How quickly we forget, before LIN-Sanity there was the Salsa, as in the Victor Cruz salsa. This year so far in New York Sports it looks like the story is the same, "Needing help at a key position on the team, an unknown unheralded hero comes out of nowhere and helps save the season for a blue New York team."
The comparisons are eerily similar, the Knicks were desperate for a point guard and with injuries and absences to several players on their team, Jeremy Lin was the next man up and he performed admirably. Back in the NFL Pre season the Giants lost Steve Smith and Kevin Boss to free agency and needed someone to step up and give Eli Manning a presence to throw to down the middle of the field; an injury to Wide Receiver Dominik Hixon gave way for the sensation that was Victor Cruz who helped save the Giants season by "Cruzing" his way to the Giants record books.
No player in Giants history had as many receiving yards as Victor Cruz did in the 2011 season and no player in NBA history has done what Jeremy Lin has done his first 6 starts. It's crazy seeing this epidemic in New York unfold. Of course the Giants won the Superbowl and no one is really giving the Knicks that chance but i'm not about to write them off and neither should anyone else.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ycn-10961052
i agree with this story and good topic! it seems to me that New York sports and underdog go hand and hand tho.
ReplyDeleteYea the author of the linked article did a good job pointing out the similarities between the two situations of Victor Cruz and Jeremy Lin. Both undrafted, both on the verge of being cut, both developing into overnight stars.
DeleteIt's pretty crazy! Especially with Lin. Even though he got it handed to him last night, he still played an alright game, and he doesn't seem to be going away anytime soon.
Cool story. Never really thought about that. Definitely exciting to see underdogs do well, unless they are doing it against your favorite team
ReplyDeleteOh man, i really do agree with this story.Giants are back on top,and the knicks roster is packed with talent.And hopefully Lin is as hungry as Cruz,and he seems to be!
ReplyDeleteGreat post and comments. In the blogging world, you can typically tell if it's a good post based on the attraction it gets in the form of comments. This is an interesting topic, well conveyed and obviously "a talker." Nice work.
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