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Linsanity!

106 90 February 10, 2012 at 02:47 PM in Chat (2) Youtube
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/10...ryone.html

With so much love for Tebow on the site, I'm curious as to why there is no attention for the New York's newest star? He is not your standard stereotype for a basketball player. He is an Asian-American from Palo Alto with a degree from Harvard. This kid was sleeping on his brother's couch last week and now he is on top of the basketball world.

Recent 3 game stats:
5 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals, 25 pts
2 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals, 28 pts
4 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, 23 pts.

These are Lebron James type of numbers. Is this kid the real deal?

Against the #1 pick of his draft year [youtube.com]
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02-11-2012 at 10:31 AM.
02-11-2012 at 10:31 AM.
Love the story so far, but Melo and Amare aren't going to allow this to continue when they come back.
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ikonoklast
02-11-2012 at 12:06 PM.
02-11-2012 at 12:06 PM.
Quote from Intrepid. :
Love the story so far, but Melo and Amare aren't going to allow this to continue when they come back.
Amare played with Nash so I think it will be less of an issue with him, but I am worried about Melo. Knicks will have to iron out a lot of issues.
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02-11-2012 at 03:32 PM.
02-11-2012 at 03:32 PM.


This kid is having the best week of his life...

ridunkulous..
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ikonoklast
02-11-2012 at 05:06 PM.
02-11-2012 at 05:06 PM.
Lin vs Rubio should be interesting.
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02-11-2012 at 07:23 PM.
02-11-2012 at 07:23 PM.
Wow!
Groupwave
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02-11-2012 at 07:37 PM.
02-11-2012 at 07:37 PM.
Quote from ikonoklast :
Lin vs Rubio should be interesting.
He's a politician AND a basketball player? Wow.
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ikonoklast
02-11-2012 at 07:39 PM.
02-11-2012 at 07:39 PM.
Quote from emelvee :
He's a politician AND a basketball player? Wow.
Lin has something for everyone, even punners!
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thermoelectron
02-11-2012 at 07:58 PM.
02-11-2012 at 07:58 PM.
A tale of two halves for Lin.. I know he was gassed in the second half but his decision making was faulty. He should've started setting up his teammates better (driving to dish instead of throwing up prayers)...
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02-11-2012 at 08:15 PM.
02-11-2012 at 08:15 PM.
NY won again @!
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02-11-2012 at 08:21 PM.
02-11-2012 at 08:21 PM.
I had no idea who he was until a week ago. Good for him, and a freaking Harvard economics grad no less. The NBA is looking for the next Asian to further the market in Asia since Yao retired; he might be the one.
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02-11-2012 at 09:00 PM.
02-11-2012 at 09:00 PM.
Quote from ikonoklast :
Good call so far. Stick Out Tongue

Looks like another great game for him.

I'm not sold on him though. I'm not hating on him, but I would like to see him a good game against a team that plays good defense or a good on the ball defender at PG like a Rondo or an inspired D. Williams.
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02-11-2012 at 11:37 PM.
02-11-2012 at 11:37 PM.
Quote from mrfrancis3000 :
I'm not sold on him though. I'm not hating on him, but I would like to see him a good game against a team that plays good defense or a good on the ball defender at PG like a Rondo or an inspired D. Williams.
Yep, Rubio caused him some headaches. Real test will be teams like Bulls or Miami. I don't expect him to drop 25 every night as the season goes on since other teams will start to figure him out. But the biggest question mark is Melo. Hope he can continue to average 8apg and a lot fewer turnovers. In the meantime, I am just going to enjoy the Knicks Linning!
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02-14-2012 at 06:37 PM.
02-14-2012 at 06:37 PM.
Fark yea! 6 in a row now! Game winning shot 2 games in a row, this one was a lot more dramatic.
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02-14-2012 at 09:11 PM.
02-14-2012 at 09:11 PM.
that.was.lincredible.
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