Well, that was one of the strangest games I've ever seen Jeremy play.
He had a "single-double."
1 point. 10 assists.
It was eminently clear to me from all the missed shots by the rim and the missed floaters that Lin had no elevation, meaning his legs were tired from camp. That will work itself out. Not too often you see Lin get close to the rim and can't even get the shot up decently. And his floater was not there. He even missed 2 of 3 free throws, another sign of no legs.
But on defense he was terrific. Had altered two shots around the rim in the second half and blocked one. A vintage fast break alley oop to Ed Davis, I believe it was.
As for Nash, in the third quarter he was very good on offense, both scoring and passing. But he couldn't guard anything that had a Nuggets shirt on. You could have put a Nuggets shirt on a garbage pail and Nash would have struggled. But hey, the guy is 40, and he is a Hall of Famer. Just wonder on Thursday who Nash will be able to guard in the Warriors backcourt? Curry. Don't think so. Thompson? Don't think so.
Kobe was terrific, and looked his best in the wing, like a 3. So at some point I would like to see Lin/Nash backcourt, Kobe at 3.
Hey, Jordan Clarkson, you don't have to chuck up every shot you get a chance to, especially when you are like 3-13. But he's a kid, and Scott gave him his head. He'll reign him in during regular season.
Randle is a beast. Got all the inside moves, can pass really well. Future All-Star for sure.
Ellington can score. So can Davis. Lakers miserable at center. Going to get burned there.
What's with Sacre trying Kobe turn around backwards floaters?
Bottom line. The strength of this team is they are very deep in players who are good, not very good, but good. They'll give teams problems with their D and their depth.
Once Lin gets his legs, we'll see him getting double doubles. Not single doubles.
Team was fun to watch.
Stay tuned.
It's only just the beginning.