It always amazes me when players eat their way out of lucrative professional sports contracts.
He played for the Knicks two years ago in a D'Antoni system that makes point guards look good. He's now older, that coach is gone, and he's packed on 30 pounds of "not muscle." Maybe you're blinded by nostalgia; did you watch a single Blazers game last year? It wasn't good.
Yes, that was d-League, but I also remember reading stat about number of extra points Knicks put up when he was on floor, and the decreased number of points team gave up when he was on the floor as standing out too."His basic numbers are respectable, but when you look closer at the advanced metrics, a the few interesting facts reveal themselves -- and may account for why he did fall under almost everyone's radar.
While Jeremy's True Shooting Percentage (TS% -- a measure of shooting efficiency that accounts for 2s, 3s and FTs) and Effective Field Goal Percentage (eFG% -- a measures of shooting efficiency that accounts for 2s and 3s) are solid, they place him right in the middle of the NBA D-League. A middling guard in a minor league.
Furthermore, his Assist Percentage (AST% -- the percent of his team's baskets he assisted while on the floor) ranks him 25th. So now you're probably thinking -- as many did -- what's so great about this guy? Isn't he just average?
Think again. Of the metrics listed above, three stand out above all others. First, Jeremy Lin's defensive rating (DefRtg) of 93.2 and net rating (NetRtg) of 13.7 were the best in the entire NBA D-League. That means that while Lin was on the floor, his team gave up the fewest points per 100 possessions and outscored their opponents by the largest margin per 100 possessions.
http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/the_hidden_side_jeremy_lin_2012_02_15.html
It's ok for a black guy to be overpaid but not an Asian guy? I don't get how people are up in arms about his contract.
It's ok for a black guy to be overpaid but not an Asian guy? I don't get how people are up in arms about his contract.
I'm sure that's accurate *rolls eyes*
Weird because when Lin posted on his FB about going to the Rockets there were about 100 replies in a row from non black people shitting all over him.
I think it's racism if you don't acknowledge that it's racism even though it isn't racism. Yet in an ironic twist, the one's claiming it was due to racism are likely to be the only racists (with the other obvious racists who were racist all along and had nothing to do with the decision).
Racism.
I can post an image too
http://i.imgur.com/OBSyL.jpg
I see a lot of hate, but no black people, and on the Fb one there are actually pictures of the people. I mean nobody on a poll would have a reason to lie right? hummm...
Lin should thank his lucky stars he's Asian, if he was black he would be playing for slightly above league minimum. It took Rondo years to get where Lin got after 6 games. Lin knows this and he's fine with it. Good for him for getting the kind of bucks he did I'm not mad at him at all.
Rondo has the charisma of a wet cardboard box, with the shot to match.
Knicks to Rockets move saves Jeremy Lin $3 million in taxes
Lin, the 23-year-old point guard who helped the Knicks to wins in his first six starts, has signed a three-year, $25.1 million contract with the Rockets. In New York he would have paid a state income tax of 8.82 percent and a city tax of $3.876 percent. Neither Texas nor Houston have income taxes. As a result, Lin will save $1,040,416.04 a year, said ATR.
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This Lin was greedy argument seems absurd.
He said he could have made three figures (I assume this means over $100 million) if he accepted the endorsement offers from Asia he was getting, but he wanted to concentrate on basketball.
Look at the endorsement numbers of Tiger Woods, Lebron James, and others: http://www.forbes.com/athletes/#p_1_s_d4_
who the fuck cares about him being overpaid. he's got a limited lifespan in the nba and now he just got paid. good for him
who the fuck cares about him being overpaid. he's got a limited lifespan in the nba and now he just got paid. good for him
He's really not even all that overpaid over the course of the 3 year contract either. $8m/yr is definitely the high side, but no one would have a problem with $6m/yr imo, and few would be surprised at an average of $7m. These numbers were talked about long ago in this thread when he was doing well.
Yeah 6 is probably fair value just for on the court performance. You add in all the extra $ for the revenue he's bringing in and 8 is totally fair.
Lin should thank his lucky stars he's Asian, if he was black he would be playing for slightly above league minimum. It took Rondo years to get where Lin got after 6 games. Lin knows this and he's fine with it. Good for him for getting the kind of bucks he did I'm not mad at him at all.