Before I write any of this, let me first say that I am sure that Jeremy Lin is an awesome guy, and I'm sure I would love to hang out with him. And I'm all for Ivy Leaguers finding their way in the athletic world. But, for heaven's sake, why are we all losing our minds over the Knicks letting Jeremy Lin go to Houston? The fact of the matter is he started all of 25 games before getting hurt. He never saw the floor with other teams. And when an elite team like Miami showed up, Lin disappeared. Is he really worth all this money and hype? My gut feeling is no. He's just a flash in the pan, and will be revealed as much when/if he becomes an every day player. It's just like baseball. A lot of guys can have a great week or month. But once the scouts get the book on him, it's back to mediocrity. Furthermore, haven't we seen this before from Mike D'Antoni? Every point guard flourishes under him. None, save for Steve Nash, have done much of anything without him. And you might remember that Nash made his name before D'Antoni, it was just a further blossoming under him. There is every chance Lin would have crashed and burned under Mike Woodrow anyway. But, none of that stops the hype machine. Just look at Tim Tebow. Has he even spent a full season as the starter of a team? He's certainly a back up in New York. And out of the three "major" quarterbacks, he gets the most press. Even more bizarrely, the one with the two Super Bowl rings gets the least amount press. Clearly, talent does not equal hype, nor vice versa. Again, I harbor no ill will towards Lin. I hope he goes to Houston and does great. I just don't know that I believe it will happen. This seems to be a big gamble that the Rockets are going to be able to sell tickets off their Yao Ming residual Asian fan base. In my mind, this was the best 7/23/2012 04:05:15 pm
That guy really have this great instincts and talent, that is why his team really supports him. Comments are closed.
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