Linsanity is Linsane

Back when Tebowmania was running wild, I decided it would be nice to sit back and enjoy the ride until it all inevitably imploded in his face one cold evening in Foxboro, MA. However, the rise of a new sports phenomenon wasn't far behind surprisingly enough as New York managed to steal the spotlight of the sports world once again with one Jeremy Lin, a former Harvard graduate who played with the Golden State Warriors for a season and almost with the Rockets until David Stern turned down the Chris Paul deal before the season started. Lin found a home in New York, and due to his recent success New York opened their 5 burrows warmly due to the air of excitement he's brought the Knicks over the past few weeks, winning 8 of their last 10 games. Does this mean that Lin is a legit player? He's played on the biggest stage in the world, and come up big in tight situations. He, like Tebow, has seemingly excelled when the game is on the line and when his team needs him the most. However, while not as bad as Tim Tebow, Lin just doesn't really inspire all that much confidence in me to continue watching. He may true talent to be a star in the league for years to come, however, unlike the NFL where late heroics aren't exactly the norm, in the NBA, it's really all that matters. For me, if I watch a basketball, it comes down to me watching it late, and while I may be into the final 2 minutes of the game, it's hard for me to judge whether or not he's the sole purpose of the game being as close or exciting as it is. With an NFL game, you can tell relatively early on if the game is going to be good, great or mediocre. In an NBA game, there's the stereotypical argument that they don't really start playing until the final 2 minutes of a half. For me, that's true. It's crunch time. In the NFL, in at least a good game, the game will have some back and forth the entire way through. In the NBA, that usually doesn't happen except for a handful of games every season. With Lin coming on so strong due to the Knicks lack of depth, and maybe a bit of other teams not taking him seriously, he's risen to stardom. Good for him though, however I'm just not buying into it. Right now it's about to enter the final phase of the season, and I just don't think Lin is good enough to hang in there until the end. This season's different, and when teams are finally able to stretch their legs and turn on their juice, I have a hard time believing Lin will keep up, despite his lack of play in a tightened schedule.