Jeremy Lin has still no doubts he can be a great point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers despite being relegated to the bench, the former Harvard Standout said in an exclusive interview with Mark Medina of Insidesocal.com on Wednesday.
In spite losing his starting job to backup point guard Ronnie Price after 21 games, the 26-year old Lin has remained optimistic he can contribute significant productions in limited minutes for the team as long as he's able to find his groove.
"I'm human so there are times you go through doubt or uncertainty or a little bit of searching," Lin said in an interview with Medina. "When the rhythm is going well, things will be easy. I won't be thinking much when I figure it all out. At the end of the day, I'm confident I can be a great point guard."
Lin, who was acquired by the Lakers in an offseason trade with the Houston Rockets, is averaging roughly 11 points and 5 assists per game this season, and even showed some flashes of brilliance through the first month of the season.
Then again, Lakers head coach Byron Scott decided to pull him out of the starting five in favor of a more defensive-oriented Price. Moreover, Scott also wanted Lin to lead the charge for the more up-tempo Lakers' second unit.
When asked what areas of his game Lin should address for him to become a better playmaker in this league, Scott thinks Lin has to be aggressive, and at the same time, smart with regards to his decision-making.
"As a point guard, he has to understand the situations, he has to understand the guys he's playing with, who needs a shot, when they need a shot, who's hot and things like that. But still have an aggressive mind-set. I think right now that's the one or two things that he's struggling with."
"It doesn't matter if it's as a starter or as a reserve, those are the things he has to implement into his game," Scott told Robert Morales of InsideSoCal.
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