Monday, October 8th, 2012 at 9:30 am  |  165 responses

Tyson Chandler Says Jeremy Lin Wasn’t Able to Run Knicks’ Offense


Now that Jeremy Lin is in Houston, former teammate Tyson Chandler claims that the young point guard didn’t know how to properly run New York’s offense. Reports Newsday: “The Knicks’ play at point guard wasn’t strong last season. Lin, Baron Davis, Toney Douglas, Mike Bibby and then-rookie Iman Shumpert all started at some point. Asked about Davis and Lin, who hadn’t started an NBA game before last season, Chandler said one was too banged up and the other too inexperienced. ‘Baron was hurt and Jeremy was a young point guard who was just learning, trying to learn and figure out an offense,’ Chandler said. ‘It was nothing against them and it was definitely nothing against Baron. Baron was hurt the whole year and giving us everything he had. Jeremy was a young point guard who was inexperienced, who brought a great light to the organization. But as far as being able to run the offense and putting players in the right position he just wasn’t there. We got some veteran point guards that are capable of doing that.’ Chandler was a big Lin fan and praised him repeatedly last season. But with Lin now a member of the Houston Rockets, the Knicks have moved on.”

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  • SK

    I think he did a good job. Ball hogs like Melo made things difficult. Jeremy Lin is a Harvard grad Mr. Chandler. He has a high B-ball IQ. You on the other hand are our foul prone starting center with not even one post move. Fall back..

  • MUBWAR

    Im no Lin fan but the knicks as an organization just suck. He braught u guys to the playoff when amare was hurt n melo couldnt buy a bucket. A little respect please

  • ByAnyMeansNecessary

    Always a punk move to say these kind of things about guys after they leave.

  • MUBWAR

    Oh n chandler learn 1 post move before criticizing anyone

  • Phil

    Lin was in a no win situation I’m glad he left for his own team. If he directed melo, melo would huff and puff and not play defense and sabotage the team. If he conceited to melo than he’s inexperienced and the team flow suffers because melo would stop the ball. I’m wondering after two years now why hasn’t the accountability fell on melo and amare??? All you hear is excuses, we didn’t have the right coach, we didn’t have the pt guard, we weren’t in the right physical condition! Bottom line this team has been below average and blame falls on melo and amare.

  • Gigi G

    You don’t have to comment your previous teammate like this to bribe your current teammate in order to get him to pass the ball to you. Jeremy Lin will never do things like this. That is why so many people like him, especially his personal character. It doesn’t matter he is experienced or not, or he wins or loses the games. He is a kind of person you would like to have as a friend. Not like somebody: today – you are with me = you’re good; tomorrow – you are useless = you are not good at all. Kids’ theory.

  • http://www.facebook.com/qcollingwood Interdico Scriptor

    Having watched quite a few Knick games on League Pass (man that shit is hot) I tend to agree with this statement. JLin was overrated as far as maturity and it has nothing to do with bball IQ. BBall IQ is not the same as regular IQ. JLin may have a v high IQ but he has ways to go before he is able to live up to his hype. Everything in NY is scrutinised and under pressure and examined with a microscope, consequently JLin had a string of games where he contributed gallantly and was a pleasure to watch. But honestly there were some leaks in that boat. His strengths were revealed in some games (LALakers) but were exposed in others (Miami, Boston). He is not v good when pressured and often makes careless mistakes. He has a ways to go. Good luck in Houston, but honestly, JLin ain’t even a Dragic, yet alone a Nash.

  • http://www.facebook.com/qcollingwood Interdico Scriptor

    Actual IQ has nothing to do with bball IQ. Nothing. Some of the dumbest people you ever met are awesome at sports, and the smartest are terrible. TDuncan is smart with high bball IQ, trying to think who else…

  • Gigi G

    It was the team with Lin (called “inexperienced”) led the 7-games win streak if you still remember? Not Mav’s veteran: Jkidd with18-year experience.

  • spit hot fiyah

    have fun with felton

  • ByAnyMeansNecessary

    What kind of offense couldn’t he run? He ran D’Antoni’s fine. He and Amar’e played well together. If I were Tyson, I’d just be happy with being paid a huge amount of money to block shots, rebound and occasionally dunk the basketball.

  • traiter

    tyson c is a traiter

  • G

    Any games Felton or JKidd beat the Miami or Boston? Whoever won 7-game streak without veterans(or “experienced” you called) and “stars” you called (Melo and STAT)? He has very high Basketball IQ every body saw world-widely. That is why he has a lot of supports and fans.

    You don’t want to say every body in the world is wrong and only you is correct, Is that possible? (IQ test question)

  • Feez_22

    I think Lin was a good player at the lead guard position for the knicks. He did avg 7+ assists at one point and did better than any other NY point guard last season at running the offense. I think lin obviously didn’t run the system to perfection as he was a 2nd year guard (rookie starter) but he had a lot of potential. Great leader and had charisma. When melo came back, lin couldn’t run the offense like he wanted… Melo always had the ball.

    Obviously, lin has to reduce turnovers. he avg like 4.5 per game. However, i think he will do that in houston. I just hate the disrespect the knicks are giving him after they let him leave. Lin saved the knicks’ season. If not for jeremy, the knicks wouldn’t have sniffed playoffs last year so they should give him some respect for what he did.

    I honestly think the knicks are in for another rough season. I think the knicks finish as a 6-8 seed and lose once again in the playoffs.

  • nick

    Lost all respect for TC….from what I remember, TC made more buckets wth Lin on the floor…..

  • nick

    Lost all respect for TC….from what I remember, TC made more buckets wth Lin on the floor…..

  • K_HOLIDAY

    Headline is kind of misleading, but I dont see anything wrong with what Chandler said. Is he lying? We dont know what the question was or how it was asked, and reading his response, I see nothing wrong with what he said. He didnt say Lin was a bad player, or didnt produce. He just said he was too inexperienced to direct the offense. A guy like CP3 is always pointing and moving guys to where they need to be on the offensive and defensive end. Looks to me like Chandler is saying Lin wasnt on that level; didnt have enough experience at the point in the league to orchestrate .

  • K_HOLIDAY

    Headline is kind of misleading, but I dont see anything wrong with what Chandler said. Is he lying? We dont know what the question was or how it was asked, and reading his response, I see nothing wrong with what he said. He didnt say Lin was a bad player, or didnt produce. He just said he was too inexperienced to direct the offense. A guy like CP3 is always pointing and moving guys to where they need to be on the offensive and defensive end. Looks to me like Chandler is saying Lin wasnt on that level; didnt have enough experience at the point in the league to orchestrate .

  • Ugh

    Bill Bradley?

  • Ugh

    Bill Bradley?

  • Gigi G

    Was it the reason Knicks couldn’t win the champion? Inexperienced person led 7-game win streak. Without that, Knicks couldn’t even make the playoff.

    What were the results for the team Felton and JKidd with last year if they were so “good”?

    It is just not professional to comment the person who left. I don’t think this kind of person will find a job if he/she say any thing like this about the previous co-workers. It is common sense for any body, even for people who haven’t had a chance to go to college, Chandler.

  • Gigi G

    Was it the reason Knicks couldn’t win the champion? Inexperienced person led 7-game win streak. Without that, Knicks couldn’t even make the playoff.

    What were the results for the team Felton and JKidd with last year if they were so “good”?

    It is just not professional to comment the person who left. I don’t think this kind of person will find a job if he/she say any thing like this about the previous co-workers. It is common sense for any body, even for people who haven’t had a chance to go to college, Chandler.

  • coyboo

    *traitor my dear watson. it’s like u got a sore throat ther

  • coyboo

    *traitor my dear watson. it’s like u got a sore throat ther

  • Ugh

    So if Lin is so smart, why couldn’t he work out how to run a play that wasn’t a pick & roll once D’Antoni got fired?

  • Ugh

    So if Lin is so smart, why couldn’t he work out how to run a play that wasn’t a pick & roll once D’Antoni got fired?

  • K_HOLIDAY

    Again, I see nothing wrong with what he said. It may not be professional for a former teammate to bad mouth Lin, but I dont see him doing that here. He just stated his opinion on the Knicks point guard situation last season. He didnt blast Lin. Lin did a lot for the organization in terms of providing a spark and getting them back in the hunt for a championship with their playoff berth. I think Tyson respects that, but was just commenting on the situation they had to deal with last year. Remember, Chandler was one of Lin’s biggest fans during the whole LINSANITY madness last season

  • K_HOLIDAY

    Again, I see nothing wrong with what he said. It may not be professional for a former teammate to bad mouth Lin, but I dont see him doing that here. He just stated his opinion on the Knicks point guard situation last season. He didnt blast Lin. Lin did a lot for the organization in terms of providing a spark and getting them back in the hunt for a championship with their playoff berth. I think Tyson respects that, but was just commenting on the situation they had to deal with last year. Remember, Chandler was one of Lin’s biggest fans during the whole LINSANITY madness last season

  • Max

    Thow him under the bus!

  • Max

    Thow him under the bus!

  • Ugh

    Gee, how about ‘Wing Isolation’ and ‘Baseline Isolation’? You know, the two plays Mike Woodson runs.

  • SuperEman24

    I totally agree with you guys. Chandler should shut his mouth. If it was not of Lins heroics last feb. they were not be able to adv. in the playoffs.

  • Dbn

    They talk about Lin, like he didn’t make the knicks organization look good.

  • Ugh

    I don’t think Tyson Chandler will still find work in the NBA after saying that.

  • http://www.facebook.com/shooting.guard.319 Shooting Guard

    and that’s the thanks he gets from the big man? wow i can’t wait to my squad miami beat up on these knicks again

  • Redd

    Eh Lin played just fine and carried them. Are they worse now without him? I doubt it.

  • http://twitter.com/sooperfadeaway nbk

    all he was saying is that Lin wasn’t fully capable of running the offense how it was designed. and it seems like he is contributing that to age, not ability. And the Knicks offense, when facing good defensive PG’s with Lin on the court, really did struggle… Except that game against Deron Williams (who was about as unmotivated as a player can be during the season).

  • Frank

    Celtics fan till i die here, and hated that LInsaity garbage ESPN tried feeding everyone, but to say he didn’t know how to properly run the offense is idiotic. They had a winning record with Lin and no Melo/Stat and Tyson got more touches without either of them there too sooo? I mean, Jeremy wasn’t the answer, and i doubt he couldve kept that momentum going for an entire season, but what promise have Melo/Stat showed? Stat was beasting alone, but has yet to go back to his pre-Melo days and its been nearly two years now. NYK shouldve traded all of those pieces for Deron or CP3.

  • danpowers

    except in his outing against us after lin had his great game against him. in this one he lit us up lol

  • http://twitter.com/sooperfadeaway nbk

    yeah that’s why i said that one game against Deron Williams lol

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/DXRP4P4FNADVWUSV7AV7XC5NPE Unkown

    maybe because melo came back? knicks have some greedy jealous ass players and ball hogs..JLin MADE everybody look good and help them win a 7 game winning streak..Its not JLIN fault if all the players not willing to work with him on the court.. Knicks is the worst team out there..Felton played like crap like season .Kidd he is old and wont do shit..

  • gigi g

    Simple, basketball is a team game, not a personal show. That is why Michael Phelps could win all gold metal in the individuals, but not the 4 x 100 freestyle relay this year, America got 2nd in 2012 Olympic even if he was doing extremely well at his part – far far ahead of others.

    Maybe Knicks not only needs a new PG, but also C, SF, PF, and SG. But, still they will say we need a NEW coach and NEW NEW GM. lol

  • danpowers

    you opened old scars man lol

  • danpowers

    if anybody except chandler wouldve made this statement i wouldve commented with “i apologize in the name of any knick-fan for this sore loser dropping cheap comments about a nice point guard who left us”

    but when chandler says that, a guy who doesnt need to artificially draw attention, a veteran leader who proved to be a true champion, then there must be something reasonable about it. so there is nothing left to say about this but “may this lil greedy mofo play and be happy with his money and his new lottery team we dont need this lil homeless couch grabbing bitch no more. yo you know what jeremy lin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fvfsT3LNNM” ;)

  • danpowers

    mike dantoni wanted to trade melo for deron williams. quite shortly after that he left the big apple so that wont happen. anyway, lin ran the offense well when half the team was out / hurt and that was a great performance. i think no knick fan would ever possibly forget that. the offense just stuttered badly when starting guys returned to the lineup and defenses started to focus on lin. lin will have a good carreer in this leage but as of now he isnt ready yet to manage such a difficult / clumsy knick line up. it takes a proven veteran point guard to make this run.

  • danpowers

    just because melo and stat were hurt for most of that time

  • danpowers

    he also had a ton of turnover and unfortunately did not really do well as melo and stat returned. i think that was chandlers point.

  • danpowers

    yo moma is a traitor

  • danpowers

    he has alot of fans and support because he had some break out games but his ton of turnovers proved that he was not ready to consistently run an nba offense. that showed when melo and stat returned. lin is a good player but he wasnt ready to lead the knicks in a way a veteran point guard could.

  • danpowers

    what kind of thing? is there anything in his statement suggesting lin was a bad player? he also credited what lin did in the same statement. nothing really bad about it.

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