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BROOKLYN, N.Y. \u2014\u00a0Jeremy Lin’s absence is not a blessing disguised as a setback for the\u00a0<\/span>Brooklyn Nets.<\/p>\n

It’s a legitimate stumbling block that undermines a team that isn’t built to win but doesn’t have any incentive to lose.<\/p>\n

The aftermath of Lin’s left hamstring injury underscores what Brooklyn’s season is all about: gauging the depth of this roster with minutes for prospects, projects and experimental lineups.<\/p>\n

With a right ankle ailment keeping Greivis Vasquez sidelined next to Lin, this situation calls for more from the Nets’ other ball-handlers\u2014more specifically Sean Kilpatrick and rookie Isaiah Whitehead, with a sprinkle of Randy Foye, who is set to make his return from a right hamstring injury<\/p>\n

It’s not the ideal replacement committee. Not one of those three fits the truest description of a full-time point guard. Lin has quickly established himself as Brooklyn’s offensive lifeline; he is irreplaceable even with the rest of the roster at full strength.<\/p>\n

No one on the team has a higher assist percentage (36), and Lin’s turnover rate (15.1) is right in line with last season’s career-best mark (14.9). Routine double-teams haven’t phased his decision-making, which has been particularly vital when he’s attacking the basket.<\/p>\n

Among every player in the league averaging at least five drives per game,\u00a0<\/span>no one\u00a0<\/span>is matching Lin’s field-goal percentage (58.8)\u00a0and<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>assist rate (17.6). Only\u00a0<\/span>four players, in addition to Lin,\u00a0are clearing 50 percent shooting and an assist rate of 15 in those situations: Goran Dragic,\u00a0<\/span>James Harden, George Hill and\u00a0<\/span>John Wall.<\/p>\n

The Nets have pumped in 106.6 points per 100 possessions during the\u00a0<\/span>134 minutes\u00a0<\/span>Lin has spent on the floor, compared\u00a0to 95.1 in the 154 minutes without him. At this writing, that 11.5-point plunge is the difference between placing\u00a0<\/span>seventh and 28th\u00a0<\/span>in offensive efficiency.<\/p>\n

More than that, it’s a bigger drop-off than many other teams experience during the absence of their star point guard:<\/p>\n

More on Bleacher Report<\/a><\/p>\n

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