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Jeremy Lin: Asian American, Harvard Grad... NBA great?

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That finish against the Raptors.

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ProfessorMoran said:
China needs to realize Lin is AMERICAN.

Born American.

Raised American.

Just like Kobe is American, Jordan is American, Shaq is American.

Lin doesn't belong to your country, China.
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But they all look the same.

DXV said:
He used to walk to class with a sedge hat.
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Hey, I have one. I feel like I can empathize with the Jeremy Lin Experience now.
 
ALaz502 said:
You're right. That was a bit of hyperbole there. IF he keeps this up and works on a few of the flaws in his game, he has Nash like potential at least.
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what is this

do you know who steve nash is

and no just because pringles is his head coach doesn't mean he can be nash
 
numble said:
I don't watch basketball much but I caught ESPN and they compared him to Shaq. Maybe he will be the next Shaq. They seem to always compare Asians to Shaq. They used to compare Yao to Shaq, too.
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They are just stating facts, they didn't go out of their way to pick Shaq, he just happened to be #1 on the list of players with the most points in their first five starts until Lin passed him:

ESPN's twitter:
Jeremy Lin has now scored 130 points in his first five starts. He's passed @SHAQ for the most since the ABA-NBA merger.

ProfessorMoran said:
China needs to realize Lin is AMERICAN.

Lin doesn't belong to your country, China.
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Is Lin eligible to play for the national team of either China or Taiwan, based on the rules that govern such things?
 
I bet you President Ma gives him citizenship no questions asked if he wanted to play for Taiwan.


Brettison said:
Man just saw the highlights, and he waved his coach off like a boss to take that last shot.
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He didn't wave anybody off, he was calling an iso play.
 
Is it just me or has Twitter crashed because of the game winner? Seems like the internet has slowed down too. :\

EDIT: It's back to normal.
 
ProfessorMoran said:
Only if he becomes a citizen of either country.
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Lin already has a Republic of China (aka Taiwan) passport and was on the roster for the Chinese Taipei (aka Taiwan) team for the FIBA Asian Championships this past summer. He didn't play due to a knee injury.

Taiwan gives out passports and citizenship like candy--you can get an ROC passport without having ever lived there.

China does not allow dual nationality, though.
 
xbhaskarx said:
Is Lin eligible to play for the national team of either China or Taiwan, based on the rules that govern such things?
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How is an American supposed to play for a foreign team?

numble said:
Lin already has a Republic of China (aka Taiwan) passport and was on the roster for the Chinese Taipei (aka Taiwan) team for the FIBA Asian Championships this past summer. He didn't play due to a knee injury.

Taiwan gives out passports and citizenship like candy--you can get an ROC passport without having ever lived there.
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Oh I see.
 
ProfessorMoran said:
China needs to realize Lin is AMERICAN.

Born American.

Raised American.

Just like Kobe is American, Jordan is American, Shaq is American.

Lin doesn't belong to your country, China.
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Also, did you read the article? It was about how Lin's grandmother financially supports a high school in her old hometown in China and how he went to play there last summer. How he still has a cousin and other family members there. There obviously is a connection and what's wrong with an article discussing it?
 
Rentahamster said:
How is an American supposed to play for a foreign team?
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Giuseppi Rossi grew up in New Jersey but plays for the Italian soccer team. There are German-Americans who were born and raised in Germany yet play for the US soccer team.
Mike Piazza played for the Italian team in the World Baseball Classic. Unlike FIFA I don't think the WBC even requires citizenship, I remember the Netherlands asked Dan Haren to join their team incorrectly believing him to be ethnically Dutch.


Also, have you ever heard of dual citizenship?

I have no idea how these things work in basketball but you might want to make sure YOU know before you act like it's a foolish question.
 
For any non NBA fans itt, please ignore the people saying that he isn't for real. Lin actually has a chance to become the the greatest PG of all time.
 
ProfessorMoran said:
China needs to realize Lin is AMERICAN.

Born American.

Raised American.

Just like Kobe is American, Jordan is American, Shaq is American.

Lin doesn't belong to your country, China.
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It's interesting to see how many Americans [of non-Asian descent] are so eager to claim Jeremy Lin as one of their own now.

When as recently as a week ago it would have been, "Go back to the rice paddy you where you were born!", even though he was born in California.
 
S-Wind said:
It's interesting to see how many Americans [of non-Asian descent] are so eager to claim Jeremy Lin as one of their own now.

When as recently as a week ago it would have been, "Go back to the rice paddy you where you were born!", even though he was born in California.
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This whole post reeks of stupidity.
 
S-Wind said:
It's interesting to see how many Americans [of non-Asian descent] are so eager to claim Jeremy Lin as one of their own now.
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Claiming that anyone you don't know as 'one of your own' sounds like a dumb fucking idea to me.
 
CoffeeJanitor said:
For any non NBA fans itt, please ignore the people saying that he isn't for real. Lin actually has a chance to become the the greatest PG of all time.
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In only his second year in the league, he already has better handles and a more accurate jumpshot than Shaq, who's a top 50 player of all time. At worst, he's a first ballot hall of famer...
 
Gully State said:
In only his second year in the league, he already has better handles and a more accurate jumpshot than Shaq, who's a top 50 player of all time. At worst, he's a first ballot hall of famer...
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Now this post makes me smile. Just subtle enough to probably catch someone.
 
People need to calm down in this thread and just let the Asians have their joy to watch Lin playing in the NBA. It's great to see him playing the PG. I mean Yao is cool and all, but most kids I know don't play the center style.
 
It's the worlds fasting growing sport, and it's hugely popular in China. Yao Ming was the regions poster child before he retired, it's not at all surprising that they would gravitate towards a story like this. Lin fills a vacuum there.

ProfessorMoran said:
China needs to realize Lin is AMERICAN.

Born American.

Raised American.

Just like Kobe is American, Jordan is American, Shaq is American.

Lin doesn't belong to your country, China.
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You couldn't be anymore ridiculous. Grow the fuck up.
 
No matter what you think about his race, it's hard to argue that this man has single-handedly rejuvenated basketball, which afaict has been on a major downswing ever since the Jordan/Magic days in terms of mainstream popularity. Doesn't help that a lot of the "next Jordans" like Lebron turned out to be nothing but greedy thugs.

If you like the NBA, you should be glad that Lin is getting people back into the sport after a long hiatus.
 
Last time I was this happy as a Knicks fan Allan Houston beat the Heat in 99'. Amazing how this kid transcends borders, too, just listen to the crowd go berserk after he nails the game winning 3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUp1k03_PsQ

Fuck the haters, this kid is the real deal -- and who gives a shit where he ends up when his career is over, I'm enjoying every moment of this ride. What a fantastic story.
 
AstroLad said:
No matter what you think about his race, it's hard to argue that this man has single-handedly rejuvenated basketball, which afaict has been on a major downswing ever since the Jordan/Magic days in terms of mainstream popularity. Doesn't help that a lot of the "next Jordans" like Lebron turned out to be nothing but greedy thugs.

If you like the NBA, you should be glad that Lin is getting people back into the sport after a long hiatus.
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Even though this is masterful trolling, it's only ironic in the context of the knowledge and understanding of the uncertainty that exists today.

If Lin does go on to be what we hope him to be, many comments like this will follow, and this will be seen as quite a prescient comment.
 
Zaptruder said:
Even though this is masterful trolling, it's only ironic in the context of the knowledge and understanding of the uncertainty that exists today.
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Could you ever see Jeremy Lin having an ESPN special entitled "The Decision" and announce that he's bringing his talents to South Beach? Fuck no. When he's on the court he's fierce and unrelenting, but when the clock hits 0.0 he's the most humble guy in the arena. He makes 95% of the other megastars of the NBA look like squabbling schoolchildren.
 
24FrameDaVinci said:
Last time I was this happy as a Knicks fan Allan Houston beat the Heat in 99'. Amazing how this kid transcends borders, too, just listen to the crowd go berserk after he nails the game winning 3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUp1k03_PsQ

Fuck the haters, this kid is the real deal -- and who gives a shit where he ends up when his career is over, I'm enjoying every moment of this ride. What a fantastic story.
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Seriously. The man just goes out there and plays hard and enjoying his time. It's everybody else that's bringing all the BS topics into this

I was really impressed with the last sequences because the Knicks played like a team. They had the ball for the last 30 secs, they scrambled for what they could and Shump got a good shot - missed, offensive rebound, and the ball immediately went back to Lin the point guard's hand for the final play. Everyone waited for the play and was onboard when the final Iso was called, and I saw all other four players crashed the board when Lin took that shot.

And of course, I was impressed with how calm Lin was and how well he read Calderon.
 
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