Jeremy Lin

• sjmvsfscs08

  GOAT?
• killer_ewok

  

  GOATEST
• bigdaddy2003

  

  I'll be honest at first I was thinking it was just a fluke but now I'm thinking he is pretty good. It will be interesting to see how long he can sustain this play.
• hoops23

  

  I think he's legit. I don't think he's a 25/10 guy, obviously, but I think he's got staying power. He's quick and can get to the rack.
  
  I think he could be a guy who gets you 12-15 points a night while dishing 6-8 assists.
  
  Now, it's hard to gauge a player after 4 games, and Melo and Mike may ruin him, so we'll see.
• Mulva

  

  There's going to be a lot more jeans and a lot less athleticism in rec centers everywhere soon. The Yao Ming factor all over again.
• hoops23

  

  Mulva;1082781 wrote:There's going to be a lot more jeans and a lot less athleticism in rec centers everywhere soon. The Yao Ming factor all over again.

  lol
• I Am Ahab

  Lin=Tebow?
  
  As a former NYK fan from the Ewing, John Wallace, LJ, Houston, Sprewell, Chris Childs, C Ward days could this dude actually make me care about the NBA and even the Knicks again. I found myself cheering as I flipped through and caught the end of the game tonight.
• killer_ewok

  

  I Am Ahab;1082796 wrote:Lin=Tebow?
  
  As a former NYK fan from the Ewing, John Wallace, LJ, Houston, Sprewell, Chris Childs, C Ward days could this dude actually make me care about the NBA and even the Knicks again. I found myself cheering as I flipped through and caught the end of the game tonight.

  
  "Former" Knicks fan? Why did you stop being a Knicks fan? I've been a Knicks fan since the Charles Smith, Charles Oakley, Patrick Ewing, Anthony Mason, John Starks days and not even the Starbury, Scott Layden, Isaiah Thomas era could change that (even though it was insanely frustrating watching the franchise go to absolute shit). Those were some ROUGH years. Oh, props for mentioning my boy John Wallace in there. Those Knicks-Heat brawls/games were pretty legendary.
  
  Allan Houston's game-winner vs. the Heat in the 1st round of the playoffs during that strike-shortened season (2nd time an 8 seed beat a 1 seed, I believe) and LJ's 4-point play are a couple of my favorite Knicks moments from back in the day.
• SportsAndLady

  

  I Am Ahab;1082796 wrote:Lin=Tebow?
  
  As a former NYK fan from the Ewing, John Wallace, LJ, Houston, Sprewell, Chris Childs, C Ward days could this dude actually make me care about the NBA and even the Knicks again. I found myself cheering as I flipped through and caught the end of the game tonight.

  
  Worst fan ever?
• bases_loaded

  

  SportsAndLady;1082857 wrote:Worst fan ever?

  
  Your average new York sports fan
• killer_ewok

  

  bases_loaded;1082862 wrote:Your average new York sports fan

  
  Based on...?
• Automatik

  

  Dude runs the pick and roll like some of the best in the game.
• Crimson streak

  

  Where did this dude come from and why wasn't he playing earlier in the year? He's playing out if his mind
• lhslep134

  

  Crimson streak;1082915 wrote:Where did this dude come from and why wasn't he playing earlier in the year? He's playing out if his mind

  Because he's not as athletic as NBA teams were looking for. But this is definitely a case of hard work trumping athleticism. I haven't seen a player work as hard as he does on every play in a while.
• bases_loaded

  

  killer_ewok;1082890 wrote:Based on...?

  
  Based on every yankees,giants,jets, and knicks "fan"
• killer_ewok

  

  bases_loaded;1082963 wrote:Based on every yankees,giants,jets, and knicks "fan"

  
  Well, that certainly makes sense. Thanks for clarifying.
• Little Danny

  

  This dude is something we don't have enough of in the NBA anymore--- a basketball player. There's a major difference between being a basketball player vs. being an athlete.
• Crimson streak

  

  Little Danny;1082981 wrote:This dude is something we don't have enough of in the NBA anymore--- a basketball player. There's a major difference between being a basketball player vs. being an athlete.

  
  Don't let robj see this he thinks you have to be a athletic freak to play in the nba
• Azubuike24

  

  The sad thing is...Lin was an awesome college player. Those who followed the college game intently knew about him. The problem with him was his Junior and Senior years, Cornell had two of the best Ivy League teams of all-time and they got the best of Lin's teams. Otherwise, Linsanity would have started in the NCAA Tournament...
• robj55

  

  Crimson streak;1083006 wrote:Don't let robj see this he thinks you have to be a athletic freak to play in the nba

  cute, just another person who takes my words and flips them into something they're not
• jordo212000

  

  I'm drinking the Kool-aid. He played a heck of a game last night
• ernest_t_bass

  

  ccrunner609;1082960 wrote:Laryy Bird, Magic Johnson, Chris Mullin and about a 100 other players didnt have the best "athletic ability" then others. There is a difference between being a great athlete and a great basketball player.
  
  You can have a little of both or alot of the other.....

  
  Than
• Footwedge

  If he played for Charlotte or New Orleans then nobody would know about him.
• Azubuike24

  

  Footwedge;1083046 wrote:If he played for Charlotte or New Orleans then nobody would know about him.

  That's what makes the story big.
  
  He was in Golden State, one of the most irrelevant and "black hole" places for an NBA career.
  
  Nobody thought he was worthy of a roster spot.
  
  He goes to NYC, gets a shot and is doing this on a train wreck team, without their 2 superstars and with a 8-15 record when it started...
• robj55

  

  Azubuike24;1083047 wrote:That's what makes the story big.
  
  He was in Golden State, one of the most irrelevant and "black hole" places for an NBA career.
  
  Nobody thought he was worthy of a roster spot.
  
  He goes to NYC, gets a shot and is doing this on a train wreck team, without their 2 superstars and with a 8-15 record when it started...

  Really it's a perfect storm for him right now with Melo and Amare out.