Now, he is the biggest thing to happen to NYC since. Well, I am not too sure what, but it's big. And by big I mean, he is the NBA version of Tim Tebow, except without the Tebowing.
Why do I make such claims? Because ESPN sort of dictates what we love as a country in the world of sports. I never liked Tebow in college, I don't like the Gators, I don't like the SEC and I don't like over the top christian athletes.
Though he went to the NFL, I still didn't like him at first, until everyone hated him. It was the cool thing to do. So he started playing and started winning, and they still wanted to hate on him and then ESPN made him bigger than Jesus, kinda ironic.
This is now what is happening to Lin.
No one knew of Lin, and now you can't not help but notice. ESPN is trying to make a huge deal about him, as they should, but it's starting to get over the top. All he needs is a pre-game ritual for the nation to start doing. Hopefully it doesn't get that bad, but what will get bad is when Carmello Anthony returns to the Knicks. Why do I say that, well because Anthony isn't any good and he makes players around him worse.
I could go into a whole blog tangent about how this is true and how if you look at the stats of players before playing with him and after you can see the difference. Or when Mello is hurt, how everyone starts playing better. Face it, he isn't that good.
So I hope Lin enjoys his time in the spot light because once Mello is back, Lin's stats will go down, just like everyone else.
It's funny though, Mello is gone and the Knicks are on a five game winning streak.
Coincidence?
I think not.
