First Pick Blog

Tell Melo to stay home, the Knicks don’t need him anymore. Instead the fate of the franchise should be put in the hands of the skinny Asian kid from Harvard.

The story-line has already been stated over and over again: unrecruited out of high school, undrafted, overlooked, signed, released, etc. Another prime example of why sports are so great and representative of the real world; sometimes hard work and dedication does pay off. Jeremy did everything right, yet his dream kept knocking him back down every time he tried to drive to the lane. He knew he was good, his close friends knew he was good, the problem was no one else seemed to know. His lack of recognition is strange due to the fact that this youtube clip of his Harvard days is floating around..

With half a second to play Linsanity did it again tonight against the Raptors, hitting the go-ahead 3-ball to bring the Knicks to a 90-87 win over Toronto. Lin finished with 27 points and 11 assists. Amare, making his return from leaving due to the death of his brother, picked up on the game of Lin immediately, scoring 21 points. The two fit perfectly, ala Nash+Amare back in Phoenix.

So what does the future hold for Lin? Well so far he’s proven he’s a winner, with the win streak up to 6 games and counting. He’s a scorer, having over 20 points in all 6 games in a Knicks uniform. He is just what the doctor ordered in New York, keep an eye out however for when Melo makes his return. Can the two play together? Will Lin have to go back to scoring 12 and 8? We can’t know what the future holds, but for now let’s bask in the light of the never-give-up attitude of Mr. Jeremy Lin.

By Ben Simpson