Thursday, August 16, 2012

FANTASY BASKETBALL - JEREMY LIN

I know the season just ended but it cant hurt to be prepared for next year. For those of you who picked up little know asian kid from Harvard named Jeremy Lin he probably helped you get into the fantasy playoffs. The kid can straight up play and I dont give a crap what anyone says. They dont understand the magnitude of what actually happened. The first Asian-American born NBA player. No one can really understand how difficult it took for that to happen. In middle schools, high schools and college, asian kids were always known to be the nerds or uncool kids. No one wants to hear it but asian kids go through so much racism in our school systems. In my experience I've seen kids get slapped and humiliated and do nothing about it. Imagine half of the things Jeremy Lin had to go through to even make it as a benchwarmer in the NBA. Imagine being the only yellow skinned kids on your school Junior Varsity team....now imagine being the only yellow skinned kid in an entire high school basketball game at a gym. Now onto his fantasy impact...Kyle Lowry in the Houston Rockets shined brightly and became a top 3 fantasy point guard. There is no superstar/Carmelo in Houston who needs the ball 83 times a game. Therefore Lin will get his points via easy baskets driving to the hoop....getting hacked by guys 3 times his size with no fear and getting to the line to get easy FT points. Lin will also occasionally drill the 3s for you too. The kid can obviously see the floor very well so therefore your assists will be there too. The only hit category wise will be the turnovers but obviously he is working on that. I can honestly say that Jeremy Lin will be a top 6 to 7 point guard next year. P.S. if the Knicks were smart they would have TRADED...yes TRADED Carmelo Anthony and get a 3point shooter and a couple of good draft picks. the Knicks were unstoppable with Lin and without Melo. Imagine Lin at the helm....Shumpert the defensive stopper....Amare and Tyson Chandler the muscles in the paint. To the Knicks brass....with Lin without Melo....IT WORKED....YOU WON but too scared to do the unthinkable - Trade Carmelo Anthony!

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