Lin is the new Tim

In the most recent NFL and NBA seasons one thing has been made clear to me. America loves the Cinderella Story. They love when someone who shouldn't succeed finds success. We all know about the whole Tim Tebow craze- the newest version of an athlete becoming the talk of the town (or nation) is Jeremy Lin.

Lin shouldn't have even had the chance to play. He was dropped from two different NBA teams and happened to be picked up by the New York Knicks but sent straight to their D league team. Due to injury he was brought up and exploded onto the scene averaging about 25 points and over 8 assists in three straight wins. Where did he come from?

Just like what happened with Tebow, there were some naysayers- people who didn't think that his current streak of luck could continue. Lin then put up 38 and 7 against Kobe and the Lakers... He is still averaging 26 and 8 in he 5 games he's started, but more importantly- the Knicks have won all of them. 

I honestly think Jeremy's rise to stardom is more impressive than Tebow's. Tim was a 2 time national champ at Florida, Lin played at Harvard. Tim was actually drafted, Lin was not. Here's a rundown of how much more improbable Lin's ascent is than was Tim's:

Whether Lin keeps playing at his current level and becomes relevant in the NBA for years to come or becomes the 10th man off the bench, it doesn't matter to me- I'm just glad he was able to break the norms we have for the status quo and prove that everybody deserves some sort of chance. The best part of it all is Jeremy regrets how much attention he is getting and wishes everyone would notice the stellar play of his teammates around him. I believe him.

Now we can go from counting the number of times they mention Tebow on ESPN to the amount of times they Lin.