Jeremy Lin lit up NBA stat sheets last week as he was able to lead the New York Knicks to four consecutive wins. In each game he dropped at least 23 points points on the opponent, 38 on the Los Angeles Lakers. He led all Knicks scorers in all but one of the 4 games in which he was still able to still log 10 assist.
You see the unique thing about Lin is that he is a Harvard grad of Oriental descent who was all but given up on by the league. He was undrafted and cut by 2 other teams before the Knicks picked him up. Since he has been with the Knicks he has been riding the bench sleeping on his brothers couch probably awaiting the inevitable which is to be cut from the team. Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni was quoted as saying " I like his speed but I don't think he finishes well or can play defense".
Jeremy got his first NBA start on Monday February 6th 2012 against the Utah Jazz. His number was called due to a Carmello Anthony groin injury and a leave of absence for Amare Stoudemire. Baron Davis was also injured so D'antoni started Lin out of desperation in hopes that he would provide a spark until his star players returned. Lin put up 28 in that victory and has been in the starting lineup ever since.
Everyone's wondering how long will it last. Is he the real deal or an overachieving bench warmer?
Will the league eventually catch up to him or will he continue to rise to the challenge and prove that he is elite? This is yet to be seen but if he is the real deal then Wow! I never saw this coming. I was just having fun pondering what if one day we could mention in the same sentence Jordan, Magic, Bird...Lin???. In the next ten years Lin could lead the Knicks to 6 championships while winning several MVP awards and scoring titles.
He could be the NBA's first Chinese superstar and solidify himself a spot in the Basketball
Hall of Fame or... maybe not. Anyway it fun to watch as it unravels.
Jeremy got his first NBA start on Monday February 6th 2012 against the Utah Jazz. His number was called due to a Carmello Anthony groin injury and a leave of absence for Amare Stoudemire. Baron Davis was also injured so D'antoni started Lin out of desperation in hopes that he would provide a spark until his star players returned. Lin put up 28 in that victory and has been in the starting lineup ever since.
Everyone's wondering how long will it last. Is he the real deal or an overachieving bench warmer?
Will the league eventually catch up to him or will he continue to rise to the challenge and prove that he is elite? This is yet to be seen but if he is the real deal then Wow! I never saw this coming. I was just having fun pondering what if one day we could mention in the same sentence Jordan, Magic, Bird...Lin???. In the next ten years Lin could lead the Knicks to 6 championships while winning several MVP awards and scoring titles.
He could be the NBA's first Chinese superstar and solidify himself a spot in the Basketball
Hall of Fame or... maybe not. Anyway it fun to watch as it unravels.
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