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Did the Mavs not expose the Heat last finals?Originally Posted by IVER131
All this talk about Lin getting exposed is ******ed. Mavs beat Heat last year does that mean the Heat got exposed? No they were and still are a great team. Lin already set a new record for most pts and asts combined in 1st ten games. Expose that.
Side note Stephen A Smith is an idiot. Case closed.
Just because someone is great at something that doesn't mean they cannot be exposed.
Was lebron not exposed for giving up his last season with the Cavs? How many accolades has Lebron acquired? Way more than Lin. Does that mean they cannot be exposed?
Its crazy how some people cannot accept the fact that a player can and will take criticism. You guys want everyone to slurp dude up? Yeah his story is an amazing one, but so was the homeless guy with the radio voices story. Does that mean these dudes can not and will not be pointed out on their flaws? Obama is the first black president. His story is HISTORICAL. But does that mean that he will not face criticism?
Get over the fact that dude has a compelling story, and look at it for what it is. BASKETBALL. As a BASKETBALL player, the dude was shut down. Was he shut down as a Harvard student? No. Was he shut down as the kid that went undrafted and got a chance? No. He was exposed from his inability to handle the pressure of a top tier team in the league. What the heck is so hard to understand about that?
You guys get so defensive about everyone not loving your new favorite player that you're blinded by the reality of everything.
Dudes are quick to jump for joy hyping dude up when he beats the Lakers, but the moment he loses to the Heat its "give the dude a break"
Right...
Lin has a Nike contract.Originally Posted by Sole MAX
It was the underdog story that got him all the media. He wasn't even offered a D-1 Scholarship out of high school even though he was the Northern California Player of the Year and he was undrafted.
Players like DRose and Kyrie Irving were expected to do well. Expected to be #1 overall picks. Got the endorsements. While Jeremy Lin sat at the end of the bench and made the most out of his situation when he got his first start.
Ya'll are hating. They aren't saying he's going to be the top point guard in the league. He's good but it's his background that allowed him to get most of the headlines.
But how are we hating? The media is hyping dude up, and the fans are taking that hype and running with it. Sure the media isn't saying he'll be the best guard in the league, but the same fans who are more attached to his story rather than his actual game are. And don't act like they aren't. Dudes are already comparing him to CP3, Rose and Rondo... Are we really hating? Or are we calling a spade a spade?
Sorry for not falling in love with Lin like the rest of you. The dude can ball, but damn how much more recognition do you want us to give the dude?
And real talk, it doesn't matter if you go #1 in the draft or undrafted. If you're in the NBA lacing up every night, EVERYONE is expected to do well.
You think these organizations pick dudes up expecting them to not do well? Really?