TBH, not been a big basketball fan,
we can tell.
I don't understand the odds against him on this one.
the odds are against him as they are against 90% of players. It takes rare talent, endurance and consistency to even be a starter in the NBA. there are lots of guys warming benches that have had good runs. He'll need to show consistency. If he can, he'll be here for a long time.
It simply seems to me, if he's a decent player, above average, that in the length of a decent career, he'll have a good chance of playing on a team good enough to get the championships.
That's the thing you'll learn about the NBA, should you ever become a "big basketball fan": longevity and decent ability do not necessarily provide a good chances of winning championships. Such is the nature of team sports. Most of the NBA's talent resides on clubs NOT named Los Angeles, San Antonio, Boston, Detroit or Chicago, but that's where almost all of the rings have been won over the last 20 years or so. Hundreds of players have played and retired without ever reaching the playoffs, let alone a Conference championship or the NBA Finals. There are Hall of Famers who played 20 years and have no rings. It's not about individual talent so much as being on the right team with your talent at the right time.
There's no reason to discuss championships with regard to Lin 4 decent games into his career. Well...unless he gets traded to Chicago, Miami, Indiana, Los Angeles, Dallas, San Antonio, Oklahoma City...
I mean... what's the length of an average career? 10 years?
less than 5.
And if he's exciting to watch, he's going to be very popular with the asian crowd, meaning that he'll be compensated well due to his star power.
He'll be compensated by his team's owner group for producing on the court. He'll be decently compensated by endorsements if he can keep it up, however.
Assuming of course that he hasn't just completely fluked his first 4 games. But as other analysis has indicated, and as his personal history has indicated, he has a considerable amount of talent - even if the question of been a MVP or Hall of Fame player is way too early to be answered.
Not a fluke. But consistency over time is required. And we'll have to see how he works with Carmelo and Amari when they return.
even if the question of been a MVP or Hall of Fame player is way too early to be answered.
lol. it's not even a subject, much less a "question" "to be answered". bringing it up is fucking laughable, disrespectful to the game and to the rest of the NBA players, stars and greats.
I can understand that never is a pretty damning indictment (and implicitly reveals your bias against the dude). Improbable despite limited data would be a far fairer qualifier.
"never" has never come out of my mouth. the question is what is your rush? why do you need to crown a guy after 4 games? have you never seen a random player play well for a week or two that didn't turn out to be a star? If not, watch more basketball. I have no bias against the dude. I simply say, "let him prove it". If he is an annual 20ppg scorer in the NBA, we'll know it at the end of the season. Take a chill pill.
For some reason, your response to "let him prove it" is "omg you must not like him!"
Don't be mad that Lin is better than your boy Irving and will get a ring before he will.
... now that is hyperbole.
:-(
I've said many a time that Kyrie Irving has a lot to prove to me before I'll even like him. I've said as much in just about every comment I've made about him in the NBA thread...and he's averaging damn near 20ppg as the starter @ 19 years of age. So yea...I'm a "show me a body of work" kinda guy.