I've played with Jeremy in a few pickup games here (at Harvard), and the guy is amazing. His handles are incredibly smooth, his jumpshot is effortless, and wow is he athletic. We were on a fast break and I threw him an alley which was closer to the side of the backboard than the basket. He grabbed it w/ his right hand, switched to his left midair and as he was drifting behind the backboard, tossed it in. Incredible player. And really nice guy too.
This description remind me of Budinger a bit. So does his dunk at the end of UConn game. Do you know if he's thinking NBA at all?
About one in 75, or approximately 1.2 percent of NCAA male senior basketball players will get drafted by a National Basketball Association (NBA) team. he'll go undrafted and be on a d-league roster and then MAYBE sit at the end of the bench somewhere for 5 months and call it a career good story though
LOL, he's not some scrub whom everyone is giving attention to JUST because he's asian. If that's the case there's probably tons of other asian ballers in college they could write stories about. ESPN wrote about him because he's a legit player. The dude just dropped 25 and 30 on BC and UConn, if this was some black kid everyone would be all over his nuts.
While I agree they're not just patronizing him because he's Asian, there aren't tons of other Asian ballers in college. According to the article,
My point was, if ESPN just wanted to patronize some Asian, they could've just written a nice piece on any 1 of those 20 players, and not Jeremy Lin. I'm sure a handful of them have similar or more interesting backgrounds than Jeremy.
Bundinger is bigger and jumps higher. The kid might have a future but he won't be like Bundinger. The kid is not crazy fast, strong or athletic. For him to make in the NBA at his size, he better have crazy court awareness. Unfortunately he looks a lot like Luther Head in his build and game.
I like how people assume he'll instantly prefer a career in an Asian league. lol I mean c'mon, he's American...I'm sure he'll be gunning for the NBA first...and if he doesn't get drafted I do expect to see him in the Summer League/Training Camp or D-League.
there are tons of caucasian and African American college stars that have career paths similar to the one mentioned. you can be a great college player and a scrub in the NBA. it's not that difficult to comprehend, is it?
If your are a player of the year and you can't get a d1 offer that seems pretty unfair. Its kind of steve nash's story, but he got 1 d1 offer.
Yeah, the IVY league is not known for competitive basketball anyway, and as a Harvard graduate, he won't end up jobless...
Not a matter of preference, just being realistic about what an NCAA star in an non-elite team on a non-elte program can do in pro league. Most likely will have to prove himself in the minor leagues, and playing overseas (whether in Asia, or Europe) pays a helluva better than DLeague. Augusta State star Garret Siler is playing in China and he's not remotely in Asian. Siler was in fact on a DLeague team before deciding to head to China after consulting with the ATL Hawks about how to develop his game best (Hawks told him to go to China). As far as the Chinese league being an interesting opportunity for Lin, my thinking is based on the fact that he might be able to figure out a way to get a Taiwanese or Chinese passport, thus giving him a leg up on a league in which there is a quota for "foreign" players. It's the same thing that JR Holden's Russian passport is dong for him.
I guess he is not interested with the scholarship, but on Education..ulike most of the student athletes
The article said he choose Harvard because it would allow him to play D1 basketball and start since he would have to pay for college anyways. Looking at his Uconn highlights I don't think he's NBA talent. He looks like a tweener at the guard position but doesn't have the explosiveness, quickness, or elite shooting to make it in the league.
Harvard is taking on #14 Georgetown right now. http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/preview?gid=200912230229 Should be another interesting barometer on how good this kid really is among NCAA D1 competition.
