G66 LAL @GSW Game Thread

Haha First

Given the foot speed Lin demo’ed yesterday, I hope bigs can provide more help today. Why always clog the lane their own PG need while make it wide open for the opponent?

Good question !

humanoid you mean?

Ha I’m thinking BS when you say humanoid

17 more games until the release party for Lin.

Lol…

Absolute blindfolded-middle-of-the-night-without-a-clue-shot-in-the-dark guess:
March 16 2011 with the GSW.
Am I even close?

Hopefully Lin does not get too amped up for this game.

Such a vital nuance fans miss as the NBA rewards send celebrates players who score a lot.

17 more for #17!

Warriors playing for top seed and homecourt advantage in playoffs and for loss against lakers last Dec. Will Lin be unleashed and up to task? Will the BS tankers come to play? The plot thickens, as Joyce would say, LOL. Yes, let’s go team Lin!

Good guesses! I will post the answer now since I will be busy tonight. Spoiler below:

Lin’s first NBA 3 ptr came in the final game of the season during his rookie year with GSW. He hadn’t made one all year. The Warriors were beating the other team by a lot, and Lin got to dribble out the clock. He crossed the timeline and started to dribble out the clock casually. Then when there was only a couple of seconds left in the game, he suddenly sprinted forward and launched like a 30-ft 3ptr with his defender caught off guard. He made it and had a chuckle with his teammates. And that’s how the GSW and Lin’s rookie season ended!

https://twitter.com/LA_TripleThreat/status/577623400945946624

https://twitter.com/ajrafael/status/577616087400914944

That is truly scary!

minutes have been declining steadily over the last however many games since lin was clamped down after the mini-run post asg. only the one win game against det broke the pattern of each game fewer minutes down to under 19 the last one.

Go Lin…hope to see him play his type of game…immaterial of points…obviously getting higher than his season high, would be nice! or 3pointers all days long! 🙂

Go Lin!!!!

Terminator 4?

These so called wanna be ‘superstars” need to understand that when they leave their team where they are the star and go to a team with other “big time superstars’,they will be in a corner.LOL

standing on the corner watching while the stars go by.

LOL

BS doesn’t believe in 3 pointers will get you a championship but the Spurs has done it many times.

https://twitter.com/pintolakers/status/577640482701885440

Hope you find this interesting.

2014-15 Hollinger NBA Player Statistics – Point Guards

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Hollinger Stats – Player
Efficiency Rating – Qualified Point Guards

STATGAMES MIN TS% ASST TO USG ORB DRB REB PER VA EWA
RK LIN 64 25.7 18 29 59 34 56 35 45 26 20 20
20

Glossary

Players on pace to play 500 or more minutes

*To qualify: a player must have played 6.09 MPG.

TS%: True Shooting Percentage – what a player’s
shooting percentage would be if we accounted for free throws and
3-pointers. True Shooting Percentage = Total points / [(FGA + (0.44 x
FTA)]

AST: Assist Ratio – the percentage of a player’s
possessions that ends in an assist. Assist Ratio = (Assists x 100) divided
by [(FGA + (FTA x 0.44) + Assists + Turnovers]

TO: Turnover Ratio – the percentage of a player’s
possessions that end in a turnover. Turnover Ratio = (Turnover x 100)
divided by [(FGA + (FTA x 0.44) + Assists + Turnovers]

USG: Usage Rate – the number of possessions a player
uses per 40 minutes. Usage Rate = {[FGA + (FT Att. x 0.44) + (Ast x 0.33)
+ TO] x 40 x League Pace} divided by (Minutes x Team Pace)

ORR: Offensive rebound rate

DRR: Defensive rebound rate

REBR: Rebound Rate – the percentage of missed shots
that a player rebounds. Rebound Rate = (100 x (Rebounds x Team Minutes))
divided by [Player Minutes x (Team Rebounds + Opponent Rebounds)]

PER: Player Efficiency Rating is the overall rating of
a player’s per-minute statistical production. The league average is 15.00
every season.

VA: Value Added – the estimated number of points a
player adds to a team’s season total above what a ‘replacement player’
(for instance, the 12th man on the roster) would produce. Value Added =
([Minutes * (PER – PRL)] / 67). PRL (Position Replacement Level) = 11.5
for power forwards, 11.0 for point guards, 10.6 for centers, 10.5 for
shooting guards and small forwards

well, once Lin went into that DGAF mode, there is really not much BS could do.

Cleveland is taking a horrendous beating from Miami. Dragic has had a fantastic beginning but he was taken out for Wade after about 6 minutes. He is going to have a good game today no matter what.

waiting for that to happen on today’s game!

That’s good enough. I’m sick and tired of his unkind comments on Jeremy and his game.

I do not get this post….

Please show us the linkage for us to read directly from the site.

I think FO sure was not happy Lin got benched & BS just put the blamed on big for not helping Lin for screen to get away from double teams.

Isn’t roger handling NBA related things?

I don’t know.

I think tenden handles bussiness side, endorsement, etc.

https://twitter.com/zukovka/status/577656783772229632

https://twitter.com/zukovka/status/577657339324530689

That reminds me another player…

https://twitter.com/anlishin12/status/577659254384947201

jlfa beat you to the punch.

https://twitter.com/MarkG_Medina/status/577635511621185536

Tip off here we go. Good luck Lin, have a good game!

dont care win or loose just pad stats

Wonder if @JoeTeam is watching the game live. An ingame report would be nice.

Still, its a good start from LAL

Lin in! Smiles here.

Ah speaking of… 🙂

lol

That’s a block!

https://twitter.com/NBA/status/577664569075609600

🙂
https://twitter.com/EricPincus/status/577664392830918658
https://twitter.com/forumbluegold/status/577664433352142848

https://twitter.com/ericpincus/status/577664392830918658

Not in my house!

Playing good D.

https://twitter.com/LakersNation/status/577666135048511488

Not keeping tabs but seems like Jeremy and Davis have the most blocks in this Lakers team. Jeremy with more blocks than Jordan Hill.

I think Lin should just play, however many TOs happen happen.

mavs and thunder tied with 1 minute left.

https://twitter.com/Lakers/status/577667053651247104

https://twitter.com/lakers/status/577667334975799297

Good Q1 LAL keeping up with the pace, except for their TOVs

Too fast for the rookie

Thanks. Enjoy the game first. Turn in your dissertation later 🙂

Loosing the lead….LAL cant hit the basket! 🙁

FT…missed

Looking to pass too much in traffic, take the shot.

very fast…

FT.

If you heard the ESPN broadcast that’s the general consensus on jeremy for most NBA pros or jocks on who cover the game…unfortunate

what?

Like that block…lol

Did he?

Right, he can’t play D. Well, he sure has a lot of blocks for a guard that can’t play D.

I mean he probably doesn’t feel it because of the adrenaline but it may hurt after the game.

What?! Knicks were right to not pay Lin. Losing Lin was the biggest mistake Knicks have made. A star fell in their lap and they let him go. Smh

Who are the commentators from ESPN tonight?

Looks like he wants to get Davis going. Looks like Lin has his mind made up to get his team mates going.

Thought he was gonna get blocked

Except after that he’s already taken out!

watch the lead to balloon…

The Bench racked up to many TOVs

Why didn’t Clarkson save that ball from going out of bounds?

and you have the correct answer. congratulations.

Lin is -12. I didn’t see the beginning but that is rare.

Jesus he gets the shortest leash I’ve ever seen

Looked like he got a good pick.

To far

Boozer 0/5, Brown/Davis/Lin too many TOs, too fast for the D-leaguer

with the exception of the i beleive detroit game lins minutes have been going down sequentially each game since the clampdown on the mini linsanity run from 30 to 18 in the last. on pace for about another 18 today unless something changes.

Limped to line.

what is going on with Lin?

Subbed out.

Two times hill had oPens. Just didn’t want to jump and shoot

its like the NBA thinks somehow jeremy suckered owners into him getting paid…

Great floor general. He and bsc coordinated twice so they are working this game.

looks like getting the continued declining minutes that have been the pattern since the mia. game.

https://twitter.com/markg_medina/status/577673534148866048

https://twitter.com/cloudharbor1/status/577673610594279424

nice 3 from WE

https://twitter.com/zukovka/status/577673606328664064

Who is floor general? Who is bsc?

Well, if Boozer makes his shots, then nothing i would complain.

Boozer not finishing. Lin should not force the cold hand.

Half of JC’s baskets are cherry picks…

and you are picking on him?…lol…just need to credit when its due

I hope he gets to the line at least 3 times for 6 shots in the 2nd half. Sometimes he shies away from taking his shots too much. He’s a scoring point guard.

and JC should give credit to Curry for that bad pass..lol

probably he will text him tonite…lol

Well, MVP candidate Stephen Curry ain’t doing any better
1-4 , 2 pnts, 3 TO , 4 Assits. played longer mins.

boozer has not played well since the asg; probaly just tired. long season. old guy. not used much down the stretch last year.

but doesn’t matter.. it’s what the coaches, fo and media portray lin as.. and he is and will alway be a backup in their eye..UNLESS

Lin leads the team in points and assists and lead them to a championsship..with a coach who believes in him.. then about 50% will say ok..he is a starter..

He will have to win another championship in a row.. to prove that HE IS A STARTER and all star.

that is the ONLY way to prove those commentators and everyone wrong.. Why? because they don’t want to be wrong because they are the ones who OVERLOOKED him..and it will invalidate the scouting system of the nba when lin actually took a team to championship TWICE. When that does happen..laymans will then say MAYBE it is because he is asian ..that’s why he was overlooked..but the nba does not want ppl to say that. So now you can see how the whole thing is a bit rigged.

historically lin needs minutes to play well. declining minutes go with declining performance. throwing out the one lakers win lins minutes last few games: 29, 27, 24, 22, 19, only 10 in the first half this game and with the starters actually playing well for a rare time likely to continue the pattern of reduced minutes each game.

https://twitter.com/penny10654/status/577676632602738688

4 point game. Let’s see what Lin can do in the second half

Backup should play the garbage time? Lol

OK, here comes all the so called Lin “fans” expecting him to score, defend, assist, no turn overs, more minutes, etc, etc. Can’t we just be happy that he is healthy, & will be out of LA soon. We don’t know how BS wants him to play. Seriously, this is discoursging!!!!

Yeah

Unfortunately, this happens everytime Jeremy doesn’t have a good start. sigh..

Listen we are all lin fans here, but we all know that he can play a better game than this. We are wandering what is going on with him. he doesn’t look like himself tonight.

Sorry fan here, but he’said not playing well. Tovs, low assist feeding cold hands, hesitant in his shot.

Highlight was the block on Green.

Still second half.

https://twitter.com/zukovka/status/577674102443548672

i agree, I just want him to play his game.

Yep, he seems hesitant and tentative toight

Maybe on O but his D seems fine.

We all live in the real world of the NBA, the only that matters is how many points you score, until that that gets coded into lin’s brain, the NBA will always see him as a backup. If he wants to be relevant in the NBA, he has to figure out how to put up numbers scoring.

Game isn’t over… we’ll see.

he might not play the whole 3Q… sigh

Lin. BScott

Hey, the great S. Curry himself is having 2-8 night. It just happens.

Give it up @John Lee:disqus .That argument is moot here right now.

Jeremy is in

Starters playing well tonight
Now BS does not how to tank

Go Jeremy!

Lin with an aggressive 3!!

Still NOT.ENOUGH. (sarcasm)

GS is getting mementum now. It’s about time to put in Jeremy.

Jeremy is warming up 🙂

NOT.ENOUGH.

Stu, you need to also credit JLin for starting the pass…

Because he is Lillard and black and Jeremy is Asian-American.

So Curry decides to get hot when Lin is on the floor.

Lin just pissed curry off

You know if Curry only had 19 min, it would be a disappointing performance

Curry just doing his thing.

Lin needs to shoot now, mid range shots. His shot is falling, take it.

Totally

Lin has been back to his facilitating mode after Byron made the comment about reigning in PnR to see how opponents react to his Priceton system.

So I think Lin only turned on his aggressive scoring mode in the 2nd half. Last game he didn’t get a chance to do so at all.

yes, it will let Byron know that he needs to close the game.

Trading basket only keeps your from losing more.

Wondering about why he’s playing is quite different from slamming him on why he isn’t scoring much.

Defense! Lin.

Great 1-on-1 D on Curry by Lin!

It’s Lin’s responsibility to use Brown properly at both ends of the court with 1:30 left in the quarter.

Man that defense….on the national tv. curry will come in full force in 4q……lol

That’s defense

Nice to see!
https://twitter.com/MarkG_Medina/status/577684544012361728

Jon Barry you see that D you clown

https://twitter.com/LakerFacts/status/577684444053557248

They get along well. Clarkson really respects Lin. Clarkson has been a fan of Lin since Linsanity days.

It almost went in.

JC is just a rookie. It is the ones who set up the adverse selection should be blamed.

Yes. Applies in the NBA too. Asians need to have perfect stats to be in the NBA.

4Q, Byron put in Ryan Kelly together with Brown for the bench to absorb.

The bench has to blend together in a short time, 2 games, with its new element, Jabrai Brown.

Jeremy being a running back out there drawing fouls

He’s upped his aggression in the 2nd half.

Awesome!
https://twitter.com/Librafree/status/577686428882079744

You can’t block shot if you aren’t athletic enough in NBA.

Jeremy Lin is too athletic for a PG!
LOL

Who would dare question lins athleticism

Byron Scott. Kobe etc.

Another great D by Lin drawing the charge!

Should be tied for 3rd place not 1st but that’s coming off the bench! If Lin was starting he could easily be no.1 or no.2!

Exactly what I wanted 6 FTs.

Good…padding stats..

Lin is super-smart!
He knew GSW had 14 fouls and he’d get the 15th to get GSW in the penalty (FTs for every foul)

did Boozer really miss that??

Boooo…zer

He missed another one, again 🙁

Boozer is really struggling

Lin needs to attack the rim to get FTs and stay in the game

Livingston and Lin go at each other hard. Bad blood from Rockets days.

It takes time for Jabrai Brown to fit in the bench and play as a team.
It’s tough for the bench to absorb a new player.

I think he’s mixing it up nicely. He’s taken 6 FTs, so he’s attacking pretty well.

https://twitter.com/cnm_jlin_vids/status/577689677840429056

Need couple of good stops now…

What Boozer layup but no assist for Lin?!

exactly!

thats smart..padding stats 🙂

thankfully refs are actually calling fouls this game.

Jeremy 2FTs, 15pts now!

I see it.

Ok now I see it! Game Companion didn’t show the assist with Boozer’s play by play.

lin doing too much to impress home crowd. needs to calm down

Well that’s that

2 b2b TOVs…luckily SCurry missed the shot

In the last 3 games, Lin started having many TOs.

Well Warriors are tightening their defense on the inside to anticipate Jeremy’s inside passing.

It would be great if he stayed in control. He shouldn’t have had those 2 turn overs.

Haha….lin will think those TOVs for a while..

https://twitter.com/ToddKrieger1/status/577691307449065472

he better win this one for the Lakers or he’ll be buried alive by haters and “fans” alike…lol

But why is it always Jeremy getting yanked out?

Lin Out

Good night !

yeah , and that one too… 🙂

It does not matter to lin..lin has his own goal

GS defense would not let up; the rest of Lakers made TOs.

ok, Lin is out
Let’s see how much GSW puts the gas pedal to the max!

BS wants to loss the game… he must be very happy now.

Lin has too many TO. I think it is just too many.

more like – Punished!

with BScott…we dont know what we are going to get…lets see

Agreed.

After Lin out, Lakers’ offense collapses.

Yup collapsed the paint

Nope he is a backup not a starter for this ahem team

Just another learning opportunity for Lin.

Not afraid to make things happen.

All good…lol

Way too much hate kid has to be perfect

https://twitter.com/haralabob/status/577691643295350784

Always the double std

I say when he is coached again by a real coach he hasn’t had a good coach in 3 years

Maybe have him play through it… not yank him. It’s not like they’re playing to win.

Lin should be more unpredictable as when to pass and when to take his own shot.

https://twitter.com/bballbreakdown/status/577691692846862336

Ok, hope the Warriors really close this out now!

Agreed, but Lin isn’t Curry. He will get there.

LOL

https://twitter.com/IdoAmir/status/577692701052661760

Never seen a guy cross his arms so long —- BS

Defensive stance right?

That’s enough for me. Just stay healthy and learn from experience.

Too many TOs for a superb game but he had a solid 4th Q and led the team well.

not an easy task!

I sense a jordan hill 3 here

Jeremy back in?

JLin coming in on final play

Sheeit

lin back in? yay!

Lincredible, Lin’s in.

with 6 seconds left? Then why did he take him out in the first place. OMG

Jeremy pulled out of the game. AGAIN.

1pt game!

game over? 3pt game

OT?

All you need is a 4 point play.

Does Lin got to go back in fr the clutch 3 shot?

Lin is IN

Charlie Brown is that you? 🙂

GS fouled again; not like Byron.

I missed that, who drew the foul?

thats pretty much a norm for O and D; many coach does that

Seriously Kerr, why put your good defender Andre Iguodala on Jeremy on that inbound?

Admit it…

It was for rebounding

LOL…back to 3pt game

and no timeout to use.

Given another coach, this team can win lots of games.

Clarkson foul and Johnson TO in last moments, so Lin can’t take all the blame.

You know this game is bad when Jordan Hill has the most assists!

Good turn around from Lin. Relapsed a bit Lin with 2 tov but hey it happens

JLin out blocking him. Clearly a role switch is in order

ok, at least it wasn’t Lin who took the last shot.
Wes’ TO was pretty bad

Lin has 15 pts I’m happy.

yup, too bad BScott was no D’Antoni who trusted Lin.

Overall…its s till a good game from LAL

Given a real coach, this would be a playoff team with Lin period!!

i wish lin got to take the last shot lol. would have been a tie game!~~

Talking about aggressiveness…

He can’t but those two TOs happened back to back so it looks extra bad.

https://twitter.com/zukovka/status/577697093944479744

@mimiface_00 @felixfkc @CNM_JLin_Vids It's worse: In some places IT DOESN'T MATTER if @JLin7 proves himself again & again. NEVER trusted.— Ido Amir (@IdoAmir) March 17, 2015

I’m not happy about the TOs. The number is not good at 5 but a lot were bad passes, forced passes. He regressed a bit in that regard. But he got to the line a lot. I’m not happy he didn’t play the whole 4th and Byron seemed to discipline him for making TOs. Remember the game Kobe had 10?

When Jabari Brown wasn’t called up, Lin got to play more with guards of some more experience, that help his game, wouldn’t it?

Yep. He figured out what he needed to do because sure in the h3ll didn’t know what to do.

Even Barry said Lin played well in the 4th. So you know he did.

https://twitter.com/Librafree/status/577697892921569280

Nah, he is usually aggressive. It’s just the refs are calling the fouls for him more tonight for some unknown reason.

The idea is those tov or not currys impact is more positive vs negative. bs does not view it the same for Lin.

He’s Curry!

Jordan Clarkson starting to get a little too whiny with these refs. Someone bring Kobe in to threaten to kill him.— Awwbrew Wiggins (@KobeNeverSleeps) March 17, 2015

Byron would always figure out something to lose.
What a loser.
He couldn’t win even when he wants it.

Lin only had 22 mins!!!!I
Jeremy said,’I don’t have control in many things (my 2 cents: that our stupid coach cooked up for me)’

Then Barry spent the entire one minutes to bash Lin after 2 tovs….pure gold…lol

His blocks for a guard are phenomenal. Blocking requires proper timing and good leap – he mastered them both.

Kerr plays to win. BS plays to tank (if not, I give him too much credit).

Curry had 7 TO’s ans lin 5 TO’s, don’t feel so bad about lin’s TO’s.

Kerr is smart…

“@LakersSBN: Jeremy Lin says no https://t.co/UQD2ZG4xnf”— Lakers Facts (@LakerFacts) March 17, 2015

Lin’s wish: Please create some space for me, partner!

i’ll be just waiting to see JLIN go to a new Team next season and with less expectation from Lakers on their treatment with Jeremy!

I would like it more if he can work on being the receiving end of an alley. That attempt with Harden was just….. well….

Even on volleyball he’ll be a good defensive player.

He is the one and only ‘Lin’

https://twitter.com/CNM_JLin_Vids/status/577700066376417280

Then I hope they lose.

Trailblazers, Hawks, Spurs hear me out on this – crush Warriors!

Kerr is a true Lin hater just like Mchale and BS!

He needs to review the tape of his alleys with Landry Fields.

BS is trash talking as usual.
Give Jabrai Brown to Clarkson should be a better choice because Brown’s his ex-teammate.

LOL
https://twitter.com/CNM_JLin_Vids/status/577700491595018240

https://twitter.com/zukovka/status/577700544652918784

Why didn’t Tony Parker dunk more often?

ESPN commented on that specific fact. Slso wondered why Lin pulled just for “a couple of turnovers”.

seriously..what is a better job of being a pg.
what is his definition of pg.
price? then he will hate westbrook and lover rondo.

Write to NBA to correct.

Byron’s nightmare is when Lin took the last shot and won the game for him.

No BS is just trying to sell anyone but Lin!!

I’m pretty sure this will be the block of the night 🙂

But you have to roast this coach first.

A sign of no security.

True that!

This is a better vid. It shows how Jeremy recovered from the foul that was not called!

I CAN’T STAND Real GM’s Laker forum. I went there and one of the mod’s, none of them are fair to Lin, said he was a tank commander along with Wes. I said to him that is unfair, Lin did great things in the 4th and Curry had 7 TOs. I wasn’t about to let that stand. I really shouldn’t go there, those mods and that whole board gets on my nerves. Most Lin fans have left it because they are sick of the tone of it.

I think he made a pathetic one but I forgot against whom but it’s pathetic so it’s not worth remembering and mentioning.

“hop” is more like it…

Scott is a disgrace. That is just a crappy thing to say and do to his best PG especially with what Lin gave the team in the 4th. Even John Barry recognized that.

Can watch that over and over and over…Oh I just did x100

ABJ mentality, nothing new.

To Scotts credit. He did say Lin played well. Just had those 2 TO and thats why he took Lin out.
From Lins post game interview. BS basically yelled at the team during the half about the TOs. So guessing BS said if you guys keep making TO, you will be taken out. So BS prefers punishing his players rather than trying to win.

https://twitter.com/SerenaWinters/status/577703978068127744

Both played well … Q4

No, JLin’s not going back to Warriors when Steve Kerr the extreme hater coach is there!

Ryan Kelly should be ashamed by letting those layins go through him.

Jeremy graduated from blocking another guard (Derrick) to bigger men (Josh Smith, Draymond Green)

He does! Steve Kerry have dissed Lin before during Linsanity! Imagine what he thinks now that Lin’s been marginalized by two teams in last 3 years!

show me the case…

Not hates on Lin just don’t think Lin is good.

https://twitter.com/ToddKrieger1/status/577704032992567296

hate?

Unfortunately, Lin still has to prove himself and Curry doesn’t. The nature of Lin’s turnovers was the problem more than the amount. Like if 2 were offensive fouls or so it wouldn’t be that bad. But most were bad passes and bad decision passes.

That’s normal bc they did that to anyone in FT. They are GSW fans not Lin’s fans.

I don know. I mean you can clearly tell Jon Barry is just idixtic. Kerr knows what he is talking about, so I think he just does not like Lin. Miller and Weber is more neutral in a sense that at least they praise Lin, just Bash more…

No, and they aren’t objective. They have bad moderators there. The other GM boards were better. The Houston one was tolerable, just not a good group for the Lakers board.

Oh, don’t tease. Fans would love him here. Just don’t like him on Fakers.

Jeremy’s post game interview

that was quick!

Only 2 tovs are dumb to me tho. I guess everyone rate them differently. 1st one is the one b4 the block, 2nd one was the 1st one in 4Q where his ball just poked away.

That is not what I meant. Unselfish team ball is always better than any other. Lin is almost like 100% unselfish, that would make him a little bit too predictable because most people would know Lin is always(or maybe 90% of the time?) looking to pass to other teammates. Opposing teams could lure Lin to pass by intensionally opening a pass ing lane for him but actually anticipating him to pass. If he could be more toward being selfish maybe he could become more unpredictable? Just my thoughts.

Jeremy didn’t block Josh Smith. I swear Lin simply took the ball out of his hand, PERIOD.

That was a good block. I heard that swatting sound. Sorry guys I just had to post this:

Now you are challenged to find anyone worse than Byron Scott.

Any TO done by Jeremy is dumb for some.

The only careless ones for me are the last two at 4th Q.

This was a great defensive play. Even Jon Barry was impressed.
https://twitter.com/zukovka/status/577707583974318081
https://twitter.com/zukovka/status/577707973448974336

You haven’t heard how Byron trashed Lin in the postgame interview yet.

He is SO NOT his old self. Kerr actually planned on taking out Jeremy’s inside passing and Warriors were all over the bigs on the inside like bees to honey. With Jeremy in, Warriors actually tightened their defense on the inside.

Where’s your dissertation????

Go write your report, chop chop. lol. Hope you had fun!

There were mixed, cheers and boos. But he gets a lots of attention from fans.

I wish Boston would go to the playoff this season. That should put the Lakers to shame.
Currently Boston is tied with Indiana and Miami for the 7th and 8th spot.
Boston is playing with all their star players gone.
Lakers got stuck with Kobe and is closer to the cellar than being a playoff team.

Ha ha. I had a blast. Let me do some work emails first.

Will be here in say 30 mins.

Shaun Livingston did a monster job on Lin 1-1 and then there was Iggy inside. His 4Q effectiveness was really hampered by Shauno.

they copy Kobe …

This is def true. report later.

I think Barry was saying after Lin was out, LAKERS starts to get quality shots.

Even Jon Barry said, “Since Lin got taken out, Lakers don’t have any good shot at the basket anymore”

Banging tables here!!!

Pfft…can’t wait until July 1st. JC is no PG. Even Jon Barry recognized that, which is not much.

fork and spoons @joeteam:disqus

Sorry I stand corrected. Just watched the BS post game interview again and said JC had a better second half compared to his own first half. He did not say JC played better than Lin in second half. My mistake.

we’ll be impatiently waiting =)

OK I stand corrected. Just watched the BS post game interview again and said JC had a better second half compared to JC own first half. He did not say JC played better than Lin in second half. My mistake.

Basically BS said JC was taken out first half because of two TOs and said second half JC played better compared to his own first half.

Again, why are you listening to his jibberish… twice? Haha. Nothing he says has merits anyways. Thanks for the update tho 🙂

Barry says lots of dumb stuff. May be ESPN keeps him for entertainment purposes and ratings.

They put in rookies for us to finish the game. Sigh!

https://twitter.com/CNM_JLin_Vids/status/577711438229291008

he got knocked very hard, like the OKC Sefalosha knock, I was really surprised he got back for the block. You could see his head snap back. On the replay, is see it might have been Booz who hit him, but I think Steph did something to push him in maybe. Need a different angle.

I thought he was tied at first with Teague?
https://twitter.com/Gadgetomi/status/577713869763702784

I’m not sure, but as long as he’s in the top 3, I’m good.

you have 13 minutes to go!

You’re right.
Lin not only blocked but he took the ball away cleanly and set up a play down the court.
That’s a beauty to watch now again and again.

Ed knows the deal. He probably doesn’t care for Byron either.

OK, not like it matters. I will take your words…lol

LOL….exactly

Why bring in Kobe on this. Kobe is just as guilty always whining to the refs about not being fouled during beginning of the season.
JC getting upset with himself for not finishing at the rim. Lin & Hill talking to him at courtside. Worthy & Horry saying its a rookie reaction & should be glad that both of them took the time to talk to him. It shows that both of them care about JC. They said Hill was trying to tell him that he rushed the play& should have passed to open guy.

Yeah, we all know that Lin is a playmaking PG, he’s not PBeverly or RPrice. Lin will always have more TOs than your Prices and Beverlys. No one complains about Harden’s or Curry’s high TOs because they have the freedom to play to their strength and rack up big stats that can make the TOs inconsequential.

https://twitter.com/garrytan/status/577717256567844864

I think Davis is not happy either.

Lin had to play a part of the center for his team.

@joeteam:disqus !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok, game Report!

Went early and took a tip from my friend with season tix. Waited in the right spot. JLin came out about 1.5 hrs before the game and did his warmups, about 25 mins. Strangely, no LAL of note were out there, so maybe they came out later. Lin practiced the very step back that he pulled in the game for I think his first 2 from the field, very cool to see him work on that move about 5 times during warmups and then use it.

Then he ran over to the tunnel and the GSW staff were gold. We were there early enough where we were ok’d on the opposite side of the tunnel from where he signs. The staff said it depends on players, but they’ll come over if they are nice. So, he ran straight to the opposite side and signed a few and then one of the ushers pointed him to our side and he was so nice, he crossed a barrier and came over and signed a bunch. Success! So happy for my son.

He didn’t break concentration though, no chitchat with fans. No smiles. Just very nice guy signing and he used my pen for a few people and waited to catch my attention to get my pen back to me. I was fumbling trying to get a pic, but not fast enough. Yep, he has to keep his game focus on after warmups, so I really appreciated this gift he gives to the kids. Lotsa kids lined up with balls, hats, etc.

To the game:

I noticed at least 4 times when he and BSc conferred on game strategy. I think BSc wanted to win this one and Lin did too. Once, Q4 I think, Lin was running to set up and still time before the horn. He then cut very quickly and ran straight to BSc and they had an engaged convo about game strategy, so I think BSc called him over and he cut like a kid happy to go talk to coach, so maybe they get along on that basis.

Another time, I saw the 2 of them team up on a ref and BSc was rolling his eyes at the ref, laughing at the ref, and Lin was nodding and after BSc walked away, Lin started to make arm movements explain why they were right. So not bad, as far as Lin/BSc action.

When BSc pulled Lin during that TO, 3 mins left, Lin was standing at the edge with a towel on his head, so I knew he was out. Then when he sat down, he drank from a cup and sort of spiked the cup to the floor, not angrily, but just sort of to indicate he wanted to finish out the game. Interesting to catch that, as I felt LAL could have won, dunno.

One poster dissed Lin for not taking a shot, but really, he was defended and the defender’s hand was above Lin’s apex so he had to give it to Booz.

As to him not taking his, I noticed with JBrown on the floor, Lin had to really keep instructing him. No magic there, a Rookie needs help. I think early in the 3rd, Lin started yelling at JBrown and signaling with high pointed arms, like you get to your corner or something. Really with force, and rook took it though he looked intense. That was during a break just before action. The very next play, Brown kicked out to Lin, so I don’t think it was any angry exchange, just emphatic here’s what you do, now, bro. Also in the fourth, I notice Lin had to have D up on people, and he had to keep waiving to get JBrown into place. On one play, lin had both hands up and notice brown out of position, so he yelled over gesticulating wildly, and Brown chop chopped ran into position and was able to cover.

So that’s to say JLin does have quite a brain load when he’s out there with the 2 rooks.

On Clarkson, I notice he has good plays, but he really gets too aggressive himself and fails at the rim, unlike how good Lin was during Linsanity. So, no chance JC makes as much difference as BSc says. Also, there was a stretch there where Lin was out, and everybody got infected by JC calling a play for himself. He took a PnR and kept it and bricked. I think it was Johnson or Ellington to 1-1 bricked next. Then Hill 1-1 brick. 3 possessions messed up because JC went for his own. Really a quick way to break down the team.

Anyway, also notice Lin having fun with the refs, joking around with them and making faces in the 4th quarter. I wish I had gotten a pic of that, because I’ve never seen Lin clown around on the court with refs. I think he was making fun of him not getting a call.

Finally, on that charge he took, he hurt his wrist, so for those of you upset he didn’t shoot near the end, he was messaging his wrist a couple of run ups after that.

Overall, I think Lin was still competitive, but nobody on the team seemed too serious and uptight, given how it’s gone this season. JBrown was intense, and I don’t blame him – he’s trying to break in for a good K, so though Lin had to yell at him 3x that I saw, he was very responsive to the tough love.

Aside from that above, I was also watching GSW so sorry I can’t tell you like probably what Brent or KHuang could as far as the play, movement, etc.

Had a fun night – and that 3 series fouling with 10 sec left was cool too. When JC got fouled, Lin did a fist pump like yeah, now we’ll go head to head with Curry on FTs. They and a chance.

see above hopes it makes you Happy, but not in a copy Marvin Gaye way.

Thanks for the report.

above now.

Thank you for the insightful report!

I agree. Lin has been taking care of the ball after the ASB. But I feel when he does that, he limits himself to play safe rather than playing his game, being creative and aggressive with playing making. It’s a tough balancing act. I hope he’ll find a coach who lets him play freely like MDA did in NYC.

I sense it … JBrown really snapped to when he was reminded, but you know that takes a lot out of you like trying to control GPS when you are driving. Now I know and one has to watch a live game to appreciate all the moving parts. So easy to watch from a TV feed and miss all that off ball action.

During the game, I heard (not sure which feed, most likely GSW) said that Ed Davis decided to opt out player option and became a free agency. Does anyone know more about what this means?

yep, no other veteran was helping the JBrown. I guess JC has had enough minutes where he doesn’t need direction to stay with the structure of the veterans game, but you can really see JC cannot finish well consistently. So he’s not ready.

Yes sir! lol

thanks so much for such a detailed report. It makes so much sense out of how the games have gone for Jeremy since Brown came in, and only increases my admiration for his play and his values.

I took my cues from your reports, thinking yeah, that’s what poster want to know. So thanks.

…and according to JoeTeam’s game report, he managed double digit O and hard-nosed D while at the same time spending energy schooling the rookies.

LOL

game highlights minus the block…

Thanks! Appreciate it. So he is free agent as JLin. He isn’t restricted one.

In fact, Jeremy is tied with John Wall being the first among PGs in BLKP48M.
http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/player/_/stat/blocks/sort/avg48Blocks/position/point-guards

https://twitter.com/librafree/status/577744404678512640

Counting:
16 games
30 days to end of season
103 days to FA

So happy JLin played very well despite of the new nauce that BS threw at him (putting him to babysit another rookies…) + typical BS acts. Please stay healthy and continue to work at “perfecting” your games, JLin!!

https://twitter.com/linspiredinca/status/577748280144048128 Fatigue likely played a factor in Lin’s late turnovers.

The spacing of the court suffers most with rookies on the court.
Spacing the court is the skill for veterans.

DRose was shocked and angry after that block.

there’s nothing like it , huh — watching JLin with your son. 🙂

100% upvote, so true.

Hey guy, welcome, glad to see you posting over here. This is a great site:)

https://twitter.com/NBAcom/status/577789016608628736

To Joeteam, thanks for the first person perspective.

Centres would not have been able to chase down Green, full court.

Played 14 straight on a btb night. Probably had a lot of family demands as well. Not an excuse because Lin needs to learn from these mistakes.

Must have just walked off… ☺ next time focus so it’s not blurry.

thanks for the first person perspective and write-up.

Ed Davis should get at least $5m/year

You can tell that JC already has Lin’s influence all over his game. That reverse PNR drive is all Lin.

Boris Diaw, Steve Nash, Jeremy Lin

How many NBA players who could do that, 1-on-1, right after his own TO w/o fouling?

Good stuff @joeteam:disqus

Lin always came in with a few minutes in the 3rdQ and then played the 4thQ.

After this game, Jeremy is tied with John Wall with a BLKP48M of 0.84.

Your pen has Lin’s DNA overall it. You should put the pen for auction and you’ll make good $$ from the ladies.

It made whole lot of sense and confirmed my “suspicion.” That is why I don’t get too upset for his turnovers, scores… It’s just another hurdle/obstacles/block that KB and BS throw at JLin. They love to show/prove the world why JLin “only” deserves to be a bench player. These twos are very sick persons. Calling “sick” is just too mild.

I noticed that as well, I think that’s because Lin has to play with Brown & Kelly now, it’s still ok on offense end, but it’s like 3 on 5 on defense end..
But Lin still has a RPM of +0.99 this year, which is amazing on a team that is 30 games under .500; Clarkson is -3.24 this year by the way.

revolutions per minute
rips petrol man
rondo pumps mavericks
relax play majong
what? is rpm.

Hello, and welcome

Me stomping ogre foot…

And a lot more would yell…ehhh!! and not get back on D. Very impressed by this play, but maybe I shouldn’t be since I don’t expect anything less from him 😛

v funny – clone wars! Highest bidder wins!

Thx, a small repay for all the link sharers who make this site so fun to read.

Speechless…

your welcome. I’m going to look for the distractions from now on in the games. Happens a lot on D, but on O, it’s all that arm waving after they make the call. There’s a hand on head signal and another closed fist. Do you and Brent or others know what that is?

yeah, one gets daddy credit when they’re so happy.

yw, we have a sort of history that game-goers pass along what they see off camera, so that was fun to note during the game. Hope I got most of it.

welcome KP.

https://twitter.com/librafree/status/577864517624823808

It’s like playing the game Cooking Dash!

LOL, “real plus minus”, Lin is rank #21. See glossary on the bottom page.
http://espn.go.com/nba/statistics/rpm/_/sort/RPM/position/1

woah, not safe for work!

He’s a likable guy, Mke d’Antoni. Wish he’d hook up with Jeremy somehow 🙂

No BS was truly IRATE at Lin for those Turnovers.

See BS is a micro manager who runs unimaginative offense.

He really feels TO’s kill his team’s chances. He is unwilling to bear risk.

MDA is GREAT because he is willing to roll the dice and let players PLAY.

MDA is flawed all over the place but MDA is so much greater than BS because he lets his players PLAY. They get to make mistakes when he believes in his player.

MDA is known for going hot and cold with his roster and all that too, but if you are not in the dog house, you get to make mistakes. Jlin needs that room to make mistakes.

Granted Lin’s errant passing is an issue at times.

I feel Lin wants to attack even more on teams, but knows BS will pull him regardless of the outcome. So Lin just avoids driving when he sees daylight, pulls back, and looks uncertain and then makes a lame pass.

its not like BS signed Jabari. Mitch and the front office did. But yeah I get your point.

the refs will not call fouls fairly for Lin. If they did, Lin would look like an NBA superstar. Granted, I see other “non stars” get jobbed on every other team as well.

Slimy Lakers & Byron:
Lin isn’t good enough to allow Linsanity to happen, but he’s good enough to mentor Clarkson (or anyone else).

Basically he likes smart, versatile players.

Or MItch? it did not happen to HOU…too bad

lol…anyway…Lin is even better now!

Lol pretty funny face hes making there

Nice to see you’re back!

He was rank #9 during season 2011-12.
http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/statistics/_/position/pg/year/2012

ah..yeah ok.

https://twitter.com/idoamir/status/577916887306145792

someone please tweet this to the clowns at espnla.com, especially Mason and Kelvin Washington…

Phil76ers are the forever tanking team with a GM who learned understand Morey! No thank you!

Whereever Mike d’antoni goes to become head coach, I hope JLin goes there! He’s the one who knows how to utilize Lin properly! I hope they’re still in contact and Lin has already planned to team up with him again!

a “smart” team player

Which team would you prefer?
Maybe Orlando Magic with MDA as the coach?

#LinsanityMagic has a nice ring to it!

I agree about Lin making risky passes instead of just shooting the ball! He really doesn’t take enough shots. He was great after ASG just looking to score first and pass second then it faded away.

Let’s hope the new Lin can figure out a better way to make passes so he can reduce his tovs. Asking him to just shoot is just limiting his development. There is no sound reason to do it right now. PPL quickly going to judge a pass is a risky one simply because it is really a risky one or it results to a tov. The bad about it is that, the results oriented thinking is unlikely to make him a better player.

Again, Lin had his goal set loud and clear during the ASB,
1) reduce the tovs and
2) make plays more efficiently.

Ultimately, that means he wants to be able to IMPOSE his will on the court better. Note that that is not 100% equal to just shoot the ball. Indeed, keep shooting like Clarkson did will results in a very nice tov stat, but your impact on the team suffers, hence your developments suffer. Let’s not asking Lin to devolve to a rookie level now. He still has 16 games with Lakers that he can just toy around and practice with his approach. That been said, there are times where indeed shooting was a better solution, but that is easy for us to say, harder for him or anyone to do. Unless he is just a player who always think his shots are the best shot no matter what.

What Lakers can achieve is not important at this moment at all. The only important thing is what Lin can still get from the situation.

Following that logic, is he implying Lakers are just too dumb to offer a guy while no one else will?

I think so too. But still, at a personal level, he probably can figure out something that works better for him anyway. Some of those that were not needed if you stay in a better team might come in handy later. For example, in playoff.

Not sure, but the Plan C quote bothers me.

Lakers fans perspective will always be Lakers-centric so they only think of Lin as backup Plan B or C.
They like Clarkson since he’s cheap $875K and some probably knows BScott hates PnR and has no use for Lin

I’d just ignore them. Most fans know Lakers is a bad fit for Lin, the PnR player, at this point.

At least they know that Lin can post All-Star numbers if PnR is allowed after the ASB. It’ll be Lakers loss if Lin blows up with PnR system somewhere else next year. They will demand BScott’s firing when that happens.

I used to prefer Mavs but after second thought, Kings may be a better team for him in view of Karl is the head coach now who likes run and gun. Lin has a better chance to start over Collision simply because Lin is a much bette player both offensively and defensively.

Only worries is Rudy Gay who seems like a Melo lite in terms of scoring and hogging the ball, but at least he is not the pg/sg.

I can understand plan b, but plan c is a bit disrespectful to my hero, lol.

yeah, forgive them for not having the capacity to understand lol

Yes. And I really hope the Lakers aren’t even in Lin’s plans.

good point, GSW is ranked #4 in Steals/Game this season.
They have good individual defenders like Iggy and Greene but they also did a great job as a team

I hope the only plan Lin has for the Lakers next season is to circle the game dates vs the Lakers (Kobe/BScott)!

I don’t know how to read or find your response. That format is confusing. Did someone outline plan A, B etc, & your response is the D part? That forum confuses me, so never go there.

Lakers’ Jeremy Lin, Byron Scott at odds over his turnovers
http://www.insidesocal.com/lakers/2015/03/17/lakers-jeremy-lin-byron-scott-at-odds-over-his-turnovers/

Very explosive revelation from JLin:

“I told those guys, you’re the point guard, you have to get us into
something every time. You can’t just be flip with the basketball,” Scott
said. “This is one of those teams where if you try to thread the
needle, there are so long and so quick, you can’t do that,” You can’t
make the home run play. You have to make the obvious play. That’s where
we got ourselves in trouble in trying to make these home-run passes and
they were off to the races.”

Lin maintained he never heard Scott offer such analysis to him.

“I haven’t talked to him about the turnovers,” Lin said of Scott. “He
hasn’t given me feedback on what he wants me to do to be better.”

The answer seemed puzzling considering Lin has said this season he
has talked with Scott numerous times this season about his role. Lin has
admitted he found it difficult for reasons including shifting between a
starter and reserve, playing in a non-traditional point guard-oriented
offense and sharing ball handling duties with Kobe Bryant before he
suffered a season-ending right shoulder injury after 35 games. A
perplexed reporter remarked how that revelation seemed odd since Scott
is the Lakers’ head coach.

“I don’t know how to respond to that question,” Lin said. “No comment.”

On his turnovers, Lin would only say that Scott “wants to keep them
down.” Lin also reported that Scott “yelled at” the team regarding its
18 turnovers, most punctuated by Wesley Johnson bobbling the ball out of
bounds before taking a potential game-tying three-pointer that could
have forced overtime.

But Lin then revealed that he has spent more time analyzing his
ball-handling issues with his personal trainer. Lin reported his trainer
offered him comprehensive feedback after watching film of every single
one of Lin’s 123 turnovers he committed this season leading into the NBA
All-Star break. Since then, Lin has collected 23 turnovers through 13
games, marking an average of 1.7 per contest during that stretch.

What did Lin’s trainer tell him?

“Stay out of tight spots, especially when you come out of the
pick-and-roll and you have the big man there,” Lin said. “Don’t try to
dribble down into the block unless you know you have that space because
there’s a lot of hands there and be careful of the pocket passes.
Tonight I was guilty of a few of them.”

That feedback sounds fairly similar to what Scott has said publicly
all season. Yet, Lin sounded somewhat defiant of his latest miscues.

He indirectly questioned one of his late-game turnovers before
declining to discuss further, saying, “I don’t want to get fined.” Lin
revealed he has nursed an undisclosed injury on his right wrist that he
has played through for “weeks” with varying success. Lin then strongly
defended what he called his “high-risk, high-reward,” play.

“It’s a constant push and pull. Everything about the game is a
balance,” Lin said. “I can sit there and play safe and not have any
turnovers. But that means I won’t be myself as a player. I won’t be
making plays that I make. I drive to the rim and to the basket really
hard and put my head down. The majority of the time, I feel like
something good will happen. But there will be times it won’t. To some
degree, you have to live with some of those risks.”

Scott refused to live with those risks.

Lin sat out at the end of the fourth quarter for the second
consecutive game, though Scott said Lin’s absence for the final minutes
of Sunday’s loss to Atlanta related to an undisclosed defensive issue
instead of his three turnovers.

“It’s happened multiple times and many times this year,” Lin said.
“It’s not anything new. Some games I finish them. Some games, I don’t.
That’s true for any player on this team. When you’re out there, you try
to make the most of it. When you’re not, you try to root for your team.”

For Lin to stay on the floor, Scott will want him to reduce his
turnovers. But considering Lin’s concerns on how much that will limit
his playmaking, his approach may not end up with the result that both
Lin and Scott want.

“I have to stay aggressive. I have to stay aggressive with
everything,” Lin said. “I can live with mistakes as long as I’m being
aggressive. That’s what I tried to do. Whatever coach decides, I have to
be ready when I get called. Then I’ll try to make the most of it.”

I have to say Lin really made a good progress in his TO problem after ASG, but last night he really made more bad decision in his TO. Well, to most of the PGs, TO is very normal. Just check RW, Rondo too…

Yes everyone made tovs, why even JLin fans make such a hugh and out of porportion fuss over his tovs. That’s my main issue with JLin fans. Can understand doubters and haters bashing on him but for JLin fans I have no tolerance. I had to hold back my tongue

and in this case “writing” in the past few days.

If you want a nice graph summarizing the speed comparison of Jeremy Lin, John Wall, and others, from 2012, see below.

If you’d like to do a bit more reading about the study, here are some links :

http://thebamboxscore.com/2012/02/22/lin-telligence/

http://thebamboxscore.com/2012/02/29/more-linsights/

http://thebamboxscore.com/2012/03/09/the-linside-point-guard-review/

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Nothing new, BS is a disgrace human being who until today hasn’t taken any responsible for any of those 49 loses.

lins turnovers since the asg are consistent with his turnover for career and for the season. and none of them are particularly high for point guard. nothing to make a big deal about; “lin fans” are just buying into a narrative that lin is a “turnover machine”. (actually his #s have gone down every year, but his overall carrer numbers not far from now).

ridiculous to focus on two turnovers at the 4th quarter of a game and make a big deal about it. smh. re.

a turnover machine would be westbrook, harden, cousins, james, kobe, mcw, rondo, wade; etc.

im more concerned with lin’s drop off in shooting % last 6 games; which could be related to the previously undisclosed wrist injury.

JLin crossover on Livingston.
credit: Tomfoolery3

http://streamable.com/3k54

n.o. pitching a shutout against bucks 10-0 in the first 3 minutes.

shutout continues thru 5 minutes now 15-0

he’s been “preaching” better defense since preseason yet the lakers have consistently been the worst defensive team in the league. needs to try to induce some practice beyond preaching.

victor oladipo outscoring the beard 11 to 1 in the first 8 minutes.

Thanks! I’ve noticed few times in the past few games. Can’t remember when it started. Maybe soon after ASG. I did wonder about that. What you shared last night and then MM’s article just confirmed my suspicion. Good to be known. That’s why I always give JLin benefit of doubt. Somehow with JLin, his team will never disclose his “injury” to public. JLin is always the one to disclose it himself. I trust JLin 100% rather than bash/diss him without having all the facts.

True, I am guilty at times, but your account of the game last night put my soul to rest about his play and I love the way lin is fighting bacl against Scott and exposing himand not let the narrative continue that he is TO prone

Maybe Jordan Hill has a “set block”

just look at the #s. go to any stats and compare lins turnover overs for the year, since the allstar break, for his career; none of them are anything to get upset about, average to low. smh. two extra turnovers in the 4th quarter of one game and it gets hit on like its a major disaster.

its like lin can’t do anything wrong with out taking it on the chin from friend and foe alike.

Thanks. Good stuff.

Any idea what this is about???
https://twitter.com/JLin7/status/577996463730343936

click on the #TTFGolfClassic15 hashtag and you’ll find related tweets

Agreed 100%. It’s esp true in JLin case!

Thanks Joyce for posting this:-) Feel shy, honor….

Did Tebow still follow Lin? I thought not ….?

well, Lin got hurt when he was waived. I dont think he can go home.

Interesting Boozer is BFF with Lin. Boozer is one of Kobe’s agent’s bigger client, well he use to be.

Still Wes and Ed dumped the guy. Now Boozer is BFF with Lin though still with the agent.

Haha, it’s an interesting dynamic.

Not sure how cool Wayne is with Lin since they share the same agents, but I guess it’s good enough.

I know agent’s host partys with their clients and all the clients get to know each other.

I dont see Boozer and Wes and Ed seem to talk that much.

And Kobe doesn’t talk to anyone.

I wonder if Kobe’ agent will dump Kobe if nobody wants to offer Kobe a contract after the season. I doubt it. I think they are looking at other non basketball businesses to invest and open. I bet Kobe is planning to build a legacy Nike shoe line like Jordan, but I don’t think Kobe is big enough like Jordan to do it.

Agree with you.

Phi or Sac it is.

I really can see Lin play 2 guard in Denver though if MDA is there. I wouldn’t like it but I can see it. I think Lin is too small to play the 2. Sure some teams he can do it, but not against all teams.

Utah, I know they have Exum and Burke but I’m not sold on either and I still believe if Utah has any brains, they will offer Lin a contract.

If Lin went to Philli, I’d like it. Back to the East, kind of an unexpected team, Sam HInkie signing him would mean he believes in Lin, and all they need is good shooting to put around Lin.

They have Noel, Embid and the young long studs to make it work with the brainy but athletic Lin.

Lob city all Day or better yet LIN city all day.

oh, I didn’t you watched the game in person?
Thanks for sharing the personal in-game experience.

Thanks for confirming what we saw on TV that Jeremy blanket D neutralized Curry and Livingston. Any normal coach would’ve praised Jeremy for his defense. I only saw flashes that Jeremy played a tight man-to-man D especially when he forced Curry’s TO. I personally think his great D impressed GSW players a lot.

Read below

this? about the wrist and stuff?

http://fantasynews.cbssports.com/fantasybasketball/update/25111792/lakers-guard-jeremy-lin-dealing-with-wrist-injury-for-weeks?FTAG=YHF8a562c3

exactly…he is preaching coach, as many players had indicated in the past interview…rather than a practice coach…sigh…good luck LAL

comeon guys, ball is sticky!…lol

The F/O is trying to repair their image to FAs which has been destroyed by KB/BS.

This guy Medina trying to stir up the pot.

I don’t think any damage has been done to lin since with the Lakers. I think lin exposed kobe /scott an Lakers organization. Lin0 still excelled even when they tried to handcuff him ?l think more damage was done to the Lakers, because I know some die hard laker and kobe fans are ready for kobe to go…Lin has shown most teams that he is changer

Regardless of what other FAs think of Lakers’ mistreatment of Lin, the Kobe factor alone is enough to deter ANY and EVERY FA out there worth anything.

And that’s not even taking BS (and his infamy) into the equation.

Great report.
Thanks

Now on that I COMPLETELY agree. NOBODY wants to play with Kobe. Now if you double or triple my pay, sure I’ll deal with it.

but for the same money, FORGET THAT!

The real problem is that BS doesn’t know what type of offence opponents are playing, nor the complexities of modern stretch offence for open 3s. How are you able to defend if you don’t know what to defend against?

Look in the mirror first Scott for the emptyness behind the eyes and you’ll find the answer to why the Lakers can’t defend!

yeah but still, I dont know. I thought MadDog would be more hardcore. I guess as 2nd in command, you do your job being faithful to tank commander.

It could be the “Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer”
If Byron got fired, Mad Dog will be the interim head coach

Huang suggested this in the other site. But BS can’t care less about how a rookie JC feels coming off the bench had the F/O not given him order to start Lin.

The moment LAKER got the star, maybe even JC has to go.

YUp, thats a viable reason as well

Given their supposed target is the championship, I find it hard to believe that they will use an AC for a whole season.

That makes sense for them.

I was thinking of a more strategic plan to close the game.
If knowing 2 consecutive TOs will make Byron bench Lin, I wonder what adjustment Lin would make next time.

I agree Lin needs to be aggressive so it can be a lose-lose situation if Lin stops being aggresive after the 1st TO.

Judging from Lin’s comments on Medina’s article, he’s probably fed up with BScott at this point

Their target for now it’s only make it to playoff, I believe they know very well, championship is not going to happen in the next few years.

WHat about that contend within 3 yrs constraint?

But you have to admit, it was better than 10 mins then 4 mins

maybe it’s giving valuable game experience to give sparks by coming off the bench which TC can’t replicate?

idk .. it seems counter-intuitive that BScott wants to start Lin for his benefit.
It might be more a trap that he still can’t succeed even after BScott starts him again

As a coach, who is not a farsighted, he could have his thought skewed. Thats what I meant.

The entire season was a lost, immaterial, if they had talent or not, BScott just wanted putting up a viable strategy going into next season.

needle, there are so long and so quick, you can’t do that,” You can’t make the home run play. You have to make the obvious play. That’s where we got ourselves in trouble in trying to make these home-run passes and they were off to the races.”
wow.. this sounds so much like mchaleo.

Forget not that D12 walked out on 30M to get away from Kobe. (That’s ~18M after-tax cold hard cash)

Oh, and I think more and more players are starting to be conscious about the state taxes, which is why Miami and the Texas trio have an upper hand in talking up their offers.

I never heard him saying that to Kobe…or…JC…LOL

Fire BS n promote mad dog as interim would make an instant improvement but since they’re in tanking so…

Unfortunately they don’t have a good mind to make the hard decision. They do have more than two hands on the steering wheel.

Been rooting for MEM, SAS, ORL and NOP this morning, only 1 of 4 won. Perhaps I should put my jinx power to good use by startint to root for the teams I hate.

I’m losing faith in Madsen whether he’s truly a Lin supporter or not. Haven’t seen anything from the coaching staff to believe so.

WOW! First time I look at this JLin’s expression. He was really really ….. If look can kill!!!
https://twitter.com/LakersSBN/status/577693288045551616

LOL

Seems like he is doing so, largely thanks to BS tho.

I guess Lin wants to win but not this coach …. smh! He sure felt upset by this team.