Jeremy Lin had some great performances in the first 7 games he started, but they were not without his share of turnovers. These turnovers increased dramatically against the New Orleans Hornets and Lin himself said in the press conference that he should take credit for the loss as everyone has been lauding him when the Knicks were winning. So it is only fair.
Magic Johnson stated in ESPN’s Kia NBA Countdown that he should now look to make use of his many weapons like Amare Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony when he returns. The Knicks have also signed J.R. Smith who is a strong-willed individual but definitely an explosive addition. As for reports of Carmelo’s possible fit in the new look Knicks, it was Carmelo Anthony who wanted Coach Mike D’Antoni to give Jeremy Lin a chance against the New Jersey Nets.
Magic Johnson’s advice was reinforced by another former point guard Kenny ‘the Jet’ Smith who gave some good counsel to Lin about using the rest of the Knicks players as bullets and also to learn to say ‘NO’.
Amid all this Lin hype, there have been rumors that Kim Kardashian is trying to set up a date with Linsanity. The story goes that since Kim is friends with Carmelo Anthony’s wife La La Vasquez she wanted to do a double date. However, she denied the rumors.
Lin will be in action against the defending champion Dallas Mavericks tomorrow afternoon in a keenly watched contest between two point guards Lin and Jason Kidd. Anthony will probably miss this game too.