Jeremy Lin breaks down Brunson’s game
I’m loving these J Lin analysis clips
Someone’s gotta put him on prime time.
Yeah. Invite him to the show for a test run. Then just hire the man for next season. He belongs on TV.
Yeah his BBIQ is elite
I really don’t think he played with a very high BBIQ, and the other person who commented about it is like -9 so apparently this is a controversial perspective..?
Yeah I think there can be a difference between being able to be analytical from a bird’s eye third person view of the game while his in game “BBIQ” can be on a lower level for whatever reason.
I would add that Jeremy Lin as a youngster in the NBA isn’t the same Jeremy Lin nowadays. I got to watch the last 3 years of his professional career playing in Taiwan, and he was definitely a lot more reliant on “BBIQ” than pure athleticism, given injuries and age.
Jeremy Lin was deceptively in shape but he carved his way into rotations with his iq. If you go back and watch the linsanity run, he actually went one way most times but was crafty enough to understand how to get his teammates involved and how to get to his spots, even when he was outmatched and had less tools in his bag.
I kind of disagree, I feel like he carved his way into rotations because he was quick and fearless at the rim. I don’t feel like he could run a good offense for an entire season and he wasn’t a very good passer or playmaker IMO. He was a scoring combo guard, which has value, but there was always something missing from his game besides a consistent 3pt shot. I felt like it was a level of BBIQ that separated him some one you can rely on at PG
I respect the disagreement. Where you say something was missing and you think it’s BBIQ, I think it was physical skill. He was really good at slashing but again he didn’t have handles, didn’t have a non dominant hand game, didn’t have a 3 point shot. When you don’t have as many tools in your arsenal physically, you have to use BBIQ and knowledge to find ways to win your 1 on 1’s and your possessions. Also, we are talking about a career bench player, so of course he was lacking at most things comparatively to his peers so BBIQ and physical skills would both be applicable.
He played with high BBIQ. It’s his skills that was pulling him down. He didn’t have a consistent jump shot or great handles. But he read the offense and defense pretty well.
Except when he’s actually playing on the court ironically
I play cs and I think I have a good understanding of what to do but when you’re in the game it’s a different beast to understand all the context and process the info in real time, that’s the only comparison I can draw because I never hopped too much and others sports I played it doesn’t apply lol. But always been a fan of basketball
It’s really funny that due to his post career analysis, his legacy will probably veer into the wrong that people always thought because of his race: he was not a crafty, high iq player, he was a kind of dim guard who relied on his great athleticism.
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what you said is not incompatible with what the other guy said
You’re right
its kind of a funny rap that’s both advantaged and disadvantaged him. advantaged bc its given him the leg up in presumably a lot of scouting where players just don’t appreciate that quick john wall like first step. and get beat because of underestimating that. was effectively 80% of linsanity (other 20% was a streaky shot that was going in)
on the other hand it’s also led to most, if not all, of his poor fit situations. hes played w a ball dominant guard every where he’s played - harden/houston, kobe/lakers, kemba/charlotte. even that raptors trade was expecting him to be more of the prototypical back up that could shoot the open 3, make the right bbiq pass. he couldn’t do any of that which is why he got no burn w the raptors, which in that championship year, was a composite of that player type (high bbiq, defensive rotations, etc). typical see lin for his player profile instead of what he really is - a north south player that needs to, and only knows how to, create penetration to suck up the court & then dish. his passing was very average if it wasn’t out of the PnR, and he wasn’t that good at feeling the court & finding open space moving off the ball either
overall though that stereotype likely benefited him much more than less. lin wasn’t good enough to lead an offense as the 1 option. nor did he have the bag like a 6 man microwave scorer has. and if that’s the case you need to play in your role as a backup pg, but that’s just not really who he was either. he was a tweener / jack of all trades. the nba likes players who are either 8⁄10 in everything or 10⁄10 in one skill nowadays.
kenyon martin phrased it horribly but he was right - the reality is that lin would’ve washed out the league a lot sooner if he was judged on the same athleticism / skill standard that black athletes get graded to. bones hyland for instance is so, so much better than lin in almost everything basketball related except slightly worse in straight line acceleration; despite this, the former has gotten way less rope / patience comparatively
kenyon martin phrased it horribly but he was right - the reality is that lin would’ve washed out the league a lot sooner if he was judged on the same athleticism / skill standard that black athletes get graded to.
Sorry but I just can’t take Kenyon seriously. This is the same idiot who had a meltdown over Lin having dreadlocks as an Asian man whilst having a Chinese tattoo himself.
Lin’s last 4 years in the league were so much more productive than many black athletes. In fact coincidently Kenyon Martin himself is a perfect example of this. Kenyon played till he was 37yrs old compared to Lin who was only 30yrs old his last NBA season. Let’s compare their last 4 seasons to see if Lin should have “washed out the league” sooner.
Kenyon’s last 4 seasons went: 5⁄0.4⁄4.3 7⁄0.4⁄5.3 4⁄1.6⁄4.2 1.8⁄0.5⁄1.7 Kenyon didn’t make a single 3pt in his last 3 seasons of 61 games avg 20+mpg.
Jeremy Lin’s last 4 seasons: 12/3/3 (6th MOTY finalist) 14.5/5/4 18/4/0 10/3/2.4
To say Jeremy Lin at 30 yrs old was only getting gametime (on a Championship team mind you) because he is Asian is such a ridiculous thing to say. Maybe if he was on a tanking team that would have legs but Toronto were hell bent that year on a ring so the last thing on their mind was tokenism. Lin played 74 games avg 19.4mpg his last season which is more games(and gametime) than Kenyon played in his last 3 seasons combined.
If you want to see tokenism just look at Kyle Lowry this season, who happens to be a black athlete. At 40 yrs old he averaged 1.2⁄0.8⁄0.6 this season (14 games avg 8.4mpg). That’s a grand total of 17 pts for the whole season to go along with 11 assists and 9 rebounds. Lowry shot 4⁄25 from 3 (%16) and same 4⁄25 FG (he didn’t take a single shot that wasn’t a 3) And Philly by no means were a tanking or young team that could afford some token spots just to fill the roster. They are 100% in Championship mode. You telling me Lin at 30yrs old couldn’t at least produce 1.8pts a game in junk time for some NBA team? Whilst coming off a season avg 20mpg with 10/3/2.4 on legit Championship contenders?
Sorry for the long rant but this is the first time I’ve really heard anyone saying Lin actually was advantaged and benefitted from being Asian in a league dominated by black athletes. In fact I remember Daryl Morey even came out and talked about how Lin suffered from his Asian stereotype due to the unconscious bias of the NBA as a whole(apparently Morey refused to draft Lin even though his analytics models showed he was worth a mid-late 1st rd pick). Which is why he got barely any college offers, as well as going undrafted even after balling out at Harvard and even after getting in to the NBA it took so long for any team and coach to really give him a chance on the court until a freak set of injuries beset the Knicks, leading to ‘Linsanity’.
Pretty easy for a Harvard baller
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Jeremy Lin has quickly become my favorite player turned sometimes analyst.
To me, he is on a similar path to Brian Baldinger.
Love Baldy’s takes! Baldy is hilarious, and he’s so passionate about the game (NFL).
Lin has a more understated style, but I love how clearly he explains things.
Yes! My first post failed to mention that Baldy shows such an enthusiasm for the game. He gets so excited seeing technical OL stuff like combo blocks, good footwork, etc.
The NBA would do well to see the value of promoting technical sports nerdy breakdowns in the way the game is talked about.
You can often tell how smart someone is about something with how easy they make their subject understandable to the common person
You can show anyone a JLin clip and they will probably understand what he means
When he ethered Kenyon Martin with love, I knew he was different.
Who would have thought the Harvard grad would be amazing at breaking things down in a very intelligent way haha
Soooo true and that is why I hate Carmelo, he ruined everything Knicks and Linsanity! One of the most Selfish players in the NBA
Harvard, plus ex-pro = good analysis.
I think its also because his head looks like a basketball so in the 4th quarter when everyone is fatigued, they become confused and don’t focus on the correct round object
ExpiredDeodorant has quickly become my favorite shitposter turned sometimes analyst.
To me, he is on a similar path to Jeremy Lin..
This is the type of analysis we really need, lol.
great insight
Experienced defenders would know to ignore the basketball with braids
His main defender was James Harden who’s probably looking at the braids and thinking
Oh shit! The basketball is flopping by itself
Josh Hart burner account 😆
Well done
LOL
“Wait, when did the ball get dreads?” -every opposing player in the 4th
what brunson doesn’t have in size, speed, and power, he makes up with basically everything else. one of the craftiest players out there. also love the analysis here
He doesn’t have great height but he is very built for his size, broad shoulders long arms big hands, strong base.
Same with D Mitch on the other side
big head
lmao
Hands down inch by inch the best offensive player
He’s packing them I’s FR
Keep going….I almost there…
Chest is massive. His abs are RIPPED and his shoulders are bulging. His glutes are perfectly striated and plump. I say this as a lifelong advanced bodybuilder.
but he is very built for his size, broad shoulders long arms big hands, strong base.
Great size. Look thick. Solid. Tight.
On the other hand the Thompson twins are so athletically gifted that they didn’t bother to work on anything.
I wish they would hold me now
He is a smaller less athletic Kobe. He gets to his spots whenever he wants and then the footwork takes over. Nothing better than a smaller player that works in the post.
Funny enough, he reminds me of a bigger, more capable IT4 the way he is able to penetrate with his dribble to create a bit of unpredictability and chaos.
He’s fairly strong actually.
Crafty. Its the lefty way
For real, dude’s footwork is insane. It’s like he’s playing chess while everyone else is playing checkers out there.
He’s got a ton of speed and power. He’s just short
and bro is thick! you aint’ bumping him off that easily
Exactly. He bumps you you stay bumped
That bump on harden was impressive
what brunson doesn’t have in size, speed, and power he makes up with head whips, flails, and flops. one of the craftiest players indeed. everything that is wrong with modern basketball is this harden and brunson bullshit
0:48 - The man made a shot with his legs crossed. I appreciate the analysis J Lin, I love you to death, but there’s no explaining some of the shit this dude can do lol
His footwork and balance when he does these herky jerky moves are off the charts. It’s why he’s one of the few small guards that’s actually able to not only have success in the postseason, but actually ups his scoring usually.
I like to describe Brunson as a Ballerina Pitbull. He’s unusually strong and happy to bump against other players (for a man of size) but has immense grace and fluidity to create space or orient his shooting pocket.
Exactly. He uses his footwork, balance, and his strength/sturdiness to be able to get to his spots and the separation he needs to hit his shots.
ballerina pitbull is on point.
He must’ve picked up a lot from his time with Luka on footwork
If I tried that, I’d shatter everything in my legs
“easy two”
Fuck like that off balance shot over Harden, hit the board and went in on a ridiculous angle. Like wtf was that. I saw it live and I was like how do you recover from this? Brunson finishing is insane.
Where these clips coming from?
his ig
He’s doing these graphics? These are professional as hell
The eyes , Chico. They never Lie.
He’s literally saying he’s using them TO lie lol
Look, the NYC education system is… what it is
Better than most states? Yeah
It’s actually the hips but go off king haha
Brother…it’s a quote from Scarface lol
Ahhh never seen it
Classic film man. Put that shit on ASAP (no Rocky)
Everybody in the hood watches it too 🤣
Nah it’s never been my style of movie tbh
J-Lin, continue building your legacy my man.
they are all nba athletes, often those are the most street-smart become the best scorers
It’s not a street smart thing, it’s a rare talent that can’t be taught to an elite level.
This is like Jokic-brain in a guard, just huge knowledge of the floor and how their body position is evolving the play. It’s like old Messi highlights where the defender doesn’t even realise he was already rinsed 2 paces before he got passed.
All the extra information processing and body control needed to pull this off is crazy so it looks like magic sometimes.
isn’t jokic an elite guard brain in a big, obv he has some things that are just insane, but in theory that’s what he is. not rlly in application ig, he’s his own thing
why do you think JB is street smart? his dad was an NBA player lol
Goofy take. Brunson is smart smart. MF finished his undergrad in 3 years.
wasn’t only talking bout brunson
We’d all much rather hear Steven A. Smith screaming about the players dirty laundry than hear a clear concise breakdown of an elite players actions on the court.
THAT’S PREPOSTEROUS!
I might be biased but Brunson is gonna be a hall of famer
Since it’s the basketball HOF and not just the NBA HOF, he probably will when you consider his college career combined with his pro career.
He’s already won USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year too back in 2015. look at that list of winners dude is gonna be a hall of famer.
I didn’t really pay attention to his draft year. How did he fall so far in the draft?
Proven winner, tons of accolades in college, multiple championships.
Feels egregious that he fell to 33rd.
Short unathletic and big headed.
Truthfully scouts are not great at their jobs. Look at how many first rounders are no longer in the league.
Imagine drafting two future HoF-ers in a single draft class.
The team that did that must’ve built a killer contender around a pair like that.
He’s short and not a very good athlete (for NBA standards.) And in all fairness, that has mattered in the NBA. You can really see it defensively but when he’s dictating the action it’s not a problem.
There are a ton of elite college players that never pan out in the NBA because of that limitation. Jimmer is a very close physical comp to Brunson and never really turned into anything.
I don’t think there’s a lesson to be learned from this because the scouts are usually right. If Brunson wasn’t a 99th percentile scorer in the league he’d be giving up as many points as he scores.
I’ll never not love you J Lin
Speaks volumes of why Jeremy Lin was able to do what he did in his nba career, true student to the game and ball IQ off the charts
Eyes are the groin of the head.
Jalen Brunson is a genius and has incredible body control. A good player to study if you want to improve your game
i think you need a pitbull body shape too for his style to work for you
Somewhere Keon Ellis is raising his fists in the air wondering why this video didn’t come out 2 years ago.
The bets possible thing for basketball today would be to immediately replace SAS with Lin. tectonic upgrade.
He’s some team next head coach.
Other players can be great analysts too, but if Lin was shafted as a player, I approve of him being respected as an analyst. He’s absolutely right here. Even in football, QBs set up passing windows with their eyes. Defenders are absolutely reading plays and defending them in real time in response to where they can tell (or think) the QB is looking. If you’re an NBA guard, same thing applies.
I was wondering how Brunson keeps getting easy looks at the basket.
I am Jalen Brunson, AMA
Why head so fat?
High IQ
imma root for onicks this finals knicks in 5
Brunson is absolute elite
They call him Benioff and Weiss the way he’s subverting expectations
So why don’t we have this man at the desk?
It’s super effective because he’s so quick, the defenders are acting on reflex
Where do I watch these?
Brunson’s got muthafukin sharingan yo
There’s no way I’m as good as Jalen Brunson. He’s so good
I love how he said underutilized as if it were a hint to the younger guys.
So sharinggan is Real. Thanks Mister Lin.
The cross-legged shot will be legendary
Of brunson wins the title he immediately jumps Allen Iverson in my book
I love listening to smart people talk about basketball. Does he have a podcast?
J lin should go to Knicks during the finals
case in point, in today’s game Brunson fooled the entire Cavs team into relaxing by looking left like he was going to kick it out. except he turned right and laid it in with no defender.
https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/s/xR3JsYqFD1
I am ready for Jeremy Lin, NBA Expert, to explode into mainstream.
Great vid/post. I’m always focusing on small guards’ footwork. Never noticed the look offs/eye deception. Bro should be on a network.
Bruh Brunson nice and all but captain clutch is the haliban
Loved this
Imagine the potential of this as a segment with a broadcast’s financial and equipment backing. Executives have lost the plot if they’re not flooding his agent. They missed him as a player and they’re doing it again
These are so stupid. What’s next ears?
What is it with this sub’s obsession with Lin’s analysis? This guy’s analysis basically said that Brunson uses his eyes LOL (while Lin clearly reads a script). Either this sub is full of people that haven’t ever hooped, or just like Lin because of the Linsanity era. This analysis is average insight and nothing special.
I can’t wait for Lin’s next video where he describes how Josh Hart uses his feet when playing basketball.
Wow. Looking forward to your analysis contribution. I’m sure it’s going to be fng incredible.
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lol he literally leads the playoffs in points scored without free throws
Your mom. Should’ve swallowed. The end.
I love seeing salty Cavs fans in the wild
You’re right, I’d much rather watch ethical Wemby and make every thread about him
Unethical hooper