[Mick]

Here\'s a story about Jeremy Lin, the Palo Alto High guard that Trent Johnson didn\'t want. (As the story points out, a lot of other people, including Randy Bennett at St. Mary\'s, also took a pass.) Lin has just signed with the Warriors.

http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_...ck_check=1

Lin wasn\'t recruited, because at the time, Lin wasn\'t good enough.  

In 2007, Harvard lost to Stanford 111-56 and in 21 minutes of play as a starting shooting guard, Lin got 0 points on 0 for 6 shooting, had zero assists, five fouls and a turnover.  Nine Harvard players scored, including six reserves, but Lin didn\'t get a point.  He fouled out in 21 minutes.  To be fair, he led the team in steals with 2.

It was the sixth highest score in Stanford history and the third highest margin.  The guy he was guarding, Goods, scored 17 points on 5 of 6 shooting from three point range...and Goods did that when he was ill.  He only played 16 minutes.  Some of Jeremy\'s friends from Paly showed up with "The Jeremy Lin Show" T shirts.

Lin\'s come a long, long way since.  But at the time, he wasn\'t nearly ready.

[Mick]

Here\'s a story about Jeremy Lin, the Palo Alto High guard that Trent Johnson didn\'t want. (As the story points out, a lot of other people, including Randy Bennett at St. Mary\'s, also took a pass.) Lin has just signed with the Warriors.

http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_...ck_check=1

Lin wasn\'t recruited, because at the time, Lin wasn\'t good enough.  

In 2007, Harvard lost to Stanford 111-56 and in 21 minutes of play as a starting shooting guard, Lin got 0 points on 0 for 6 shooting, had zero assists, five fouls and a turnover.  Nine Harvard players scored, including six reserves, but Lin didn\'t get a point.  He fouled out in 21 minutes.  To be fair, he led the team in steals with 2.

It was the sixth highest score in Stanford history and the third highest margin.  The guy he was guarding, Goods, scored 17 points on 5 of 6 shooting from three point range...and Goods did that when he was ill.  He only played 16 minutes.  Some of Jeremy\'s friends from Paly showed up with "The Jeremy Lin Show" T shirts.

Lin\'s come a long, long way since.  But at the time, he wasn\'t nearly ready.