One of the reasons Steve Novak is flourishing because he’s getting time on the court to do so. On the Knicks, Steve has become their ‘Matt Bonner’, so to speak.

Secondly, the article’s mention about “success equaling talent, preparation and opportunity” can easily be entwined with the Spurs’ philosophy of ‘pounding the rock’. This is why I love cheering for a guy like Gary Neal; last year’s ‘Jeremy Lin’ of sorts. Like Lin, Gary went undrafted and largely ignored by NBA scouts, even though his college resume was nothing to sneeze at. But Pop and R.C. saw something in the man and gave him an opportunity. An opportunity he took full advantage of and excelled in.

As for Jeremy Lin, I couldn’t be happier for the guy. Really. He’s someone I had hoped the Spurs would give a serious look at in 2010 as a backup to Tony. However, in retrospect, I’m happy he’s had the chance to show he’s more than anyone’s ‘backup’ and is a bonafide starter.

What I love most of all is the watershed moment that Jeremy Lin’s rise to stardom has been for Asian-Americans. Yes. Jeremy isn’t the first to ‘blaze this trail’ in the NBA; that honor goes to Wat Misaka in 1947.

But Jeremy Lin’s success has arrived in the era of social media and 24/7 news. His face is on the cover of newspapers, broadcasts and web pages across the globe. And it’s a face that thousands of kids across the US can point to and be excited about. Now, there’s someone “like them” excelling at a level many believed they would be unable to break into.

Good article. Going forward is huge and I can’t wait to see how Mike D’Antoni handles the egos and his new found treasure.

This also reminds me of Green, who got an opportunity this year with the Spurs, and took advantage of it.