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Basketball版 - Now we'll see if Jeremy Lin is for real!
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Now we'll see if Jeremy Lin is for real!
No longer an unknown, Knicks sensation will have to prove himself Friday vs.
Lakers
Because of three games, three games against the New Jersey Nets, Utah Jazz
and Washington Wizards in which someone on the Knicks actually resembled a
point guard, some dude from Harvard named Jeremy Lin has captured the hearts
of New York City.
Talk about desperation!
There is no doubt Lin can play. He deserves credit for averaging 25.3 points
and 8.3 assists in leading the Knicks to a three-game win streak, virtually
two of those games without the services of Amare Stoudemire and Carmelo
Anthony. But now that Lin has captured everyone's attention, stealing
headlines on "SportsCenter" and beyond, let's see what he does tonight
against the Lakers now that he's no longer a secret.
"I know nothing about Lin," Lakers coach Mike Brown explained in Boston on
Thursday night. "I've never seen him play, never watched any tapes on him.
But I will."
"I don't know anything about him," Kobe Bryant added. "I honestly have no
idea what you guys are talking about. I've heard about him, but I have never
seen him. I will watch some tape though. I can tell you that."
Now we're talking!
To be fair, Lin has been a welcome surprise. It's nice to see someone on the
Knicks who dribbles with his head up, who's looking to pass and orchestrate
an offense and is willing to do so without shredding his ability to win
basketball games -- not to mention facilitating an offense in which everyone
feels involved. The fact that Lin is of Asian decent is a plus because he'
ll help fill arenas league-wide, much like Yao Ming did when he was playing
for the Houston Rockets. But that doesn't buy you the skills you need to win
at this level, nor the respect that comes with someone already tried,
tested and established.
Nobody saw Lin coming. Primarily because everyone's been snoozing on the
Knicks, considering the way they had played up until last week. But another
reason is even simpler: No one's had time to pay attention to anybody!
Jeremy Lin drove through lanes as wide as Broadway against the Wizards.
With the lockout having impeded the schedule, shrinking an 82-game regular
season to 66 games, there's been limited time to practice, watch film and
study opponents. Coming into Friday night's game, the Lakers have had less
than a handful of practices since training camps broke. As Bryant told me
the other day, "Man, we haven't had a chance to see anybody. All we've been
able to rely on is our familiarity with one another, our skills and our
confidence in one another. That's it."
And these are the Lakers that Lin will face tonight. The same Lakers that
were bum-rushed and swept in the Western Conference semifinals by the Dallas
Mavericks last season. But still a Lakers squad with one of the game's best
in Bryant, two legitimate 7-footers in Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum, a five-
time champion in point guard Derek Fisher, and a tradition that doesn't
allow them to accept mediocrity.
Lin, fresh off driving into lanes as wide as Broadway on Wednesday against
the Wiz, won't have that luxury Friday. About the only upside he has going
for him is that he's in a no-lose situation.
"He's been fantastic for us," Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni told reporters. "It
's totally unexpected, but a pleasant surprise. He's only going to get
better."
Actually, that's believable.
It's believable because Lin does have game. He can shoot, pass and handle.
He also has the green light to shoot because, well, everyone has the green
light to shoot in D'Antoni's system.
With Stoudemire out of the lineup until Monday due to the death of his
brother, along with Anthony out due to injury, Lin gets to run the show, "
and get everybody involved, instead of having all of us stand around and
watching one person dominate the ball," one Knicks player said recently. "It
just makes us that much better as a team."
How good remains to be seen.
No matter how much the Knicks appear to be enjoying the absence of
Stoudemire and Anthony, their two superstars aren't going anywhere. Anthony
is owed $85 million over the next four years, Stoudemire $83 million. And
considering the way they were playing before they went out, nobody's taking
them off the Knicks' hands at those prices -- and the Knicks are not going
to say, "Hey guys, we love Mr. Minimum Wage, Jeremy Lin, so please let him
run the show while you guys feel free to watch."
Essentially, that means the Knicks could have a legitimate dilemma. Baron
Davis getting set to come on board could create problems as well. But it's a
good dilemma to have in New York these days -- if Lin can actually handle
the pressure that's mounting in his direction.
If Lin can really, really play as well as he has flashed thus far, there's
no need to talk of D'Antoni's imminent departure and question whether the
Knicks will actually make the playoffs or why Anthony is forced to play
point-forward every night. Thank Goodness.
But if Lin struggles, we're back to square one.
Translation: Misery!
We'll see.
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