Lin-Sanity!

Hey guys, Drew back here. All my life, I've never been an enormous basketball fan. I played it between 2nd grade and 7th grade, and while I didn't really dominate the court, it was a lot of fun. Draining a three pointer at the Izod Center will be a moment I will never forget, but my basketball knowledge isn't close to as impressive as my baseball knowledge. Going into this season, however, I decided to start following the Knicks again. I mean, they looked excellent on paper, with Amare Stoudemire, Carmelo Anthony, Tyson Chandler, and Baron Davis when healthy. Davis still hasn't played a game yet, but it looks like he isn't as needed as one may have thought.

Last Monday was a tragic day for Amare Stoudemire, as his brother was killed in a car accident. Along with his absence, All Star Carmelo Anthony has dealt with a groin injury that has kept him sidelined all week. Nobody thought there was any way the Knicks could play effectively and win games during this time, but things changed when point guard Jeremy Lin stepped on the floor. The Knicks claimed him on December 12th, after he had been waived by the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets. He was considered their 3rd string point guard, behind Toney Douglas and Mike Bibby, and he didn't expect much playing time or attention in the Big Apple.

On January 4th, Lin scored 25 points with 5 rebounds and 7 assists in a big Knicks win over the New Jersey Nets. The next day he was named to the starting lineup, and he continued to impress, scoring 28 points with 8 assists against the Utah Jazz. His quickness, agility, and overall ability has taken the world by storm. In fact, he even scored a career high 38 points against Kobe Bryant and the LA Lakers en route to beating the powerhouse  92-85. His 109 points in his first four NBA starts is more than NBA Greats Allen Iverson, Shaquille O'Neal, and Michael Jordan, who each had just a few points less than Lin.

Knicks fans are embracing the young star, starting phrases such as "Linning" and "Lin-sanity", and in less than a week he went from a struggling young player to the King of Madison Square Garden. I've never watched anyone dominate a sport in such a short period of time, and while the future is uncertain for him, I will always consider myself a fan. In fact, the night of his first appearance almost got me to buy an autograph of his for about $20. I definitely should've done that, as his autographs are now selling in the $100-200 dollar range! It is truly Lin-Sane!

On a different note, I just want to wish my thoughts and prayers to the family of Whitney Houston. Rest in peace.

See Ya!

3 Cheers for the Hawk! And 3 Jeers for Hibachi!

Hey guys, Drew back, and I haven't covered much in sports lately so I guess I should sorta recap a ton of stuff that just happened in the sporting world, and although I almost never post anything basketball related, I need to address my opinion on what the heck happened in the Gilbert Arenas situation.

All I can say is Wow. Wow applies to both me and to Gilbert Arenas, me because I thought nobody can EVER do ANYTHING as stupid as what he did (shame on me), and him because he did the STUPIDEST THING I'VE EVER HEARD OF... well... since Plaxico at least. This one was up there too. If you haven't heard what happened, I'll fill you in. So Gilbert was gambling with Javaris Crittenton, and he didn't want to pay him back after losing, so he pointed an un-loaded gun at Crittenton as a joke. Joke? WTF! How in the world is pointing a gun at someone a joke??? In any way, shape, or form, pointing a gun for fun is ridiculous! He said afterward that he learned not to do that again, how have you not learned that already? Wow, that is plain pathetic. And now he is suspended indefinitely. This story is almost as brutal as my New Jersey Nets!!!

Congrats to Andre Dawson for finally making the Hall of Fame! It took him 9 years, but he is finally in, which makes many of our bloggers happy. I didn't watch him play, but he certainly seemed to be a big threat back when he played. The only person I want to see make the Hall on the ballot right now is Don Mattingly (and can I wish for Billy Martin?) but I assume his stats aren't good enough to make it in, but boy do I wish. So, again congrats to the Hawk!

Randy Johnson finally hung up his cleats yesterday, after a very long and fantastic career. He is most definitely a first ballot hall of famer and although he didn't fare well in New York, he sure did do phenomonal on his other teams. And boy, I love the mullet!

and he also should be a hunter, cuz he is good at killing birds!

Lastly, I need to cover my boys from New York... er... New Jersey? Go Jets! I can't believe they made it, and in style too! Even though we're halfway through the week already, I must say that was a complete blowout and hopefully we can do it again next week, isn't that right Mr. Chad Johnson/Ocho Cinco/Hachi Go/Get scared of the Jets and "get hurt" before the game starts after talking smack ALL week long. Thank you Darrelle Revis, YOU OWN!!

Also in sports, Matt Holliday signed with the Cardinals for 7 years, Tom Brady is comeback player of the year, and Rex Ryan says we're gonna the Super Bowl. And I'm going to get the luxury suit tonight. (commercial joke)

Oh yeah, change in votes, somebody else win Tom Brady is caught cross dressing! Take it from hum please! See Ya!