The man of the hour is undoubtedly Jeremy Lin, with the New York Times proclaiming, "Lin's Success Surprising to Everyone," making it sound like the guy came out of a fucking homeless shelter or something. But I'm not surprised, and neither is anyone who has seen his summer league game against John Wall - yes, that's a dunk at 1:45 - or really dug into his stats with the Warriors. You see, not only did he put up a PER of almost 15 last year, but he recorded a per 40 minute steal rate of 4.6. 4.6! People are only surprised because he's Asian. Sure, his outside shooting sucks, but someone just needed to give him playing time and he could look a lot like Mookie Blaylock, only with less range and more blocks.
I felt so confident that I bought this for peanuts just before he blew up:
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