However the ability to make your teammates better through assists while maintaining your own scoringability is one of the characteristics that make Magic Johnson and currently LeBron James such dynamic players.
He noted how Lin's performance in two unsexy statistical categories two-point field-goal percentage (a barometer of inside scoringability) 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.
With Manchester United's Wayne Rooney scoring all 26 of his Premier League goals in the penalty box this season, Young's crossing ability certainly comes into consideration.