Hey man "Kobe won" 5 rings, clearly he can unapologetically hog the ball all he wants. I am not sure who is more at fault out of Mike Brown or Kobe Bryant so how about we just assume they both fucking blow at offensive logic.
I think that the internet has obviously turned sports hype into sports hysteria. It crossed a very bad line somewhere along the way (I think ESPN's whole next obsession was a big part of it), and no one can keep themselves even heeled anymore. Being excited is fine, beinghysterical is obnoxious and completely unwarranted. Lin has probably saved the Knicks worst offensive position and that is very good. Lin also allows Chandler to set very intelligent screens again, just like Barea did for Chandler last season. Lin rebounds well and gets assists well. On the other hand, he has no three point shot OR mid range shot (so he has probably been overperforming, but even if he has improved to a real shooting rate of 45% that is a nice rate given his flaws!) and has been turning the ball over relentlessly. Energy play should be better than the Mike Bibby/Baron Davis old poo poo platter on defense too. All in all it is an okay storyline but tl;dr fuck the Knicks.
Lakers, I disagree. Any time a player is on a shitty team and it wins and he appears to be the closest thing to the reason, people go bonkers despite any facts that help give better context or say that they are flat out wrong. It helps make matters even worse when the player is goofy/fun loving. This being in NY has made it an even quicker, more zealous reaction as well than say the Tebow or Bradford situations in the NFL the last two seasons.
So, LaMarcus Aldridge 14/26 yesterday (most of it before the overtimes) and 5-5 FT...another loss though :@
