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We let our Jeremy Lin get away already
Posted on 2/15/12 at 10:29 am
Posted on 2/15/12 at 10:29 am
His name was Marcus Thornton, he was black and not chinese but he was an unexpected scorer that blossomed very quickly before our eyes.
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Posted on 2/15/12 at 10:31 am to Chad504boy
Sorry, I don't see the comparison at all. Thornton was a known commodity coming out of college and most of us considered him a steal in the second. He was also never in danger of not making a roster.
Posted on 2/15/12 at 10:34 am to Jester
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Sorry, I don't see the comparison at all. Thornton was a known commodity coming out of college and most of us considered him a steal in the second. He was also never in danger of not making a roster.
He was never a known NBA 20 ppg scorer in this league. Yes we knew his strength was scoring but he blew up in his role in the NBA. If he was in a bigger market and had a funny haircut, it would have been big time headlines.
Posted on 2/15/12 at 10:48 am to Chad504boy
Obvious troll is obvious
Posted on 2/15/12 at 10:56 am to Chad504boy
frick you, his name was Carldell Johnson, but the ladies called him Squeaky.
This post was edited on 2/15/12 at 10:57 am
Posted on 2/15/12 at 10:58 am to Jester
He also didn't go to Harvard. He was also a recruit out of high school. The list goes on, as Jester has pointed out.
Enough about Marcus Thornton.
Enough about Marcus Thornton.
Posted on 2/15/12 at 10:59 am to quail man
he was an under the radar player that blew up surprisingly in the NBA. LSU is the harvard of the south.
Posted on 2/15/12 at 11:03 am to Chad504boy
quote:
he was an under the radar player that blew up surprisingly in the NBA
the comparisons (however weak they may be) end there. thornton never blew up to the extent Lin has.
it's ridiculous. i'm done here.
Posted on 2/15/12 at 11:09 am to quail man
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thornton never blew up to the extent Lin has.
on court or in news? Thornton averaged 21 ppg for a season bro.
His rookie year, when he first started getting decent minutes, this was his points games in a row: 20,12,12,19,21,24
Posted on 2/15/12 at 11:11 am to Chad504boy
another stretch of games in a ROW his rookie year a bit later on:
25
22
14
12
12
37
25
18
21
30
24
18
28
11
23
28
17
14
15
22
28
20
25
22
14
12
12
37
25
18
21
30
24
18
28
11
23
28
17
14
15
22
28
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Posted on 2/15/12 at 11:12 am to Chad504boy
Lin's teams are actually winning games
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Posted on 2/15/12 at 11:17 am to corndeaux
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Lin's teams are actually winning games
/thread
definitely adds to the lin story but doesn't automatically discount a under radar player boom comparison.
Posted on 2/15/12 at 11:19 am to Chad504boy
Jeremy Lin is Taiwanese, don't call someone from Taiwan Chinese, they REALLY don't like that, just saying.
Posted on 2/15/12 at 11:21 am to quail man
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the comparisons (however weak they may be) end there. thornton never blew up to the extent Lin has.
Nor was he ever anywhere near as "under the radar" as Lin.
Posted on 2/15/12 at 11:22 am to danman6336
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Jeremy Lin is Taiwanese, don't call someone from Taiwan Chinese, they REALLY don't like that, just saying.
i never called him chinese.
Posted on 2/15/12 at 11:23 am to Jester
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near as
Doesn't have to be "as" to be a similar comparison. Kobe isn't as good as MJ but it's still comparable.
Posted on 2/15/12 at 11:24 am to Chad504boy
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i never called him chinese.
Uh, yes you did, OP.
Posted on 2/15/12 at 11:25 am to Chad504boy
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His name was Marcus Thornton, he was black and not chinese
Indirect, but you did.
Posted on 2/15/12 at 11:25 am to Jester
quote:I said MT was not chinese. Did not call lin anything.
Indirect, but you did.
Posted on 2/15/12 at 11:25 am to Chad504boy
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Doesn't have to be "as" to be a similar comparison. Kobe isn't as good as MJ but it's still comparable.
Jannero Pargo isn't as good as MJ. Good comparison, though.
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