Any basketball or just general popular culture fans been following the Jeremy Lin rise to fame?
I was on holiday in the US when he first came off the bench and then started his first few games for the New York Knicks and I don't think I've ever seen any player in any professional sport become an overnight sensation in the way that Jeremy Lin has. Fortunately he seems to have a very good head on his shoulders so is handling it well and deservedly so.
Two side aspects I like about his story is a basketball analyst not too disimilar from Jonah Hill's character in the film Moneyball, saw his potential whereas many others did not.
Here's his analysis of Lin in 2010:
http://hoopsanalyst.com/blog/?p=487
The other aspect I like is that despite him going undrafted out of Harvard, Nike signed a contract with him in 2010 and eventhough he was dropped from two teams he's now the most marketable player in the NBA.
To Linfinity and beyond.
I was on holiday in the US when he first came off the bench and then started his first few games for the New York Knicks and I don't think I've ever seen any player in any professional sport become an overnight sensation in the way that Jeremy Lin has. Fortunately he seems to have a very good head on his shoulders so is handling it well and deservedly so.
Two side aspects I like about his story is a basketball analyst not too disimilar from Jonah Hill's character in the film Moneyball, saw his potential whereas many others did not.
Here's his analysis of Lin in 2010:
http://hoopsanalyst.com/blog/?p=487
The other aspect I like is that despite him going undrafted out of Harvard, Nike signed a contract with him in 2010 and eventhough he was dropped from two teams he's now the most marketable player in the NBA.
To Linfinity and beyond.