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On October 26 2010 06:25 Gummy wrote: And he's definitely not the first asian-american in the NBA.
Asian =/= Asian American. There have been Asians, but Jeremy is the first American citizen of Asian descent.
I went to UPenn and am the same year as this guy (class of 2010), so this guy was an eternal pain. Granted Penn basketball sucked hardcore the last three years while Harvard was good (I wonder why), but he's probably better than even Ibby Jaaber (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibrahim_Jaaber) who graduated after Jeremy's freshman year and led some European league in scoring.
I hope he does well though.
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On October 26 2010 06:34 Sandster wrote:Show nested quote +On October 26 2010 06:25 Gummy wrote: And he's definitely not the first asian-american in the NBA. Asian =/= Asian American. There have been Asians, but Jeremy is the first American citizen of Asian descent. I went to UPenn and am the same year as this guy (class of 2010), so this guy was an eternal pain. Granted Penn basketball sucked hardcore the last three years while Harvard was good (I wonder why), but he's probably better than even Ibby Jaaber (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibrahim_Jaaber) who graduated after Jeremy's freshman year and led some European league in scoring. I hope he does well though.
I htink he was beat out on that title by 60 something years...
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On October 26 2010 06:34 Sandster wrote:Show nested quote +On October 26 2010 06:25 Gummy wrote: And he's definitely not the first asian-american in the NBA. Asian =/= Asian American. There have been Asians, but Jeremy is the first American citizen of Asian descent. I went to UPenn and am the same year as this guy (class of 2010), so this guy was an eternal pain. Granted Penn basketball sucked hardcore the last three years while Harvard was good (I wonder why), but he's probably better than even Ibby Jaaber (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibrahim_Jaaber) who graduated after Jeremy's freshman year and led some European league in scoring. I hope he does well though. First Asian American to play in the NBA was Wat Misaka, who played in 1947.
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well atleast hes the first Asian american in a while >_>
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On October 26 2010 06:32 Random_0 wrote: My pessimistic side can't see Jeremy Lin succeeding for the following reasons: 1) Not quick enough to defend NBA guards. 2) Can't generate a shot off his own dribble against those taller than him. 3) Will be dominated inside.
My optimistic side says he can make it! 1) Warriors let everyone shoot the ball in all clock situations. 2) Opposing teams will leave Jeremy Lin open. 3) How can Jeremy Lin be slower and weaker than other guards who have found niches in the league? Crummy players like Steve Blake, Bruce Bowen, Steve Novak, etc. all found specialist roles on decent NBA teams. We gotta think Jeremy Lin is smart or very smart, and will adapt his skillset to something he can be very good at.
I personally think he is underrated athletically.
check out all the spinmoves and dunks he made in the summer league. He also grabbed the ball out of John Wall's hands in midair. How can a unathletic person possibly do that?
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I think a lot of what you guys are saying, is what a lot of critics have said about him. However, time and time again, he proves them wrong. Listen, he averaged like 25 ppg in high school, but wasn't recruited heavily, and went to harvard. A lot of people said he couldn't succeed in college, as the players were too fast and strong, he proves them wrong by putting up gaudy stats, and beating major teams like bc and maryland. Now, in the nba, i suspect the same. Did you see what he did against john wall? He played great. And he's not a small point guard, he is about 6'2-6'3, which is actually a little taller than the average pg.
In the end, i hope he doesn't have to deal with the racism he had to deal with those dumbass fuck college basketball fans. Seriously, it was ridiculous what he had to go through. If i were him, i certainly would have gone out to the stands and started beatin the shit out of everyone. At least nba has some good asian players, and a lot more foreign players in general
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On October 26 2010 12:24 Tazza wrote: I think a lot of what you guys are saying, is what a lot of critics have said about him. However, time and time again, he proves them wrong. Listen, he averaged like 25 ppg in high school, but wasn't recruited heavily, and went to harvard. A lot of people said he couldn't succeed in college, as the players were too fast and strong, he proves them wrong by putting up gaudy stats, and beating major teams like bc and maryland. Now, in the nba, i suspect the same. Did you see what he did against john wall? He played great. And he's not a small point guard, he is about 6'2-6'3, which is actually a little taller than the average pg.
In the end, i hope he doesn't have to deal with the racism he had to deal with those dumbass fuck college basketball fans. Seriously, it was ridiculous what he had to go through. If i were him, i certainly would have gone out to the stands and started beatin the shit out of everyone. At least nba has some good asian players, and a lot more foreign players in general
I also saw him choke against Ivy League competition. Say what you want, I admire his work ethic, but the NBA isn't college; there's a reason why people fail from college to it. He's not that quick and will have issues fighting through screens. Not hating on him, just the truth. John Wall gets loose with the ball, he averaged like 8 TOs per game in college, that's against mediocre SEC competition too, so I wouldn't read too much into it.
The other college game people love highlighting is his performance against Uconn; if you watched Uconn since 2000, then you know that they can't guard a shooting guard worth their life, it doesn't matter who it is.
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/!\ JEREMY LIN UPDATE /!\
He got some minutes with Steph Curry out and GS down big.
1-5 shooting, 4 steals, 3 assists, 5 fouls, 0 TOs in 11 minutes against the Lakers
He was going up against the mummified corpse of Derek Fisher and looked alright and also did a decent job of running the offense and reading passing lanes on d.
5 fouls in 11 minutes is terrible but I guess not unexpected everything considered. I would not want him guarding any athletic PGs or SGs but hey, GS doesn't do the "playing defense" thing anyway.
Not turning the ball over and running the offense decently is probably enough to stick for a couple of seasons somewhere, but if he wants more he's gotta work on his shot. Kid threw up an airball today, it's unknown if he can make an NBA 3.
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4 steals 0 tos is impressive
5 fouls 1-5 shooting eh, fouls vary. he defintaely does have to work on his shooting though, and i'm rooting for him.
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On November 01 2010 15:00 shawster wrote: 4 steals 0 tos is impressive
5 fouls 1-5 shooting eh, fouls vary. he defintaely does have to work on his shooting though, and i'm rooting for him.
if he got 5 fouls in 11 minutes guarding old man fisher... that's pretty awful.
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On October 26 2010 06:39 TieN.nS) wrote: Hi, Wat Misaka.
Technically that wasn't the NBA.
He will find a place to fit in somewhere. I know hes got the smarts to realize he isnt the next kobe bryant and recognise the holes in his game. I know hes got the work ethic to work on them. If you have a good ball IQ and a good work ethic you can find a place on a team. You might not be an allstar, but you can make decent money playing a game.
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On October 25 2010 14:07 don_kyuhote wrote: PALO ALTO VIKINGs!!!!!
Aww shit another Paly kid? It's a small, small world.
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On November 01 2010 15:00 shawster wrote: 4 steals 0 tos is impressive
5 fouls 1-5 shooting eh, fouls vary. he defintaely does have to work on his shooting though, and i'm rooting for him.
Meh, he got 5 fouls because he was going for those steals. Neither stats say much aside from him being really aggressive with double teaming because they were down so big.
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I think there is sufficient reason to necro this thread, instead of making a new one.
UPDATE
Jeremy Lin has been making headlines in major news recently, with his breakout-in-fame since his 1st 3 games with 20+ points in all of them. All the major news sites are talking about him as a national phenomenon, and he seems to have achieved stardom.
It's really sad he's been tossed around in teams and put on bench because the coaches didn't want to give him playing time. Now that Knicks had no choice BUT to use him, he's burst out of his corner and shown the NBA world what he can do.
I'm really hoping to see what he'll be able to do against the stronger teams, but for now, he's been dominating the entire scene and we can see that the 3 games were no pure luck.
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lin jersey + loose bandaid on chin + being asian = easy halloween for asians this year?
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Knicks fan from NY here. I'm loving Lin they needed a point guard sooo bad and I really really hope he can keep this up.
Edit: WOW he killed it tonight vs the Lakers. Linning and Winning.
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dropped 38 on lakers, this kid is here to stay
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lol nice bump. I thought it was new thread about Linsanity but got me.
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Nice bump here... I heard what he did to Lakers today... waiting for vids.... haters are sooooooooooooo gonna hate.... xD
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