The Rise of Lin

By now, everyone knows who Jeremy Lin is and how much he has done for the team that plays in arguably the world’s most famous arena. In a time when Amare was out due to the unexpected and unfortunate death of his brother, and Melo nursing a strained groin, someone needed to step up. Out of nowhere came Lin, a bench warmer who was in the knick’s D-league just weeks ago. He’s put the team on his back and has been the lead scorer is most of the past 5 games. His performance has led to Shumpert getting more shine as well, allowing him to play a more comfortable role. Tyson Chandler seems to just be feeding off of Lins’ energy which has worked out great, resulting in roaring fans at the Garden.

What I like most about Lin is how humble he is, and is also book smart, graduating from Harvard. Being in the developmental league and sleeping on his brother’s couch, all while being on an NBA team has been a huge character building experience. He’s extremely humbled in that he even gets uncomfortable when he’s on espn, seen by all his teammates in the training room. All of these factors all add up to a very unorthodox player, but it works for the Knicks. He scored a career high of 38 points against Kobe’s team, can it get any better? Amare returns tonight, which should answer that question. Teamwork should be in full affect tonight  (vaLINtines day) in  Toronto. We might just have an amazing team on our hands, and hopefully get really far this year. The nicknames will only get better as time goes on!

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