knicknyk:
Yes ruru. He has short arms. I also remember you saying he has a slow release on his shot & that too was proven wrong.

As a matter of comparison, look at how quickly a guy like Carmelo Anthony can get into his release, even when he’s up against a stellar defender like Deng, it’s difficult to contest his shot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMVAe2Ldy78

knicknyk:
Yes ruru. He has short arms. I also remember you saying he has a slow release on his shot & that too was proven wrong.

Not really. He has a good release when he has his feet set, but he does not get his feet set quickly because he uses a wide base.

There was nuance in my statement. And yes, Lin’s arms are relatively short for a 6’3” guard.

The Honorable Cock Jowles:
His wingspan is 6’5? and his true height (w/o shoes) is 6’3?. That put him at about average for his draft class at PG. Steal numbers invalidate any sort of claim that his arms hurt his production, though.

Long arms help wih steals. Anticipation still trumps that attribute in tersm of steals.

Most point guards who live in lane have longer wingspans, better handle or threaten more with jump shot effectively unclogging lane at times.

Rondo 6’9”

Williams 6’6” 1/4

Westbrook etc

Lin’s best attribute is his thickness, imo. He seems pretty wide and he’s heavy. Using his body to create space is how he’ll be effective inside. Parker is a master at angles, Lin showed some of that in the 15 game stretch.

The Honorable Cock Jowles: It boggles my mind that people criticize the deal, which pays him what, $8M per year? And turns into a near-max deal in the final year that could be traded as a huge expiring for a big contract? And all for a player who, even in limited minutes, put up strong numbers in what we can call his rookie season? Yeah, the scouts are right about this guy. No ball.

Dude, i’ve never understood why everyone is so concerned about Dolan’s money all of a sudden. I care about team spend flexibility and retaining Lin would have left us in NO worse position than we were. Shoot, if Houston wanted him that bad, they would have traded for him! It was dumb to give up a young asset that clearly had interest. And i agree, for the 1st 3 years its a reasonable deal for an average PG..maybe he earns year 4..and if not, its a big, expiring deal! I just DON’T GET IT! Man, i’d love to see Lin prove everyone wrong; even if a part of me will die if that happens. Go get ‘em pal.

Mike Kurylo: This.But the Knicks have been so awful at keeping injuries a secret that even I’m paranoid on this one. Sure it’s just a banged knee. Every time I bang knees in the gym I go home in crutches and get an MRI. WTF!?!?!

Whew…total bullet-dodge; glad the T-1000 is made of liquid metal. I was actually so glad that they MRI’d it, despite the fact that they thought that it was just a bruise. The reason i felt that way, was because Amare had the same accident and his bruised knee eventually had the cyst which eventually burst. The cyst would have shown on an MRI and it could have been aspirated as opposed to bursting (which i would assume would mean shorter recovery). Now, i’m not saying the bruise caused the cyst, as most of what i read says its a symptom of chronic arthritis or meniscus damage BUT maybe there could be a causal effect there. “Why the hell take a chance!! Whats the hurt in an MRI??” is what i believe was he thought process was…they both had banged knees and one turned into a problem..BE CAUTIOUS.

Anyway I am still a little bit worried about Tyson. I know they said it is just a bone bruise but they said the same about Amare. I know we can’t compare Amare’s knees to Tysons knees but still. I don’t trust the medical staff & won’t feel totally comfortable until I see Tyson actually play in two games in a row. Amare had a bone bruise, played now he is out for 2-3weeks, afraid the same will happen to Tyson.