Let's get this straight about Lin he is American as apple pie.

[Dwyane Rose]

[roffie]

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[tomtucker]

Well, ESPN crews allways fukking suck....so what you expect ? ....TNT ftw

[TheFrozenOne]

he is american but remember that michael chang was hugely popular in asia even though he played on the u.s. davis cup team.

kobe is more popular in Asia then lin....




your point

[IGOTGAME]

when was the last time there was a good Asian guard in the NBA? Oh, wait there has never been. So yes, this would be an inspiration to foreign born Chinese players because they are from the same race.

[b0bab0i]

yes of course....


all I was pointing out was...If you look back far enough we all came from somewhere else.

LOL WTFS YEAH we all came from Africa Millions of years ago.
You are retarded dude.

[Reverend Hoops]

#3 Once again...Lin is American as it gets......born in America.....lived in one of the most Diverse American cities....exposed to everything American, went to an American school, play's a very popular American sport



he is a great American......period.

Why aren't African-Americans just American then?

[Reverend Hoops]

when was the last time there was a good Asian guard in the NBA? Oh, wait there has never been. So yes, this would be an inspiration to foreign born Chinese players because they are from the same race.

We are all from the same race. The human race.

I understand your point though.

[iamgine]

#3 Once again...Lin is American as it gets......born in America.....lived in one of the most Diverse American cities....exposed to everything American, went to an American school, play's a very popular American sport

Parents are great influence. More than city or school.

Also, Lin is Asian American.

[Basketball Fan]

Yeah that pretty much is the only response warranted for this thread.

Yes he's born and raised American but he's also Asian.

He's Asian American.

All Asians can relate to that....

[InfiniteBaskets]

Why aren't African-Americans just American then?

They are. LeBron was born in Ohio, he is an American. Same with a slew of other NBA players that were born here and played for the US Olympic teams.

Just because you are African-American doesn't mean you aren't American, it's just a descriptive label. You could be more descriptive and call Mike Miller a European American, but it's just not as common because whites are not minorities in this country.

[TheFrozenOne]

when was the last time there was a good Asian guard in the NBA? Oh, wait there has never been. So yes, this would be an inspiration to foreign born Chinese players because they are from the same race.

ok....literally the only thing Jeremy Lin has in common with a foreign born Chinese player is marginal physical similarities....that's it.


he has nearly nothing else in common with a foreign born Chinese player player other then 1. Basketball and 2. some minor Physical similarities.

Jeremy Lin has more in common with average middle class American "white or Black" kid then any foreign born player.


I gurantee you Lin found more "basketball" inspiration from people that looked nothing like him.

[TheFrozenOne]

Why aren't African-Americans just American then?

we are.




why the Labeling I never understood it.....

Born in America.....raised in America.....just American.

[DirtySanchez]

I feel what the op is saying...I'm from the bay and my parents are from another country as well. But when I travel I'm American....and that's about it,

[Reverend Hoops]

They are. LeBron was born in Ohio, he is an American. Same with a slew of other NBA players that were born here and played for the US Olympic teams.

Just because you are African-American doesn't mean you aren't American, it's just a descriptive label. You could be more descriptive and call Mike Miller a European American, but it's just not as common because whites are not minorities in this country.

I know he is, but why isn't he called American?