Daily Archives: February 29, 2012
Jeremy Lin vs. The NBA: Where Does Lin Rank Amongst the Point Guards?
Is Jeremy Lin One of the Best Point Guards in the League?
The second half of the NBA season is underway, and Linsanity – version 2.0 – is about to launch.
A true test awaits: Check out Jeremy Lin’s next eight matchups, which include Rookie of the Year leader Kyrie Irving tonight, Derrick Rose, Rajon Rondo and Tony Parker.
Following that disaster in Miami, it’s clear the league is catching up to Lin, and Jeremy will need to make the necessary adjustments to up his game – namely dealing with swarming defenses, improving his own defense and adding a little left-handed diversity to his game.
As for now, and despite the Heat loss, the kid is still looking pretty damn good, and should continue to be a major contributor and catalyst for a once-limping New York Knicks team.
Now, I understand it’s just a small sample set against not the best teams, but let’s take a look at how Jeremy Lin’s stats/averages compare with the rest of the point guards around the NBA…
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| POINTS (PER 48 MINUTES) | |||
| 1. | Russell Westbrook | 32.1 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2. | Derrick Rose | 30.0 | Chicago Bulls |
| 3. | Jeremy Lin | 28.7 | New York Knicks |
| 4. | Deron Williams | 28.2 | New Jersey Nets |
| 5. | Tony Parker | 27.1 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 6. | Jamal Crawford | 26.0 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 7. | Brandon Jennings | 24.9 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 8. | Rodney Stuckey | 22.9 | Detroit Pistons |
| 9. | Tyreke Evans | 22.7 | Sacramento Kings |
| 10. | John Wall | 22.0 | Washington Wizards |
| FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE | |||
| 1. | Steve Nash | 54.2% | Phoenix Suns |
| 2. | Mario Chalmers | 51.1% | Miami Heat |
| 3. | Chris Paul | 49.6% | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 4. | Stephen Curry | 48.1% | Golden State Warriors |
| 5. | Kyrie Irving | 47.9% | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 6. | Rajon Rondo | 47.4% | Boston Celtics |
| 7. | Ty Lawson | 47.3% | Denver Nuggets |
| 8. | Jeremy Lin | 47.1% | New York Knicks |
| 9. | Russell Westbrook | 47.0% | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 10. | Jeff Teague | 46.9% | Atlanta Hawks |
| ASSISTS (PER 48 MINUTES) | |||
| 1. | Steve Nash | 16.4 | Phoenix Suns |
| 2. | Jose Calderon | 12.6 | Toronto Raptors |
| 3. | Rajon Rondo | 12.6 | Boston Celtics |
| 4. | Ricky Rubio | 11.6 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 5. | Jeremy Lin | 11.5 | New York Knicks |
| 6. | Tony Parker | 11.3 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 7. | Chris Paul | 11.2 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 8. | Andre Miller | 11.2 | Denver Nuggets |
| 9. | Derrick Rose | 10.5 | Chicago Bulls |
| 10. | Ramon Sessions | 10.3 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| STEALS (PER 48 MINUTES) | |||
| 1. | Sundiata Gaines | 3.6 | New Jersey Nets |
| 2. | Mike Conley | 3.3 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 3. | Ricky Rubio | 3.2 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 4. | Iman Shumpert | 3.2 | New York Knicks |
| 5. | Jeremy Lin | 3.0 | New York Knicks |
| 6. | Chris Paul | 2.9 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 7. | Earl Watson | 2.7 | Utah Jazz |
| 8. | Jeff Teague | 2.6 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 9. | Kyle Lowry | 2.6 | Houston Rockets |
| 10. | Russell Westbrook | 2.5 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| REBOUNDS (PER 48 MINUTES) | |||
| 1. | Sundiata Gaines | 7.3 | New Jersey Nets |
| 2. | Kyle Lowry | 7.1 | Houston Rockets |
| 3. | Tyreke Evans | 6.7 | Sacramento Kings |
| 4. | John Wall | 6.6 | Washington Wizards |
| 5. | Russell Westbrook | 6.6 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 6. | Kemba Walker | 6.3 | Charlotte Bobcats |
| 7. | Ramon Sessions | 6.2 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 8. | Ricky Rubio | 6.0 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 9. | Andre Miller | 5.9 | Denver Nuggets |
| 10. | Jeremy Lin | 5.5 | New York Knicks |
| PER (PLAYER EFFICIENCY RATING) | |||
| 1. | Chris Paul | 23.7 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 2. | Jeremy Lin | 22.3 | New York Knicks |
| 3. | Derrick Rose | 21.7 | Chicago Bulls |
| 4. | Russell Westbrook | 20.6 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 5. | Kyle Lowry | 20.3 | Houston Rockets |
| 6. | Steve Nash | 19.9 | Phoenix Suns |
| 7. | Deron Williams | 19.6 | New Jersey Nets |
| 8. | Tony Parker | 19.1 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 9. | Stephen Curry | 18.7 | Golden State Warriors |
| 10. | John Wall | 18.7 | Washington Wizards |
| TURNOVERS (PER GAME) | |||
| 1. | John Wall | 4.2 | Washington Wizards |
| 2. | Russell Westbrook | 4.2 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 3. | Deron Williams | 4.2 | New Jersey Nets |
| 4. | Rajon Rondo | 3.8 | Boston Celtics |
| 5. | Steve Nash | 3.7 | Phoenix Suns |
| 6. | Jeremy Lin | 3.6 | New York Knicks |
| 7. | Ricky Rubio | 3.3 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 8. | Kyrie Irving | 3.1 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 9. | Kyle Lowry | 3.1 | Houston Rockets |
| 10. | Tyreke Evans | 2.9 | Sacramento Kings |
| THREE-POINT PERCENTAGE | |||
| 1. | Jordan Farmar | 46.7% | New Jersey Nets |
| 2. | Mario Chalmers | 45.6% | Miami Heat |
| 3. | Stephen Curry | 45.0% | Golden State Warriors |
| 4. | Jeff Teague | 44.4% | Atlanta Hawks |
| 5. | Chris Paul | 44.2% | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 6. | C.J. Watson | 43.8% | Chicago Bulls |
| 7. | Kyrie Irving | 43.5% | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 8. | Gary Neal | 40.4% | San Antonio Spurs |
| 9. | Steve Nash | 40.0% | Phoenix Suns |
| 10. | Kyle Lowry | 39.1% | Houston Rockets |
| >20. | Jeremy Lin | 33.3% | New York Knicks |
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