Hindsight - In addition to everyone jumping on the Jeremy Lin bandwagon, it appears that a bunch of teams are now saying that they were very close to acquiring Lin after he was released by the Warriors and Rockets. There were reports that the Lakers were interested and now the Celtics (Lin played his college ball at Harvard) have stated that they wanted to acquire Lin off the waiver wire. Hindsight is always 20/20.
Speaking of Lin - He recently took over the top ranking in jersey sales for the week of Feb. 4 - 12. The NBA is now clamoring to find a way to include him in the upcoming All-Star festivities. He is expected to become part of the Haier Shooting Stars competition. In a side note, there are now reports that Kim Kardashian is now interested in arranging a date with Jeremy Lin. Hopefully, he will use his Harvard education and does not fall victim - i.e. Kris Humphries.
Carmelo not selfish, but . . . - There are now questions concerning whether Jeremy Lin and Carmelo Anthony can coexist. Many have hinted that Carmelo is a selfish player - something that he addressed in an interview with ESPN's Stephen A. Smith. I will say this - Melo is not a selfish player, but he is what's known as a "ball-stopper". Carmelo like to get the ball in isolation situations and size his defender up with a series of jab-steps and fakes. By doing this, ball movement stops and players tend to stand around and watch. Melo does also excel in catch-and-shoot situations, which he is more likely to get now with Lin running the show.
So, while I will agree that Melo is not selfish, he is going to have to adjust his game some in order to have success. We have seen him have success with a solid point guard in the past. The year that the Nuggets advanced to the Western Conference Finals was the year that they added Chauncey Billups. I'm sure Carmelo and the Knicks are hoping for the same type of success.
Is it cheaper to keep her? - Vanessa Bryant filed for a divorce from Lakers' star, Kobe Bryant in December 2011. According to the divorce settlement, Kobe agreed to surrender $75 million and three of their homes, worth another $18 million - even though she wasn't with him shooting in the gym. The settlement is not final until June and there is talk now that the two are working towards reconciliation. After the Colorado situation, Kobe purchased a $4 million ring to make amends. I'm sure he will do something similar - it's probably better to do that, than give up $93 million!
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