How about that Jeremy Lin

l swear last 30min all about him just pure annoying. you included 

2 weeks ago no one knew who he was. Now? He's all everyone talks about. Crazy. I agree, he really IS humble, and he really wants to share the spotlight with his team, not just himself.

i dont get this association with tim tebow. Jeremy lin is actually good. Tebow, not so much...

Originally posted by LegalBoarding Thats because he's a true underdog story. Not only that he represents a segment of America that is under-represented in the US Sports scene.

Every sports movie ever made is about the underdog.  So how are they unrepresented?  Hell pretty much every black to ever play in the NBA was probably an underdog story

it's all over my facebook feed.. the man is an Asian god or something.
is he seriously that good, or is it just because he's better than yao ming...??

i was pretty surprised they made a comeback like that...but DAMN...i hope the team still gels well once everyone comes back..

he's definitely good, but i think it's all hyped up because he's asian playing well in a game dominated by nationalities other than asians

Haha randomness...he's a good player. That last sec 3 pointer won the game for the Knicks today. Now that is clutch!!

Originally posted by not-ewrx Originally posted by LegalBoarding Thats because he's a true underdog story. Not only that he represents a segment of America that is under-represented in the US Sports scene. Every sports movie ever made is about the underdog.  So how are they unrepresented?  Hell pretty much every black to ever play in the NBA was probably an underdog story

Elaborate on your stereotype.

Nearly impossible to find a JLin jersey right now just the replicas. Rooting for the underdog. Hopefully he stays continues to be successful.

Another great game for j-lin the linsanity continues with a game winning 3 pointer. He had 27 pts 11 assists but he also had 8 turnovers. Imagine if he didnt have anyturn overs hes stats would be looking alot nicer. Keep it going j-lin.

Originally posted by jskyblue118 Haha randomness...he's a good player. That last sec 3 pointer won the game for the Knicks today. Now that is clutch!!

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Thank God for Lin. Otherwise all we'd hear about is Peyton Manning.

The guy can play.
Plain and simple.

i'm an asian myself and this goes to show asian parents need to learn to lay off the college is everything if their kid's got talent in the sports area.

Originally posted by azngolfur I think the reason why people like him is he seems like just a regular guy. Like most of us out there, he can't jump 3 ft higher than the rim or hang in the air for 5 seconds... he just seems like the normal Joe Blow you would see at your local gym

Admit it Dlaw you're only Linfatuated by him cos he's your clone! Can't believe you didn't comment on my FB post

Good to see ya yesterday Kimchi

Kimchi, remember yesterday how I said, "I had a feeling Lin was gonna blow up" after the Warriors got rid of him? I forgot to mention that its my mentality for both the Warriors & my beloved Oakland Athletics. I'm convinced there's somthing in the water or air in the Coliseum-Arena area that causes players to be picked for their potential, but only meet or exceed those expectations immediately after being released, waived, traded, etc. by the Warriors & A's.

Originally posted by dlaw I admit that I've bought into the Jeremy Lin hype.  I've never really been an NBA fan, if MLS had a better product I would rather watch that instead.  Out of any of the pro sports, NBA is purely talent driven.  Chances are if you're not a top ten draft pick from the start you're not going to be a star.  Not that the All-star game is important in any way but I heard a stat yesterday that all of the All-stars this year (and probably most in the past) were top 10 draft picks.  Most of these All-stars were probably coddled from a young age starting in High School.  An underdog story where a player goes through 4 years of college and the D-league, ending up making a big impact at the NBA level doesn't happen too often.

That's exactly why it's a great story. Plus it's just fun to root for the guy and see him keep coming through. I couldn't watch the game but I looked at the score a couple times and they were down 7-8 points all game, I thought the insanity was finally dieing down, then I wake up this morning and find out they came back and he hit the game winner. Crazy.

how did this guy fall through so many cracks? how many scouts and GMs should take a look at how they evaluate talent? he was not offered any scholarships coming out of high school even though he was cali player of the year and took his school to win a state championship. stanford told him he can walk on if he wanted. took his game to harvard and broke some ivy league records. graduates and doesn't get drafted by any teams. went to mavs summer league and didn't get signed. wento to golden state and sat on the pine. dropped by golden state, picked up by rockets but didn't even dress him. picked up by knicks and play d-league. only because ny lost their pgs to injury was he called up and was only a few days before he was cut again. if not for the minutes he got in the nets game, he would probably be playing for the reno bighorns right now. there were a lot of scouts that dropped the ball. at the very least, i think some people at golden state should be fired because they had him all this time and didn't know what they were looking at. kudos to d'antoni for letting him get on the floor to show the world what they've missed.

Well, looks like it's time to get a Lin jersey.

Asian's gotta represent! hahaha Gonna start rocking it in the Colorado mtns.

DIDN'T EVEN NEED HIM against the kings...26 minutes, 10 pts 13 ASSISTS...13...HOLY CRAP.

Dude i love this kid! All the Asian people around my neighborhood are going nuts. Plus all my relatives are all suddenly knicks/Lin fans.


He makes all the Asians so proud!

I agree that ESPN is going to tear him down when his win perentage inevitably goes down.  I heard this already yesterday with them asking whether or not he belongs in the NBA.  He clearly does and I think he'll contribute significantly, even when everyone else is healthy.  I think he could do well to get traded to a smaller market and shine.  Right now, the Knicks can get the most out of him.

He played like a true classic PG yesterday instead of a scoring PG.