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To: bigdirty

Lin is more than just a good basketball player. The kid is extremely bright. He went to Harvard because of his brains, not his skills with a basketball. That said, he is achieving whatever version/vision he has of the American Dream. Good for him.

I saw him play in High School. My son was on a team that beat Palo Alto. My son’s team and Lin’s team both won CA state championships (different divisions) that year. Out of all the players I watched Lin impressed me with his leadership abilities as well as his basketball skills. Glad he’s becoming successful. Seems like a great kid....


6 posted on 02/15/2012 9:27:21 AM PST by freebilly (Obama Sings While America Sinks....)
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He scored thirty points on U-conn (I’ve seen the clip on youtube). He played extremely well against John Wall in a summer league game. He performed well in the D-league. But few people knew how good he was? And he was about to be released by the Knicks? Which makes me wonder how good the so-called experts are. Reading some comments about Lin before his explosion on various fan forums, more than a few pronounced Lin an awful player and one Knick fan said he was the worst Knick he’d ever seen. These people should be ashamed to post on forums anymore, and furthermore, I’ll take judgements about the ability of a lot of players coming from the “experts” with a huge grain of salt. Actually, I already take their judgements with a grain of salt. How many other Jeremy Lin’s have been missed in basketball and other sports because the so-called “experts” screwed up?


24 posted on 02/15/2012 11:00:07 AM PST by driftless2
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To: freebilly

He scored thirty points on U-conn (I’ve seen the clip on youtube). He played extremely well against John Wall in a summer league game. He performed well in the D-league. But few people knew how good he was? And he was about to be released by the Knicks? Which makes me wonder how good the so-called experts are. Reading some comments about Lin before his explosion on various fan forums, more than a few pronounced Lin an awful player and one Knick fan said he was the worst Knick he’d ever seen. These people should be ashamed to post on forums anymore, and furthermore, I’ll take judgements about the ability of a lot of players coming from the “experts” with a huge grain of salt. Actually, I already take their judgements with a grain of salt. How many other Jeremy Lin’s have been missed in basketball and other sports because the so-called “experts” screwed up?


25 posted on 02/15/2012 11:02:52 AM PST by driftless2
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