Posted on 02/15/2012 9:14:49 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
Yes, he is a Christian who openly confesses his devotion to Christ.
He has always been a good basketball player, yet he was always overlooked. Despite leading his high school team to a state championship and being California player of the year, he didn’t get a scholarship. He got accepted into Harvard, made the team, and had a record setting college basketball career. Yet he didn’t get drafted by any pro teams.
A pro team eventually signed him, but only played him sparingly last year. They cut him before this year. He was eventually picked up by New York, but was mostly on the bench. When a bunch of New York players got injured, the coach was forced to play him, and he has led them to 6 straight wins. He broke the record for most points for a players first five starts in NBA history.
And he is doing it in New York, the biggest stage. It is a great story.
Yes, he is a Christian who openly confesses his devotion to Christ.
He has always been a good basketball player, yet he was always overlooked. Despite leading his high school team to a state championship and being California player of the year, he didn’t get a scholarship. He got accepted into Harvard, made the team, and had a record setting college basketball career. Yet he didn’t get drafted by any pro teams.
A pro team eventually signed him, but only played him sparingly last year. They cut him before this year. He was eventually picked up by New York, but was mostly on the bench. When a bunch of New York players got injured, the coach was forced to play him, and he has led them to 6 straight wins. He broke the record for most points for a players first five starts in NBA history.
And he is doing it in New York, the biggest stage. It is a great story.
Where are his tattoos and police mug shot?
He does not have a bunch of tats and has not been in jail? He went to Harvard?
Maybe this explains his appeal. And the fact he can play.
He scored thirty points on U-conn (I’ve seen the clip on youtube). He played extremely well against John Wall in a summer league game. He performed well in the D-league. But few people knew how good he was? And he was about to be released by the Knicks? Which makes me wonder how good the so-called experts are. Reading some comments about Lin before his explosion on various fan forums, more than a few pronounced Lin an awful player and one Knick fan said he was the worst Knick he’d ever seen. These people should be ashamed to post on forums anymore, and furthermore, I’ll take judgements about the ability of a lot of players coming from the “experts” with a huge grain of salt. Actually, I already take their judgements with a grain of salt. How many other Jeremy Lin’s have been missed in basketball and other sports because the so-called “experts” screwed up?
He scored thirty points on U-conn (I’ve seen the clip on youtube). He played extremely well against John Wall in a summer league game. He performed well in the D-league. But few people knew how good he was? And he was about to be released by the Knicks? Which makes me wonder how good the so-called experts are. Reading some comments about Lin before his explosion on various fan forums, more than a few pronounced Lin an awful player and one Knick fan said he was the worst Knick he’d ever seen. These people should be ashamed to post on forums anymore, and furthermore, I’ll take judgements about the ability of a lot of players coming from the “experts” with a huge grain of salt. Actually, I already take their judgements with a grain of salt. How many other Jeremy Lin’s have been missed in basketball and other sports because the so-called “experts” screwed up?
I believe that Mandarin Chinese from North Manchuria tend to be tall.
It also depends on diet. I believe that when Chinese or Japanese moved to America, most of them got taller, because they ate more.
Still, there aren’t many Asian basketball players, for obvious reasons. You have to be good at it, but you also have to have the right build.
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