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Well, as the NBA collectively wonders how they missed Jeremy Lin, at least one GM has waived the white flag and admitted defeat. After spending his rookie season with the Golden State Warriors, where played in just 39 games, Lin was briefly picked up by the Houston Rockets this year, before being waived to make room for Samuel Dalembert. Lin was picked up on waivers by the Knicks, where he finally got his chance last week. The rest is history.
Do you think the Rockets have any regrets? From Houston GM Daryl Morey (via Twitter):
We should have kept @Jlin7. Did not know he was this good.Anyone who says they knew [is] misleading you. Finally, really happy for @Jlin7. [He is] very hard working, nice, & humble. He has a great, great future.
So that's one team, and you have to give Morey credit for his honesty on that front. We're still waiting on the Warriors' official mea culpa. And 27 others, for that matter.
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To be fair to the Warriors
Lin didn’t show much of an offensive game in his short stint in GS. He looked afraid to take shots, and he couldn’t finish around the rim.
That said, they should have kept him just for his defense, if nothing else. I remember him playing really hard, diving to the floor for loose balls all the time, and making other great hustle plays. He got less than 10 minutes a night but still averaged more than a steal per game!
A lot of people wished he’d get more playing time, just to see what he could do, but you know. The Warriors were on that serious playoff run all season, or something, so they had to play Monta 44 minutes per night and try to squeeze out a couple extra wins. The crowd would go absolutely bonkers every time that Lin entered the game, but Keith Smart was too busy giving Acie Law 15 minutes per night to notice.
It is very, very frustrating being a Warriors fan.
by ahhall on Feb 9, 2012 2:45 PM EST reply actions
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