Quote of the day
"Floyd Mayweather I Hope You Watched Jeremy Hit The Gamewinning 3 Pointer With .005 Seconds Left.Our Guy Can BALL PLAIN AND SIMPLE.RECOGNIZE." -- Tweet from Spike Lee after Jeremy Lin’s last second 3-pointer beat Toronto, reacting to Mayweather’s comment that the hype is only because Lin is Asian Daily blurb
Is the hype over Jeremy Lin because he’s Taiwanese? I’m sure that’s a factor, although he was born in Los Angeles. It’s also because he’s a Harvard graduate. It’s also because he’s scored more points over his first five starts than any player since the ABA-NBA merger. And it doesn’t hurt that his 6-game splash has coincided with a 6-game winning streak for the New York Knicks (during which time Carmelo Anthony essentially played only once.) Six games ago, it was hard to foresee the Knicks making the playoffs. Now they’re already positioned in the #8 spot. Go figure.
I just noticed that the Knicks play six of their next seven games at home. The Garden should be rockin’ and rollin’. But their one away game during that span will be a nationally televised Thursday-nighter in Miami (next week). TNT must be salivating over that one – and praying that Lin can stay healthy, productive, and winning for the next week.
GuruGolf tees off tomorrow morning (9:45am ET) for the first time since last fall. This weekend is just for practice, with no lasting impact. But if you want to flex your GuruGolf muscles one time before we start playing for keeps, get a foursome lined up.