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| Jeremy Lin |
Six games does not a "Mega-Star" make.
But in the case of New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin, it's a pretty good start.
Six games as a starter, six wins, lots of points and assists and six straight wins.
Number six was a pretty big one.
Lin dropped a 3-pointer with less than one second to go Tuesday night, leading his Knicks to a 90-87 comeback win over the Toronto Raptors in Toronto. For the game, 27 points and 11 assists.
Read about the legend from the New York Daily News RIGHT HERE
And your game story RIGHT HERE
By now, you know the story, it would be hard not to. Hardscrabble Harvard grad gets cut from 2 teams, ends up in New York, buried on the bench. He gets his shot due to injuries and all of a sudden he can't be stopped.
And its a really good story.
But will it last?
We can't answer that but we will say this: While we respect what he has done and the fact that in this day of mega-scouting and high-profile colleges, its hard for someone like him to excel, we still wonder if its in part due to where he is playing.
Picture him playing in Cleveland or Toronto or Sacramento. Do his efforts get the same attention if he's playing there?
No, they don't.
We are 100% sure that this will level off. There is no way he averages 25-plus a game with double figure assists the rest of the year. And the Knicks will NOT win the rest of their games.
The question is this: Will the ESPN's and NY Tabloids still blow up the coverage when that happens? The Knicks, while a decent team, are hardly a favorite to win the NBA title and as much as the 4-letter would like to breathlessly hype it; Jeremy Lin doesn't change that status.
We wish Mr. Lin all the best and hope he can continue being successful. It's great for the game, its great for the fans and its a great "Underdog" story. But we also hope that he...and those covering him realize that he's human just like everyone else.
But in the meantime, yeah, sure, enjoy the ride.
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