Iman Shumpert vs. Jeremy Lin

With Jeremy Lin likely out for the rest of the season with a knee injury, Iman Shumpert has been put back into the starting line up as a shooting guard. So far, Shump has been very impressive. Shumpert has been a force on defense all year providing quality perimeter defense. His size, speed, and athletic ability are a force to be reckoned with in the NBA. On offense he has amazing range, being able to spread the ball to the arch and being able to drive to the hoop and dunk over people at times. Shump is not the best distributor in the world, but his playing style seems to work in Woodson's system pretty well. I feel Shumpert can really develop in to a solid guard in the NBA. Assuming he is only going to improve, he has his whole NBA career ahead of him. However at times, Iman can be shoot the ball a shit load even if he doesn't have the best look. But this has steadily improved over the course of the year. With solid performances as of late, I really believe this guy can be the real deal. If he works on some areas of his game, such as decision making, Iman can become one of the better guards in the NBA. I am very excited to see what comes from his development. He is bursting with potential and the Knicks should try to hold on to him for a long time, or they might seriously regret letting him loose.

There really shouldn't be any doubt that Jeremy Lin is a solid guard. He has a solid shot, can play the pick and roll like a mother fucking boss, and can really distribute the ball. He is also a quick mother fucker. Sports Science compared his quickness to the likes of John Wall and Derrick Rose. That is really fucking impressive. Does he turn over the ball a lot? Yes. But that is something that can be fixed once he gets back from injury. When Linsanity emerged out of the realms of the Knicks bench, everybody blew it to be more than it was. The media made Lin to be more of a superstar than he actually is. Lin is definitely a worthy starter and a very solid PG. He consistantally produces in some way, whether it is points, assists, or steals. He is not the best at defense, though. He at times gets easily burned. Sadly, I believe Jeremy Lin does not have nearly the potential that Shumpert has. Lin is a great player, but Shumpert has future written all over him. I'd like to keep both these guys on the Knicks. As I see it, we should start Lin and PG due to his ability to distribute the ball and Shumpert at shooting guard for his offensive potential. However I would put Shumpert to play defense on Shumpert on the better guard and let Lin play the worse guy.


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