Behind the locker room doors before and after Lin?s game-winning shot against the Raptors | Ball Don't Lie - Yahoo! Sports

great read!

Did anyone see the interview when Kobe was asked if he knew who Lin was, and he was like "Yeah, Ive heard of him, what does he do?" -:roflpuke2:

I bet he knows now. :rolleyes:

I am also joining this Jeremy Lin bandwagon!

It should be interesting to see him go up against the Miami Heat on the 23rd and they should have Anthony by then as well. :stirthepot:

Yes interesting indeed, the way Lin has been playing it should be a good match up. That is if Melo isnt a ball hog and lets Lin get offensive opportunities.

However, I still think the Heat have a better chance, they took out the Knicks last time with a pure dunk-3 point shootout blowout. Lin is only gonna create more opportunities, but I think if they put Haslem, or even any of the two rookies on him, they should be able to guard him. Plus Wade and Lebron on attack mode is too devastating. They aren't the highest shooting % in the league for no reason.

Haslem isn't a PG, Lin will blow by him all night if they try that.

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Yeah but if they arent playing man to man and Lin was to come into the paint hes gonna get rejected by either him or anthony. **** even Wade would send his ball back.

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Awesome video I found, check 2:15 for the fan who calls the travel on bryant LOL
 

You may want to think before you talk lol. Lin is a lot quicker than you think and has no problem getting to the basket.

Uhh, speed doesnt matter when you are driving to the rim dude, hes scrawny haslem, wade, and anothony are much bigger than him, unless hes shooting the ball hes GONNA get rejected.

Have you not watched? He's gone right around bigger guys under the basket. And a lot of times he dishes it back out to the 3pt line rather than go for a layup anyways. Miami will be on their heels with him. Trust me on this one

Yeah big guys that arent quick on their feet....you have Lebron Wade Anthony Haslem, all big guys who are quick on their feet, and even if they bring Curry in Lin is gonna have it hard driving the ball.

His looks were free looks on most of his runs, thats why he was driving the hoop, hes not gonna find it that easy to drive against Miami and thats fact.

I'm not saying he won't get blocked at all but you make it seem like Miami will shut him down completely. Not going to happen if that's the case. Besides if Stat and Melo are both back some pressure will have to be taken off him.

If he is driving, he will get shut down. His looks are most likely gonna be jumpers, and thats if the Knicks can rotate the ball enough to get open shots.

Melo, im not concerned with him cuz he has his own agenda going, and Stoudemire wasnt even a factor last time they played the Heat.

Also, happy 49th birthday to Michael Jordan.

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Yup, Michael Jordan's Birthday: Superstar Athlete Turns 49, Plus His Most Memorable Outfits (PHOTOS)

PICTURE OF THE YEAR NOMINATION

*steals and posts on FB*

Anyone else find that Deandre Jordan looks like Gza?

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This picture is full of win.

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obvious troll, but god DAMN that's ridiculous. the rest of the comments are just as bigoted.

I think Lin will do well against the Mavs this Sunday, a lot of people over look the Mavs and how good Marion is playing D against the top players, he slowed down CP3 and KD im sure he do the same with Lin

Lmao
 

The Mavs arent playing with the same intensity as last season. I think they are plaugued with the "old" problem. Their star players are getting chubby and old, they don't have the same enthusiasm and spark in their game like they use to. Only Nowitizki performs night after night and JT has his really good games. I think after TC left the dynamics of that team has fallen greatly.

Don't underestimate what impact losing Barrea had, either. He could come off the bench with the second team & provide instant offense, & if he wasn't "on," it was easy to yank him & there'd be no harm done.

No one from the bench has provided that spark in Barrea's absence.

Lin will soon fall off the map. He had a good stretch but I honestly don't believe he can be consistent.

It's Lin-sanity

True, but as of this season, the Mavs have lost all offensive spark, I mean you would think a team consisting some of the greats such as Carter, Marion, Kidd, and Nowitizki could perform, and they did....last year. lol. I don't know if they let the championship win get to their head or not, but Rick Carlisle needs to implement a new offensive startegy...they are lacking greatly there. Kidd needs to take more shots, and not go halfway to the basket and throw the ball back, Nowitizki needs to be set up for more screens to shoot, JT needs his spectacular games EVERY night, Carter needs to bring back his dunk game from like we saw from him in the early 2000's dunk competition. Then the Mavs can actually start playing like the team they use to be.

It doesnt help that their head coach is a hot head either, im sure Mark Cuban wasn't too happy about that "soccer" incident.

I think he has potential. I wouldn't say hes on the caliber of a young Wade, or Kobe, but the kid def has skills. Of course all the hype is making him seem greater than he really is, but hes def someone ill be keeping my eyes on.

[QUOTE=nmjaxx9;1550954]True, but as of this season, the Mavs have lost all offensive spark, I mean you would think a team consisting some of the greats such as Carter, Marion, Kidd, and Nowitizki could perform, and they did....last year. lol. I don't know if they let the championship win get to their head or not, but Rick Carlisle needs to implement a new offensive startegy...they are lacking greatly there. Kidd needs to take more shots, and not go halfway to the basket and throw the ball back, Nowitizki needs to be set up for more screens to shoot, JT needs his spectacular games EVERY night, Carter needs to bring back his dunk game from like we saw from him in the early 2000's dunk competition. Then the Mavs can actually start playing like the team they use to be.

It doesnt help that their head coach is a hot head either, im sure Mark Cuban wasn't too happy about that "soccer" incident.

I totally agree with what your saying
The west in no where near as good as it once was so the Mavs have just as good of a chance of any in the West. And come playoff time Jet and Nowitzki will get it together. Hopefully their will be Heat V Mavs III, last years finals were really good

Yeah finals last year was good, I remember all the hate Miami Lebron got because they didn't win. But I was watching some Heat replays and was comparing them to how they are playing this season, and I have to say the team is looking better than ever.

Yea the heat are playing good but it's not about the regular season with them it's how Lebron plays in the finals... It was pretty sad how he played last year in the forth, too bad he is an awesome player too

Yeah a lot of factors contributed to that, he admitted in an interview a while back that he was playing very angry basketball the whole season, including the finals because of many different reasons. One of them being the on going bashing from people about him leaving Cleveland, and problems he had with the management aspects of the Heat team.

But since his summer training with Olajuwon, he has improved on his low post game, and you can def see it this season. He posts up more, has more handle, (for a guy his size 6'8 260lbs) and the whole team in general have a great chemistry. Wade is there to compliment him as a great player, and the rookie this year Norris Cole is a real notable player. And cant forget about Bosh, hes like the silent of the Big Three, probably the most down to earth as well. I think if they keep the same tempo that they have going now, and play with the same intensity on the fast breaks, get high percentage shots, they should be able to clench this finals win. I have a feeling, I really do, I think this is their year. :tup:

The Lin hype reminds me a lot of the hype about Ramon Sessions when he broke out for like two weeks.

:icon18: Dude, its a hype because people have something to call it by, "Linnsanity", lol...its not that big of deal to me as I have seen great talent, and by all means im not downplaying Lin, but people are treating him like a Legend...like wtf?

So all it takes in this day and age to be great is to have a couple 20+ point games, and shake up Kobe Bryant? If that was the case, half the players in the NBA would be considered "great".

Oh and speaking of the Heat and Lebron just read this,LeBron tells uneasy Heat fans not to worry | NBA.com makes me very nervous actually, although in the article Lebron never states that he will go back to Cleveland, he never rejects the idea either. :eekdance:

I dont know if this means anything to the Heat, but losing Lebron would def be a great loss. Im sure IF this happens it would be post finals or even the season after the next but just reading it makes me shudder. Hope he doesn't have other ideas deep inside him.

Oh and Drodriguez this is what I mentioned before about him having some issues last year that he admitted in this article

Lebron ruined his legacy already running to Miami to win some quick championships with Wade and Bosh than staying in Cleveland and winning on his own. He wants to be compared to Jordan/Kobe and have more championships. He's trying to play catch up on Wade's team. Cleveland was one step closer every year, it wasn't like they were bad, they were no. 1 seed every year and Lebron won 2 MVP's. He should've stayed in Cleveland Kobe didn't dump his team when they sucked from 04-07 being 8th seed. Jordan/Kobe would never dare seek someones help and go elsewhere.
I don't like Lebron, he's a great talent but just not a smart person. He says stupid things in interviews and stuff. Last year with his comments in the finals and also making fun of Dirk being sick last year in the finals.