re: Trent Johnson on Jeremy Lin

As the designated "dummy" in the discussion, I hope I can try to more clearly articulate my view of the "Lin situation" without embarrassing myself or my family.

It is hard for me to go straight "racism" here regardless of what opinion Magic, Legler, and any other talking heads hold.

And maybe I need it defined for me.

When I think about the Ivy League, I think about players getting a great education but not playing future NBA players nearly every night. Consider that four Harvard (a "pretty old" school) players have made it to the league. Lin is the first Ivy League player in the NBA since 2003 (and that guy was undrafted). And as great as his game against UConn was someone is all-Ivy League every year. From a historical standpoint being so doesn't equate to NBA success.

And yet, two years post-graduation, we all have the pleasure of seeing Lin live the dream and grow as a player. I can think of some racial, gender, and sexual orientation groups that would have loved that type of steady, short time frame progress with regards to equality.

Now, would it have been ideal for Lin to sit in the green room and hear his name called? I am sure he and his family would have loved the experience. But, to reduce his story to some low common denominator thinking (and call those that disagree with you dumb) is an insult to the work Lin has done. . .work that we are all able to enjoy because the opportunities given to him by the imperfect but fairly meritocratic system that is the NBA and NBA developmental league.