IMO these Warriors (if healthy) are a better team then the Clippers of last year on paper. Definitely a playoff team IMO but I have a soft spot for the Warriors and am bullish on Harrison Barnes (as well as Klay Thompson).
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Official NBA 2011-12 Season Thread
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Lin isn't worth that much money. This is one of the few smart things they've done.
The third year thing was pretty weird...like I almost felt like the Rockets were trying to screw the Knicks over because they were so cocksure the Knicks would match? I am just guessing, I try not to read too much into this stuff because whatever, where they end up is where they end up.
Rockets want Lin because they're desperate for revenue. They'll overspend for a "star".
A hypothetical Lin-to-Dwight tandem would certainly be strongly justified by this type of thinking, even if Howard flees the following year. It's a fun and novel notion to think about though xD
But back to Lin, he's a boss and all but $25 million over three years with the poison pill at the end for playing about half a shortened season is a bit...um...
http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/knicks/source_knicks_won_match_lin_offer_IaFOfENCk85407zzt3ynxK
According to this, Lin secretly negotiated the bigger contract with Houston without telling the Knicks.
Phoenix is quietly building a nice roster this offseason.
Dragic/Marshall
Mayo?/Brown
Beasley/Dudley
Scola/Frye
Gortat/Lopez
Their still lacking a star though, if they don't get one they'll just be stuck in mediocrity again.
According to this, Lin secretly negotiated the bigger contract with Houston without telling the Knicks.
Phoenix is quietly building a nice roster this offseason.
Dragic/Marshall
Mayo?/Brown
Beasley/Dudley
Scola/Frye
Gortat/Lopez
Their still lacking a star though, if they don't get one they'll just be stuck in mediocrity again.
I dunno, if you weigh the potential marketing Lin can bring the Rockets (whom the Chinese already identify a lot with since they had Yao), if they're making more money off showcasing Lin regardless of money paid to him or performance, it'd be worthwhile to consider. And Lin isn't that that bad, there's worse PGs out there and the Rockets let Dragic go. So I mean, Lin will likely be an all star ballot vote for the next how many years now lol.
Dragic > Lin as far as I'm concerned.
Considering they already offered a contract to Asik, it's unlikely Howard will go to Houston because I doubt the Bulls will match.
Yes in basketball terms but NBA is business and in that sense, Lin >> Dragic.
And yeah, I also think Lin has a higher ceiling...
Lin definitely has a higher ceiling, considering he's still sitting on the floor. He hasn't even played in a full seasons worth of games, although he was already voted as "New York's most beloved athlete", lmao. We already know what we can expect from Dragic, but Lin is a huge gamble, calling Lin a fluke is not even controversial at this point. You don't get many stretches of Wizards-Nets-Pistons-Bobcats-etc in the Western Conference.
Laker fans give Steve Nash a beer on the freeway.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgSq1q-XWnI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgSq1q-XWnI
Only teams under the cap can bid, sooo, yeah, there goes that.
Other teams use it strategically to potentially land better players (like Houston), which makes guys like Scola available at cheaper price.
A detailed amnesty rant:
http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2012/7/...ause-nicolas-batum-jeremy-lin-luis-scola-hook
A detailed amnesty rant:
http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2012/7/...ause-nicolas-batum-jeremy-lin-luis-scola-hook