Linsanity

Jeremy Lin slept on his sister’s couch as he tried to make ends meet on Knicks D-league. Weeks later the term linsanity was coined and he became a name understood in every NBA viewers household. Every now and then the wide world of sports discovers a hidden gem that demonstrates the lack of our ability to accurately assess athletic ability and skill level. Last year’s gem was Jeremy Lin who now holds a major contract with the Houston Rockets and averages more assists per game at 6.6, more than anyone else on the team and also dropping on average 16.6 points per game in the week of February.

            Last year as he was emerging and making a real name for himself, he turned the Knicks season around, on a 9-3 run for a team that had lost 11 of its 13 previous games bringing them back up to a .500 record. In that stretch Jeremy Lin averaged 22.5 points and 8.7 assists per game. However, as other players who were injured in this stretch returned to play, the Knicks offense returned to less pick and roll plays and more isolation plays, excluding Jeremy Lin from the offense. The Knicks then replaced their head coach who continued to play more isolation plays. Jeremy Lin then suffered from a knee injury and missed the remainder of the season.   

            Lin has continues to challenge all the naysayers who believed his performance to burn out quickly. Jeremy continues to prove all wrong in his ability to lead a basketball team from the point guard position and prove his skill and ability worthy of playing in the NBA. He no longer has to worry whose couch he will be sleeping on tonight as he is helping lead the Houston Rockets to a playoff berth.