Video: Jeremy Lin Eats the Lakers
by Seth on Feb 11, 2012 2:34 PM EST
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PrintYou could strap me down Ludovico-style and make me watch this and nothing else on repeat for the rest of my life and I don't think I'd get sick of it. Just putting this post together is taking me way longer than I should because I keep getting distracted and watching the video start to finish. I just watched it again in between typing the last sentence and this one.
My favorite moments:
2:25- Immediately after drawing a foul driving to his right, Lin makes a similar play, except he cuts away from the screen set (on the opposite side) by Tyson Chandler. He's been SO good at occasionally breaking the wrong ("wrong") way while his defender shifts into the screen (often getting buried in Chandler's tummy).
3:37- Hubie Brown "...just don't let him put it down on the floor". Jeremy immediately puts it DOWN on the floor.
4:27- He again works away from a screen, this time wrong-footing Derek Fisher. Fisher catches up to him, but Lin sneaks into a sliver of space to score over Andrew Bynum
5:12- Jumper.
5:57- Jumper.
6:23- Jumper, and Jared Jeffries already knows it's down.
(Stat break: Lin shot 7/12 from outside ten feet last night.)
7:10- Gets right to the basket because Matt Barnes is worried he'll pull up for a jumper. That's not supposed to happen! (Oh, and that finish. That's really becoming his thing. That, I think, is the play babies will be practicing out in the cold today. Hell, I might head outside and try some righty reverses on the left side of the basket.)
Man oh man. A few other things:
- Check out the things HoopData's been tweetin' today about Lin.
- I haven't been deleting the various pieces of Photoshop art because they're well constructed and I know y'all don't mean any harm. Just, I don't know...think carefully about what you're posting and how it might be construed. I don't have a clear sense of what's appropriate and what isn't (and this is totally open for discussion), but it does irk me to see Jeremy's face endlessly mashed up with kung fu movies, Pokemon, Mortal Kombat, and whatever other "Asian" nonsense we can find. Besides the potential to offend, it cheapens how singularly ridiculous he's been.
- On the other hand, if you're going to Photoshop, this is how it's done.
Mmmhmm.
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This story is truly amazing.
You know I keep expecting him to put up a 9-3-2 performance and people will come back to Earth, but he keeps one upping himself. I’m loving it.
Linning and Winning
We need a Jeremey Lin Chant...Something Like This
If we could getthe whole arena to do something like this it would be the biggest home court advantage ever.
by jonnyplastic@yahoo.com on Feb 11, 2012 6:00 PM EST up reply actions
Lin=Hey Coach, you need a timeout.
If there’s one thing that strikes me about this video, beyond the fact that Jeremy Lin may be the greatest basketball player to ever live, it’s that every time he hits a basket, the Knicks and the Garden crowd got so riled that Mike Brown needed a timeout to stop the bleeding/kill the momentum. That’s pretty special tight there.
Yeah but what happens if Douglas
(like the rest of the team seems to be), starts feeding off the energy of what Lin has started.
J Lin- the whole world is watching, the whole world is watching, the whole world is watching
Giants won another Superbowl. Ho hum, another day at the office.
mike bibby can be released
and we can have room to sign jr smith, and push toney back to the 15th man.
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just shows how much the NY/Garden crowd is in love with him
for what he brings every night for them as an undrafted/almost got cut the 3rd time underdog who still sleeps on his bro’s sofa and eating fried-rice with soysauce (nah i made the last one up)
Seriously. I think we need to calm down on the borderline racist material...
by 9th Wonder Buckshot on Feb 11, 2012 2:55 PM EST reply actions
Man enough with all this PC bullshit
We all LOVE Jeremy Lin, no one’s being racist. People need to stop acting like “we’re all the same no matter what race or ethnicity”, because we’re not. We are all different human beings & we should celebrate our differences instead of ignoring them & acting like it’s wrong to talk about them. Jeremy Lin is awesome, but he’s still Asian which believe it or not is rare in the NBA. Let’s not act like his race doesn’t matter.
Sorry but I had to say something because it actually irks me when people get offended at racial (not racist) references which are otherwise hilarious.
People, get over yourselves. If you wanna stop racism it’s not gonna happen by ignoring race. I’d rather laugh at our differences than to take them seriously. Eventually they’re not such a big deal anymore.
Knicks, Yankees, Giants
"I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them.
I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do." - Robert A. Heinlein
"Stay high muthaf***kas."- Me
by Benny Blanco from the BriX on Feb 11, 2012 4:37 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
or we can make fun of all types of nationalities on here. which one are you?
by 9th Wonder Buckshot on Feb 11, 2012 4:43 PM EST up reply actions
I am a Puerto Rican from New Jersey
Have at it brother
Knicks, Yankees, Giants
"I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them.
I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do." - Robert A. Heinlein
"Stay high muthaf***kas."- Me
by Benny Blanco from the BriX on Feb 11, 2012 4:45 PM EST up reply actions
HA, I new that would be the first joke
Knicks, Yankees, Giants
"I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them.
I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do." - Robert A. Heinlein
"Stay high muthaf***kas."- Me
by Benny Blanco from the BriX on Feb 11, 2012 4:48 PM EST up reply actions
anyway gang
i think the pc-policing sucks in a certain regard, because i happen to like off-color (no pun intended) humor. but you gotta understand it on the other side, it can easily stop being funny and start being hurtful to someone.
in a community where anyone can just waltz on in, its best to just be on good behavior and make people feel welcome. and that goal is easy to realize here.
i dunno, potentially inciting vitriol, is bad news.
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by stingy d on Feb 11, 2012 4:54 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
yes.
Like I’ve said before, it may feel like we all know each other, but we don’t. There are thousands of people looking at what we post here.
True, I can understand that point of view
Not everyone is as laid back as me. Personally, it would take something truly evil & morally wrong for me to get offended & pissed off about it. While other people get easily set off.
I was just wanted to point out that these racial jokes are anything but hateful. But that’s just my twisted sense of humor I guess.
Knicks, Yankees, Giants
"I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them.
I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do." - Robert A. Heinlein
"Stay high muthaf***kas."- Me
by Benny Blanco from the BriX on Feb 11, 2012 5:01 PM EST up reply actions
Right
I know people aren’t trying to be hateful, but you’ve gotta consider the effect just as much as the intention.
Jamaican from New Jersey
Are you first generation American? If so, don’t tell me that your parents are completely cool with racial stereotyping of Puerto Ricans. If not, don’t tell me your parents are completely cool with racial stereotyping of Puerto Ricans.
by 9th Wonder Buckshot on Feb 11, 2012 5:03 PM EST up reply actions
I'm 3rd generation
My grandparents were born in PR but lived in New York since their twenties. Both my parents were born in NYC, then me & my sister where born in Jersey.
Knicks, Yankees, Giants
"I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them.
I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do." - Robert A. Heinlein
"Stay high muthaf***kas."- Me
by Benny Blanco from the BriX on Feb 11, 2012 5:12 PM EST up reply actions
are your parents and grandparents ok with puerto rican stereotyping?
by 9th Wonder Buckshot on Feb 11, 2012 5:17 PM EST up reply actions
I know I introduced this topic
But let’s not stray too far into this, please. I deleted the comment below because it included a racial epithet (not used for effect, but still). It’s a Knicks blog.
Oh my bad Seth
I knew I shoulda censored it. Can I just re post the story without that word in it?
Knicks, Yankees, Giants
"I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them.
I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do." - Robert A. Heinlein
"Stay high muthaf***kas."- Me
by Benny Blanco from the BriX on Feb 11, 2012 5:27 PM EST up reply actions
Cool
Knicks, Yankees, Giants
"I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them.
I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do." - Robert A. Heinlein
"Stay high muthaf***kas."- Me
by Benny Blanco from the BriX on Feb 11, 2012 5:29 PM EST up reply actions
Lemme try this again
My grandfather to this day still tells racial jokes about Puerto Ricans and of course other races to be fair. & he was a victim of racist violence. He has told me stories of him and his buddies getting into fights with the Italians in New York. The Italians used to call them N-words & pick fights with them even though they were immigrants too, they were somehow better because they were “whiter” than the Puerto Ricans.
Knicks, Yankees, Giants
"I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them.
I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do." - Robert A. Heinlein
"Stay high muthaf***kas."- Me
by Benny Blanco from the BriX on Feb 11, 2012 5:36 PM EST up reply actions
Yup
I thought about censoring it the first time but censorship is not my style.
By the way, 9th Wonder is the shit. I love Little Brother, classic Hip Hop.
Knicks, Yankees, Giants
"I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them.
I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do." - Robert A. Heinlein
"Stay high muthaf***kas."- Me
by Benny Blanco from the BriX on Feb 11, 2012 5:41 PM EST up reply actions
the last of a dying breed. all i can hold onto right now is Pharoahe Monch and whatever Pete Rock project is out there...
by 9th Wonder Buckshot on Feb 11, 2012 5:48 PM EST up reply actions
Yea & Monch rarely makes new material
One of my favorite new rappers is Kid Daytona. He has two mixtapes called the Interlude 1 & 2. The guy oozes classic New York style. He’s my favorite NY rapper right now, no other rapper has that same vibe & his beats are real smooth. When you hear his music you can just feel New York City.
Knicks, Yankees, Giants
"I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them.
I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do." - Robert A. Heinlein
"Stay high muthaf***kas."- Me
by Benny Blanco from the BriX on Feb 11, 2012 6:00 PM EST up reply actions
I just checked this group Blu & Exile 2 weeks ago...
Dude is nice. He’s got that flow that I can get down to. He’s go this one track called “My World Is…” that’s pretty tight. Other than that, I’m listening to Monch and the PR & Smif N’ Wessun album…
by 9th Wonder Buckshot on Feb 11, 2012 6:14 PM EST up reply actions
Yea I always hear about Blu but never check him out
Check out this track from Daytona. The beat was actually produced by 9th Wonder inspired by Pete Rock & C.L.’s “The main Ingredient”:
& this track where he raps over the Taxi theme song:
That song is like walking through NYC in the 70’s dressed like Walt Frazier.
Knicks, Yankees, Giants
"I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them.
I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do." - Robert A. Heinlein
"Stay high muthaf***kas."- Me
by Benny Blanco from the BriX on Feb 11, 2012 6:37 PM EST up reply actions
Damn they didn't post
Knicks, Yankees, Giants
"I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them.
I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do." - Robert A. Heinlein
"Stay high muthaf***kas."- Me
by Benny Blanco from the BriX on Feb 11, 2012 6:39 PM EST up reply actions
Fly Lullaby:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiFsI_p4bG8
Angela’s Sister:
http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2012/02/the-kid-daytona-angelas-sister
Knicks, Yankees, Giants
"I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them.
I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do." - Robert A. Heinlein
"Stay high muthaf***kas."- Me
by Benny Blanco from the BriX on Feb 11, 2012 6:41 PM EST up reply actions
Making Pokemon jokes or pasting Jeremy’s face into a kung fu poster does not equal “celebrating our differences instead of ignoring them”.
It still shouldn’t be construed as racist or offensive. There are a lot worse things in this world to be angry about. Pokemon jokes shouldn’t be taken so seriously.
Knicks, Yankees, Giants
"I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them.
I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do." - Robert A. Heinlein
"Stay high muthaf***kas."- Me
by Benny Blanco from the BriX on Feb 11, 2012 4:50 PM EST up reply actions
Well, I'm not personally angry.
But it’s not really up to us to determine who “should” be angry about what, is it?
by Seth on Feb 11, 2012 4:53 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
i'm not upset about it either. all i'm saying is that everybody needs to be treated with respect.
the dude has been playing lights out. there’s no reason to belittle that in snarky humor by demeaning his heritage. You shit on his accomplishments by doing so.
by 9th Wonder Buckshot on Feb 11, 2012 5:00 PM EST up reply actions
And yes
A Pokemon joke about a Taiwanese-American person is racist, serious or not.
by Seth on Feb 11, 2012 5:00 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
See I don't see it as racist
I just see as a joke. Racist to me is supposed to be hateful. A pokemon joke isn’t hateful, though it is lacking in creativity.
Knicks, Yankees, Giants
"I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them.
I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do." - Robert A. Heinlein
"Stay high muthaf***kas."- Me
by Benny Blanco from the BriX on Feb 11, 2012 5:07 PM EST up reply actions
Well, Pokemon is Japanese
and Jeremy’s ancestry is Taiwanese, so to casually conflate the two is problematic. Not “hateful” necessarily, but ignorant and objectionable.
by Seth on Feb 11, 2012 5:08 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
+1 Seth. you beat me to it by a minute...
by 9th Wonder Buckshot on Feb 11, 2012 5:10 PM EST up reply actions
why is it so wrong to simply be respectful? it's not that difficult...
by 9th Wonder Buckshot on Feb 11, 2012 5:10 PM EST up reply actions
by putting Jeremy Lin's face on a Bruce Lee poster actually takes thought and more work (by using photoshop) to do than simply being respectful.
by 9th Wonder Buckshot on Feb 11, 2012 5:14 PM EST up reply actions
well, ok
i made that photoshop with the guitars, right. and it was kind of a response to the photoshop jobs floating around. and i personally don’t get offended by the bruce lee stuff.
however, i look at that, and think- well thats lazy. not the photoshopping per se (but that too), they see an asian guy, they think of a popular asian guy, blammo.
i tried to look at the picture and see something else that only offends guitar players, because i hate guitar players.
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i like the gif with the shades as Jeremy Lin backpedals and nods. that didn't take much time and thought...
by 9th Wonder Buckshot on Feb 11, 2012 5:20 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
yea thats awesome!
its seeing a situation and negating the most bland observations, and helping tell a story, not latching on to an established and completely unrelated story.
it requires less lazy lazes.
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i don't feel it's racist at all to be honest
i think pokemon is kinda cute, watched it even when i was in high school, i’d be pissed if someone calls me spongebob tho lol..(i love family guy btw) and FYI pokemon is from japan not taiwan so…it doesn’t really hurt even if it was meant to
"FYI pokemon is from japan not taiwan"
that’s the point. dont’ even care to know that Pokemon is Japanese…that’s called ignorance…
by 9th Wonder Buckshot on Feb 11, 2012 5:09 PM EST up reply actions
well...
donno if we’re just used to “americans” not knowing world map or can’t tell the difference, i found that usual
but then i can’t tell the ancestry of a white person either..british?german?…u get what i mean, so i don’t blame them
however there’s one thing i care, for us Taiwanese it’s important not to call us Chinese even tho we speak the same language and might use a fake name on international events due to freakin chinese govnt’s economic pressure on other countries
i also responded to the same thing about China in your post below.
Chinese are mad uppity to the other asian nationalities. and that’s putting it politely…
by 9th Wonder Buckshot on Feb 11, 2012 5:27 PM EST up reply actions
"FYI pokemon is from japan not taiwan"
That lumps all Orientals together and implies they are “all the same”
by TheKnicksAreBack on Feb 11, 2012 5:11 PM EST up reply actions
Kinda like how all hispanics are lumped together as mexicans who eat tacos
I’m used to all this racial stuff & I just laugh it off. But like I noted in another comment I can understand that not everyone is as laid back as me. Even though I think it’s dumb to get angry at such a stupid thing. I can’t bring myself to get mad at someone for assuming I like tacos because I’m hispanic.
Knicks, Yankees, Giants
"I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them.
I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do." - Robert A. Heinlein
"Stay high muthaf***kas."- Me
by Benny Blanco from the BriX on Feb 11, 2012 5:17 PM EST up reply actions
reminds me of Steven Colbert's jokes
ah i love his show and missed it
ur headline is funny tho haha…no harm intended
"But like I noted in another comment I can understand that not everyone is as laid back as me..."
That’s an understatement. Not every Puerto Rican is like you. I know many, men and women, who if I even talked some shit to a PR would be ready to go 12 rounds. Nationalities run deep out there in the tri-state…
by 9th Wonder Buckshot on Feb 11, 2012 5:26 PM EST up reply actions
Ok. Isn't it true that the Chinese treat other Asian nationalities as 2nd class citizens?
That’s the way I’ve heard it. I’ve heard the same stories from Filipinos, Japanese, Koreans and Taiwanese. So why would making Asian jokes be that cool. Or is it cool as long as it’s not a person from China who says it.
by 9th Wonder Buckshot on Feb 11, 2012 5:23 PM EST up reply actions
donno where ur getting at but...
i think that was 100 yrs ago when they still had emperors and dynastys, they’ve been treated like dogs when western powers and japan invaded them
Whatever it's your site.
I will go to my grave believing that if the Knicks had picked up Earl Barron before the 2011 Playoffs, we would not have been swept by the Celtics.
being asian i enjoy/make those type of jokes too
but i know some ppl would be offended so we just need to be careful not trying to sound funny when it’s really not, basically just stay away with physique/bad english/cheesy lines like kung fu fighting bruce lee kong pau chicken fortune cookies small eyes…we don’t even have that or eat that in asia!
i kinda like yellow mamba tho, just as white mamba scalabrini is pretty sweet, but let’s leave “mamba” to kobe and come up with more creative stuff
one that that seems sure...
Lin’s Asian heritage certainly must have contributed to his “we didn’t even know this guy could play, he just sat at the end of the bench” situation.
Yes, there was no practice time to check him out, but given that that the only great Asian player happened to be 7’6", certainly made him much more invisible at the end of the bench.
...
The meeting is at 10:30 but I’m not allowed to attend because it’s “no Puerto Ricans allowed”. Whatever.
Knicks, Yankees, Giants
"I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them.
I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do." - Robert A. Heinlein
"Stay high muthaf***kas."- Me
by Benny Blanco from the BriX on Feb 11, 2012 6:44 PM EST up reply actions
you're right but you're wrong
shit is always funny and light hearted until that one guy takes shit too far. And that guy always does without fail and then uses the excuse that everyone else is doing it and so that makes it cool. Added to the fact, just because you think it’s okay to have a light hearted laugh at semi racist/racial material doesn’t mean the people the subject matter is based upon will feel the same way. In fact, when it becomes acceptable and everyone is doing it, it makes it that much harder for anyone offended to speak up and say they are offended without getting their head bit off.
Now personally, I’m not Asian so these things don’t get to me on a personal level but some of it is down right offensive and it kind of makes me ashamed to even post in a thread with some of the shit that’s floating around.
Yellow Mamba?
I get it, guys are trying to be witty and clever but even worse than the border line racism is that some of the most offensive shit out there is neither witty or clever…just lazy and un-funny.
If you are puerto rican and don’t mind people stereotyping puerto ricans cool, that don’t mean the next puerto rican who reads this site will feel the same way though. I agree with your overall feelings on race relations but in a public forum such as this, is it really a terrible thing to consider other peoples feelings? or is that not cool?
sreh ladien e' ta janjia
by Lord Smackington on Feb 12, 2012 10:30 PM EST up reply actions
Thought you guys might find this interesting...
by Only In Fairfax on Feb 11, 2012 2:56 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Although I dislike most of the Asian connotations
But Shump tweeted that he thinks the Rush Hour backcourt jokes are funny, so I’ve given myself permission to find this amusing
by DonMoosavi on Feb 11, 2012 2:59 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Too bad we dont have Anthony Carter anymore
CAHTAHHH DO SOMETHING
My favorite moment
Was when it looked like Lin Diesel was going to go after Bynum after that hard foul in the second half. He’s certainly tough.
I'm the fan formerly known as Serious Garbage Time
by Bernard King's Game Face on Feb 11, 2012 3:03 PM EST reply actions
one piece missing from the highlights
when he sets himself up for the charge on worldpeace
Great to see this all again.
J Lin- the whole world is watching, the whole world is watching, the whole world is watching
Giants won another Superbowl. Ho hum, another day at the office.
i'm sure this has been mentioned 18,000 times
but something major is going to need to change one way or another when Melo gets back.
that cannot work.
mumble mumble Peter Bourjos mumble mumble
Well that's easy, Melo can now stop playing point guard. Problem solved
Do the Shumpty Shump, come on and do the Shumpty Shump
sure it can
what you think other people need to take shots? psh
Rose decides not to go 1-on-2 and I was thinking, "what are you doing?! You've got the numbers!" -Zach Harper, Daily Dime Live
That video is truly linspirational
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I was so glad Hubie did the game last night
He did a great job describing and analyzing the stuff Lin was doing.
hubie is just the best
i wish he was my uncle or grandfather or something
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A joint broadcast of Mike Breen, Hubie, and Clyde is my dream come true
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I'd put in Marv instead of Breen
and that would be close to basketball TV heaven for me.
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"He who gets the best players usually wins" - Bobby Bowden
either one of those
marv/breen but hubie is just such a pure basketball fan, and just understands it so fluidly, that he’s a delight. and clyde, similarly understands the game, but mixes up the vicarious vocabulary. vividly vivisecting style and class. vivaciously… voraciously!
anyway, yea man. all those guys are the best of the best. and i just love basketball so very very much. they keep it pure to me.
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can tell his love of the game
by him appreciating good plays and calling out bad ones, he always roots for young guys and underdogs too, just like when he was coaching the grizzlies he played 10men rotation…everyone gets a chance to play meaningful minutes
yeah. it's nice to have dudes announce the game that are more concerned with the game than self-promoting...
i’m looking at you Reggie Miller…
by 9th Wonder Buckshot on Feb 11, 2012 5:36 PM EST up reply actions
I love when he Lin feeds Shump and Shump takes Kobe to the basket and lays it in/dunks
“There you go. There you go! There you GO!” Hubie is awesome
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Always loved Hubie! He explains the little details that only hardcore hoop fans can understand . . .
Like Marv Albert is to the bandwagon, fair weather fans, Hubie Brown is to intelligent, experienced fans.
by TheKnicksAreBack on Feb 11, 2012 4:26 PM EST up reply actions
YOU REALLY HAVE TO APPRECIATE THE WISDOM THAT HUBIE BRINGS TO THE TABLE
When he breaks down the game and you just have to nod your head
love him too
he knows what he’s talking about unlike other espn analysts
In stores now, extremely limited Jeremy Lin memorabilia . . .
I just read that there will be a VERY limited edition Jeremy Lin trading card in selected Topps Basketball Trading Cards.
According to the press release: “there will be only 100 genuine, authentic, game used memorabilia cards containing an actual piece of Jeremy Lin’s chin band-aid.”
People are emptying shelves across the country in hopes of owning this rare “piece” of basketball history.
Of course, I am totally full of shit too!
by TheKnicksAreBack on Feb 11, 2012 4:42 PM EST reply actions
best nickname i liked so far
SUPER LIN-TENDO!!! saw it on SI.com
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/chris_mannix/02/11/jeremy.lin/index.html?eref=sihp&sct=hp_wr_a1
which i think fits his mentality (like super marios the savior who doesn’t back down), and his personality (fun & humorous, family-oriented, always rated PG)
sup knicks diehard fans, this is my 1st comment here btw, never a knicks fan myself (was a jordan-bulls fan, webber-kings fan, now a rubio-wolves fan, blake-clips fan, i just like team-bball that looks smooth and beautiful so i follow adelman’s team wherever he goes!), never imagined i’d be one, but i fell in love with JLIN and the way his other underdog teammates stepping up and proving they belong too when given opportunity
so here i am…following P&T for couple days now since his 1st breakout game, being a Taiwanese-American myself, i noticed him in college cuz he was mentioned on TW news when he lead Harvard to great fights with Boston College and UCONN and clearly shined in those games (Jim Calhoun said JLin could play for any of his team), hoped he could get selected in the draft but never happened, i wasn’t surprised cuz u know…the Ivy stereotype and skin issue, was happy for him to stick it up to Wall during the summer game but even when he got picked up by GS i wasn’t really excited cuz i knew with curry and ellis on the team he wasn’t gonna get any minutes… probably just a market move for them
but now he’s finally got his well-deserved moment as a hardworking man who never gave up and had to earn it the hard way unlike those immature kentucky one-and-dones or these so-called superstars who force their way into anything but still can’t get it done, it’s nice to have players that truely love playing ball over anyting else ($$$, ###) and learned it the right way in college before they jump into NBA such as Duncan, JLin, not only they had the skills to play but also the maturity to be professional and play with heart and effort the moment they signed that contract (and in Lin’s case…none-guaranteed ;)
about the having-lakers-for-dessert-game, i was expecting a loss but great performance kinda game for him, but he actually beat them single-handedly (with helps of course), that was UNBE"LIN"VABLE…haha sorry had to do one to keep up, awesome stuff, living in Taiwan now i know he’s taken the fellow countrymen by storm the last fews days either on the facebook or sports channels (his last few games being replayed and future games scheduled), they had an outdoor big screen event just yesterday for the lakers game live, more than 500ppl showed up..yea not much but it was EARLY morning on SATURDAY when most ppl r still sleeping or about to go to bed after party!
anyway imma go to bed and wake up in 4hrs to catch the wolves game, i really wish Linsanity continues but i hope rubio play well too, can’t lose either way for me, good luck to both of my teams!!!
p.s. sorry for the longass comment, im lazy to read smth like this too but it’s my 1st one, so i have to get my Jeremynia all out of the chest!!!
Oh Joy, another Orientally motivated nickname . . . sigh . . .
by TheKnicksAreBack on Feb 11, 2012 4:45 PM EST up reply actions
at this time of year at this time of day
this part of the year!
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well im asian and i like it!
so “black mamba” is not a “African motivated” nickname? give me a break…ur taking it too far not to be a racist, reminds me of movie Zoolander
it’s not worth argueing tho…i just wanna celebrate my man JLin like everyone here
The old saying, "Nice guys finish last" . . .
I am happy to see it does not apply in Lin’s and Tebow’s case. Maybe there is hope for us nice guys out there after all??
by TheKnicksAreBack on Feb 11, 2012 5:06 PM EST reply actions
thats really cool
i was at a bar last night, and someone actually mentioned that lin reminded them of mark jackson, and i kinda saw it.
so if he turned out to be an above average player… we could really amount to something as a team.
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I remember watching this guy in the 2010 summer league.
Summer break from college, bored as hell, and NBA TV played summer league games nonstop. Whenever Lin played, I though, ‘Why wasn’t this guy drafted?’ He didn’t go on a killing spree like he’s doing, but only playing 15-20 minutes a game he was exciting and creative. I thought he could be a Luke Ridnour-type, a solid bench guy or a bubble starter. He’s much better than that, of course.
I think his scoring will go down for various reasons- D focusing on him, hard fouls, Melo and Amare- but I really think his playmaking and passing will get better, which is pretty great right now. Those turnovers will go down to like 2-3 a game. The assists will be more like 10 than 7(his teammates are playing their asses off, but they miss some easy buckets he gives them). His future is the most intriguing of any young player right now. Really looking forward to seeing more.
by Air Kwame on Feb 11, 2012 5:18 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
i think his scoring can somewhat sustain
around the 20~25pts range if he needs to, every great player has gotten bad fouls…certainly he’s no exception and can take it like LIN!
Oh yeah, he can get 20-25 per game
but he seems to care about getting his teammates involved, which is my favorite trait in a pg. Nash could get 20-25 if he wanted to, but they both take good shots. If the D is playing him hard, Lin would probably look for shooters than have tunnel vision to shoot like Kobe does 90% of the time. Thats why he’s fun to watch for me.
If any all star cannot make play in the game then the commissioner gets to choose a replacement
unless it is a starter in which case the coach of that player’s team gets to choose. If the Linsanity continues I think we might see Jeremy play in the game. That’s about the only thing that could make me watch the game. What are the chances?
I hate losing more than I love winning -- Billy Beane
Dude, four games.
Not this year. But next year, and the year after, then the year after? Very possible.
yea not gonna happen
tyson chandler might be a possibility tho.
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I think there are another 5 games before the all star break
If he keeps up the pace I would not be surprised to see him in the rookie/sophomore or the veteran game.
I hate losing more than I love winning -- Billy Beane
Seth, can I post this pic as an example of how STUPID this Linsanity has become?
This pic was on another site and people were commenting how awesome it is.
Are you fucking kidding me?
by TheKnicksAreBack on Feb 11, 2012 5:35 PM EST reply actions
i don't like it.
but i don’t object to it.
2 cents. down the drain.
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With 7 billion people in the world, there will be all kinds
and so it goes
Lin for three... BANG!!!!
Awesomeness right there.
SS&R regular here.
This is your community, so the tolerance for visual and verbal Asian-spoof jokes and puns may be different here than elsewhere.
SS&R, and the Lakers fanbase in general, has a relatively large U.S. and international Asian contingent, so we’re pretty tolerant of this stuff (though it’s largely relegated to our Bar fanposts). east_harlem’s Photo-chopping, for example, would be considered hilarious on SS&R.
Congrats on the good fortune Knicks fans.
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