NEW YORK -- Dallas Mavericks guard is not overly impressed with what New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin has been able to accomplish.
Especially those NBA record 45 turnovers Lin has produced, which are the most by a player in the NBA since the league started keeping turnovers in the 1977-'78 season.
"I've been a point guard in this league and (45 turnovers in seven games) would have gotten me on the bench real fast,'' Terry said.
'Terry believes Lin has benefited handsomely from Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni's uptempo system.
"He's in D'Antoni's system, and any player that plays a guard position in D'Antoni's system has opportunities to be able to put up good numbers, and I think that's what he's been able to do,'' Terry said. "The ball's in your hands a lot and you're going to have turnovers.''
Terry also said that a lot of what Lin has accomplished is media-driven.
"I think it's a lot of hype right now,'' Terry said. "Is he going to be a good player in the future? If he continues to work, he will.
"But given the opportunity, he's taken advantage of it. But everybody's making a lot out of just the seven games he's played.''
And what about those seven games?
"I've been in the league 13 years, and seven games don't necessarily make a career, but he does have great buzz right now,'' Terry said. "But we'll see when he face the (world) champs tonight.''
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It's time for Terry to face the music now...Terry try to be a little humble when or you eventually will stick your shoe in your own mouth and slap yourself in the face it won't look good on yoy my friend..
Posted by: chris | February 19, 2012 at 03:33 PM
Terry you dirk riding bitch, clank that 3-pointer eh?
A d-league yellow monkey ballED you, go back to Africa!
Posted by: nic | February 19, 2012 at 09:09 PM
Two things. Kin has helped a team win more games in his first eight starts than Terry did in his first four seasons.
Also, you don't bench a player for opening up the floor. The Knicks O is dire without Lin and he's a D Leaguer. He'll get better but he runs the floor and is closer to an actual Point Guard than Jet was for the first half of his career.
Posted by: Dan'l | February 20, 2012 at 06:53 AM
Like Bill Parcells once said it's only seven games, don't take out the annointing oils just yet. Terry can talk all he wants. He's got a ring. Until Lin earns one, he's not in the same zip code as JET.
Posted by: Gilbert Solis | February 20, 2012 at 08:32 AM