In what seemed like overnight, New York Knicks point guard
Jeremy Lin has gone from your average, everyday,
obscure-end-of-the-bench player, to national phenomena. Lin-sanity is sweeping over the nation
and the AA staff is just its latest victim. Game after game, as he continues to play out of his mind,
things only keep getting more Lin-sane!
So, naturally, we just couldn’t pass up the opportunity to give you our
take on the talented young man out of Harvard. Here are five different questions that will hopefully help
us sort out fact from fiction in all the Jeremy Lin madness. It’s time to go all LIN!
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| The happy go-lucky kid from Harvard continues to impress us here at AA |
Who is this guy and where did he come from?
Well, for those of you who still do not know who Jeremy Lin
is, (and there probably not very much of you now) let me give you the quick
crash course. Jeremy grew up in
Palo Alto, California and attended Palo Alto High School where he won a state
championship in basketball. Out of
high school he got no scholarships (not even from Stanford which was literally
on the same street as his high school) and therefore decided to attend Harvard
and play basketball. After playing
at Harvard he wanted to go pro but wasn’t drafted. The Golden State Warriors took a chance and signed him but
later cut him. He was picked up by
the Rockets and was cut again shortly.
He was living on his brother’s couch when the Knicks signed him. Out of desperation, to save his job,
Coach Mike D’antoni decided to give the kid a shot about a week later after
Lin had spent most his time with the Knicks on the bench. Well, eight straight games of at least 20 points, a six game winning streak, and a game winning buzzer beater later, he has become the most
popular player in the NBA.
What is with all the Lin puns?
If your keeping score at home, there were three puns in the
first paragraph of this post alone.
With that said though, I think I am starting to get tired of them. Everyone thinks they came up with the
next best one. “All he does is
Lin”, “A Lin-derella Story”, “Lin-stant Classic”, “Lin-credible!”,we’ve heard it all by now. If I hear one more I might “Lin-stintaneously
Combust!” Okay, maybe I’m not done
quite yet after all.
Some people are saying that the only reason he is getting
all this attention is his race, agree?
Absolutely not.
The reason he is getting this attention is for two reasons mainly. One, the dude can flat out ball. A day after Kobe Bryant disrespected
him, he dropped 38 on the Lakers on national TV. I’m sorry but people are going to start notice you if you do
that. Second, his story is almost
too scripted. America loves an
underdog and this kid is that and some.
If you gave his story to a Hollywood filmmaker to be made into a movie
they would probably shoot it down for being too unrealistic and that no one
would buy it. That’s why everyone
loves him. I think the race factor
does have something to do with it, but I don’t care if he is black, white, blue, or green. His talent speaks
for itself.
With all the attention Lin is getting, do you think LeBron James regrets not coming to New York last summer?
ABSOLUTELY!!! How could he not? Not a knock on Lin at all, but with how big he is right now, how big do you think LeBron would have gotten? Lin was a bench player, but James is the best player on the planet. If he would have brought his talents to New York instead of Miami just think of how crazy the garden would get from night to night. He would have been a basketball immortal, a god practically. Especially if he brought a championship to that city, and doing it on maybe the biggest stage in all of sports? I better stop myself from dreaming now before I get too carried away. It doesn't matter, Lin is making us forget all about that team from South beach anyway .
Is this guy for real and here to stay? Or will he fade away into obscurity once again?
By now I think we all have to realize that this guy is definitely for real. I mean, worst possible scenario, he ends up having a solid career as a mix-it up energy guy off the bench. Yet, the more we see him play, the more I'm being convinced that he is blossoming into an elite point guard for years to come. When you watch him play, not paying attention to stats, he easily passes the eye test. He has the quickness of guys like D-Rose and Russell Westbrook, but he has the court vision and basketball IQ of Steve Nash. It's no secret he is extremely smart (he did go to Harvard if that means anything), but those smarts mixed with his athleticism make for one Hell of a good basketball player. Nevertheless, if your the type of person that only pays attention to stats, how are these? Through his first seven starts he has scored more points than anyone in league history has done in their first seven starts and is second to only John Stockton in assists. It's hard not to notice stats like those. C'mon people, it is Lin-conceivable for anyone to still keep doubting this kid!
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