The team was just 8-15 when Lin started getting regular playing time and from there he became a world-famous phenomenon.
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The night before he earned a spot in New York's injury-plagued rotation, Lin crashed on a teammate's couch because he had no apartment of his own.
Is Jeremy Lin All-Star talent, or is he just banking on the All- Popular vote?
After Monday's ugly loss to New Jersey, the Knicks are 7-2 in games Lin has started, and he's averaged 24.6 points and 9.4 assists in that span.
Lin-branded items were being discounted last March while he was still logging minutes on the court.
Mr. Lin said he's a frequent flier-mile "junkie" himself who will turn over at least one card a year.
Lin is a phenom, but is he an All-Star?
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Lin got his first taste of the All-Star festivities last season when he was sent to Orlando to be part of the Rising Stars Challenge.
In one sequence early in the fourth, Lin missed a point-blank layup and then a few plays later, he had the ball literally ripped away from him by Sundiata Gaines.
Payton said he and Lin still exchange text messages, but never truly went head-to-head on the court in their training sessions.
The unquestioned peak for Lin came with 6:05 remaining, when he hit a long 3-pointer at the top of the 3-point line.
With Jeremy Lin out, point guard becomes paper-thin, meaning Douglas will get huge minutes if he can contribute at all.
If Lin moves into the posh pad, he will join a handful of New York-area pro athletes, including several Knicks teammates.
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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.
Jazz legend Herbie Hancock saw one future of music when he was blown away by the piano skills of 14-year-old Jennifer Lin , awed by a classical maestro with full-bore improvisational chops.
Although a knee injury to New York Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin knocked him out for the season, he's still playable in "NBA 2K12" -- and his gameplay has improved thanks to not one, but two player rating upgrades by developer Visual Concepts.
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