It's only racism if you think of it as an insult. .
Uhh.. no.
It's only racism if you think of it as an insult. .
How many current NBA players graduated from college?
How else could they relate to the character?
So wait.....you counter racism by being....racist? Interesting.
I like this kid, hope he carves out a nice career in the league. Good on him.
Will that satisfy Ninja Scooter and Basketball Reasons or does Lin need to win a Nobel Prize before people can call him "smart" without NBAGAF jumping all over them?
I wonder why they're so defensive about this topic, it almost seems like they're overcompensating. Of course NBA is the thread that, like with friendless Kobe and "Black Mamba", gave themselves the nickname "BestGAF"...
He can actually pass.I can't believe the hype over this unproven kid. People make fun of Tebow and then jump on this hype train full steam.
Well, he IS a B-Ball Player. Not an A-Ball Player.
Economics majors earned more, on average, than any other major this year, and consistently rank among the top in other years. If earnings are your basis for measurement. If it's intellectual complexity, that's a completely different metric, and one that economics is most certainly not on top of.
But do they consistently get jobs that earn that amount of money? More than doctors, pharmacists, nurses and physician assistants?
I can't believe the hype over this unproven kid. People make fun of Tebow and then jump on this hype train full steam.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0oaqWMLdwk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA-uNq-N9hY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNDTjqVLVEQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jASZKxSMhcM
The dude is legit... he probably won't keep scoring 20+ a game but he's a great PG.
And he's played in games other than those 4. Why doesn't anyone talk about those games? He's good but he's not the greatness people are elevating him to, he has a lot to get better about.
Will that satisfy Ninja Scooter and Basketball Reasons or does Lin need to win a Nobel Prize before people can call him "smart" without NBAGAF jumping all over them?
I wonder why they're so defensive about this topic, it almost seems like they're overcompensating. Of course NBA is the thread that, like with friendless Kobe and "Black Mamba", gave themselves the nickname "BestGAF"...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0oaqWMLdwk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA-uNq-N9hY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNDTjqVLVEQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jASZKxSMhcM
The dude is legit... he probably won't keep scoring 20+ a game but he's a great PG.
when they graduate from harvard they do.
There are no doctors graduating with a bachelor's degree anywhere in the US.Compared to doctors? I don't think that's true. And im pretty sure a historian getting a degree from havard would have better job opportunities than normal.
And he's played in games other than those 4. Why doesn't anyone talk about those games? He's good but he's not the greatness people are elevating him to, he has a lot to get better about.
Unfortunately, this thread started off wrong. With the very title, "great". It's one thing to be "the next big thing", or a "budding star"...but an "NBA great" is a very specific class of player. It's rare air reserved for the top 100 players the game has ever seen.This is the thing. He's on a tear, and people are excited for him. Players can ride a streak all the time, but he also gets assists, about 4-5 rebounds, a few steals as well. No one is seriously saying he is going to be the MVP or that he's another Isiah Thomas or Chris Paul. I think he can be a solid starter or at least on a rotation. He is a legit PG, and as an Asian American, just that alone makes me excited.
No one was talking about a bachelor's degree buddy.
There are no doctors graduating with a bachelor's degree anywhere in the US.
Because he's only ever played in garbage time? The only game before this one where he had significant minutes was against the Rockets where he had like 9 points and 6 assists in 20 minutes.
But how's his driving?
No one was talking about a bachelor's degree buddy. Job prospects for an economist major.
No one was talking about a bachelor's degree buddy. Job prospects for an economist major.
What is an economist major?
Why are you comparing job prospects of a bachelor degree in economics with jobs that require multiple degrees?
You can major in something at any level. And the conversation was for job prospects? Even a phd level economist would still not have the same out look as a doctor. Nurses still have better security i might add. EDIT: And are paid well.
Unfortunately, this thread started off wrong. With the very title, "great". It's one thing to be "the next big thing", or a "budding star"...but an "NBA great" is a very specific class of player. It's rare air reserved for the top 100 players the game has ever seen.
So asking if guy on a nice 4-5-game run in his rookie season may be destined to become an "NBA great" sets him and the thread up for biting off much more than can be reasonably asked or chewed.
He needs the rest of the season just to see if he can develop the consistency needed to even be a starter in the NBA. Much less a "star". and we'd need a decade of work to decide if he is on a short list to become a "great".
I think the idea of a "major" is usually relegated to bachelors and below. Because you are believed to be taking other interdisciplinary courses, and you're "majoring" in one specific field. I don't ever see people use the word "major" in masters or doctorate programs--specialty, perhaps, but not major.
Genuine excitement from Asian fans, sure. Flavor of the month for everyone else.I agree, if anyone is trumpeting this guy as an MVP they need to chill the eff out.
His left hand needs work, he needs to get his legs if he is to be a regular starter, because MDA plays his teams like NBA2k with the fatigue turned off (Amare's poor knees!). But at the same time its crazy that this streak is going on with Lin, Fields, Novak, Jeffries, Walker getting major minutes and their contracts are all less than $1 million.
I will slightly disagree in that he's a little more than a flavor of the month, at least with us Asians. Even if he flames out spectacularly, at least I will remember the 5 game or so stretch where an Asian American PG was the talk of the league. When I was in high school, I seriously never thought I'd see an Asian in the league. Now we see Yao's career and Lin budding into a legit PG. There's nothing wrong with being prideful of your race.
This is, what, his third or fourth team?
I'm surprised his previous coaches didn't see enough talent in practice to keep him.
This is, what, his third or fourth team?
I'm surprised his previous coaches didn't see enough talent in practice to keep him.
Alas, Lin won't be the first Asian to have an NBA championship ring.
I hope Lin gets his eventually (hopefully not in NY though, come at me h3ro.)
Can you explain in more detail? Assume I'm an idiot (Because I certainly am in this instance).
no reason to expect that he'll ever have a Championship ring in the first place, so why even bring it up?
He said what... wow... that can't be real.And seriously, people are now hating on his 3.1 GPA and econ degree? Don't be like Floyd Mayweather with crazy off-base hatin'.
http://jeffincredible85.hubpages.com/hub/Floyd-Mayweather-Accused-Jeremy-Lin-of-Steroid-Use
Genuine excitement from Asian fans, sure. Flavor of the month for everyone else.
no reason to expect that he'll ever have a Championship ring in the first place, so why even bring it up?
So at what point are you going to give the guy the benefit of a doubt? Would you eat a serving of crow over this haterade?
"As soon as they come off vacation, Theyre going to cook that little yellow chump. They aint worried about that. So they aint gotta worry about playing against a midget. Once they kick the midget ass, I dont want you all to jump on their dick. So you all better get on the bandwagon now. Once they stomp the midget, Theyll make that mother f make me a sushi roll and cook me some rice".
D'Antoni will never get a ring. He is a regular season coach, not a playoff coach.
D'Antoni will never get a ring. He is a regular season coach, not a playoff coach.
Because Asians have gotten NBA rings before? Is that concept difficult to visualize for you?
So at what point are you going to give the guy the benefit of a doubt? Would you eat a serving of crow over this haterade?
LOL. there's avast chasm between "hater" and "I acknowledge him as an NBA star". It's not a one or the other proposition. can you understand that? Your commentary suggests I don't like the kid, when I've offered no comment to that end [1] [2]. No, I just apply to him the same expectations I apply to anyone who wants to start or that could be a "budding star" and am not interested in crowning him before we have a full body of work with which to assess where he is and where he can or can't go.So at what point are you going to give the guy the benefit of a doubt? Would you eat a serving of crow over this haterade?
no, it's just an irrelevant point to make and completely out of the blue, so the point itself is questioned. what was the relevance to any discussion currently going on in this thread? Oh, none? Right.Because Asians have gotten NBA rings before? Is that concept difficult to visualize for you?
lol. he's the flavor of the month. there's nothing else you can call this level of excitement for a player who's only had a couple of good games. there are no shortage of underdog stories in the NBA and sports in general.Wrong. Many fans I know, myself included, aren't Asian or Asian-American at all and they love the kid's story. Everyone loves an underdog. I'm sure fans of the Knicks and New Yorkers in general aren't going to see this kid as a flavor of the month and, as a New Yorker this kid has the entire city on fire, making Knicks basketball exciting to watch again for the first time in a long time, and bringing an excitement to the city that we haven't had in the sport in a while.
Except Carlisle was always known for toughness and discipline.People said the same thing about Carlisle.