A piece of news appears to have been unveiled by an unnamed source that Jeremy Lin will be traded to Houston Rockets from Knicks because the Knicks will refuse to match Houston’s offer sheet for the point guard. But the Knicks have two days left to think about if Lin should be replaced by Raymond Felton. Whether it is true or not, we have to say it seems that the Rockets have Chinese complex because Yao Ming used to be a Chinese NBA star for them. Now if Lin will be second one even he is Chinese American if Jeremy Lin can take part in Huston Rockets, and Rockets will definitely get more attention from China.
Jeremy Lin
The question is: is it true? Why? It is a little confusing for some fans of Knicks and Jeremy Lin. After comparing between Lin and Felton, you will know how wrong the Knicks are about to be.
Lin is better than Felton at Isolation play. He scored the third most points per play of the 91 players with at least 75 isolation plays last season, while Felton ranked 68th. And pick and roll is where Lin excels in, who ranked 26th and got to the free throw line nearly three times as often as Felton on those plays. Regarding with jumpers off the dribble, of the 102 players who attempted at least 90 jumpers off the dribble, only Stephen Curry and Steve Nash shot a higher field goal percentage than Lin until now. Felton ranked 85th of those 102 players, shooting just 33 percent far less than Lin. And at defense, of the 235 players to defend at least 300 plays, Lin ranked 78th in fewest points per play, while Felton ranked 133rd. It comes to a conclusion that Jeremy Lin is much better that Raymond Felton at Isolation play, pick and roll, jumpers off the dribble, defense even passing. There is no reason that Knicks give Lin up in pure basketball prospective.
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