Official 2013 NBA Offseason Thread

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Jeremy Lin put up 13 and 6 last season.  I have seen much worse players, getting much more money.

Dude earned that payday, and he happily accepted.  I dont have a problem with it.
 
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Osh Kosh Bosh said:
We can argue about the semantics of overrated later point is, I fail to see the difference between Jermey Lin and OJ Mayo, and I don't remmeber anybody saying OJ was robbing the bucks.

I think Jeremy is better anyways.

Knick fans are trying to pretend like Jermey Lin is terrible, in order to justify jettisoning an tradeble asset him for 4 years of Raymond Felton,

I hope for all your sakes he doesn't get fat again.
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lol wut.... dude isn't any good....and as said before could be argued is the worst or top 5 worst starting pg's in the league. Dude is one dimensional, and basically the tim tebow of the nba except his one trick pony is his race/ethnicity. Its not just knicks fans its damn near everyone who isn't of some sort of Asian decent who says he is no good.

Im not saying oj is some great all star caliber player by no means, but just off contributions and what he is done in the league faaaaaar exceeds what Jeremy has done on court. he is a point guard with poor vision/decision making skills, can really dribble and be somewhat effective going one direction, doesn't have much of a shooting game, and isn't a floor leader or general. Dude basically lacks all the key components to be an effective pg and its the only position he could essentially play.

Dude is basically trolling off of linsanity and his race at this point. Its the reason he was signed to the deal, and its the reason they have trouble moving him (along with the contract)
 
i scratch my head whenever people talk about miller or oden or players as such trying to go to teams that can possibly win titles. i mean seriously? in todays league? is miller the second coming of jordan where hes trying to get to ring number 6??? come on now. not everybody in the league plays to win a ring
 
Lin's inflated contract was partially to snub, slight Dolan and the NYK. They publicly declared their intent to match any offer.

Also, Lin's one of the few players in the league where you have to factor marketability in the Asian (minority) market. Linsanity was one of the biggest themes in basketball a season previous. Filled up seats, made the Knicks relevant partially, sold jerseys and t-shirts.

He does need to man up, get tougher in a playoff atmosphere.
 
Jeremy lin sucks and is a scary little *****. We can all talk about rose not suiting up but he was terrified in the playoffs. Put somebody that will pressure the ball he won't get past half court. Houston jus wanted to please their asian market (dont ban me). Oj mayo robbed the bucks too
 
But....Miller said one of the reasons why...nvm :lol:

BTW, Lin does not suck :lol:

It seems like you're either a superstar or a bum when it comes to NT.
 
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Is there an inferior starting point guard on a playoff/contending team? I would have less issue with him as a backup, although granted that would make his contract more of a problem
 
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DatZNasty said:
Is there an inferior starting point guard on a playoff/contending team? I would have less issue with him as a backup, although granted that would make his contract more of a problem
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Ray Felton

Brandon Jennings (the Bucks were in the Playoffs I guess)

Chalmers (not inferior, but he's not really better than Lin)
 
He's a league avg point gaurd, playing out of position 50% of the time.

is it an overpay? Sure. He's 24 years old, it's still a tradeble asset.
 
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Chalmers is far and away better than Lin. Compare their playoff careers alone. Chalmers takes and makes big shots. Lin finds ways to disappear and feign injury.
 
DatZNasty said:
Chalmers is far and away better than Lin. Compare their playoff careers alone. Chalmers takes and makes big shots. Lin finds ways to disappear and feign injury.
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Tell me more about Lin's playoff career, and how he's not a fifth man on a team with Lebron, Wade and Bosh....
 
DatZNasty said:
Chalmers is far and away better than Lin. Compare their playoff careers alone. Chalmers takes and makes big shots. Lin finds ways to disappear and feign injury.
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I would literally take the other 29 other starting point guards in the league before I pick Chalmers :lol:
 
I don't know about far and away. Definitely more consistent shooter and better playoff experience, performances. But Lin can dribble penetrate better than Rio. It's close either way.
 
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4yrs/15 mill for Felton is actually a very good contract or us

Felton > Lin
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Idiotic.

You gave up an asset for NOTHING.

It's dumb, period.

Bet you could pick up a mid to late first round pick for Lin next year when he's an 8 mil expiring, or you can package him in a trade for someone better, you can't do that with Felton who you will be paying at ages 29, 30, 31, who has a history of weight/conditioning problems and he's only going to get worse.

vs Jermey lin at 24, 25, 26, who is likely to improve and is tradable.
 
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ReggieKILLER said:
DatZNasty said:
Chalmers is far and away better than Lin. Compare their playoff careers alone. Chalmers takes and makes big shots. Lin finds ways to disappear and feign injury.
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Tell me more about Lin's playoff career, and how he's not a fifth man on a team with Lebron, Wade and Bosh....
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His playoff debut was 4 pts. Chalmers has scored over 20 in a finals game more than once and game winners. :rolleyes Don't let his status as the Big 3's whipping boy lead you to mistakenly believe he don't be hoopin' out there.
 
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ReggieKILLER said:
Jeremy Lin put up 13 and 6 last season.  I have seen much worse players, getting much more money.

Dude earned that payday, and he happily accepted.  I dont have a problem with it.
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Ain't mad at the homie at all, loved Linsanity and the excitement it brought to NYC/The Knicks but I just don't think he's worth that. Is he really going to be the pg of a championship winning team? He's average at everything, they could atleast use a pg who can shoot it from deep, play defense or is a great facilitator
 
Osh Kosh Bosh said:
We can argue about the semantics of overrated later point is, I fail to see the difference between Jermey Lin and OJ Mayo, and I don't remmeber anybody saying OJ was robbing the bucks.

I think Jeremy is better anyways.

Knick fans are trying to pretend like Jermey Lin is terrible, in order to justify jettisoning an tradeble asset him for 4 years of Raymond Felton,

I hope for all your sakes he doesn't get fat again.
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Or you just have Knicks blinders on like always. The ppl going hard at Lin aren't usually Knicks fans, I have no idea why you think it's a legion of new Yorkers crapping on Lin. It really isn't. He has been getting hated on by a variety of fans
 
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