How Can J-Lin Improve

While Jeremy Lin already has crazy game, there is always room to improve.  As a student of the game, expect Lin-sanity to keep chipping away at his weaknesses until there are none left.  ESPN asked some NBA scouts to diagnose what Lin needed to improve on.  First and foremost, he needs to improve his ability to go left.  He goes right a whopping 80% of the time and defenders have begun to take notice.  Jeremy also needs need to work on limiting his turnovers.  He’s still very new to the league, so this should improve with experience.  He’s certainly smart enough to improve his decision-making.  Finally, Lin needs to work on beating traps.  He’s incredibly strong against the pick and roll but has sometimes struggled when team’s trap him.  Despite these minor flaws, scouts are very positive on Lin-sanity’s future.  One well-regarded scout believes Lin will overcome his deficiencies and become an even bigger superstar,

“I think he’s talented enough to work on it and really get better.  He’s a student of the game.”

How Jeremy Lin Got So Good

With the All-Star Break, putting a quick pause on this already shortened NBA season, the New York Times found some time to delve deeper into the improvement’s to Jeremy Lin’s game since he graduated from Harvard two years ago.  The article credits three point shooting lessons, strength-training, and good old-fashioned dedication for the rise of Lin-sanity.  Some coaches were praticularly hard on Lin’s game prior the improvement.  Keith Smart, who coached Jeremy while he with the Warriors, touched upon Lin’s once ugly shot:

“Lin had a habit then of pulling the ball behind his head and tucking his feet up under him — like he was springing up off a trampoline.”

Look how far he’s come.