did you graduate from med school or DO school? what are you specializing in and where are your residencies?
Wrong. That's your version of what he can do from here. And your version doesn't necessarily mean reality. It's simply your opinion. For example, here's how things looked for Steve Nash through his first 5 years. Year 01 ---- 22-23 ---- 03/01/02 Year 02 ---- 23-24 ---- 09/02/03 Year 03 ---- 24-25 ---- 08/03/06 Year 04 ---- 25-26 ---- 09/02/05 Year 05 ---- 26-27 ---- 16/03/07 So, the big jump in Nash's performance did not come until he was 26-27 years old. That was his breakthrough season. Incidentally, Nash struggled with injuries for the first four or five years of his career. Nash did not make the All-Star game until his 6th season, at ages 27-28, and he did not win his first MVP until his 9th season at ages 30-31. It would appear Nash was able to substantially improve his game after he was 26 years old. Some of that "improvement" may have been from having better health. Which could be similar for Lin, who apparently didn't have a completely-strong knee until about early- or mid-March of last season. Before Nash's breakout year, he had started about 80 games and played about 5,000 NBA minutes. Lin has started about 100 games and played about 3,800 minutes. The upcoming season will be Lin's fourth in the NBA and he will be 25-25 this year (25 for the entire season, as compared with Nash whose birthday is during the season). And, unlike Nash, Lin has already had two double-digit scoring years to go along with two 6+ assist years in his first three seasons (15/3/6 in his second year; 13/3/6 in his third year). Nash didn't reach that level until his fifth year in the league. So, does this mean Lin is going to turn into Nash from this point on in his career? No, of course not. What it does mean is that it's very easy to take pronouncements such as the one above regarding Lin's supposed ability "to only improve incrementally" from this point in his career and make them look very questionable by bringing up counterexamples from other players careers. That being the case, it may be better to refrain from blanket statements that can be refuted. Perhaps we can just let things play out from here in Lin's career and let the chips fall where they may? What Clutch said earlier about Lin not being Irving or other 21-year-old guards is true. He's not that age, even if his inexperience level is similar to certain younger players. But just because he's older doesn't mean he can't improve, and improve substantially. Similar to how Nash apparently improved substantially after he turned 26 years old.
I think Harvard has a lot grade inflation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grade_inflation A 3.1 isn't good at any school. Who cares anyways Jeremy Lin earns in .0001%. I think he did well for himself.
Cut the crap out. Not all Asians are same, I know a lot of Asian kids don't give a damn about their score than the whole population of Asian you have seen. People who judge Asians are those mostly had not even get one Asian as their friend in their life. Asian population is only 4.5% of the country and Asian is a vast diversified group from their background of countries and religions. Stereotype goes with Stupidity, they are the evil twin!
People points finger at JLin's GPA is most likely loser in life who can't even get into a decent top 50 Universities in the country.
4.2 out of 5.0? Thats pretty good, but definitely not top ivy school GPA, especially not at a high school like Palo Alto which is decent, but still unranked. He obviously got in based on other credentials besides academics, *cough basketball and he's not the genius everyone is making him out to be. Which I think is good, because it means he's more well rounded.
I can't believe people are actually taking the comment about Lin's grades seriously and defending his gpa. Christ. Buy a sense of humor.
Agreed. Seems fairly clear to me Carl Herrera was being sarcastic. I might be wrong, but I believe that was his intent.
I bet most of you talking about GPA never graduated from college, let alone elite ones, just like most in the NBA.:grin: I read Lin has a A+ gpa from a top ca high school and perfect SAT math score. He could get in most of the elite schools with that alone.
not sure if this is a joke or just a misunderstanding? it's 4.2 out of 4.0. you can clear the 4.0 threshold by taking AP (advanced placement) courses that are worth more. so him scoring 4.2/4.0 is actually stellar. Harvard doesn't offer scholarships or any merits towards it's athletic program. Lin had to get into Harvard purely based off his academic standing and acumen.
