Los Angeles Lakers point guard Jeremy Lin is clueless on why he was benched late in the game against the Golden State Warriors last Tuesday. The Harvard product started the final canto well and finished with 15 points and 4 assists but his 5 costly turnovers, 2 of which occurred during the fourth quarter, must have made up the mind of Scott to go with rookie Jordan Clarkson for the rest of the way.

The Lakers lost to the top-seed Golden State Warriors by just three points, 108-105 but the team said that there are no moral victories. The effect of the match impacted Lin that he reflected on what he could have done wrong to deserve the benching. He pointed out that his aggressive style of play of driving and kicking which may sometimes result to miscues might have been the reason, but added that his mentor did not offer any tips on how to improve on this play.

“I haven’t talked to him about the turnovers,” Lin explained to Mark Medina of Los Angeles Daily News on the seemingly absent line of communication with Coach Scott. “He hasn’t given me feedback on what he wants me to do to be better.”

Nevertheless, Lin expounded on his rationale for deciding to pursue drive and kick plays when his coach stresses to always look for the obvious (or safe) reads. He said that he could go that route but would be betraying himself as a player. The 26-year-old player of Taiwan descent stressed that he would pursue driving to the rim, putting his head down and making a play happen and live with the risks that come with it, which is basically the performance that has made him a household name.

The former New York Knicks and Houston Rockets baller admits that in the last loss to the Warriors he was guilty of putting himself into tight spots and putting himself in a crowded position with no space to operate or involve a teammate. It is unclear if the recent performance and the public comments of lack of communication between player and coach will alter the coaching’s staff contemplation to field him back to the starting spot for the last ten games of the season. Lin is earning the final $14.9 million of his three year contract originally signed with the Rockets and will become a free agent in the summer.

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