He noted how Lin's performance in two unsexy statistical categories two-point field-goal percentage (a barometer of inside scoring ability) and RSB40 (rebounds, steals and blocks per 40 minutes) compared favorably with college numbers put up by marquee NBA guards like Allen Iverson and Gary Payton.
He emphasized how well Lin played in three nonconference games against big schools: Connecticut, Boston College and Georgetown.
The biggest question looming over the team right now is how he and Lin will coexist when the team's biggest gunner and resident alpha dog returns.
He asked reporters again to be aware of how difficult this has been for Lin's family.
However, the Lin story does illustrate how the news is becoming the news, how trends and trending are now the story.
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But then you watch what has happened in New York the past week and a half with Jeremy Lin and you see how this city still can deliver a national rumpus like none other.
Hsieh and Lin won't say how many shares they bought, but their investment has grown twentyfold.
"I've learned to understand what it means to have a platform and how to use that the right way, " Lin said.
If Lin required surgery after just two months, how can the Knicks be certain that he can handle the stress of a full season?
"I don't know how are they going to afford it, " says American Technology Research analyst Albert Lin.
The behemoth from Beaverton, Oregon has already shown how much it values the Chinese market by signing sponsorship contracts with stars like NBA phenom Jeremy Lin, tennis star Li Na and Olympic hurdler Liu Xiang.
Even if Lin manages to regain and sustain his all-star caliber form, there is also the question of how much more merchandise can actually be sold.
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