Jeremy Lin, Knicks PG, Inspires "Linsanity": Why This Is Both Thrilling And Worrisome

Sitting on my parents' couch outside San Francisco in 2006, flipping channels, I happened across a replay of that year's high-school state championship game. I was quickly riveted by a skinny Taiwanese kid from Palo Alto, who repeatedly herked and jerked his way into the paint for points, leading his undersized team to a dramatic victory over heavily favored Mater Dei.