I tried to tell you guys about this kid 2 years ago.
This is the guy who no one offered a scholarship to. The asian kid who came out of Harvard and no one drafted. The guy that the Warriors and Rockets waived.
Well, the other day Mike D'Antoni and the Knicks gave him a decent chunk of minutes for the first time in his short NBA career and he blew up.
25 points, 5 boards and 7 dimes in win over the Nets. Madison Square Garden went nuts. Two nights later the Knicks gave Lin a starting spot and he let everyone know that his breakout game was no fluke; 28 points and 8 assists in a home win over the Jazz.
The hype surrounding him right now is insane. He's generating a huge buzz on Twitter, the Knicks are marketing him like crazy, every major sports outlet in the country is covering him and, more importantly, I've picked him up on my Fantasy Basketball team (no kidding).
Full highlights (this video is beyond thorough - it's pretty much every time he touched the ball Saturday night) from his game vs the Nets below. Like I said, I've been following Jeremy's story for a couple years and it's been hard to watch him get overlooked again and again by so many coaches and teams. And he's been such an underdog for so long, that when he finally got a shot and went off on Saturday it was just so satisfying to watch. Besides Lin's plays, check out the way his teammates on the bench react - it's funny to see how happy and amazed they look.
This is, by far, my favorite YouTube video of the year.
