misterearl wrote:DurzoBlint wrote:he and many here are missing the point. Its not so much that he's Asian but that he was and undrafted, unheralded player. A sort of rags to millions type story that American's love to hear. The fact that he is Asian is a secondary theme.
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His is a New York story.
The inscription is right there on The Statue Of Liberty, for all to see...
"Give me your tired, huddled ballers from Californis, yearning to run with Amar'e"
Word, the city of plucky upstarts, second chances, redemption, and glory. Melo got the love, Amar'e got the love, Shump, Lin, Fields, Camby & Spree before him... hell, Jonathan Bender for a game or two! If you bring the goods, we'll throw you on our shoulders for giving us it all... we respect hard workers who can perform under pressure 'cause pressure is what this city is built on!