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HuskyWarrior611
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He's another Steve Nash.
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He's Rondo with a shot and without overhandling the ball.
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I was thinking the same thing- it looks like he watched a ton of film of Nash, especially his passing.
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Have to wonder if Carmelo is going to create drama over Lin's arrival.
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This is hilarious. I'm nervous about Melo's return. I recognize the fact that he's a great individual player but I feel like he's a ball stopper and not a winning NBA team guy.
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He's definitely not Steve Nash because he is merely an average shooter and he is not Rajon Rondo because he isn't freakishly athletic with a huge wingspan.
He sure has played the PG spot exceptionally well though. I don't know who he compares to but I hope he keeps it up. He is currently second in the NBA in John Hollinger's PER rankings for players who have accumulated the minimum amount. of minutes.
He sure has played the PG spot exceptionally well though. I don't know who he compares to but I hope he keeps it up. He is currently second in the NBA in John Hollinger's PER rankings for players who have accumulated the minimum amount. of minutes.
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I caught a chunk of the game yesterday. I thought he was more Brandon Roy than Steve Nash.
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That settles it, he's like Brandon Roy.
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I gotta say I agree with the Chinese parents, if their attitudes toward sports are accurately reflected in this thread. I grew up in a sports household. Giants, Mets, Rangers. Funny thing is, I ended up falling in love with basketball. Mom was disappointed, as she really thought I was going pro in baseball. Not sure how much time my parents put into sports. Huge amount. Figure 4-6 hours on Sundays watching football. Many, many hours carting us kids around to sports. Many, many hours watching other sports (shoot the puck Barry!).
They probably spent more time watching sports in one week than they spent interacting with me regarding my schooling in one year.
Had my kids. Started to do the sports thing.
I did it for about 12 years. That's when my oldest was in "travel" soccer. Remember standing on the sidelines of some tourni. It was Columbus day 3 day weekend. It was Sunday. I remember praying for my kid's team to lose because then we wouldn't have to truck back out there on Monday. The non-playing younger kids were bivouacking along the sidelines, being unfortunate in their birth order, bored. There was a steady, light rain. It was, maybe 50 degrees. The ground was muddy.
Kid's team loses. My mood lightens, as I look at my younger kids and look forward to telling them that we don't have to do this again. Coach comes up to me. Hey Frank. We've worked it out with the other team that lost in the semis so that we can both come back tomorrow and have a runner-up game. Isn't that great? Oh yeah, and by the way, we'd love Frankina to be on the indoor team, which we're starting after the fall season.
In the car on the ride home I announced to the family that we were done with travel soccer, travel anything. Sports in general. Each kid thereafter got to do 1 rec-league sport per year. That's it. Within a couple years, that was all gone too.
One of the best decisions I ever made as a parent.
I guess I'm part Chinese. I think sports are a huge waste of time, and I think the focus of the average American on sports is borderline pathological.
Most Americans can name more current NFL quarterbacks than past presidents.
So I guess I've gone 180. Born and raised in a household that was huge on sports and got meh grades. Now I run a household that watches the Super Bowl and about 25 UConn games a year and not any other sports and does Chinese well in school.
Too bad there wasn't a "hate" button. I'd love to see the tally on this post.
They probably spent more time watching sports in one week than they spent interacting with me regarding my schooling in one year.
Had my kids. Started to do the sports thing.
I did it for about 12 years. That's when my oldest was in "travel" soccer. Remember standing on the sidelines of some tourni. It was Columbus day 3 day weekend. It was Sunday. I remember praying for my kid's team to lose because then we wouldn't have to truck back out there on Monday. The non-playing younger kids were bivouacking along the sidelines, being unfortunate in their birth order, bored. There was a steady, light rain. It was, maybe 50 degrees. The ground was muddy.
Kid's team loses. My mood lightens, as I look at my younger kids and look forward to telling them that we don't have to do this again. Coach comes up to me. Hey Frank. We've worked it out with the other team that lost in the semis so that we can both come back tomorrow and have a runner-up game. Isn't that great? Oh yeah, and by the way, we'd love Frankina to be on the indoor team, which we're starting after the fall season.
In the car on the ride home I announced to the family that we were done with travel soccer, travel anything. Sports in general. Each kid thereafter got to do 1 rec-league sport per year. That's it. Within a couple years, that was all gone too.
One of the best decisions I ever made as a parent.
I guess I'm part Chinese. I think sports are a huge waste of time, and I think the focus of the average American on sports is borderline pathological.
Most Americans can name more current NFL quarterbacks than past presidents.
So I guess I've gone 180. Born and raised in a household that was huge on sports and got meh grades. Now I run a household that watches the Super Bowl and about 25 UConn games a year and not any other sports and does Chinese well in school.
Too bad there wasn't a "hate" button. I'd love to see the tally on this post.
I don't disagree. Many (myself included) waste way too much time on sports, but considering it helped fund some of my college tuition, I won't complain.
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Awesome finish tonight !
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I hate the Knicks but im getting a Lin jersey for sure!
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my friend is the same way and i was trying to figure out why. let's see:
great college player: check
nothing expected in pros: check
main value to team was bringing in new markets (tebow lovers and asians): check
inserted when team was free falling: check
"single-handedly" turned team around: check
product of a system which hides flaws and makes them seem better than they actually are: check
over-saturation on espn creating numerous haters: check
seem pretty similar to me. it's probably all the religious crap that comes along with tebow.
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Maybe because I don't have to deal with any Tebow fans, I don't find TT particularly annoying. Something about his demeanor when he gets interviewed, he seems genuinely positive about life even if he comes across as a bit dim. Not to be mean, but Tebow reminds me of the kid in my HS who had Down's syndrome but had craaazy school spirit, like 100x more than anybody else. Hard to hate a kid like that.
Though I'm not religious I don't mind too much that he (or Lin) name-drops God every other interview, though it is funny that some of the people who are fans probably wouldn't give a rat's ass if they were just stars who gave normal interviews after the game. It did get to be a bit much with the Tebow on Sportcenter but you know what, when that happens I just change the channel. I think we may have a similar mania with Linsanity on SC, it hasn't been too much yet but it will be if he keeps putting up 25 and getting wins. One other positive is they both credit their teammates and coaches.
Though I'm not religious I don't mind too much that he (or Lin) name-drops God every other interview, though it is funny that some of the people who are fans probably wouldn't give a rat's ass if they were just stars who gave normal interviews after the game. It did get to be a bit much with the Tebow on Sportcenter but you know what, when that happens I just change the channel. I think we may have a similar mania with Linsanity on SC, it hasn't been too much yet but it will be if he keeps putting up 25 and getting wins. One other positive is they both credit their teammates and coaches.
Huge difference is that Lin is actually putting up stats and basketball is a much harder sport to hide flaws when a player is player 40 a night. Football is a tad easier with the player off the field half (or more) of the plays and with plays that don't really involve the player.
I like to compare him more to Victor Cruz more so then Tebow, Tebow had hype coming out of college Lin did not.
Lin and Cruz comparisons
undrafted check
both organizations criticized for letting their guys go Steve Smith on the Giants and Billups on the Knicks
both playing in NY
Shumpert is getting overlooked now just like Hakeem Nicks was for the Giants
Lin and Cruz comparisons
undrafted check
both organizations criticized for letting their guys go Steve Smith on the Giants and Billups on the Knicks
both playing in NY
Shumpert is getting overlooked now just like Hakeem Nicks was for the Giants
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