The NBA world went from Rubio-mania to Lin-sanity before the All-Star Break (Mandatory Credit: Nicole Sweet-US PRESSWIRE)

People love a feel good story. The shy lovable loser gets the girl or when the big overhyped team plays against the smaller one you want the little guy to win. There is something about the underdog achieving fame and all of its spoils that makes us feel good and I’m no different. So it comes as no surprise that everyone is in love with Jeremy Lin.

This Harvard graduate has a 3.3 GPA and a major in economics with a minor in sociology. Lin got zero scholarship offers out of high school, went undrafted, was cut by all 32 NBA teams and was shuffled in and out of the NBA development league.

He is even breaking down the stereotypes that Asians can’t play basketball with amazing plays and an even better point average. If that is not enough of a feel good story than I don’t know what is?

As expected, he’s being labeled the Tim Tebow of the NBA. Like Tebow and the Broncos this is a great story of a down on their luck team that is blessed with a player who has solid numbers and a likeable personality that will lead them to the promise land (yes religious puns are intended, Tebow and Lin are devout Christians.)

Another football comparison is to Victor Cruz, the New York Giants’ receiver who went undrafted out of Massachusetts and now has all of New York up in arms after their Super Bowl win against the Patriots.

I’ll be the first to admit that Lin’s first ever games in the NBA are really impressive. He has good numbers against his opponents: 25 points and 10 assists against the New Jersey Nets, 28 points and 8 assists against the Utah Jazz and 23 points and 10 assists when he played the Washington Wizards. His most recent triumph is the outstanding performance against (more…)