Don’t dolphins attack Sharks?
Nick could be mistaken as a smiling shark =)

time to treat the scott infection. although only a new team will fully remove it

Please work on the jump shot it’ll open up his game

Yes… fold.
https://twitter.com/SerenaWinters/status/565751900633432065

Anyone but Scott.

I actually know a guy whose last name is McPhail and he is from Texas. lol.

Hate to be a kid with that name…

Nothing to cheer about…

Loan shark? 🙂

Nah, he should go whale watching. lol Apparently he was swimming with the dolphin & dolphin took him under the water. Probably thought the dolphin was trying to drown him.

I wonder what did BS said about Lin & Boozer today?!

Like tanking, that has nothing to do with Jeremy.

More like “The tanking will continue until draft odds improve.”

You’re basing your statement on the big assumption that there is one.

i like her as well

What’s your JLin-related fantasy?

Most people don’t like to share their personal fantasies. It’s usually too embarrassing to reveal such private, intimate thoughts. But the way things seem to be going for Jeremy these days, Lin fans in general and those on this site in particular, could use a distraction to lift the mood a bit. To start the ball rolling, I decided to bite the bullet and describe my own, top-three, JLin fantasies:

Fantasy #1

In this first fantasy, I am one of Lin’s teammates; we share the back-court. In a playoff game against the Rockets,I manage to smack the ball away from Harden and Lin completes the steal to initiate a fast break. The two of us race down the court passing the ball back and forth several times. We’re both so selfless, that each wants the other to take the shot. I’m about to pass it back to Lin one more time, but at the last fraction of a second I realize we will run out of court so I have no choice but to finish with my signature, monster, slam-dunk. Of course I keep pointing at Lin as we run back on defense and say, I owe you one man.

Fantasia numero dos (Fantasy #2 for those who don’t habla)

In this fantasy, I’m granted one wish. One wish with restrictions. For example I can’t wish for more wishes and I can’t ask for anything that will last more than a month. So my one fantasy wish is for me to look identical to Jeremy Lin for 30 days and 30 nights. I mean really look like Jeremy’s identical twin brother. The first thing I’d do is order a gallon size jar of Viagara (can’t leave anything to chance) and a case of condoms. Then, I time it perfectly for when Lin is out of the country visiting Taiwan for the summer. You know those photos where Jeremy is looking away from the dancing Laker Girls or posing with hotties using hover hands? Ha. I would totally destroy Lin’s reputation in no time at all.

(Disclaimer: a G-rated version of this was previously sent as a response to IJ17.)

Fantasy #3

I’ll post the third fantasy a bit later.

He didn’t mention NY in the interview. Maybe he will during the 2 day relaxation.

Hopefully the first name is Don =)

That Dolphin got Swag! =)

I love seeing pics of Lin with kids.

I see… What about other people also short interview? I think w Lin’s bad shooting game tonight so no need to talk about it. Plus they’re tanking….No Young or Boozer?

hey, I finally notice it’s *17 now. I like your JLin fantasy that is public.

Forgot about Nick Young. Asking him how his ankle was. Main question asked to everyone….what they have planned during the all star break?

Also dmoro…. uhhh dmorrey

I think you’d make a good fanfiction writer.

Carlos Boozer, Nick Young and Jeremy Lin weren’t playing at their potential. Boozer couldn’t score, Jeremy couldn’t make play and Nick Young could hit his 3 pointers. They all have one thing in common; they weren’t among the favourites of Kobe

and Byron Scott.

One thing for certain to the franchise is they need another coach to sell tickets. Byron Scott, the head coach has no excuse in losing that many games. At the end, Byron Scott would see the end of his coaching career in the worst possible way; an unprecedented losing record.

You are right bc even FO promise Lin for starting job if he stays but I believe sooner or later BS will use any excuse to make Lin be a bench. Look at how bad they treat Young now… nothing is right for them just like what they did to Lin before….

Thanks IJ. Unfortunately, I need to focus most of my effort on non-fiction prophecies.
The fantasies are just a prelude to more of those…

I am very happy that Jlin took my advice to play his game for the rest of the year. ..either shoot or pass but never drive the lane to risk injury. Keep it up J… we need you healthy for your next team

Ya! I think he knows that why he didn’t drive anymore…

https://twitter.com/Librafree/status/565773355526012928

My summary is “What happens is not limited to that one player, Jeremy Lin. BS affects all players. Another year like this, the Lakers will lose all their fan base. This coach won’t last more than this season. There is nothing for the fans in Lakers games anymore. I believe that the Lakers are giving out tickets to fill the seats now.

More more!

You folks here are remarkable Jeremy Lin fans. ’nuff said.

So you are not? JK

They lose the game cheer for what?

He mentioned he’s going to babyLin’s bball game, bbLin’s last year in college I believe.

While the Lakers is tanking, the Boston Celtics is very much on their rebuilding; in fact, they’re racing for a playoff spot now. The Celtics are winning games after giving up on their star players, Rondo etc. They’re selling tickets and they have a bright future with tons of draft choices in the future and they are 5-5 in their 10 games; 4-1 in their last 5 games. They aren’t tanking!

The Celtics are impressive in their 4Q comeback win against Atlanta by outscoring them 28:16 in 4Q and 55:39 in the 2nd half under Brad Stevens.

Sure happy for the Celtic fans. The Lakers fans are paying the most money for one of their worst records now. When would their nightmare be ended?

Celtics have a great and very good-looking coach!! lol BS and Lakers are just out-of-dated…smh

Why didn’t BS and Kobe quit for the sake of the Laker fans?

Every living thing has a brain; even pigs have brains, I’m not trying to insult the wonderful animals.
Somebody just doesn’t use it often enough.

lol its OUT-> RAGE -> US

Yeah, I agree. D’Antoni is too good for them. Look at what Byron Scott did!
Magic Johnson is so pathetic. He didn’t blame Byron; He blame Jim Buss instead.

JLin’s postgame interview.
http://www.csnnw.com/video_content_type/lin-lakers-need-focus-defense

https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/565836431785201665

WOW Karl’s money is even lower than BS’s…I think he would get $5m per year at least.

I think Cousins will ask for a “trade me” soon.lol

Neither Fisher nor Kerr won a championship!!

true as well…on his character…could have been some injury/illness

We know JLin had flu/cold on Nuggets game. Don’t think he regained full strength this game. In his postgame interview, he did mention about the break would help him to get well….. Thank God that JLin will have this much needed break to work out all the issues that he mentioned in postgame.

Thanks, Jeremiah, for your kind words.

If sacramento is intersted in Lin this summer, I am 99% sure he will end up there.

Lin loves cali. Sac is the only team in Cali where Lin has a chance to still get a decent role. Karl may not love Lin but doesnt seem to hate him and that is already a huge victory for Lin. indian owner vivek is known to be pretty weird about his bball and it would take an odd ball to have the guts to sign Lin. The ethnic owner just might be the lone owner with the willingness to sign an asian american. Lin finished his high school career on a high at sleep train area, seems fitting he plays there in the nba.
Kings have zero NBA hype around them and Lin would put them on the map. Lins best chance of fighting for a starting spot is on kings vs collison.

Not gay or cousins fans but whatever. Lin has played with bigger egos and ball stoppers. maybe lin can save gays game.

We will see if the kings come true this summer

That’s what the Sauce says!

Better days are coming for us!!! I hope Karl can help put us back on the map. I sure hope Lin comes here too!

Hope Lin has a relaxing All Star break. Last year, he blogged that he attended a family reunion in snowy Connecticut and watched Josh Lin play for Hamilton College.

See : http://www.jlin7.com/blogs/journal/12668553-all-star-break-and-the-road-trip

Not bball related, but this is cool…..a tricorder before Kirk’s birthday…..
https://twitter.com/cnntech/status/565928803491258370

https://twitter.com/HowardBeck/status/565908303276806144

New 2015 NBA All-Star Week & Feb 19 Trade Deadline is now open
http://www.jlinportal.com/2015-nba-star-week-feb-19-nba-trade-deadline/

We have 1 week break for the NBA All-Star activities in NY. Jeremy can use the time to recuperate from the cold/gastrointestinal issues well. Historically Jeremy has performed well in the 2nd half of the season in HOU after knowing what role he needs to play to contribute to the team. But we never know if it applies with Lakers tanking situation and lineup shuffling all the time to get good excuse to keep losing in the name of “rebuilding”

Trade Deadline is Feb 19 but it is unlikely Jeremy will be traded because his $6M owed salary and $8.3M cap will be prohibitive for contenders who want to use Lin’s service for 3 months. But if Mitch can swing a surprise deal, many Lin fans would welcome the news for the chance of Jeremy to get more Playing Time.

It’s clear that Lakers do not want to test Linsanity after Kobe’s injury because they prioritize tanking and Lin is definitely Anti-Tanking and will win more games if given more PT. And we have good ideas that Kobe wouldn’t want to risk Linsanity to rise in LA in his absence to hurt his image as the only hero player in LA.

It’s a tough situation but as fans, we can only support Lin to keep playing his best and weigh his options in the Free Agency in July 2015.

Will Jeremy have a chance to play for George Karl in Sacramento Kings? Or join Chandler Parsons in Dallas Mavericks? Or find a role with the Spurs who play beautiful team-ball but not offer much Playing Time with a multitude of PGs (Parker, Joseph, Mills)? I believe Lin will evaluate his options carefully and make the best decision in perhaps 1-2 year contract (2nd year player option) to see if his career can rise again after 3 years of playing with ball-dominant guards who took away his chance to be the main playmaker to fit his game.

I have a small hope (5%) for a trade chance but I’m not going to count on it.

Key NBA dates for 2014-15:

2015

Feb. 13-15 – 2015 NBA All-Star (Brooklyn and New York)

Feb. 19 – 2015 NBA Trade Deadline (3 p.m. ET)

Howard Beck wrote, “The Rockets remain high on Lin and are expected to be among his chief suitors this summer.”

I can’t believe the Rockets would be interested in Lin in free agency. I know Beck’s a reliable source, but he must have gotten some bad info. Even if the Rockets weren’t keeping Beverley, it doesn’t make any sense for them to add Lin.

I believe Alex sure told Lin he wanted him to come back last summer bc when did you see a NBA owner wrote a thank note to a player? Plus this year NBA Chinese video had Lin & Harden just show .. how much Alex wants to get Lin back… They don’t like PB since last summer.. Well, I hope Lin can have more option but if he has to choice between Lakers & Rox. I will go for Rox.

It may make sense for the Rox to want Lin back. But Lin would have to be crazy (or desperate) to go back to Rox while McHale is still the coach. (Harden is less of an issue than the coach, IMO)

I don’t see how they would want him back except they figure Lin’s salary probably will be 3-4 million range?

I think if Rox tells Lin that he will get the 4th qtr playing time, maybe Lin will consider it? Of course those PT are never guarantee

I don’t think so but remember Lin, Harden, Howard and Beverley got along very well.

Lots of unreasonable hates in the comments so if you can’t take them, skip the comments there.

Our big men paint protectors:

Rank 32nd Ed Davis, rank 46th Hill, rank 64th Sacre and rank 192nd Boozer with .17 block per game.

That’s why they could not protect any lead or stay close in the game.

Never mind about the comments but at least I know Lin will not stay w Lakers. That’s the best news to know….

You should have seen that #2 and #3 would be roadblocks all along. I did…

If Lin resigns in Houston, I am done supporting him. I don’t care if they make him the starting PG with 32 minutes per game.

https://twitter.com/LakersNation/status/565970124633411584

Lin could do well on this team. We all can see it and feel it. The roster is solid and Karl knows how to form a competitive team though he has never won big time except during the Sonics days.

If I were Lin, I’d lobby to get on this roster and take my chances trying to go head to head against Collison.

Sorry, I don’t ever read your comments. I routinely collapse your posts and move on.

I admitted in previous posts that I underestimated the power and fan support that Kobe still has. In other sports I’ve followed, veterans start to get smaller contracts as their production declines and they are forced to retire as soon as they suck. But this Kobe-mania is probably a good example where your greater familiarity with the Lakers in general and Kobe in particular gave you better insight into how the Lakers would operate.

The thing is, I also have no idea what their spreadsheets look like. Do they see greater profit from keeping a failing Kobe compared to starting with a fresh slate ASAP?

On the other hand, you have made statement about Kobe that I know are mistaken: Yes Kobe has another year left on his contract and yes he will try to start playing again next season. But he will not be able to last more than a handful of games, if that. It will be similar to how Nash tried to play this season. So any talk of Kobe getting yet another contract or playing until he’s 45, is just nonsense.

It is good that someone from Jeremylin.net is able to communicate with me, and it’s too bad that it had to be via this true Lin support forum.

Check the full blogs and you shall see how the posts developed. I had placed a common post mocking the Hate and disparaging crawling in that forum and compared it with Clutch Fans; it contained not an iota of profanity.

“Justpassingby” FIRST confronted my post by calling me a Wh@re. Then he mentioned my mother and then some profanity about sucking C##$k , you can see for yourself. I chose to respond to his posts in his same perverted manner after I had FLAGGED his post.

That I should not have even responded to the TROLL in the first place, is what haunts me. We can each, if we so chose, stoop low into the gutter to meet our aggressor. The moderator blocked my posts and left his obscenities.

Thanks for letting me clear that up. I sincerely apologize for having offended you and any one.

New 2015 NBA All-Star Week & Feb 19 Trade Deadline is now open!

http://www.jlinportal.com/2015-nba-star-week-feb-19-nba-trade-deadline/

We have 1 week break for the NBA All-Star activities in NY. Jeremy can use the time to recuperate from the cold/gastrointestinal issues well. Historically Jeremy has performed well in the 2nd half of the season in HOU after knowing what role he needs to play to contribute to the team. But we never know if it applies with Lakers tanking situation and lineup shuffling all the time to get good excuse to keep losing in the name of “rebuilding”

Trade Deadline is Feb 19 but it is unlikely Jeremy will be traded because his $6M owed salary and $8.3M cap will be prohibitive for contenders who want to use Lin’s service for 3 months. But if Mitch can swing a surprise deal, many Lin fans would welcome the news for the chance of Jeremy to get more Playing Time.

It’s clear that Lakers do not want to test Linsanity after Kobe’s injury because they prioritize tanking and Lin is definitely Anti-Tanking and will win more games if given more PT. And we have good ideas that Kobe wouldn’t want to risk Linsanity to rise in LA in his absence to hurt his image as the only hero player in LA.

It’s a tough situation but as fans, we can only support Lin to keep playing his best and weigh his options in the Free Agency in July 2015.

Will Jeremy have a chance to play for George Karl in Sacramento Kings? Or join Chandler Parsons in Dallas Mavericks? Or find a role with the Spurs who play beautiful team-ball but not offer much Playing Time with a multitude of PGs (Parker, Joseph, Mills)? I believe Lin will evaluate his options carefully and make the best decision in perhaps 1-2 year contract (2nd year player option) to see if his career can rise again after 3 years of playing with ball-dominant guards who took away his chance to be the main playmaker to fit his game.

I have a small hope (5%) for a trade chance but I’m not going to count on it.

Key NBA dates for 2014-15:

2015

Feb. 13-15 – 2015 NBA All-Star (Brooklyn and New York)

Feb. 19 – 2015 NBA Trade Deadline (3 p.m. ET)

Thank you for your reply gasparthe2. In turn, let me apologize for my anger. I know I always enjoyed your posts… um, until last night. 🙂 Just to let you know, the other poster was banned also.

“Justpassingby” was wrong to disrespect you, but I must say that, in my opinion, you started it. You were also wrong; your initial comment was a troll-bating post.

That being said, I am happy that you have the Portal, which has grown to be a fine website. You are a staunch supporter of Jeremy Lin, and I am glad we fans have you.

Thank you, Phonow, I am humbled by your comment.

They want to improve other position as they’re already loaded with pg.

correction: why GoodDayLA believes “the arguments are flawed”

while you make complete sense, no team will put in writing that Lin will get 30 minutes or any amount of minutes per game. They just dont do that.

Kobe will continue to play until no teams offer him a contract. I can guarantee you he won’t voluntarily retire. He may say he wants to retire at some point because he would otherwise be embarrassed at chasing teams to sign him. Like you I would not be surprised if his body fails him again next season so he is forced to retire.

Yes we have no idea what their spreadsheets look like. I assume it would be difficult to quantify directly though smart guys like you can probably whip up a formula that project revenues based on smart assumptions and variables.

I do think Kobe will last longer than you think. He will take it easy and coast a lot for the remainder of his shelf life. If they somehow make the playoffs because he has great talent around him, he may try really hard and end up injuring himself. Otherwise, I dont see Kobe trying that hard except to score on jumpers and just fake it on defense.

I foresee Kobe playing past his current contract assuming some team whether Lakers or someone else offers it to him & assuming he does not have a career ending injury.

That’s the problem with dreams sometimes, it makes so much sense there but not so in reality. Lol. I refined it to be more precise but I think we are in agreement about the same thing. Lin needs to make doubly sure his next team will give him a chance to play and not empty promises.

Saw it on TV.

A) Yes, Kobe will play so long as he can get a contract
B) He will never get another NBA contract.
C) Playoffs? Even if he makes it through pre-season, and limps through the season, Kobe takes up way too much cap space to be surrounded with talent and NO star wants to join his team anyway. You see? Once you mention the possibility of playoffs, you lose any advantage you claim to have from having followed the Lakers for decades. I would bet my life that Kobe will never play for an NBA playoff team ever again. He will also not play more than 10 games next season. Mark my words and remind me next November if I’m wrong. Medicine/Physiology/Biology don’t lie.

Don’t listen to that woman above! Who does she think she is to come here to comment on what you did there? I say you deserved none of that! You are one great lin fan! Stand your ground! Let her heart feel angry or whatever she herself likes to feels! You own nothing to her and no need to apologize to her!

I think Dallas would gladly give Rondo away for draft choices.

Thank you, guest, I needed that.