In recent memories, the game against current champions Cleveland Cavaliers where he was phenomenal playing as the point guard leading the Hornets to a memorable win. He has so much more freedom and control, he can dictate games when he has possession. However, when he plays as the point guard he is a different animal altogether. Lin is a decent shooting guard, he has showed he can be effective in that position and hold his own and can do a decent enough job for his team. Being the full time point guard, Lin does not have to stand in the corners waiting for the ball to come, he will be the one dishing the ball to the more prolific shooters. It has been frustrating to watch, especially last season where he only made 33.6% of his 3 pointers. Making him stand in the corner as a spot up shooter is not his game. He has many weapons in his arsenal where he can hurt opponents which we haven’t seen enough of. It’s very fair to say Lin hasn’t been able to utilise his skillset that he possesses. This gives Lin reassurance and believe and it bodes well for his confidence. Nets coach Kenny Atkinson has confirmed Lin will be his full time point guard and that was great to hear. This will give Lin the chance to show he can be a leader which he is destined to be.
He is a point guard who has been played out of position for the majority of those 4 years and it is now time for him to play in his favoured position where he flourishes and that is with the ball in his hands, with the offense running through him. Lin’s role has been restricted since Linsanity, some of it is down to his own doing but somethings are out of his control. I have to exclude the Charlotte Hornets out of this equation because they are a classy team with a good coach in Steve Clifford who treated Lin with great respect and allowed Lin to rebuild his reputation and market value which has lead him to signing with the Nets. The majority would agree that it’s extremely tough to succeed if you don’t have the coaches believe. This is down to his coaches lack of believe in him and also when he was a Laker his team were busy tanking for that high draft pick.
Over the course of the last 4 years Lin hasn’t been in the ideal situation for various reasons. Signing with the Brooklyn Nets has given Lin a great opportunity to express himself and will allow him to see how good he can be. He said in an interview during the Nets media day “those 4 years have been very good learning experiences”, but ultimately we haven’t seen the best of Lin and what he is capable of due to the situation and circumstances he found himself in. It has been a pretty tough 4 years for Jeremy Lin since Linsanity occurred. First and foremost, I would like to say I’m over the moon that Jeremy Lin signed with the Brooklyn Nets during free agency.
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