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SupremeCommander
Posts: 34057 Alba Posts: 35 Joined: 4/28/2006 Member: #1127 |
![]() scoshin wrote:As an Asian-American myself, I think his race definitely played a part in why he was denied any scholarships or not given any offers to a PAC-10 college, despite being California player of the year and winning the state championship. He was the best player on the best team, in one of the largest states of the nation. Let's be real. If he were black or white, he would've had to fend off suitors. And yet he only received guarantees from Harvard and Brown. excellent post I enjoyed Rick Reilly's Lin article. A point made in there that it takes a while to appreciate Lin's game. Part of the reason he is good is because he consistently makes the right decision. That takes multiple viewinigs to evaluate. The the big college programs rely on rating services. Even though the Stanford coaching staff could've walked to see Lin play, that's not how it typically works. Definitely embarrasing for those schools and recruiters though DLeethal wrote:
Lol Rick needs a safe space
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BigDaddyG
Posts: 39887 Alba Posts: 9 Joined: 1/22/2010 Member: #3049 |
![]() SupremeCommander wrote:scoshin wrote:As an Asian-American myself, I think his race definitely played a part in why he was denied any scholarships or not given any offers to a PAC-10 college, despite being California player of the year and winning the state championship. He was the best player on the best team, in one of the largest states of the nation. Let's be real. If he were black or white, he would've had to fend off suitors. And yet he only received guarantees from Harvard and Brown. Yeah I read that. It's not like Lin was putting up monster numbers in high school or college. he had solid D-League stats last year, but it wasn't like he was killing it. I think being Asian helped a little because it helped draw a little more attention to his game. You have to give Lin the credit for taking advantage of the opportunity. I'm hopeful that he can keep it up. Always... always remember: Less is less. More is more. More is better and twice as much is good too. Not enough is bad, and too much is never enough except when it's just about right.
- The Tick
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