But sometimes his shot selection is just terrible
I agree that with Lin setting him up he could play a lot better (a lot of us Knicks fans wanted Landry Fields's head before recently), but he's gotta play better than he is. He's a solid defender, but offensively, he's gonna frustrate the hell out of Lin with his shot selection and his poor passes. I think Shumpert and Fields have made Douglas more expendable

I don't think Lin is a starter just yet, but I do think he's earned his place in the league. He's definitely a good back-up PG right now, and can eventually start if he keeps up this pace or even slows down a bit. The fact that Jared Bitchness Jeffries is scoring due to his passes is a testament to how well Lin plays the PG role. I think the real test is when he stops taking teams off guard and teams have enough to see how he plays. However, he has an advantage of not having to be the other teams focal point.