Because of this, his words most likely have some weight and shouldn’t be taken lightly. If Jordan sees a strong potential in Lin, that’s definitely not just because Lin is able to shoot straight and moves around quickly. He must also see a lot in him in terms of teamwork and coordination.
And as we said above, that’s true looking at the way Lin has been playing lately and the performance he delivers on the field on a regular basis. The player is obviously not one of those who only ever think about the immediate situation that surrounds them, as he regularly thinks about the more major strategic implications of his actions.
We’re probably going to be hearing about Jeremy Lin for a long time in the future, and at this point it wouldn’t be surprising if he managed to become one of the most famous players in the sport in general.
Basketball is a game that takes a lot more than basic physical skills, and it’s interesting to see how we’ve started to realize this more and more in the last decade as analysis on the game has become deeper and more involved, and fans are now paying attention to various additional factors and not just the basic performance of the players running around with the ball. Players who can think on their feet are enjoying more attention right now, and rightly so.
It’s not only Jordan who say good things about Jeremy. Steve Nash has mouthful to say, the great Hakeem O. praises Lin and Howard’s pick and roll game yet Houston coaches did not run more of it during his ’13-’14 season. Kobe did say good things about Lin after their loss against Knicks during the height of Linsanity. These players are MVPs. Lin has game and they have seen it. Right now, I think JLin is in the right system to max his strength and skill set.
Lol Jordan had good things to say about Kwame Brown too.