soundscream
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He was a starter at one point.
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2012 NBA Offseason |OT2| Lakers Fans Despise Freedom.
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He was a starter at one point.
Gully State
Member
I don't understand why the Knicks wouldn't match. From a business perspective, Lin is going to be a cash cow for the Knicks outweighing any luxury tax considerations. And even if things don't pan out, the $15 mil is on his last year which makes it a contract that will have trade value even if he does bust.
CharlieDigital
Banned
They are kind of in a no-win now after JR and Carmelo's comments. Knick's FO should have put a gag order on their own players.
Barack Lesnar
Banned
Cause it would cost them 30 mil in the third year
Red Blaster
Member
MULTIPLE SOURCES
but I called it
one step closer to Shabazz or Noel
Gully State
Member
Which is nothing compared to how much Lin would make them on the Chinese market.
Two weeks of Linsanity for Cablevision.
Now imagine the money they'd make with a more thought out business plan overseas..
Mario Chalmers significantly improved his handle last season, at the age of 25. The previous season he couldn't bring the ball up the court against even a weak press. He improved it significantly this season, which has also helped him dribbling through traffic. PEACE.
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
With that attitude, he can prepare to sit out the rest of his career...at home.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
I don't think Orlando wants him anywhere near the arena anyway so it works out. Hopefully it won't get that far.
RicBucher
President Obama and VP Biden will attend USA-Brazil game, White House source says. And, yes, it does feel cool to have a WH source.
Isn't reporting this like illegal or something?
I Melo and JR are breaking that unspoken rule about disparaging contracts of other players, then maybe it just further cements the fact that Lin just ain't that good. Melo may not be the world's greatest teammate, but has there ever been a time where he's spoken out of turn like that? He flat out called the contract ridiculous, and JR is implying some guys in the locker room are getting jelly. That just screams overrated player IMO. Getting money off merchandise and hype is fine for the management, but what if it throws the locker room into disarray? PEACE.
Barack Lesnar
Banned
How does that cement the fact that Lin isn't that good? I don't see the correlation. Lin would be a top 10 pick in the lottery this year.
Fenderputty
Banned
There's been a whole mess of overpriced contracts this offseason and only Melo and JR feel the need to express their feelings reagarding their teammate.
Why is Konex always so passionately wrong about PGs?
Lin already played a few games in China during the lockout, and he was named MVP of the tournament. Yao personally knows him, so there's a connection. If he plays for the Rockets, you can bet he's going to get tons of endorsement deals from both China and Taiwan. It makes all kinds of financial sense for him to join the Rockets.
Lin already played a few games in China during the lockout, and he was named MVP of the tournament. Yao personally knows him, so there's a connection. If he plays for the Rockets, you can bet he's going to get tons of endorsement deals from both China and Taiwan. It makes all kinds of financial sense for him to join the Rockets.
CrazyDogg77
Member
I can't believe Dwight would really sit out the whole season.
Ninja Scooter
Member
maybe they should call out Amare's ridiculous contract.
iamshadowlark
Banned
Maybe Melo and Smith are just jealous that they were lottery bound before Lin showed up.
Rodeo Clown
All aboard! The Love train!
I'm pretty sure Dwight would still have to play for Orlando in 2013 if he just decided to take a year off. If the Alexei Yashin case is any indicator, anyway.
Because professional courtesy says you don't badmouth your peers. However, if they're crossing that bridge, maybe they actually feel strongly about it, meaning it adds some weight to that argument. The guys who play alongside him every day will know best if he's good or not.
As someone else pointed out, though, Amare would count as a worse contract. However, as he's now the longest-tenured Knick, it's not like there's anything they can do about it. Maybe when he's up for an extension and the Knicks offer him something crazy again, they'll call him out. PEACE.
Will they care in 3 years when he's coming off the bench?
You became a Lin lover because he might end up on the rockets. You would flip flop if re-signed with the knicks.
Gully State
Member
Yes.
Hard to believe this is the same guy I used to root for.
They don't care unless you are good.
See Wang Zhizhi, Yi Jianlian, Sun Yue, and Jeremy Lin's first 2 NBA teams.
iamshadowlark
Banned
http://www.nba.com/video/channels/nba_tv/2012/07/14/20120714_gametime_blockb.nba/
Fuck man. General Dempsey showed up to a team usa practice. Player act like they couldn't give any less of a fuck. SMH
Fuck man. General Dempsey showed up to a team usa practice. Player act like they couldn't give any less of a fuck. SMH
Gully State
Member
Even when Lin was on the Warriors, he still had the attention of at least the Taiwanese media.
I think cloudy was talking more about the left hand. Going left, layup left, pass with left and all that jazz. It's really hard to improve your off hand when your past a certain age, not impossible but extremely difficult. I'm working on it tho lol
Who the fuck is General Dempsey? Is his chicken better than General Tso's? PEACE.
DCX
DCX
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Not really I just like the guy. I don't hate the Knicks at all. I do hate some of the guys on the Knicks right now and Dolan but I don't hate the Knicks.
I honestly hope that Dolan comes around and matches.
Because he was the first from Taiwan.
Wang Zhizhi got the same/more amount of attention when he was the first Chinese NBA player.
Nothing compared to Linsanity.
Lin should just dribble a ball with his left hand everywhere he goes. I mean, everywhere. Just walk around NYC dribbling with this left hand and tell the entire city it's their job to strip it from him. By the end of the summer, he's got a perfect left hand...or possibly mugged a few dozen times. :lol: PEACE.
iamshadowlark
Banned
So ignant.
So you comparing your no handle having ass to nba player who eat sleep and dream this shit? SMH.
fredrancour
Member
Reading all this has me wondering how bad MY offhand sucks. I know what I'm doing at the gym today. Thanks for the inspiration, best-gaf.
Rodeo Clown
All aboard! The Love train!
Have you seen the wings we've been running out?
Hopefully Courtney Lee is still around Wednesday.
PhoenixDark
Banned
Lin's contract is designed to fuck over the Knicks in the third year though, that's what Melo is complaining about. I doubt he cares what Lin gets as long as it helps the team.
Lin is overrated, heavily, and will be exposed in Houston imo.
Trade for Joe Johnson...
Why can't lin go left then? Or ramon sessions? My point is it's hard to develop your left hand past a certain age not impossible. Lin wouldn't be the first nba player having trouble finishing with his left or going left. Example, Not many people, even in the nba can make accurate left hand passes. That's why we have great Pgs like rondo, nash who can run offenses as good as they can. I had to work really hard to get my left hand to descent not saying my regime is on the same level as nba player but i have been playing basketball for a fairly long time.
iamshadowlark
Banned
I agree with the bolded but how will he supposedly get exposed? He already shined on one of the worst teams in the league.
Rodeo Clown
All aboard! The Love train!
If the Wolves don't like Iguodala's contract, I can only imagine how they feel about Joe's.
If Brandon Roy can still play a little, the wing production should be a lot better even without Batum. Shved/Roy/Williams/Budinger replacing minutes that used to go to scrubs like Ellington, Wes, and Martell.
iamshadowlark
Banned
DCX
DCX
Kanter played 0 games and went #3
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