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Knicks Tyson Chandler wins NBA Defensive POY (video)

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When Tyson Chandler was a member of the Chicago Bulls, he was a force on the defensive end. Now with the New York Knicks, he's had a strong season in which he won NBA Defensive Player of the Year. (AP Source) Chandler is one of the more unselfish players in the league, and somewhat of an anomaly within the league. The statistical case for him to be Def POY is highlighted in … [Read more...] about Knicks Tyson Chandler wins NBA Defensive POY (video)

Deron Williams schools Jeremy Lin by dropping 38 on him

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Deron Williams made a statement with his game. He said "welcome to the big boy table Jeremy Lin, this is how we do it here." Or maybe "I'm getting sick of hearing about Linsanity, let's silence it." The New York Knicks lost for the second time in the Lin era falling to the rival New Jersey Nets 100-92. Williams scored a season high 38, with eight 3s and 6 assists, absolutely … [Read more...] about Deron Williams schools Jeremy Lin by dropping 38 on him

Chinese celebrating Knicks’ Jeremy Lin as their own; spiting Taiwan

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Who knew the underdog story of a star basketball player in America would parallel political strife in the Far East? And that he would become yet another point of disagreement between a world power and a fledgling separatist state? Jeremy Lin is the feel good story for the NBA and America at large. The underdog story of a Taiwanese-American and Harvard graduate who had no D-1 … [Read more...] about Chinese celebrating Knicks’ Jeremy Lin as their own; spiting Taiwan

Taiwan embracing NY Knicks Jeremy Lin as one of their own

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Jeremy Lin is the feel good story for the NBA and America at large. The underdog story of a Taiwanese-American and Harvard graduate who had no D-1 offers and went undrafted is dominating sports media right now. Lin had 38 points versus Kobe Bryant and the New York Knicks. The legend grew. Then he hit a buzzer-beating, game winning three-pointer versus the Toronto Raptors … [Read more...] about Taiwan embracing NY Knicks Jeremy Lin as one of their own

Knicks star Jeremy Lin offered free apartment during apartment search

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Jeremy Lin is the newest ESPN created sensation. No doubt he's been great in his very, very small sample size that is his brief NBA career, but the WWL jumped the gun even faster than they did on Tim Tebow, if that's possible. And, if you've been consuming the sports media lately, Lin has been deemed the winner of the next NBA MVP award. Maybe the next five. A tweet from … [Read more...] about Knicks star Jeremy Lin offered free apartment during apartment search