G60 CHA @PHI Game Thread

2nd

The race based biased refereeing against Lin is totally predictable.

If the Charlotte Hornets are blowing out their opponent, then Lin gets hit with illegal hits and phantom fouls and false turnovers.

Now if the game is close or if the Hornets are being blown out, then Lin is officiated fairly.

Before every game, the NBA sends a representative from the league office to ORDER the refs who to cheat in order to influence the game. Every game, it’s “bash the Asian guy” if the Asian guy’s team is winning too much. That happened with Yao Ming too, not just Jeremy Lin.

Unlike the poorly coached unprofessional shambles of a Suns team, the 76ers are a tough well coached team that is trying to compete despite having run out of gas.

Walker and Batum should be able to have good games against the weakened Sixers, which means we need not expect much out Jeremy Lin.

Clifford only plays Lin if the game’s outcome is in doubt. That’s because the better the opponent, the less the starters can produce and the more the starters have to rely on Lin to protect and carry them.

This is why the better the opponent, the better Lin plays.

I have to say the Hornets marketing department has some creative ideas under Pete Guelli.
The FO basketball department can learn a lot from it
https://twitter.com/hornets/status/705077618819751936

Since you know more about JF, can you tell us why he’s ‘hated’ and chased out of NBA? Knicks are thinking of signing Ty Lawson after ditching JF. Thanks.

You need to stop guessing Clifford instead of learing the facts, If Cliff had his starters play well, Lin will see max 18 mpg. That’s the fact.

Because NBA front offices have a negative racial view of white American guards as “unathletic”.

Now if it’s a European guard, NBA front offices don’t have that negative bias. But it was only about 25 years ago that no European guard was considered athletically capable of competing against any American guard.

The book on Jimmer is that he’s too slow and soft and defensively incapable despite his superb combine athletic testing and clear ability to regularly take over games at the NBA level. It’s similar to Lin, only Lin has a much larger body of work to embarrass haters with.

If we are talking only production and not reputation, Jimmer Fredette would have been a much bigger producer than Ty Lawson if Fredette were given the chance.

NYK wants to sign Ty?

GREAT players.

With a Jimmer Lin backcourt, nobody could double either of them.

I like Jimmer and wants him to succeed like JLin did. But after learning that Spurs waived him before regular season started even when they had a need for perimeter shooters, I wonder if Jimmer still has difficulty (defense + being role player like corner 3) that prevents him from finding his niche as an NBA player.

This CBS article discussed the reasons why Spurs might’ve waived Jimmer:

So far I think he’s a prolific scorer but unfortunately he’s slow defensively so he can’t transition himself as a corner 3 shooter to hit 40%.
http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/25348390/spurs-waive-shooter-jimmer-fredette

The San Antonio Spurs waived Jimmer Fredette, the team announced Wednesday.

For some reason, this comes as a surprise, or news. It should not be.

It’s true, the Spurs are in need of perimeter shooting. Their roster has been reconfigured with more frontcourt players and their guards aren’t particularly knockdown shooters from the outside. It’s true that Fredette remains one of the best pure shooting prospects of the last 10 years. However, the reality is that Fredette simply isn’t an NBA rotation player.

The Spurs were Fredette’s fourth stop since being drafted by the Kings (10th overall!) in 2012. The Kings traded down for the pick to take him, adding John Salmons, which didn’t exactly work out great, although they did use Salmons to acquire Rudy Gay who has been phenomenal for them. Fredette has been unable to crack rotations in any of the stops he’s had, because he’s small, slow defensively, and unable to create his own shot.

For a second, I thought it would be the Lin bobble head, lol!

Seems like a lot of games they play they do well the first 3 quarters and then blow it in the 4th. If Charlotte wants to win they better have JLin in during the 4th quarter.

Kyle Larson hangs out with Jeremy Lin at Charlotte Hornets game

With the majority of the NASCAR teams based in Charlotte, it’s no surprise that the NBA Charlotte Hornets have a strong following among the drivers.

Denny Hamlin is a regular at Hornets games and is a golfing buddy of Michael Jordan.

Tuesday night, it was Chip Ganassi Racing Teams driver Kyle Larson and his girlfriend Katelyn Sweet who stopped by Time Warner Cable Arena to see Jeremy Lin and the rest of the Hornets put an old-school whupping on the Phoenix Suns, winning 126-92.

http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/shake-and-bake/kyle-larson-jeremy-lin-michael-jordan-denny-hamlin-charlotte-hornets-nba-phoenix-suns-030216

I think these days, mashups esp in humor are ok. Look at all the music mashups on yt. Yes, you are right though if it is being used by Hornets for commercial gain, it could be risky on copyright.

Oh I see. LOL

We need a nice dose of Linsanity. It’s been awhile since a series of games where JLin’s efforts, faith, skills, etc. can give fans a stream of hopeful days (like that month in 2012, or coming out of ASB in 2nd yr of HOU, etc). I mean, with election news, economy, and so on, we are ready for another Q4 run!!!

Go today!

Rip Hamilton shared a story on how DRose (and every PG in NBA locker room) wanted to go up to end Linsanity in 2012.
[starts at 1:43] It shows there was a lot players felt JLin was given too much credit.
https://twitter.com/HPbasketball/status/705085877194633217

Yes I know – it happened to me.

Let’s go Jlin! ! ! Spank the Philadelphia 00’ers!!

Great finding. This is why Lin has has has to play for MDA in order to have a chance max his talent.

It sounds like this post came off the wrong way because it ended with “there’s no real need for a lot of Lin”.

I thought you correctly analyzed how Clifford was thinking of using Lin but what should be clarified is that you disagree with the usage because Lin deserves to get more PT based on his strong plays in both offensive and defensive end.
Do you agree with Clifford’s usage on Lin? Or you disapprove? I think that should be clarified.

My suggestion is to clarify the post that there is unfairness on Clifford’s policy.
Otherwise you came across that Clifford is rightfully justified and fair and only JLin has to change a lot of things.

I was hoping that you can learn to get along with other Lin fans but I’m concerned it hasn’t improved yet.
As mods, we have to be concerned with the excessive negativity so we have to deliberate further on how to handle the situation.

There are only a few fans here that continue to badger me. There is no excuse for reagan and DaBoss’s relentless badgering because they seem to have something personal against me as does some others. And seriously, that doesn’t happen on other forums and I am following your positive post suggestions. I’m getting attacked and I’m responding to the relentless postings. And I do feel a clique of posters that don’t like Cliff and don’t like that I don’t post that I don’t like him are at the root of why they disapprove of me. I should not and can not deal nicely with people when they are so relentless in every post I make having to make personal comments of you this and you that as if I have to agree with their perspective or I’m wrong. It’s all opinion here.

I’ll take the advise of the no real need for a lot of Lin statement for sure. But I’m not getting into the Cliff thing so much because I’m seeing Cliff from a different perspective than most here.

I think the coach, however he feels, is operating as Lin is so good and his contributions are needed for wins, that at this juncture of the season he will be used for the most competitive teams and not the least competitive ones. It’s like the opposite of a garbage time player, he’s a crucial time player.

Thank you for admitting who you really are and how you feel about the lied coach. For that you’re deserved for every reply you got.

In addition to D’Antoni Tommy Amaker – another great coach who took a raw Jlin to another level at Harvard.

@disqus_zDgJ5zJRLn:disqus , you brought up an excellent point that we shouldn’t reach the point thinking that Lin is at fault for the marginalization by many coaches that he had.

I can understand the points that call JLin to score more Kemba-style like Greg from Sportige to earn more PT and sws to not emphasize team-based approach at the expense of his playing time.

I truly believe as Lin fans, we can believe both:
1. NBA is a scorer’s league and there’s unfairness to appease the Super-Scorers
It’s not fair what Clifford did to minimize JLin’s role to appease Kemba or the FO after his huge game to lead the Hornets to win against the Cavs after 6 years of futility. I believe it was a threat since it started a discussion that “Lin could be a better PG than Kemba”
2. NBA is a scorer’s league so JLin needs to continue to adjust his pass-first, score second mentality to get multiple starting PG offers
There’s nothing wrong with adjustment just like JLin continued to improve on 3pt-shooting, defense, shooting mechanic, etc. In fact, in the past few games, he has tried to score more just like he did in Dec in order to earn more PT. JLin knew it has to be done to have multiple chances to close in the 4th quarters.

I believe if we can recognize both the unfairness of the NBA/diva dog-eats-dog mentality and the continuous improvement that JLin is working to realize his dreams as a starting PG, an All-Star, we are on the right track.

The problems only come if we focus on one thing and ignore the other.

The saddest thing about this team compared to other teams is that this is the only season where Jeremy Lin doesn’t get to kill it after ASG. He isn’t placed in position to do it.

FUN!!!

This is the NBA where if you are as strong as Lin is, everybody wants to defeat you.

Too bad MVP Derrick Rose had his career and health essentially ended that day when he needed 30 shots to score 30 points and Lin swatted Rose and his knee into oblivion.

Other than Miami that needed Carmelo’s help to stop Lin, it wasn’t as if any other All Star PG was able to stop Lin either.

By the way, the only reason Lin has not sustained his Linsanity is because he’s not getting minutes due to hater coaches and teammates.

It didn’t matter then, and it didn’t matter now.

Lin’s playing just fine, despite the haters that still claim he’s not good enough to play in the NBA.

of course it shouldn’t be too one-dimensional to be a scorer.
Lin had some success raising his FGA to 10-12 in Dec so he can get more PT.

He’ll have to the same thing to prove again that he’s a better weapon than Lee.

I’d love for Lin to work with Nash in the off-season on how to balance the scoring/passing need depending on each game. I remember how Nash can always score smartly in bunches to open up ways to pass to his teammates.

BTW, good thing you re-posted it or many could have missed.

My best platonic friend in the arts is a tall blond beautiful woman who is my student and colleague.

I was up until about 1 AM talking with her about how people project their stereotypes onto others.

In my case, I as an Asian American male have spent most of my life being told that I’m something other than what I am and harassed for being something that I’m not. She spent her life being “dumb blonded” despite being talented and worldly. So it’s hardly surprising that a single Asian male would have as his friend a married blond mother of four (There AIN’T no romance here – only appreciation for the arts and our social stations).

What Lin goes through with the haters spinning utter lies about him and his ability, that’s not something Lin brought on himself.

Lin is THE most reviled player in NBA history, yet he’s the only one who actually wears a halo.

This is the truth on how the players in the league perceive Lin. As RIP Hamilton said, they view him/Linasanity “as a joke”.
This is very sad and reminds me how much adversity Lin has to face.

No matter what happens between now and the end of the season, I hope that Lin plays at a reasonable teamball pace and not try to do too much.

I’m not particularly invested in his stats because I don’t think the NBA gives a hoot whether Lin produces or not.

All I hope for is that Lin keep trying to involve his teammates and not press himself into mistakes. As long as Lin lets the game come to him and he keeps the team running the plays, that’s more than good enough for me.

Yes, you mean when Lin plays a score-first PG, right?

I meant when he’s the pg of the team not playing next to Kemba.

“I think the coach, however he feels, is operating as Lin is so good and his contributions are needed for wins, that at this juncture of the season he will be used for the most competitive teams and not the least competitive ones. It’s like the opposite of a garbage time player, he’s a crucial time player.”

Hahahahahaha~~~~
Really?
You might be right!
you make it sounds like Lin is the secret weapon of the team, coach’s go-to decision and guy.

yes, we’re waiting for Part II of the story but it’s just a teaser
we’re slightly disappointed lol

Even Cleveland is only 7.0% to win the NBA title. It’s all GSW at 42.3% and SA at 42.3%.

Naw, it’s FUN that Richard Hamilton doubts Lin.

After the BEATDOWNS that Lin has repeatedly inflicted on his Detroit Pistons, Rip can bluster all he wants despite the hard stats.

In pro entertainment, anybody can talk trash and doubt. But not everybody can PRODUCE like Lin is producing.

NBA doesn’t seem like they can shut down Curry like that. GSW have multiple high IQ players that can handle the ball and provide outlet for him. Why didn’t MDA make adjustments so when they pressured and trapped Lin he’d have an outlet to pass to?

I have the 🙁 because I used to like him as a player. I remember that winning team he was on and there weren’t really any superstars.

Also interesting that even with all the losing the Lakers have only a 55.3% chance of getting a top 3 draft pick. That means 44.7% chance of losing the pick to PHI. That would be karma, Lakers trashing a whole year for nothing and PHI gets their pick along with 2 other 1st round draft picks and JLin goes to PHI with MDA to make use of it.

but TRUE

It sounds like you followed him quite closely.
Was he slow in defense? I saw he had similar assessment in draftreview from his BYU years and discussion in 2011
http://www.nbadraft.net/forum/jimmer-not-adam-morrison

I wonder if he’s unfairly treated or had real issues to transition to NBA game.

I really thought he would take JJ Redick’s route but it hasn’t happened yet

I believe the Lakers will get top 3 pick seemly because the NBA want the large market not to suffer their incomes. Called lottery but all done behind close door? Very fishy.

Lin does not play for what others want.

I think they will just check their schedule… lots of vs weak teams & home games. Just hope Lin can have more playing time in playoff.

They see it as a “dog-eats-dog” world rather than something good

Looks like JLin needs to find an effective “dog-beating-stick” wushu technique to be an alpha dog :]

hahaha Thank you Acbc! 😅
I like the “Diva Jealousy” syndrome! It’s well documented. You should published it with medical journal, so they can name it after you… like a Psalm Syndrome. LOL

Edit: hmmmm it doesn’t sound too good to equate Psalm with “Diva Jealousy”… 🙂

This is pretty riske line of thought for you Psalm. Lol

This is something I learned a long time ago in college.

Oh Khuang, let’s not park here.
Oh khaung, let’s not park
Oh Khuang, let’s not
Oh Khuang, let’s
Oh Khuang,
oh

The power of words in association is amazing.

Sorry Khuang, we were all on baited breaths…lol

Acbc… I would change the last oh to ooooooohhh….hehe

The first one was the sexiest

So?

So does DARKO.

I don’t remember Rip breaking any records like Lin does.

come on, Lin’s individual defense does improved quite a bit. At least that perception improved. (I do think he is way better than before defensively.)

to do what?

Jeremy Lin does have an issue right now and that’s his shooting. In the Phoenix game there’re at least two potential 3s that he passed and a couple of midranges that he didn’t take. What made it worst was Uncle Al live off the paint. That clogged the inside and made it hard for Lin to drive. Unless he’s getting the foul calls with Al inside he’s going to be hammered every time he goes inside. I actually miss Hawes because he’s a 3-point shooter and he draws the bigs with him, that opens up the inside for Lin to drive. The bottom line is Lin has to shoot better especially in a system that emphasizes on spreading the floor. Having said that, what I admire the most about Lin is he never blames his problems on others, he hardly ever complains and most importantly he’s always grateful.

$$$. LOL!

DLeague? haha

Great observation… a normal person would think wow JLIN just took the Hornets to their first victory over a LJames team in 23 games , this season’s #1 Eastern Div team, and did it without Kemba and a limited Batum (I believe Nick was coming off an injury) – Let’s “bottle” this success formula and use it to go far into the playoffs! But the coaches and FO are so incapable of learning from that one game and/or even ask the question “why did we convincingly defeat Lebron’s Caviliers?” Dumb/inflexible/and gutless coaches and FO people…. who seem more set on keeping status quo rather than reach team’s highest potential.

He’s often criticized for being small and weak. He’s a legit 6′ 2″ and tested to be strong and quick at the NBA combine. He’s no Jeremy Lin on defense but he’s a good enough defender to be a NBA PG. There are much worst NBA defenders at the guard position that get regular playing time.

Also that notion of him being unable to create his own shot is laughable. Just goes to show how people have no idea about his game and just spew NBA/GM/Media driven nonsense.

I used to do the same – walk up to the tallest lady at a party and find instant friendship because no guys would talk to them. Tip for you younger guys.

Charlotte’s offense AND defense went downhill when Al Jefferson came back to the lineup. He has had the OPPOSITE effect that MKG had when he came back for a stretch of games. Other teams can clog the lane on defense and let Big Al get the ball inside only to get blocked or lose the ball against a rookie or scrub Center. Then it’s off to the races and the Hornets don’t recover very well in transition D.

I’m pretty sure Ty Lawson would rather sign with a playoff team. It would be funny if he signs with Utah Jazz who proceed to knock Houston Rockets out of the 8th playoff spot.

And the fact that Al is not willing to dish out the ball is also a problem.

Exactly, Al is a BIG TIME BALL STOPPER !

yes, I see Lin already knows that so that’s why he tried to attack the rim to get his first 2-4pts but the refs swallowed the whistle in the Suns game.

Let’s hope JLin scored in the first 2-3 shots so he’s more confident to keep attacking.
The passing would come naturally after that

ideally yes.

For now, his scoring is a priority to get more PT in this simplistic system.
Even Marc Gasol in the MEM loss said the Hornets ran a simple read-and-react system; they knew what the Hornets were going to do.

Other teams will run more PnR. The Hornets have inferior big men to run PnR

He maybe thriving off the bench for the Hornets but he’s really not helping Lin.

Hope Sixers show up to give us fans some excitement.

I think Lin’s stats are still important because they will use them as comparison (i.e. vs Ish Smith vs Schroder, etc. for 76ers starting PG)

Otherwise, it’s a harder sell if MDA wants to propose Lin to FO as a starting PG

acbc … you continue to make very good points.

It’s amazing that JLin is the player in all this and yet he is not saying yes sir, let me give myself up for you.

It’s a lesson we all need to live as the turmoil of our societies continues to happen. That is, we seem these days in the western world to be facing big changes, and we all need to keep cool heads to follow when we are supposed to, and take care of ‘our brand of basketball’ when we have to.

So far, to me, JLin is taking care of his brand of bball. While this year has not gone as well as planned, I am still v hopeful he will land a spot on a team that will value him through his entire contract to come.

I’ve always respected Lin for staying calm and play the right way. He never succumbed to fear and start playing selfishly and pick up bad habits.

He is better then me. I went thought a period where I wanted Lin to shoot more but come to realize I was getting anxious for him. Lin instead remained faithful to play as a good basketball player, not a chucker.

Yep, Khuang always leaves us wanting more!

He’s better than me by a mile. He’s my hero becuase of how he continues to love through all the negativity thrown at him. Honestly I have no idea how he does it. It’s absolutely saintly.

I believe if 76ers let JLin & Schroeder compete as PG in MDA system, JLin would still win with his court-vision.

Schroder can drive but it would take special PG with court-vision like Nash that take MDA offensive system to the next level.

Scroder has youth but it also comes with inexperience. 76ers has too much youth at the moment.
JLin can bring that leadership and experience if given the chance.

It just occurred to me that JLin has become like an ambassador of some sort (spreading the message that comes from his faith and representing Asian-Americans, underdogs, goodness, etc.).

Playing in NYC, Houston, LA and now the southeast (i.e. Charlotte, NC), JLin has been effectively sharing all sorts of good news, praying for his teammates, breaking down stereotypes, showing the local media and fans what a different type of person and pro he is. If you read the narrative of Apostle Paul (JLin will know what I’m talking about), Apostle Paul is taken from one place to another, mistreated for no good reason, and finally he goes to Rome (when Rome was the “center” of the western world) and shares his message with those in Rome. Not that JLin will be persecuted physically like Apostle Paul had been, I’m just saying that it’s so interesting that JLin and his fans (like us) have been going from one city to another, carrying on the sweet fragrance of someone like JLin who can say:

“7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. 8 We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.” (From 1 Corinthians Chapter 4)

Excellent epiphany from a Christian perspective. You should share this on Lins website. Lin may not t have thought this himself because he is so humble. I would think Lin would find comfort in his transient journey in the NBA if he knew this was how God used him to share his gospel.

I see that you made the effort to make more positive posts and I appreciate that.

But at the same time, there is constant bickering that bring excessive negativity that concern the mods.

My strong suggestion is to always emphasize the common ground (i.e. Clifford system and priority is clearly not good for JLin’s future) with other Lin fans so your posts won’t be seen as too pro-Clifford or shifting blame to JLin.

While it might not be intentional, frequent postings of what JLin should do will incorrectly shift all the blame to JLin while most blame should be shouldered by Clifford and Kemba. I see this is impacting some Lin fans who might not understand the basketball aspect much and it is dangerous because it is not the truth. Just because most NBA and divas protect self-interest doesn’t make it okay or acceptable because we see that GSW and Spurs do things correctly in light of team-ball.

The mods are very concerned with this issue and are currently deliberating.
Please take the time to consider my suggestion to find more common ground and agree with other posters on some issues.

The mods prioritize positively bringing together JLin fans; if the excessive negativity is not resolved, I’m afraid it can destroy the forum so they have to take drastic measures.

if others think coaches are dumb, however, they are the BEST in sinister deeds that’s for sure

nice share brother..hope that JLIN’s journey, though much like what Paul had experienced gives him the fullness of Almighty power and grace to pass all of this test and trials and emerge a victor in HIS GLORY!

the only thing i see on JLIN’s defense is the focus on his man and less of helping defense..though he looked more on rebounds and blocking shots, his individual defense is more focused now.

i do wonder why the sudden change of tone on your previous posts lately..now, i know…

frustrations do really come in if we forget that its not only JLIn who are the factors on his predicament right now. those controled by jeremy are being addressed by him and he makes it better while those UNCONTROLLED (like pT, usage, etc) Lin leave it to the Almighty Father’s WILL because he trust!

Jeremy is better than that and won’t play basketball the wrong way.

The only reason Clifford is a head coach and MDA is not is because Cliff is better at politics.

Would daily praising a coach who lied, marginalizing, micromanaging Lin here in pro Lin site consider baiting other users?

Just a question.

Go JLin! MDA is supporting you (secretly)!

Are you at game?

Tough job you have there.

Go go gadget Lin!

yup … master the art of lying with a straight face.

the intro says that walker “is the main man” leading them to playoffs… laughable…

76s feed. I have LP (regretting buying it) and they are only showing 76s. Better them than listening to stephanie readie…

Hope MDA finds a way to crush hornets (unless our boy gets his chance).

Shout out to the mods for doing a thankless and tough job moderating this great forum!

I actually place no blame on Lin at all. I said so in a response to grover about Lin’s relationship to coaches. But, at the same time, if I don’t agree about Clifford or Kemba and Batum, I won’t express something that isn’t something I believe because some posters believe so. It’s like they want me to feel about Lin’s coach and some teamates exactly how they feel which isn’t genuine or honest if I did. The only difference I have vs. what you are saying is I think Clifford’s not doing this with any particular player in mind to keep down. Yes, it affects Lin but it also does Lamb and Daniels if Cliff Lee is being played more to get him acclimated to the team. Daniels hardly plays but Lamb’s minutes come down even more than Lin’s. I think definitely a lot of Clifford’s decisions don’t maximize Lin’s skills or how he could help the team but I don’t think the objective of Cliff is to keep Lin down more than he prioritizes in a way that results in it.

i have plenty common ground with all by maybe 7 or so posters I think here. Please consider that. And the only board I’ve been banned or suspended from is clutchfans. No team board or any other even have any issues with me.

My posts on Lin himself are quite positive. I don’t bring in any small issues I have that I think will improve his game here and I think he’s done well this season per your request. On conditions around Lin, I hope we are free to express things how we see them and not how some want us to see them.

If the mods feel that posters who give honest opinions when they feel differently should be ran out by 7 or so posters, that’s your prerogative and I’d respect that. But I find that it is mostly the frustrations of a few posters that cause these issues and some of them hound me every post I make. And I don’t find it right for them to start posts off talking about me or talk about me in them either. I have frustrations as well and sometimes with other posters but I control them and try never, ever to make anything personal if I challenge one of their points from time to time. I think controlling frustrations is something we all may need to do on any board.

Actually, whenever I can, instead of watching the games, Ii now go out with friends to catch up. I used to rush home to catch games, but I find that visiting with friends is awesome!!

Every time they show the starting lineup pictures and JLin is not there, I get so mad… lol

I’ve answered you but I don’t think it is fair not to warn reagan how he constantly baits me. And if you think of the exchanges we have (you and me, not regan and me), it’s never on the level of any personal attacks and always civil. And we mostly have common ground around Lin himself.

If JLin had a nice reliable outside shot, he would be unstoppable…

Canaan with a 3!

Canaan kickin azz early on… go 76s!

i got LP blockout. i guess this is another 10+ mins game for Lin

hornets making bad shots

me lol

Pls. post some MDA and Lin pic ,this is a game that I wanna see

and me 🙂

Is ish smith playing?

yea i think

He’s number 1.

ok, thanks

Would like to see these two playing more together …

Lin about to come in

we’re tied?

Lead gonna go up like crazy!

This looks like a trap game

Smart play by JLin to draw 2 FTs by letting his man jump in the air!

Fast pace and team-ball.

no self named or designated star

yep. We need to tell him on his face book to really look at them. He said this summer they wasn’t an option. I hope this year they are

They’re kind of fun to watch.

they are, they actually look like a team

Pretty assist.

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that was a block but ill take it

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why is Cliff allowing Lin to play like this now? It seems like Cliff is trying to impress MDA (his mentor) or something.

Or he’s worried about losing the game.

76rs are shooting 3s well. Thank you for being competitive. Somehow, a part of me wants 76rs to win and Lin to get his stats.

ya that’s how I feel too.

no, we want JLin to have good stats & win against 76ers to impress them

i dont think he ever sat

Lamb’s defense is just bad

Yes, only if Lin gets PT and is allowed to be involved in offense.

this lineup’s defense is weak, – Kemba, Lamb, Frank

lets not forget Al

too hard to tell, with KW ball at any time knocking them down.

Lin getting to touch the ball today. This is why you don’t limit Lin’s touches.

heh heh, Lin closing out 1st quarter with KW playing shooting guard. Whazzz up with that?

I would want Lin to play with the sixers but they need defense. Embied is good but we need some landry field and jeffries type of player who do the dirty work and play defense.

Maybe Hornets know Lin wants to showcase to 76ers today?

Last possession.

seems Lin has a talk with Cliff…he is tired of all of this thing!!!!

he’s not a pass mode SG today..maybe KW is tired for back to back game?

@JLin7 with 8pts/1ast/2reb in ONLY 4 min of the 1st quarter vs @Sixers
3-4 shooting, 2-2 FT

clifford not trying to look dumb in front of mike d anantoni?

sorry noel and lin not enoung

Jlin back to being a true first pass PG..hope when KW back, he become a true SG too!

that elbow to the head was legit call, he scrapped him

yeah didn’t touch anything on the slow mo, but reddy said differently

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When it’s Lin she always ready to side w/ ref.

76ers doesn’t look like a bottom team

Lin’s really pushing the ball tonight. He has great energy.

nice assist by Lin

Anybody see if he went over to talk to MDA before the game?

i didn’t see it on my feed

Lilliard as the baby in that State Farm commercial is so funny. Even watching him in games I think of the baby.

They can play offense, it’s their defense that’s not there.

i am impressed by the sixers

they need a better pg who can play def too like Lin

That shows Cliff actually knows how to use Lin but did not want to. Guilty as is.

they can make the playoffs with Lin’s help

The 76ers make up for their lack in defense by going faster on offense, that’s why the game is still so close

Ha, Batum not passing to KW! I think he has enough of him.

I hope Clifford really give JLin more chance to shine in this game in front of MDA to reward his hard work to do whatever for the Hornets this season

I totally agree.

i honestly think that someone had to say something to Cliff for him to allow Lin to touch the ball more today. And I think it could have been MJ from observing last game (yes, he looks angry when KW gets his night), Cliff trying to impress MDA with what he learned from him or Lin wanting to showcase to 76ers.

Yeah, I could have sworn I saw several possessions where Lin was the main guy and KW was standing in the corner.

So Lin was doing well but still cant get 14+ in half
He needs to leave soon

what i also notice is that KW doesn’t ask for the ball anymore, he’s running to the other end of the court when Lin/Batum gets the rebound. Usually they would have to pass it to KW right after but they aren’t cause KW is running to the other end. He doesn’t even look back. KW looks more like a SG today.

Lee did absolutely nothing yet got 3 more minutes then Lin

Ish is not good

6ers need pg and lockup defense pg.

Just wait until 3Q ans 4Q.

76ers will try to get Lin in the offseason

He’s a smaller nick young

They really should.
Ish Smith is not good enough to be a starting PG

no longer guaranteed extended mins even when hes doing well
literally a second string back PG
good job steve clifford(sarcasm)

changing my feed now

Lin could easily get 17 points a night if Cliff allowed him to touch the ball more with 25+ minutes playing time only

It’s a danger to surpass kw

Nothing that I can remembered, but they talk intelligently about plays, unlike the 3 stooges or the haters like Wilkins and Stacey King.

exactly

6ers need MDA and Lin. That city has been dead about bb.

On March 2, 1962 (54 years ago), the Philadelphia Warriors beat the Knicks 169–147…
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It’s against league rules

Lin is hitting his jumpers during half time warm up.

Just a hug, hands over mouth so no lip reading …

Lol, you need experience like me, been married long enough to know how to tune out.

JLin #7 would be great for 76ers announcers in their commentary

They can rhyme, “#7 for Sixers! Badabing! Badaboom!”

Or “He’s the #7 in 76ers!”

extra precaution certainly helps!

Is cliff sitting?

76ers shot selection is kinda suspect

cody makes a shot he literally never makes

If Lin goes there i don’t want him playing next to ish or canaan

No chance of that happening.

They both are starting

Lin and covington would be crazy

I’m not sold on Sixers being the must go destination for Lin. A very big cloud hangs due to MDA not being the HC there. So there’s no guarantee that the same thing wouldn’t happen like in NYK. I’d like to see Phila inks MDA permanently as HC for at least a few years before I can breath a sigh of relief…

Lee just got blocked hard

He cant drive

Sorry jeremy but I wouldn’t be sad if your team lose tonight

Oh no

noel and Lin pnr

Good to know….have fun and dont forgot the game report! 😉

That’s what we need, he will coach somewhere

2 point game

Lee plays within the “system” – let Kemba and Batum jack up shots.

Made his first 3 pts
1-6 shooting now

Yup.

No surprised if Hornets loses if Lin would not close the game and pg

Am I too sensitive? I noticed Kemba usually looks happy except when Lin plays well no matter team wins or loses.

I’m telling you this game is a trap game

One stupid sub by Cliff we could easily lose. and fall to 9th place

Just like that 14 pts lead is gone. Kemba going ISO.

MDA > Cliff considering MDA has to work with a bunch of rookies and Cliff has veterans and still don’t know how to use Lin

Good, all the lead gone with KW pg

jlin will not go there if MDA is not the coach.

Sad – but true with this sorry organization …

I think 76ers guards “small and fast” enough to cover KW

I’m rooting for D’Antoni here. It’s between him and Clifford. 😃

what is lee bringing to the game

go sixers

traveling

Lin sits out way too long…that’s what I don’t like about Cliff’s rotation. When Lin does well, we only get small spurts of it.

I agree. Lin should be in this game now.

Lee points to me are empty

Kemba… Probably would do better playing street ball… That’s ok I’m gonna say…

Nice JLin steal & got fouled

just in and a steal with 2fts

Clear path? I guess not.

Clifford loves Lee lol its disgusting how he favors him over Lin

2 FTs for Lin.

Same thing what Mchale did to Lin to affect his shooting consistency. Every player needs long minutes to shoot well.

i thought this team would be different from the others where the coach coaches accordingly to stats/skills.

Kemba 8-17

Correction: Kemba takes more shots when JLin’s on the floor.

kemba goes ISO 2nd half

Yea i notice that

6’ers announcer just called KW “elite”. Whatever.

got to justify very hard now why they traded this 1 for 4…tsh..

Lin comes in kemba takes every shot

Team not league

CHA will lose playing like that

Yes, so he can take the credit said I bring the scores back 🙁

Lin is playing, it is hard

Hogging time! you know who.

Kemba’s been a Kobe wannabe this entire season and worst part is he shoots even worst than Harden. ><"

Cliff is like bs allowing kw to ball hog like kobe.

Politics, hype up KW as allstar.

what type of possession was that?

being iced out major time

whats new lol

good to see MDA’s face again. Highlight of the game right there. He looked happy.

Hope be promoted

Kemba 19 shots 22 points, Lin 6 shots 12 points. Efficient!!!!!

That’s playoff suicidal

Gotta love an attacking JLin! 2 FTs coming

MDA secretly rooting for Lin or nah?

For goodness sake when does Cliff ever plan to sit Kemba’s butt??

never

You should know the answer

I like Lin to get his stats and hornets lose.🤔

can KW sit already?

Hornets trailing 1 and JLin got fouled for 2 FTs would be a perfect ending, I think

Datums career ppg is worse then Lin. Some how he is playing 35 minutes per game while Lin is at 26 minutes per game. Rox and LAL killed Lins brand.

So kw got his points, can he let others have some?

me too

No … this is Cliff’s special “strategy”!

Yea but we are talking in the NBA not globally

Im gonna say something controversial but maybe the guy 4-6 for 14 point should shoot more

No lin should score less if based on salary

Lamb playing PG??!!

when kemba sit, the lights get brighter.

he hit his quota according to the coach

I’m not surprised w this team

Lamb is a SG so not surprised he likes handling the ball too.

Time for Lin to aim for 20 points just hit 2 more 3s please!

Good to see Zeller tried to bounce pass to a cutting Lin to the rim.
Kick-ball

Lin got to outplay Ish Smith so he can take his job next season.

Lin is closing instead of Lee because it’s a close game.

Nope

They didn’t run one play for Lin

Lin out

15 point lead isn’t exactly close.

………..

Lin out with 6:33 left in Q4

It’s unknown if it’s a short rest or not

LEE also has 4 fouls

Hope 76ers come back!!!

I know. Wtf. Lamb just freezes out Lin. I’m truly baffled by it

If it’s a close game Lin will surely come in.

See Kemba is happy now that he outshines Lin

Lin only come back if the lead is gone

Saw that … give the ball to anyone but Lin

Lin’s ball handling across half court is a bit rusty 2 bad TOs.

Alright Lin, no more playing for the team. Play for you.

i can play PG says lamb, I’m TALL!!!LOL

It seems hit the defender’s foot.

It’s hard. I think Lin is told to be the third option behind batum and lamb when kemba is out

I’m slow in my comments lol

again i ask why is lee in there

I doubt Hornets can make playoffs.

yeah!

It’s because his name is not Jeremy Lin

Ish stole the ball from Kemba for a breakaway layup

Only reprimand for Lin

KW with 21 shot attempts and it keeps going and going

At least we were able to see JLin playing pg partially in the 1st half. At halftime coach probably told him to give everything to KW. See when rebounds they looked to pass to Lin but Lin points to Kemba or Lamb. Lin hightail it out of Charlotte after the season.

Once again after Jlin bail out the bugs….clifford tok him out….just like clock work. ..lol…smh

4/6 actually

KW really iso hero ball icing out the teamates, Batum passed a lot now.

Clifford the big red dog…hehe

Yeah. 19 total minutes. Smh

JLIN 19:47 min, 4/6; 6-6; 4R/2A; 14 pts & one uncredited steal +15; Go JLIN Go!

JLin should remember this 76ers and Hawks game with reduced PT while playing well when he makes the decision for next season. He played well in limited time but not rewarded with more PT.

Someone is clearly not happy with him leading the Hornets to beat the Cavs
Who’s JEALOUS this time?

The commentators are talking about Kembas solid stats and said he will be in all star talks next season.

What …that is a cartoon dog on pbs…lol

Lins role has been down hill since the Cavs game

Also on the ignore list: Lamb, Daniels, etc…all about Kemba, Batum, Jefferson, MWilliams, Zeller.
Maybe Hornets don’t want opponents to pay attention to BF1 come playoff time.

No … he’s got to play 41 minutes first.

If that happens I won’t be subscribing to LP…

But Cliff is not a good coach, so …

in saying that..Cliffs a BAD BAd Coach for KW!

Yep. That’s their goal to make him a ‘star’ and that’s why Hornets want him to shoot into oblivion to get his 20pts+. NB is a pawn to achieve their end just what Rox did to Howard. He was used to puff up Harden. NB needs to wake up and see that his stats are not any better by playing out of position.

Sixers fan cam is awesome

Just waiting for Lin-D’Antoni post game greeting.

ummmmmmm why is KW and starters still in?

he knew better but it’s the evil politics that he followed.

It’s even worse

Sarcasm 🤔

You know why, padding stats for KW to get 30pts+ in a blow out as usual.

He is a free agent. That will speak louder

Tell you the true character of coach Clifford!

acquisition of lee was really just to keep Lin out

Im just shocked by how consistent his minutes have been. Wish Lin was that lucky

cliff hoping for KW to be injured so he can justify playing Jlin as true PG…joke!

How did you know?

hmmmm a possibility.

I saw him wait for the hornets to all walk in the lockerroom. Then he signed a few autographs and headed to the 76ers bench. Everyone was quick to leave the court and into the locker room besides Lin and KW (who had an interview)

PHI radio interviewed Jeremy.

Kemba is playing to beat Lin stats not to beat the sixes team

i honestly thought KW and Lin could co-exist if the coach knew how to manage the time and touches of both players. But now I don’t see it happening. It’s been very political for awhile now. They are grooming their star players even though Lin probably brings the most revenue out of any other player on the team.

As I said plenty times before, hornets lied to Lin.

very very interesting …

With Cliff and Hornets, I don’t feel bad at all if any “starters” get injured as a result of politics/ “playing too many minutes.” This is how much I dislike this organization.

yah so annoying when everyone knows Lin is better than lee and stupid coach still used lee more

he’s leaving no matter what.

What did they ask?

then can but they won’t!

Saw Lin whisper to lamb in mid court during free throws. It’s clear lamb and Lin has chemistry

Sixers feed – after all the Sixers players have left the court, I saw MDA looking towards the Hornets bench, didn’t see Lin.

That’s the great news I’d like to hear =)

They could if Kemba can be 2nd fiddle. Lin was clearly out shining Kemba. So it ruined their plan. Hornets had to much faith in kW. They have to protect the lie that kW is hornets savior. Typical propaganda

About the team in general

I know … felt a bit sorry for him!

Cliff has wronged Lin in so many ways. I have no more words to describe. Cliff has been helping KW to get his stats up in every BLOW OUT game. Hornets goal is to make KW a ‘star’ by next year. This season, KW is the beneficiary of open floor w/shooters and defenders around him. He only has to focus on his own scoring. Tonight KW has TWO assists for the entire 37:30min, but who cares, right? Bc his 30pts+ will get more noticed. And it does not matter how many attempts he took.

what new..he started it with PJ and now trying to justify Lee…can’t wait for cliff to change because he won’t UNLESS….

This game is a confirmation that someone decided to reduce JLin’s PT even when he plays well #JealousyAgain
And it started after JLin led the Hornets to beat the Cavs with 24pts/8ast after losing for 6 years.

I doubt JLin will resign with the Hornets after being marginalized with the unfair PT despite playing well.

Why do jealousy seem to follow JLin in all NBA teams that he’s in?

Sometimes, I feel this is exactly what is happening…I just don’t understand why Kemba was brought back into the game with Charlotte leading by double-digit….Why not let Lin have and extra 3-4 minutes?

My hope is that Lin leaves even if he really likes his teammates…Clifford has been really toying with his minutes and his role…I don’t even think you can claim that Lin is the back-up PG on this team…He’s a back-up shooting guard who doesn’t get to shoot much.

Here is what gonna happen to Lin for the rest of the season.

If Lin is doing super good and the teammates need him = 30+ mins
If Lin is doing ok or a better than ok but rest of the teammates doing good as well = 18 to 23 mins
If Lin is doing bad no matter how the rest of the teammates doing either good or bad = 12 – 15 mins

Wow, Rox is 3 pt behind Pelican at 3rd qt

yeah and sixers commentators was talking about kemba being not a Facilitator but a scorer and the acquisition of Batum the facilitator they continued is the answer to that for the hornets.

They did. And it was because Lin is an Asian

Yeah..they compared him to Allen Iverson and how his teammates have to accept that the point-guard will not be passing much and will be shooting…Not too many players could accept that.

leaving Jlin there a little more time can be a disastrous event for KW for JLIN can make the lead bigger as JLIN production betters KW.

word!

sometimes hard situation makes him more close to God because it makes him depend more to to God.

well , if he allows it, then its good for him because it will be his decision, but wht i got from him on this game is he was playing a bit DIS-INTERESTED with the game..not shooting much and facilitating is not that aggressive. i think its now beginning to come to him and his prodding on Jlin most of the time tells something about it! i guess he’s just waiting for the FA to come to test himself out there, moneywise!

An Asian guy that’s smart and can play basketball. These are mega threats to black men and white men in the NBA. They will try to marginalize him like they are doing it now. I hope Lin can come back to CA and be a PG for a team like the Kings in the off season. I doubt Rondo will stick around but who knows?

Hornets playing Philly two more times this year. More audition time for Lin, stay healthy.

“Rather than partnering to soar to greater heights, Kemba chose not to change to enjoy his mini-kingdom”
Small aspirations for small-minded people

I feel it is possible since Lin has showed he can put good numbers when he start…But Cliff would have to get over his height preference.

Look at Trail Blazers with Liliard and C.J McCollum…C.J is 6’4 so only 1 inch taller than Lin…The coach there understood that C.J was one of his best player and eventhough he plays the same position as their franchise player(Lilliard) he still find a way to shoe-string C.J into the starting 5 alongside Lilliard.

only way is KW gets injured and Jlin takes over….that’s the only way sad to say

Been saying this for past 5-6 seasons. Besides MDA I don’t see any other coach willing to give him the reigns to the team. Lets hop MDA can convince Colangelo to give Lin a big contract and reigns to the team.

We can hope for the best, but if its like today …

I hope so….yes the sixers is weak now..but only a weak team will give him a chance.

Hornets are weak too, look at what happened. Bottomline no black player will be happy to follow Lin’s lead unless they are team players like Lamb.

lamb is not a team player trust me….he is ignoring Lin now. He wants to be the star too but it won’t happen

i don’t think so, Hornets needs Lin more than Lin needs them. Without Lin they would’ve lost this game. Also it’s only 1 season so if they bench him then so be it. If Lin looked for his own shots and averaged 20+ PPG they would be questioning why he’s not starting.

Q: You’ve said you’re intrigued by the potential in playing point guards Kemba Walker and Jeremy Lin together. Can you describe your vision for that combination?

It’s always good to have two pick-and-roll players on the floor. That way you can put pressure on the defense at one side, then switch it to the other. That makes more room to play similar to how Golden State does. You’ve got Steph (Curry) on one side, so defenses have to load up there, and then you’ve got Klay Thompson on the other with room to operate.

That’s what Kemba can do for Jeremy and Jeremy can do for Kemba.

Where is jeremy playing like Klay thompson? LOL

At least when Lin was PG, Lamb was willing to work with him and was genuinely happy.

Actually, Lin’s minutes are dependent on Walker and not Lin.

If Walker plays well, no Lin.

If Walker is struggling, Lin until Walker gets righted, then Lin gets rebenched.

If Walker struggles the whole game, lots of Lin.

I would be laughing if next season Lin, NB, Jefferson, and Kidd-christ wont be playing soon.,, they will be back into 7-65 season hahaha

One thing for sure, no star wanna play with Lin. Not even a star of a small market like Charlotte

yes, they can see right through his potential greatness ..
No more Cavs game they said =)

It’s very sad that EGO ruins a chance for teams to be better, i.e. Knicks, Rockets, Lakers, and now Hornets

wow…LAL surprisingly been playing well lately…anything changed?

They are leading against Nuggets!

Ya, would be funny if Batum heads to Toronto and JLin leaves. Then they will have no facilitator.

thats when they will feel the pinch!

They play as per the Scouting report… Canaan is former teammate of Jeremy

I just hope Lin can find a TRUE home next season. A Coach that trust him as PG, no super star push him aside and teammates that willing to play team ball with him.

They want Schroder from ATL.

All those Kemba loving bloggers going to start complaining about Kemba hogging the ball and not passing next year as the Hornets miss the playoffs.

That’s called fear

they had been doing that the past 2 season…remember the scouting report that we saw prior to season starts

Smith is a free agent after this year. If Jeremy signs w/ Sixers as starting PG, doubt Sixers will keep Smith.

Short highlights

That Cavs game brought the knives out. Walker and the FO structure just collapsed under the weight of Jeremy’s ability. That “team” experiment is kaput.

Lin is no longer for in for the win but in to insure the win.

No, it actually started after his 35 pt game. He definitely shine over Kemba, Lin never got to play like that game again, even in that Cavs game.

“The Redemption Games” I am looking forward to are against the Rockets (3/12); Heats (3/17); Cavs (4/03); and of course Boston (4/11). All meaningful games for J to the Lin.

They don’t want lin to shine in front of mda. They want to show mda it’s not just lin who can be yo boy

Technically Kemba is not considered a star (not all-star yet), more like no “franchise player” wants to play with Lin.

Of course it’s FO, it’s always been FO tailoring to their franchise players why Lin couldn’t stay on his teams.

lol…really!?

Those shoe designs are so ugly ><" Seriously Adidas couldn't design better looking ones for Lin? Did they ever release the dragon pack shoes? Never seen them online, those were nice especially the white ones.

Lin to Spurs? 👍

I don’t want anything reminding me of Hornets once Lin is gone.

how was it folks?any good feedback from the game?

Manu decided NOT to retire.

not so fast. nobody knew Lin would sign for pennies with the hornets. plus, spurs spent all of their $$ on LMA and already got Davis West for pennies

what about these? gotta admit they look awesome!

Sorry for cursing but Clifford really annoys me

Not sure if Lin would want to accept as replacement for Manu since his goal is starting PG and All-Star. Really depends on whether MDA’s team offer him a legit starting PG role.

There’s a poster from the other site that saw Lin play tonight in Philadelphia. Said both of his ankles were wrapped in ice after. Did he post here? If not, is it ok to bring his observations here? There are some on D’Antoni and his interaction.

Not bad! Both good!

Look awesome, score 50. If it also feels awesome, score another 50, 100! Great A shoe!

I m the mod for a sec. Yes you may! Haha~

Ha!

http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400828785

Things we look forward to as season wraps up:

1) Lin getting primary ballhandling responsibility due to whatever circumstance.
2) Lin shining in playoffs and going deep
3) Rockets missing playoffs, Morey gets fired.
4) Jeanie making little Jimmy keep his words and kicks him out of Lakers basketball operations, BS gets fired.

psalm, someone on the other site has a lot of good observations about Lin tonight. OK to quote some here on the new thread? Had some on Lin and D’Antoni’s interaction and the crowd’s reaction to Lin (all good stuff). *****

off course ..
please do so in the new thread so it won’t get lost here.

thank you!

This is my third year to drive from NYC to Philadelphia to support JLin. 2 yrs ago I witnessed JLin drained 9 3pts. Last year was very disappointed cos he was out sick & not even on the bench. This year I am very lucky, have him signed my Lakers & Hornets jersey & took a picture with him. I was sitting at the baseline next to the Hornets bench. I was spying at him all the time & have no interest in watching the game except for when he was playing. When he was on the bench, he has very little interaction with other players, he didn’t look happy most of the time until 4th quarter after subbed out. He started to smile sometimes & talked to Kaminsky. M William is really a good teammate & leader. He stands up & cheers for teammates whenever they score. I didn’t pay attention to Clifford so I don’t know if he ever yells at JLin. There’s one play which I was really mad at him, is in the 4th quarter, when I. Smith already started to run down the court, but Clifford kept talking to JLin, guess he was calling play, making him a little late to guard Smith, which lead to Smith a driving layup & a foul by Lin. Also I was disappointed not seeing any contact between JLin & MDA, not at shoot around or after the game, but I’m not sure about halftime. Sorry that I can’t provide a detail game report but here are some pics I would like to share.

Thanks Chan…you should post this on the new thread
http://www.jlinportal.com/jeremy-lin-played-well-in-reduced-time-in-a-win-over-76ers/

Ohhh im so jealous of the signed jersey. I was not lucky last time. I know Lin is not happy. I saw it. In tv you can’t really tell. Thank you for the pics and for sharing.

maybe bc lin dropped 29 on them with the lakers