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Re: [NBA] Jeremy Lin is for real?

He does make a good point. I do not want this to turn into a racial thing, but I think this story would be even bigger if Lin was white. Ever since Larry Bird people have been waiting for the next White Hope. A lot of people are talking about Lin but if he was white it would get blown to proportions of Tebow. Old ladies at my work place would be talking about him like Tebow but they don't even know the story of Lin because he is...asian.

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pfft. Mayweather is just some dumbfuck who can't keep his mouth shut. It's not just because Lin is asian but because we're talking about a guy who was cut several times, was going to end up disappearing after just a game or two rising out from the shadow and completely changing a basketball team 180 degrees. It didn't take Amare or Melo to bring confidence to the Knicks team and it's fans, it took a single nobody who was sleeping on somebody else's couch to do so.

It's a feel good story and goes to show that giving people careful consideration might bring out hidden talents scouts never would expect.

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Lin needs to work on his turnovers D:

Well. He almost got a double double with points and T.O.'s.

From my understanding, Lin had been playing 2-guard since entering college. So, he does not have much experience playing point at a high level. He did play point in high school though. With his style of play and lack of experience, turnovers are not that surprising. The Knicks are either going to have to accept the turnovers, hope he cuts down on them, or (if they cannot accept it) just reduce his playing time.

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It's a shame they lost to the Hornets because they played great today!

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»www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl···yTX_aw#!

Traveling!

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"There's a chink in the armor!" says ESPN, just after the Knicks' first loss with Lin at guard.

Apologies, suspensions, and firings ensue:

»www.nydailynews.com/sports/baske···.1025566

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The knicks have something to look forward too. hehehe they have amare and melo but they couldnt go on top. all they need is this guy...
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reply to AB
I saw that as well. Poor choice of words. As for Lin I think we all know we are past the is this a fluke stage. The guy can play. It's just how consistent can he be now. Some people say it's Mike D's system. Well how many PG's have New York gone through since Mike D has been there? It's a little bit a both we can safely say.

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In the game against the Nets it seemed like Lin was hesitant in the first half and trying to dish the ball to Melo and let him work with it. Only in the last 8 minutes of the 4th quarter when Melo was having a horrible game did Lin start to take charge and push the basket. Should be interesting to see how him and Melo work the ball the next few games. If they do not jell in the next month or so then changes might be made.

BTW the amazing thing is Lin finished with 21 points, 9 assists and 4 steals which nba guards would love to average. That puts him in the top 3 guards scoring, top 3 guards for assists and top 2 guards for steals....

»www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl···rVyTX_aw

LoL a friend of mines shared this with me. Hilarious.

Ok. I fail.

I support Lin not the Knicks.

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Lin will be affected by the SI Front Cover curse