NBA: Jeremy Lin Suddenly Looks Like A Fit For Spurs

[SD126]

Uh.....no. Need someone that can play a lick of defense off the bench. He cant

[BatManu20]

Linsanity takes over the Alamo City

[SpurPadre]

We need an eskimo or a mongolian.

We need another Argentine, tbh.

[TrainOfThought5]

Lin would be Jefferson 1.5.

Which is still an upgrade over Tony at the PG position.

[SAGirl]

Lin would be Jefferson 1.5.

Agreed. Do not want.

[Sean Cagney]

Which is still an upgrade over Tony at the PG position.

[Spurtacular]

Which is still an upgrade over Tony at the PG position.

I'd hate to call it an upgrade, tbh.

[FkLA]

May 2015:

I brought up Linsanity months ago too. He does bring some playmaking to the table and plays the right way, if we can get him for cheap I agree that he would be a decent back-up. Replace Manu, Belli and CoJo with Afflalo and Linsanity imo.

Would be awesome. Is he a FA again? The guy can play and has proven to be a solid rotation player. People are just still (stupidly) upset over all the attention he got in NY or don't take him seriously simply because he eats wontons for breakfast tbh.

[bdictjames]

I think he's mentally weak and has not shown a decent postseason so far in the few times he's been there. As much as we need a good rotation regular season player, I would love to have a valid playoff performer (ala Jax) on the team. Can we bring back Brent Barry? Lol.

[Mr. Body]

He'd be a dynamic, multi-faceted option off the bench, but I wouldn't trust him as a starter. And he'd be expensive off the bench.

[sasaint]

He'd be a dynamic, multi-faceted option off the bench, but I wouldn't trust him as a starter. And he'd be expensive off the bench.

Exactly. Parker ain't going nowhere. He is either the starting PG or the 6th man ball-handler. As long as that is the case, Lin does not fit the Spurs.

[Mr. Body]

Exactly. Parker ain't going nowhere. He is either the starting PG or the 6th man ball-handler. As long as that is the case, Lin does not fit the Spurs.

Well, I would love Lin off the bench, but it would be too expensive.

[LASToog36]

Whoever posted this is simply a jeremy lin fanboy.... buahahaha what a bunch of garbage..rather stick with parker if this is the case.gtfoh

[cd98]

I see this guy getting overpaid. Doubt it will be by the Spurs.

[ceperez]

Jeremy has a habit of torching the Spurs when he gets minutes. Last time was March 11th, when he poured in 29 points.

I don't care for his defense... however, Spurs are known for picking up players who have torched them.

[Sean Cagney]

I see this guy getting overpaid. Doubt it will be by the Spurs.

^^^^

[Horse]

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NBA: Jeremy Lin Suddenly Looks Like A Fit For Spurs

by 2Paragraphs in Sports | May 13, 2016

Jeremy Lin, post-game media conference in Charlotte

The San Antonio Spurs played this season like they wouldn't need new parts for a while yet. Bolstered by the offseason acquisitions of David Westand LaMarcus Aldridge, the Spurs went 67-15 and started the playoffs with a 4-0 Grizzlies sweep. But the Spurs saw their weaknesses exposed in the second round by a young, lightning fast, exceptionally strong OKC Thunder. For the first time in memory, San Antonio struggled to find open players and even to get off shots. Not only did the Spurs repeatedly fail to recover on defense fast enough to match the Thunder's sprint-outs (even after made baskets), but on offense the selfless San Antonio machineregistered just 19 assists -- after dishing 39 in Game 1. Point guard Tony Parker (6 points) hadn't been nullified this way since LeBron James stifled him in the 2014 NBA Finals.

The Spurs crushed the Thunder 124-92 to open the series, but things changed fast. Just as they will likely change fast this summer for San Antonio. The Spurs sorely lacked youth, strength, quickness and penetration as the series wore on. They were short players who can defend full-court and create shots on their own when the system gets clogged by ferocious defense like OKC's. Charlotte guard Jeremy Lin brings all those ingredients to a roster. Lin, who will explore the NBA market (again) this summer, used this past season in Charlotte to prove he can defend at a top level (after being wrongly maligned for not having that ability) and to remind everyone that he can create his own shot and consistently get to the line with penetration. San Antonio did neither against the Thunder, shooting just 16 free throws as a team in Game 4. Lin has been looking to play for a contender. He also owns, as Spurs culture demands, a reputation for team-first play. Last week the Spurs didn't look like they needed a lot of help. Today, Jeremy Lin looks like a good fit.


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Always good to have a luck-chuck on the team but unlesss he can get the refs to call a fair game it won't matter against the thunder.

[myhc]

He's fukin Asian. They all get shook when driving in traffic.

HE'S AZIAN!!! ASIAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY SUCK AT DRIVING. I SEE A CAREER IN THE FRONT OFFICE AS AN ANALYTICS DUDE AFTER HE RETIRES BECAUSE HE SHOULD ROCK IN MATH.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

We need an eskimo or a mongolian.

Bateer was Mongolian, not Chinese. The Chinese don't have those kinds of names.

[SpursforSix]

Bateer was Mongolian, not Chinese. The Chinese don't have those kinds of names.

No one said he was Chinese.

[gambit1990]

would easily replace parker with him.

[TheCerebral1]

Stay away from San Antonio, we don't want you.

[poeticism707]

I mentioned this midseason this year. He's a realistic option. Can really attack the rim.

No.

No more old, has been retreads...

[Spurs9]

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[kaji157]

The fact that we consider Lin as an Option shows us how ed up we are with Tony starting.

That contract will come down as one of the worst contracts of the Spurs Big 3 era.