Steve Nash Agrees, Jeremy Lin Is Legit!

Two-time league MVP and future 

Hall of Famer, Steve Nash 

believes Jeremy Lin is legit - 

and Eye On Sports agrees.

Just a couple of days ago, I said New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin was very Steve Nash-like in his play before going on to say that he’s a legitimate starter.

Well, apparently, Nash himself aggress with yours truly Eye On Sports readers!

The Phoenix Suns’ two-time league MVP and future Hall of Famer, went on record on Wednesday to share his two cents on the league’s most surprising sensation, via Twitter.

Eye On Sports says
Jeremy Lin is one heady player!

"Every team in the league runs pick-and-rolls, so I don't see why you would discredit what he's done or qualify it," Nash said of Lin, who is averaging a whopping 26.8 points and eight assists during New York's five-game winning streak. "I think he's been outstanding regardless."

On Wednesday, Nash posted the following on Twitter.

"If you love sports, you have to love what Jeremy Lin is doing. Getting an opportunity and exploding!!"

It’s nice to hear an elite player not feel threatened or jealous by someone else’s success while going on record to actually give the young man some praise – but then again, that’s why he’s the beloved Steve Nash!

No Diggity, No Doubt! …Lin Is Legit!

No Diggity, No Doubt!
Eye On Sports says Jeremy Lin is for real!

Maybe it’s me, but I’m just about fed up with all of the Jeremy Lin haters just licking their chops in anticipation of a bad game or two by ‘overnight’ superstar Jeremy Lin, the team’s new starting point guard.

That’s right Eye On Sports readers, I can’t tell you how many people I’ve heard from that believe Lin will ultimately turn out to be nothing more than a flash in the pan. The saddest part though is that I swear most of the negativity directed towards Lin is mostly because of his Asian heritage.

I like Lin a lot and I believe he is legitimate after seeing him play in all four of New York’s games the last week. First of all, not only is he a solid 6-3 which is great height for a point guard, but he’s also a very good shooter with three-point capability.

Second – and most important – is the fact that Lin makes the game a lot easier for his teammates simply by being a heady player. I love the way he easily navigates into the lane and makes plays for others if the lane gets shut down – or himself – if no defender comes to help on his penetration.

Lin plays the game a lot like Steve Nash if you ask me, though he’s clearly got a long way to go if he ever wants to come close to duplicating what the future Hall of Famer has done on his marvelous career.

Like him or not, at this point, get used to the idea of seeing a lot of Jeremy Lin because I genuinely believe that he’s is going to be a starting point guard in the NBA for years to come.