Lin scores career-high 38 to lead Knicks past Lakers, 92-85 Sports, posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Feb 10, 2012 at 9:45 pm
The spotlight couldn't have been any brighter on Palo Alto's Jeremy Lin on Friday night as his New York Knicks played host to the Los Angeles Lakers and Kobe Bryant in Madison Square Garden. As the front page of the New York Post blared earlier in the day: May The Best Man Lin.
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Posted by Chris Zaharias, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Feb 10, 2012 at 9:45 pm
It turns out there was another solid NBA player from Paly - 'Jungle' Jim Loscutoff played 9 seasons (1955-64) for the Celtics (same colors, hmmm), and won *seven* championships. The 6'5" 220lb former Viking was a defensive specialist and yes, he played in the same gym as Jeremy Lin. [Thanks to my brother Nick who got this Paly hoops trivia tip via Lin's coach, Peter Deipenbrock]
Posted by Paul, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Feb 10, 2012 at 10:27 pm
I remember Jeremy playing CYSA soccer and being really good at it too. He's a very good all-around athlete. His story is what dreams are all about and I hope the hype doesn't change him too much. I guess I am going to watch the NY Knicks games now...
Posted by ten18, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Feb 11, 2012 at 11:09 am
I heard that when interviewed, Kobe Bryant was fairly dismissive of Jeremy Lin. I suppose that is to be expected, given Bryant's long and successful NBA career. Maybe he won't be so dismissive of Lin in the future! Jeremy Lin played at Paly while my daughter was there - I'm not much of a basketball fan, but I remember that the team brought quite a bit of excitement to the school!
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