Jeremy Lin Finally Showing Signs of Life For Los Angeles Lakers
Richard Mackson – USA TODAY Sports
After a tentative start to the season, Jeremy Lin is starting to demonstrate more confidence in his game and as a result is playing better for the Los Angeles Lakers. Lin has looked lost at times playing alongside Kobe Bryant and would disappear for long stretches. He made some public comments a couple of weeks ago, clearly not happy with his role or the team’s production. However, the past three games he has shown positive signs, which bodes well for the Lakers.
Lin has scored in double digits for three straight games and also has five assists in each of those contests. More importantly, he is getting the ball in his hands and making plays off of the dribble. Lin is at his best when he is attacking and aggressive — not when he is just standing around off of the ball. Bryant was shown encouraging him last night as Lin seemed to be playing with more fire. He was high-fiving teammates, yelling at them to get a stop on defense and even trying to calm down Bryant after he received a technical.
This is the Lin that the Lakers need if they want to get better this year. He has the ability to be a good starting point guard but needs to continually assert himself. Part of the problem is that they need to make sure they are running the right plays for him to be successful, which should improve as the team becomes more familiar with one another. If Lin is able to produce then it will help take some of the pressure off of Bryant and allow the Lakers to spread the ball around more on offense.
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