OFFICIAL - Jeremy Lin "LINSANITY" Thread

[MKCATL]

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Kobe's gonna know all about Linsanity tonight.

[ITGM]

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My ninja *Denzel voice*

[Red Vines]

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lol love that arrogant laugh at the end when asked if he'll have to guard Lin "Let's not get ahead of ourselves, know what I mean?"

I'll be laughing when they start to double Lin.

[binary25]

I really like that his parents went against the typical/common suburban Asian-American child-rearing style by letting him really focus and commit to basketball. They made sure he did his schoolwork/studies first, but his father openly and aggressively allowed him to be enveloped in sports. That's a real credit to them to break the mold, so to speak, and it makes me feel so happy for his parents to see their son now so successful at something that they had to essentially go against their cultural grain to allow him to do.

Kid went to Harvard, not really breaking typical/common suburban Asian-American child-rearing. Just saying, props for pushing sports though too.

He went to Harvard because of his basketball skills though, not because he was an academic all star. Of course he had excellent grades, but he wouldn't have gotten into Harvard if he didn't ball.

[stuporman]

It's not fair what those reporters were doing to Kobe. Bombarding him with Lin questions and the guy probably hasn't had the chance to even see him on film yet in scouting sessions and surely he isn't following him with the intensity the media is. But they are asking question after question just trying to get a reaction out of him and finally he's fed up with the Lin questions.

Reporters need to get a life, Kobe was respectful at first but I don't blame him with getting frustrated with the crap those reporters were asking.

[howe070523]

The most impressive part is in such a short period Lin has earned full trust from his teammates.

I watched condensed replay on league pass of all 3 matches, and Ive noticed in many occasions if the play didnt go well, they would reset and get the ball back into Lin's hands to run another set.

This might sound like what teams should do all the time, but trust me, 70% of the teams dont do that because they dont have a capable playmaker to run the show. What normally goes down is if the play goes bad someone would force the issue then shoot the ball.

I think Lin's keeper, not that he's gonna be a super star or even all star level player, but a solid startinng caliber PG who can pass and make smart plays.

[TaiwanFan]

The media is really killing Lin. I can guarantee you he's now the most hated player in the league among nba players. Now every nba players want to get a piece of linsanity and will be happy to see him fail

[Vides990]

You're probably not a Knicks fan and you're overreacting to small things because you're mad jealous.

I'm overreacting to small things? LOL, really? LOL, hes played three games.....and I'm the one overreacting....

[lataflava00]

not sure if this has been posted, but thoughts from a few different coaches on lin:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/10/sport ... r=1&src=tp

[TaiwanFan]

The media is really killing Lin. I can guarantee you he's now the most hated player in the league among nba players. Now every nba players want to get a piece of linsanity and will be happy to see him fail

so many haters now cause the media hype this up too much.

http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_ ... -all-about

[Knicks_Blood10]

Chris Broussard put an insider article on ESPN "Is Jeremy Lin For Real?".

Does anyone have access to insider that can at least put a segment of it here?.

This is the link to the article.

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/story?id=7561351&_slug_=is-new-york-knicks-jeremy-lin-real-nba&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fnba%2fstory%3fid%3d7561351%26_slug_%3dis-new-york-knicks-jeremy-lin-real-nba


-Thank You.

[Context]

The media is really killing Lin. I can guarantee you he's now the most hated player in the league among nba players. Now every nba players want to get a piece of linsanity and will be happy to see him fail

Kind of sounds like his basketball life story to me...And who's the starting point guard for the Knicks...

Lin was built for this. I expect him to stay level headed and deliver...

[Context]

You're probably not a Knicks fan and you're overreacting to small things because you're mad jealous.

I'm overreacting to small things? LOL, really? LOL, hes played three games.....and I'm the one overreacting....

You lost all credibility when you made that Duhon comparison. And I agree, if Lin "looked" the part you would feel differently...

[Jay10]

Lin has not faced a front line like the lakers yet,it will be very interesting to see how he handles the paint with 2 tall defenders tonight.

make corner 3s and it will force pau and bynum to defend the corner 3, and that will open the lane.

[BallSacBounce]

Lol, this is his second yr in the league, he's played in the D-league, his lack of athleticism (though not complete), and his skill set have career backup written all over it. It's not snap judgement when the evidence clearly points to that.

By no means am I openly rooting against him, but the absurdity behind the amount of threads and the people claiming he's a rising star are just off their rocker. When did being a good backup become a bad thing?

Not sure if serious...

Yeah he jumped the shark on that one.

Obvious troll needs to let the fish hook themselves like on a circle hook rather than snap the rod back like with a conventional hook. Rookie mistake.

[K_ick_God]

You're probably not a Knicks fan and you're overreacting to small things because you're mad jealous.

I'm overreacting to small things? LOL, really? LOL, hes played three games.....and I'm the one overreacting....

Reacting to 3 games that have been played and that were *highly* unlikely to ever occur is perfectly expected, normal and predictable. Nobody is penciling him into the HOF or saying he's proven much. But your predictions are not based on anything except "He's not this good."

Um I think we know he's not going to average 28 PPG but that doesn't make your flawed analysis any more correct. And as far as the possibility of him falling apart, well we're Knicks fans and are used to hard times lately -- so nobody is counting their chickens.

It's just fun and amazing what he's done so far. That's all. You want to make like everybody is calling him the next Steve Nash because that gives you a reason to troll. Find me posts that show anything close to a consensus from Knicks fans that Lin is destined to be great. Few if any are saying that. We're reacting to the 0.001% likelihood of what Lin has already done -- singlehandedly leading his team to 3 straight wins.

I also love how you didn't respond to any of my substantive points, proving that your motives are here are bad. Tread lightly my friend.

[SelbyCobra]

Chris Broussard put an insider article on ESPN "Is Jeremy Lin For Real?".

Does anyone have access to insider that can at least put a segment of it here?.

This is the link to the article.

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/story?id=7561351&_slug_=is-new-york-knicks-jeremy-lin-real-nba&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fnba%2fstory%3fid%3d7561351%26_slug_%3dis-new-york-knicks-jeremy-lin-real-nba


-Thank You.

Here's the nicest thing that was said by anyone:

TNT analyst Steve Kerr, who served as president of the Suns while D'Antoni coached in Phoenix, said even though D'Antoni's system is favorable for point guards, it takes a special playmaker to pick up the system as quickly as Lin has.

"When you think about all the backup point guards Phoenix tried behind Nash all those years, nobody really jumped out in terms of mastering the system or at least using the system to inflate their stats," Kerr said. "So I think this kid is legit. He's got great feel for the game. It is a good system for him but it's not like anybody can just jump in there and do what he's doing. People are going to adapt and try to cut off penetration and make him shoot, but he's a good player."

[Jay10]

"The Celtics put in a claim for Linsanity after Golden State put him on waivers. Houston record worse"

-John Gambadoro

[x2]

Nice to see that Lin actually have roots in NYC. His grandmother lives in Elmhurst and we all know about his brother going to NYU.
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/lin_ ... nXe9yheNHI

[Ignitowsky]

Jeremy Lin is the Honey Badger of PGs. I know the video is old, but who cares.

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