NBA: All Jeremy Lin All The Time, With A Dash Of Kobe

Yesterday I gave you a little Jeremy Lin. Today he's getting equal billing with Eli Manning and Tiger Woods, who's making his season debut at Pebble this week. I'm not sure what people find more interesting, the fact that the guy went to Harvard or that he's the first Asian-American to play in the NBA. Stir fry together and you have a media frenzy. Here's a taste:

• Some dude got the fever and only had to spend $11 for satisfaction. Hearing Lin was going to make his first start Monday night in the Garden he had to go see for himself. My favorite lines: "Asians in the crowd were high-fiving random other Asians," and "One woman...saw me there and asked if I was his publicist."
• The New York Post isn't going to miss what is going on in it's back yard.
• The New York Times says Lin has gone from "novelty act to Knicks star." No hype there. He's started one game in his career.
• The Wall Street Journal say Lin "saved the Knicks season," and calls him "virtually unguardable." I like the story as much as anyone, but the dude isn't Bruce, or even Butch Lee just yet. It is worth pointing out that Lin has trouble going to his left and turned the ball over seven times in the second half against the Jazz on Monday. In the words of Dennie Green, let's not crown his ass just yet.
• The Times has more. It takes a look at Lin's unusual career path.
• Sports Illustrated didn't miss the boat. One of many to coin the phrase "Linsanity." The half-man, half-amazing would be proud.

You get the idea, but trust me I only scratched the surface. Okay one more. How about a little Taiwanese animation. They love playing the discrimination card. Sweet and Sour Pork!

Let's enjoy the ride. Next up for the Knicks? The Wizards, 7:00. Hope you have NBA League Pass.

One more link. A look at Kobe and the Lakers in crunch time. Not pretty.