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Jeremy Lin was a finalist for California's Mr. Basketball award, along with some future scrubs like some bozo named James Harden (who was a junior at the time). You're telling me that a guy that good can't even get a scholarship to a halfway-decent basketball school? Give me a break.
You don't get it and clearly know little about college athletics. There are a limited number of scholarships per school so they don't just blindly hand them to every state HS player of the year finalist without a scouting report. Being a great HS player doesn't always translate into being a good college prospect and being a great college player doesn't always translate to a great pro player. Athletic ability, physical size, strength, talent and skills are more important than being a "finalist". http://espn.go.com/espn/commentary/story/_/id/7574452/jeremy-lin-high-school-coach-surprised-too
You do realize that he is a coach, and there is a coach to coach code just like everything else? We all know Jeremy complained very little if ever. So I truly feel and believe when Jeremy said if he were a black player, he would have gotten a bball scholarship.
Race definitely played a part in his lack of offers back in high school. It might not be racism but the lack of competitive asian american basketball players in history probably attests to them fearing the "unknown" and choosing a black basketball player who might have worse stats but whose race is more of a sure thing.
The other Mr. Basketball finalists from that year were: James Harden (nuff said) Ryan Anderson (played for Cal, now plays for Hornets) Taylor King (played for some no-name schools like Duke and Villanova) Chase Budinger (played for Arizona, now plays for TWolves) James Keefe (played for UCLA) Tre'Von Willis (played for UNLV) So good basketball colleges gave out scholarships to every finalist except for Lin, the player who was named Player of the Year by the San Francisco Chronicle and the San Jose Mercury-News. This was because Lin was somehow uniquely unsuited for the college game, despite being a 6'2" guard who had just led his underdog high school team to a state championship?
?? What Cantgoleft said might be wrong but he's no LOH. Compare to that guy it's like the pot/kettle black. http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showpost.php?p=7584560&postcount=163
having those accolades n the state of California and he couldn't even get an offer from not just pac10, but wac, mwc, etc? Being from I cali and following he ball, I was shocked when I heard he didn't get any offers.
They're only about $10 000 away from their goal! What if they sold it to ESPN to be part of their "30 for 30" documentaries or something? People just don't go to theatres to watch documentaries, although that's b/c most documentaries are too dry, boring, esoteric, or political. That really doesn't describe "Linsanity" at all.
Wish I could rep you! It's crazy how blind some people are, refusing to see the truth. Either they don't want to or they just signed up to troll.
