LIN's 85% comment proved he can't handle the NY medias. And he make the same mistake about 100% recently.
I think there's some truth there. Unfortunately, you can't have it both ways. Teams get attention for only 3 reasons... Drama (gun in the locker room type stuff), Excellent play (playoff/championship contenders), or high profile players. The reality is, without Lin the Rockets would barely get a mention in the international/national media at this point in the season let alone televised games, and would most likely only get some attention if they made a serious playoff run. Given that the Rockets are going to have a tough time even getting a playoff spot (the team is young AND the West is crazy stacked), what happens to be good for Lin in terms of media is good for the Rockets. Pllayers play better with more fans in the seats. Players who aren't named Lin get more coverage and feel more appreciated as they get to showcase their talents to more fans over the course of the season. The Owner sees more money coming in so is less shy to spend for higher calibre players later on if Lin works out. Potential Free Agents pay more attention to Houston as a serious destination as the national/international exposure translates into a stronger player brand (just look at T-Mac in China). So while the Lin media phenomenon can be annoying to the core home fans (there was no shortage of backlash among some of the Knicks "hardcore" fanbase -- especially against those hailing him as the 2nd coming of Steve Nash/Stockton after the first 7 games), in the end everyone who wants the Rockets to succeed should be hoping that the Lin experiment pays off. I know that if I was an upper tier player that was feeling unappreciated (had a low brand/sponsorship presence or ignored by the media due to playing in a small market), the idea of riding Lin's coat tails to global recognition would seem pretty darn attractive. I doubt T-Mac is complaining too much about Yao's China coat-tails right now. And if that results in pulling more high quality players during Free Agency and trading season, that's good for everyone in a Rockets jersey isn't it?
GQ has such goofy covers with hideous clothes. Derrick Rose had a similar one with tight pants and a blue ball.
Here's a video from the shooting: http://www.gq.com/video/videos/jeremy-lin-cover-november-video Lin was on the cover of GQ China too: http://ballislife.com/jeremy-lin-on-cover-of-gq-china-men-of-the-year-w-tony-leung/ And Rondo interned for GQ: http://espn.go.com/blog/playbook/trending/post/_/id/8359/rajon-rondo-talks-about-gq-internship I don't mind all the off-season promotion stuff at all. They're not embarrassing or anything. Bring money to the league and the team.
A real sports magazine like ESPN's won't put hoopsters in stupid clothes like GQ does. Here's Tyson Chandler's cover shot, for example: Spoiler Maybe NSFW.
Oh god that looks quite bad. I thought Chris Paul looked good on the cover of GQ. Jeremy Lin looks good considering how poorly he dresses sometimes.
I scrolled back up to the picture to look at his crotch because of you... smh, I'm so disappointed in myself.
Nike :grin: (d'oh!) Suit, $1,850, by Calvin Klein Collection. Windbreaker, $85, and sneakers, $80, by Nike. Shirt, $108, by Saturdays NYC. Tie, $115, by Ralph Lauren Black Label. Tie bar, $15, by The Tie Bar.
