Lin also admitted that Charlotte Hornets was not his original team of choice. It was not even on the top six for him and his manager, but he ended up with the team. He said that it’s how God works and he was not surprised at all.
Jeremy Lin appears to have made the right decision of joining the Charlotte Hornets. While he comes off the bench and is part of the team’s second unit, he is also part of the reason why the Hornets is now the No. 6 in the NBA with the highest-scoring bench.
While the Charlotte Hornets is nowhere near from being an NBA championship contender, the Michael Jordan-owned franchise is apparently taking baby steps in the current season. Apparently, the team’s immediate goal is to make it to the NBA playoffs first.
As of December 6, the Hornets are toting an 11-8 win-loss slate, which puts them at the sixth spot in the NBA Eastern Conference below the conference-leading Miami Heat, Cleveland Cavaliers, Chicago Bulls, Indiana Pacers, and the Atlanta Hawks in that particular order.
The news in the game between Charlotte and Chicago is that it was an upset win by the Hornets but somehow, some sites decided to focus on the very short sequence involving the miscue of Jeremy Lin.
You are correct that Jeremy is placed under far more of a spotlight or a microscope that other players, but he has earned that notoriety for any number of reasons that won’t be recounted. Also, he draws eyeballs.
To be fair though, a play like that is one which is so bad that one can only laugh about it and I’m sure Jeremy took his share of ribbing from his teammates! Think of how viral a missed dunk gets … same thing.
The irony of this play is that Jeremy Lin made a great steal at the other end and was racing down to score when Jimmy Butler tripped him up and it wasn’t called. From his angle, it was a difficult shot to make, especially if you’ve just fallen.
JLin continues to improve defensively and of course, is dynamic offensively. His Christianity is what is bothering the armchair QB’s along with his intelligence. Seems Byron Scott and Kevin McHale have some explaining to do for how they mismanaged him, abused him, and now find themselves with starball focused teams near the bottom of the league. Clifford may make the same mistake by allowing Walker to Jack-it-up constantly….uh, didn’t James Harden recently make Shaqtin the fool for his defense in spite of his big endorsements?