Let me preface this by saying that I strongly dislike the Knicks. To be fair it really has nothing to do with the organization itself. I have no problem with an organization constantly making bad move after bad move. What I can't stand is their obnoxious fans. Knicks fans are the fans that have an excuse for everything. They will never accept that they suck and that they will always suck. Someone needs to tell Spike Lee that despite the fact that he sits the same distance from the basket as the players and has spent more time on the floor of MSG than Patrick Ewing he is not on the team.
Anyway, onto Lin. The best move the Knicks made this off season was not signing Jason Kidd but not matching Houstons offer for Lin. I realize that he arguably the most marketable player in the NBA but from strictly a basketball standpoint he is not worth anywhere near three years 25 million. Lin doesn't have the talent to back up that kind of contract. He was 40th among PGs in assist/turnover ratio this season. While it is true that this is lower than Russel Westbrook Lin cannot hold a candle to Westbrook's scoring ability. On top of this his defense is nonexistent. While that is part of what happens when you play for Mike D'Antoni it didn't improve after he left. Bottom line is that the Rockets payed for a name not a player. They might sell more jerseys and tickets but they aren't any better on the court.
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