In a video and a recent interview Jeremy Lin Expresses to Abe Schwadron of SLAM, exactly how good it feels to become the starting point guard for the Nets. He recounts that he can’t even explain just how happy he is, to have this role. He is very excited about his position. He further narrates that there are days where after working out or playing pickup, it just feels very natural.
He feels that he is a leader and that as the starting point guard, which is the job of running the show; he will be doing something he has always wanted to do. That it is something he says he has done all his life.
He also tells that the last few years, he was not at all happy playing in the backup position. To Jeremy, that was not the player he was groomed to be, and it felt very unnatural. He had always wanted to be the guy in the front, the guy leading the charge, which he gets here.
Jeremy Lin, while speaking about his fans mentioned that he used to take his fans for granted. However, he is thankful for them now and tries to do a better job of showing that. He says that since his story is unique, there are people that support different parts of his story.
People might relate to the fact that he is Asian or that he went to Harvard. For some, it could also be the fact Jeremy grew up in an immigrant family. For some of his admirers, the allure could be the underdog story whereas for some the pull might be the Ivy League one.
Whatever the reasons might be for his fans, he is simply grateful every day to have them. After displaying an outstanding performance during the first home court game of the Brooklyn Nets, Jeremy Lin showed the world, that “Linsanity” is still very much alive.
The point guard’s return to New York through a new team ended with 21 points, nine assists, and nine rebounds. The 6’3” player helped the Nets win their home opener against the Indiana Pacers by a score of 103-94.
After Lin had stunned the NBA with his exceptional playing skills after becoming the starter for the New York Knicks in the year 2012, he became a household name with basketball aficionados. However, after he shifted to Houston Rockets in the 2012–2014 seasons.
After that he traded to Los Angeles Lakers in the 2014–2015 season, up until Lin became an unrestricted free agent in July 2016 before signing with the Nets for the present season.
The 28-year-old resident of Palo Alto, California stated in an interview with the NY Daily News, that this time he wants to take everything slow. He wants to fully appreciate his present success, unlike his time with the Knicks, when he saw a rapid rise of fame.
Lin also stated that he regretted how fast things materialized during his first time in New York, which lead to in him being more overwhelmed in place of being thankful for the achievement. He claimed that everything had transformed around him in an instant, which made it hard for him to relish fully.
When Jeremy Lin was in the limelight in 2012, in New York apart from being on the center stage of basketball, it seemed that nothing opposing teams could do to prevent his hot streak. In the same year, the Knicks had a young assistant with whom Jeremy Lin had formed a bond. It was Kenny Atkinson, who is currently the head coach of the Brooklyn Nets.