Jeremy Lin Injury Update: Nets Lose Second Straight Game Without Starting PG
Jeremy Lin, Brooklyn Nets new starting point guard, is still in the sidelines after a hamstring injury last November 2, 2016. Lin got injured during a winning effort against the Detroit Pistons and is currently under probation by the medical staff.
Lin's injury will be reevaluated on November 17, 2016; the two-week mark from when his injury started.
Struggling without Lin
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It seems that the Brooklyn Nets (4-7) is struggling without their point guard. The Nets have lost their second straight game; most recently against the emerging young team, the Los Angeles Lakers. The final score of that game is 125-118.
D'Angelo Russell led the Lakers with 32 points, while Timofey Mozgov added 20 points. Julius Randle also had an excellent game; recording a triple double with 17 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists. Brook Lopez led all Nets scorers with 30 points and Bogdan Bogdanovic added 29 points.
Lin has missed six games since the injury. In 5 games in this young 2016-17 NBA regular season, he has averaged 15.0 points, 3.8 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game.
Aside from Jeremy Lin, the Nets also lost several other key players due to injury. Greivis Vasquez is out with an ankle injury while Randy Foye is also suffering from a hamstring injury.
Lin's Contribution to the Nets
Benny Nadeau of the Brooklyn Game says that Jeremy Lin is the right leader for the Nets. As a player, Lin fits well with head coach Kenny Atkinson's motion offense. As a facilitator, he is better off playing sooner than later, because he has also helped "anchor a Nets' defense that ran on the little-known hustle statistics."
Lin is also the glue that holds together Kenny Atkinson's detailed coaching approach, a balanced roster, Brook Lopez's reliable contributions on the floor and Trevor Booker's grit. Lin has changed the way fans view the Nets; a team which has been accused of being soft and being quitters.
What Keeps Lin Busy
Lin has kept himself busy analyzing the offensive tendencies of the Brooklyn Nets. According to Sarah Kustok, a YES network sports reporter, Lin has been "charting the Nets offensive plays both for himself to learn, look at combinations of what plays work; what work best in what situations, who works best on the floor together. And so he's able to tell his teammates throughout the game what he likes, what they should run and he said just for the future, when he comes back, to know what plays are most effective at what times in the ball game."
It's too early to tell, but despite the Nets losing record of 4-7, the team seems poised to perform much better than their 21-point win season in 2015-16.
