Los Angeles Lakers rumors: Jeremy Lin to be better in LA than with Houston Rockets?
By Bryan Rose
It’s previously been stated that the Los Angeles Lakers feel point guard Jeremy Lin has untapped offensive potential.
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Given that, might Lin be a better play in Southern California than he was during his tenure with the Houston Rockets? It seems to be a sentiment many believe, including Joel Brigham of Basketball Insiders. The analyst isn’t going as far as to suggest we’ll see the Jeremy Lin we saw during his stretch with the New York Knicks, but he does expect to see an improvement with the Los Angeles Lakers.
"Lin was brought in to start at point guard, and with Steve Nash having spent so much of the last few seasons hurt, there’s every reason to think Lin will get a full workload this year. I like him as a scorer, but he’s obviously not a traditional point guard the way Nash would be if healthy. In short, I think we’re looking at better than his time in Houston, but not as good as his time in New York."
One thing that should benefit Jeremy Lin greatly is the fact the Los Angeles Lakers plan to use the pick-and-roll often. Such a play (or a pick-and-pop) is great for Lin, not only because of his shooting ability, but because the Lakers employ a collection of big men who can hit an outside shot.
That wasn’t something Jeremy Lin could use to his advantage very often with the Houston Rockets, so it seems as if the Los Angeles Lakers were thinking about Lin’s fit well before they traded for the guard.
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