Jeremy Lin, Jerome Jordan Assigned to D-League
by Seth on Jan 17, 2012 5:52 PM EST
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PrintBit of breaking news at this hour. From Howard Beck:
Historic Knicks moment: They just assigned two players to the D League for the first time: Jeremy Lin and Jerome Jordan to the Erie Bayhawks
It's historic, of course, because the Knicks have never ever sent anybody down to the D-League. They've hardly used their various affiliates over the years at all because Mike D'Antoni's always been opposed, so I suppose this signifies a change of heart. Neither Lin nor Jordan was seeing more than garbage minutes, so it makes sense for the two of them to head somewhere where they'll actually get to play basketball, even if that somewhere is Erie, Pennsylvania.
Meanwhile, as Beck notes, assigning folks doesn't open up roster spots or anything, so there's no reason to take this as a precursor for some other move. Just a move by the organization toward using a resource that's been available this whole time but rarely, if ever, utilized. Have fun, Jeremy and Jerome!
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I had fully convinced myself that Lin was the SAVIOR of our PG situation
by DonMoosavi on Jan 17, 2012 5:59 PM EST via mobile reply actions
This is great news!
It’s so much better that they play every day than sit on the bench.
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Jerry & Jerry on the Bayhawks
we need to get a film crew as this could be better than ‘Andy and Landry’
Hey Seth
Does this mean that we’ll have game threads for the Novokuznetsk BayHawks?
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This is gonna seem mean, but:
Erie is a 7 1/2 hour drive from MSG, so based on his season stats so far, Jeremy Lin will turn the ball over…
Eleventy million times.
NOOOOOOOOOOO
The Knicks are sickening enough to watch right now. Now they’re taking away our garbage time entertainment. Geez… the amount of times we haven’t been competitive in the 4th quarter this season is so high that Jerome and Jeremy were going to start wearing down from usage.
Naw but for real, this sucks for Jerome. Remember his agent said that if the Knicks weren’t planning on using him this year they should trade him? This seems like a sneaky but cruel way for the Knicks to keep him and still not use him.
Dude wants to play pretty bad.
Thanks for making us a contender, Donnie.
by StarksMiddleFinger on Jan 17, 2012 7:31 PM EST reply actions
Nothing sneaky about it?
Dude isn’t getting minutes, they still want him to work on his game in game situations, therefore, the D-League is the best avenue for him.
Yeah I mean
at least in the D league he may get to play a ton of minutes and sort some stuff out.
if he truly wants to play
he’ll take this in stride. he needs reps more than anything. and i dunno if you ever seen a d-league game, but those guys are not fuckin around. they’re comin for your head. so if anything, jerome better be up for it.
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It's true. I've never seen a D-League Game.
Okay cool. Hurry Back Jerome!
Thanks for making us a contender, Donnie.
by StarksMiddleFinger on Jan 17, 2012 7:43 PM EST up reply actions
for real hurry
cus i think mike james plays for the bayhawks. don’t want that piss-brain to rub off on jerome.
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Mike James plays for the Bulls now
so no need to worry
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by bluecheese999 on Jan 17, 2012 8:24 PM EST up reply actions
and furthermore
I watched one of the Erie games on NBA TV (I have Time Warner Cable so no MSG- they’re airing NBATV on 27 instead).
People can tune in and watch watch Jeremy and Jerome do in the presence of semi pros!
Hope they can develop a bond and run some sweet pick and roll
Good move. Let them develop and play some games
that was the first thing i thought of
when i read about the scrubs goin to the d-league to develop their games and become viable options off the bench.
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But Chris Sheridan said JJ was gonna be Rookie of the Year
so this is unpossible
right?
he looked so great getting manhandled by nicola pekovic! how could this happen?!
"But when he saw it, he just put his hands up and they couldn’t give it to him. It just fell to the ground, I-I don’t, you know … So, that showed me he had great experience..." - Jeff Van Gundy
by Anthony Bonner's Subpoena on Jan 17, 2012 9:49 PM EST up reply actions
This is great
Should be good for their development.
Anyone watching this absurd Heat-Spurs second half?
i watched about ten seconds of it
then remembered that i hate both of those teams and turned it off.
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"Whoever is playing the Heat"
has become my default team to root for on any off nights for the Knicks. That second half sucked.
I believe the correct spelling is...
jared jeffries.
well . . .they are both awful . . so you know ...
who really cares
Anxiously awaiting the day my username will be appropriate
showcase for a blockbuster trade...
line and jerome for… antoine walker and antonio daniels.
i'd rather call up jay larranaga than antonio daniels.
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Clever move
It might not free-up any roster room or cap space, but it DOES clear sufficient physical space for Stat to full-on lie down on the bench and rest his aching back and limbs after picking up his third foul with nine minutes remaining in the second quarter.
I'd say
That Lin and Jordan were carving the starters up in practice and it was hurting their confidence, so the team had to stash them someplace so Toney and Amar’e can get their mojo back.
Get The Frickin' Rebound
LOL! if that were true
Except if they were carving them up in practice, D’Antoni would be starting them. D’Antoni wants to and needs to win games and if he had to start my momma at the point and you Fuhry at shooting guard he would do it in a heartbeat if the move got him wins!
by Robert Curre on Jan 18, 2012 10:49 AM EST up reply actions
Does your momma pick up her dribble between halfcourt and the three point line?
’cause if not… what size sneaker does she wear?
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