Jeremy Lin has once again expressed his frustration about his current situation, and this time, he clearly pointed out his problem with Byron Scott's Princeton-based offense system.
In an interview with Mark Medina of Los Angeles Daily, the former Harvard standout and New York Knicks sensation did not mince a single word in describing how disappointing the season has been for him.
When asked the toughest part in his situation right now, Lin believes his inability to become a high-impact player like he used to for the Lakers has frustrated him the most.
"Jeremy Lin on toughest thing this season: "Knowing what I'm capable of and not being able to bring that to this team," Medina posted on his Twitter account.
It has been a disappointing year indeed for the 26-year old Lin, who entered the season with high expectation of becoming a major cog for the purple-and-gold.
With Steve Nash missing the entire season with a back injury, the Lakers tapped the Asian-American star to be their starting guard. Through the first 20 games of the season, Lin showcased flashes and put up some decent numbers (11.0 points and 4.9 assists per game). However, Byron Scott eventually pulled him out of the starting five to give them a better defensive unit and infuse more firepower off the bench.
After two solid showing against the San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves, Lin was held to just two points on 0-for-6 shooting in Monday's 110-91 loss to the Indiana Pacers.
Lin, who thrived under Mike D'Antoni's run-and-gun offense during his time with the New York Knicks, admitted that the Princeton offense has given some hard time in offensive sets. Moreover, the overwhelming presence of Kobe Bryant might have also taken away Lin's freedom to create scoring opportunity for himself and his teammates.
"That's not what we have here, but that's OK. I feel like I'm further in my progress as a player where I can be effective in different ways," said Lin, who is in his fifth NBA season," Lin told LA Daily News via Slam Magazine.
"It's just a matter of seeing what your team has and what is your personnel. A spread run-and-gun, open floor pick-and-roll system might not be what's best for us given our personnel. It's just learning to play and be effective within whatever system Coach puts me in."
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