 Could this possibly be Jeremy Lin's final year as a professional basketball player? And also, what is his potential global impact on the game of basketball even outside of playing it? Yeah, make sure you like, subscribe, turn on your notifications. I do not mean to toot our own horn, Andrew, but we might be like top five in the world at analyzing Jay Lin's cultural impact. He is going to be coming back for his 14th season. He's going to be playing in Taiwan. Nobody knows if it's going to be for the Gaussian Steelers. But a lot of people thought he was going to walk away from the game. He said I was ready to finish the 2023 season and potentially walk away from the game. I was 100% at peace with everything I had given and accomplished in the game. Right. I mean, man, shout out to him. He clearly has a love for the game. David, but also, you know, on our channel, we are not just going to break down Jeremy Lin's skill and everything like that. We got to break down the cultural impact. He's been mentioned in several rap songs by major rappers. You got what? I mean, what songs? Well, I think the most famous line is I got that China white Jeremy Lin, which is French Montana. But I didn't know that Andrew Jeremy Lin got mentioned in a Juice World song. Juice World, Young Jeezy, Meek Mill, Hoodie Allen, Rowdy Rebel. I didn't actually expect that one. Obviously, he had his own sneaker with Nike or at least like, you know, a PE. He had his own PEs with Adidas. Now he has his own sneaker line, Andrew, that is very, very, at least the later versions, very highly rated with the Chinese brand X-Tep. The Jay Lin 2SE was really good. And we have two pairs and the Jay Lin 3 just dropped from X-Tep. And I just feel like Jeremy actually like, I don't know if he always meant it to be, but he's always been in the news. Like even when he got the dreadlocks, when he went to Brooklyn, obviously that created this whole viral story. He went back and forth Kenyan Martin. And actually, I would say he won that battle, but not that he was trying to make it a battle, by the way. But yeah, I just think that Jeremy Lin has had such a cultural impact because everything he's done has just been from a place of like kind of being unexpected. Yeah. And I think it's in a sport that is meritocratic, whereas like, you know, shout out to everything in Hollywood and stuff like that. But sometimes you go, oh, I don't know, did they get an Asian to check a quota or because they felt like it was Asians turn in the NBA? Andrew, nobody's going to give you a turn until you come and take it. No, you got to earn it. You got to play. And yeah, maybe he got definitely more attention at the time. Yeah, more, more magazine covers. Yeah, he got more magazine covers because he was Asian breaking stereotypes and just people had not seen that before. I get that. But I mean, anyway, you got to play the game. You got to get buckets and you got to play the game until or else they're not going to accept you in that world. We're going to be seeing Jeremy soon. Shout out to the CCYAA game in Toronto this weekend. Yeah, we'll be seeing Jeremy. I don't know if we're going to talk to him about all this stuff. But anyways, guys, we're going to talk to you about it with you guys. So let's get in the comment section. A good guy, class act. He did the most with what he had. So why not? I don't mind following some Jeremy Lin news. This was from a white person, Andrew, who clearly was like, you know what, man, that was a great story. And I'll tell you this, Andrew, there was nothing more electric in the sports world 11 years ago than that Lynn Sanity run. Yeah, I mean, this next comment, Lynn Sanity was such a marvel to watch when he was with the next professional and polite. I don't understand how he shined so bright in New York and never matched the energy in other places. He is a champion, though. And I would say this, I think one of the key things about Jay Lin's as a person and his public image is that, man, he's just a good guy and he's kept it super clean. He hasn't done anything to really like rock the boat even. And I just feel like that to have a star that shines so bright and still shines so bright as like a person, you know, like everybody, even if they don't watch Jeremy Lin's basketball or think like, okay, maybe he's not as good as he once was. Right, because some people say, oh, man, Lynn Sanity was only 20 games. Like I was so sick of it, blah, blah, blah. I mean, obviously, this is more of like a non-Asian opinion. But I almost think that he, in a way, you can make the argument he'd still deserved all the attention because he was just coming from such like a good place. Dude, anytime you're the, you're coming from a group and doing something where people literally were like, you know, in my entire life, I never thought that was gonna happen. Like I would have bet a lot of money that that never was gonna happen. But I also think he's one of the good guys of the NBA. You know what I mean? Of the past like 15 years, he's one of the good guys. Somebody said the guys should still be in the NBA. And then there was, of course, a lot of theories or conspiracies. Obviously, there's been a lot of talk recently about how Carmelo and James Dolan either resented or were jealous of Jay Lin. Barron Davis just recently did a podcast about it. What do you think about all the conspiracy theories? Right, because we are some of the biggest Jay Lin supporters out there. But we're not, I don't necessarily buy all the conspiracy theories. I think there is usually a little bit more always going on in the background than we know about, of course. Of course, the public, we don't hear 100% of the story. I think when it comes to sports and meritocracy, though, it's a little bit less conspiracy theory than in maybe politics. You know what I mean? Like, dude, you know, and I think that there is some politics in sports, of course. Right, especially with the Dolan. Yeah, I just don't buy it 100%. Somebody said, man, Jeremy Lin's body didn't hold up in the NBA. He should have taken PEDs like the rest of the league. But you know, honestly, man, Jay Lin, he already made his impact. But yeah, injuries are part of the game. Talk to Brandon Roy about it. Talk to TMac. Our Venus Sabonis, Penny Hardaway, Andrew Yao Ming, had a short career. Dude, he's still, I mean, 14 seasons is still more than most NBA players out there. So I think that we think that because he had the insanity and because he made it to the NBA, that he is a superhuman. But it's like, you already got to be one level of a superhuman to make it into the NBA. And then to last more than 10 years, nine years in the NBA itself, you know, the highest, most competitive basketball league in the world by far, it's like, that's still, you have to almost look at that and be like, I mean, he was still pretty durable given that. Yeah, I mean, I know a lot of athletes and at the end of the day, you really have to be at peace with what you gave it. You know what I mean? Because there's ups and there's downs and most of the time is spent in the middle just working in the shadows, right? Yeah, I don't like the fact. I don't really like it when people are like, kind of look at what his career did as like, oh, it's, it's whack now or something. Like I don't buy that idea. I'm like, what are you talking about? A dude played for nine seasons in the NBA, Hadlin Sandy, got to contracts, had some very good seasons, almost was like a six man of the year candidate. And then now he's still playing in Asia and he's making an impact there. I'm like, that's, that's a good career. That's a great career. Somebody said Jay Lin kind of reminded me of Tony Parker. This is sort of the player comparison thing. I actually compare Jay Lin a lot to a player that, you know, Normie's wouldn't necessarily know Goran Drajic too. Goran Drajic, yeah. I mean, Jay Lin does actually like a little bit of bump, bump at the elbow, takes that mid range. Larger point garden. Yeah. Somebody said in his prime, prime Jay Lin played like current De'Aaron Fox. That's a pretty good compliment. I would say there's flashes of it because he was so fast. Straight line drives, right? Out of the, out of the triple threat. Insanity Jay Lin was, was definitely like De'Aaron Fox. I could say that. Yeah. And somebody said their bodies don't look the same, but low key. He kind of plays like Jay Lin Brunson as well. And I think another thing people got to understand, like even though Jay Lin is actually technically a score first point guard, he was great at the, the dump off dimes, like finding people off the, the pick and roll. And finding guys in the dunker spot. Like he was able to get Cody Zeller a bunch of points. Amir Ashik a bunch of points. Amir Ashik on the Rockets. Bro, like he's able to get like these second string dudes that make them look no bad. And of course, yeah. And of course during Lin's sanity, you know, all the lobs that Tyson Chandler and Amari and stuff like that. Anyway, and we're moving on to what Jeremy could do post career because a lot of people think obviously, you know, he's got one to three seasons left obviously. I hope he's able to recruit some other talent too as well. He can win a championship in Taiwan. What do you think he could do post career? All right. So here's a list of few things. You guys let me know which one you think is most plausible in your opinion. So, okay. So he retires. He quits the game in basketball. He just becomes a family man, right? We know he got married. He has a kid. He just wants to do that. That's one option. What about him being a really dope assistant coach in the NBA? I would love to see it. I think he could be. I think he has great relationships with a lot of different coaches out there. A lot of people like him. They know he's a very smart player. If he can't play the game anymore, he can be an assistant coach. He probably wouldn't be a head coach at first, obviously, but assistant, you move up. And then he could own a Taiwanese basketball team over in the P-plus league or the... Oh, he could definitely buy one. Yeah. Or at least be buying like a Jordan one. I was thinking he could be like, really help out on NBA China too. Yeah. Like, because really the game is weird. It's tough to say, Andrew. Like, we talk about this all the time. They love the game over there in Chinese-speaking countries, whether it's, you know, whatever, China, Taiwan, whatever. They love the game at an eight, nine, or 10 out of 10 level. But why do you think the guard play struggles so badly? Because they got good big men. Yeah. So this question has been asked a lot on why China doesn't produce more NBA talent and particularly guards. Obviously, there was an article back then that was like, Jeremy Lin could not have been produced in China, in particular, right? Because the Chinese sports system, it's not the... I think that the average person loves basketball a lot. Like the average non-hooper. Right. You're saying just like an average guy at the park, like, they're there all the time. Yeah. But I think a lot of the players who get picked at a young age, because they have the tall bodies and the athletic to be in a basketball, I don't think they necessarily love the game. And at that point, if given the coaching and the systems, you got to love the game to actually get better. And I do think that maybe there is a lack of creativity amongst the Chinese guards. I don't think that... And a lot of modern guard play is creativity, right? Yeah. It's not just like, okay, the screen comes up on the left or the right. I take the screen. Like there's a whole rhythm to it, rejecting and manipulating the defense. A lot of decision-making, right? And then also, for some reason, I thought China, or at least Asia in general, should produce better shooters. And I was like, yo... You're saying there's no super knockdown. Yeah, I'm like, guys, there's nothing preventing people from being good shooters. Like maybe China's not producing the next Yanis under the kumpo, but I'm like, you could produce like a KCP. Right, right, right. You're saying you can't be like a 6-2 Brook Lopez where he can shoot, but only as a spot up. Yeah, yeah. Like when it's open. Like you got to be producing some Steph Currys and Trae Youngs and Buddy Heels at least. We could go on and on, David, but I think the sports culture and sports coaching is a little bit better in Japan and Taiwan relatively. Right, right, right. You know, for basketball. Especially in Japan right now, they have better training systems. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So I think that Jay Lin could help out with that too and improve it because he knows like guards, you got to see different schemes early and complex schemes, both offensively and defensively. You have to get that exposure. You're saying that Jay Lin could permanently impact how guards are trained in Asia. I'd like to see it. He could. Yeah, if they listen to him. Yeah. No, I mean, if he just did camps with all the top ones, I mean, obviously there's other point guards that could also visit Asia as well. But you know, like Jay, Jay got, I mean, he's the Asian body. He's got the Asian body. It depends on how much the infrastructures are willing to shift with him. You know what I mean? Because I know Yau was like the commissioner of the CBA and he wasn't able to fully change it around, even though, you know, a little bit. Yeah, I think culture is changing, but I just think overall, the desire to be good in a five on five setting across the board of the average player needs to increase. Right, you're saying not just loving kings of the underdog. Yeah, I just think people like streetball too much out there. Yeah. I mean, hey guys, let us know what else you think you think Jeremy could do. I think he could also do a media company. That's obviously what LeBron, Katie and stuff. A lot of those American NBA players are planning on doing like after their careers. Yeah, I'd love to see that, man. I'd love to. I think he could go corporate. Come on. He got the Harvard background. Also, David, do you think that X-Tep at all keeps the J. Lin line going? Because because that is the premier basketball line. I think they keep it going because they really built it out. He's got a cross training shoe. He's got a running shoe. He's got to take down model. Just keep it going, man. X-Tep, that's your premier basketball line. But yeah, overall, David, I mean, what do you think to wrap it up? Jay Lin still got a lot of juice in the tank, not just for playing basketball, but even other things. But of course, he's going to be focusing on playing basketball in the next year. Yeah, I mean, it's tough to say the internet discussion goes like all over the place from everywhere from like, oh my gosh, he deserved to be like a superstar in the NBA and get all the reps and all the usage rate all the way to like, he was just overrated and over hop because he was Asian. They were just pumping him up to get the dollars from China to every, you know what I mean? Like you see so many discussions every time Jay Lin's career has brought up where you're just like, are we even talking about the same thing? Yeah, guys. Like everybody has a different takeaway. Like this is the reason why we're talking about the future is not that I don't want to also think about Jay Lin's next season, right? But I'm also saying like, everybody's always debating like the past about him. Like, oh, he should have done this or what if the NBA thought this or why didn't more scouts see this or why I'm just like, guys, okay, I get it. Yeah, revision is his hindsight. Yes, we get it. Sure, whatever. But I'm just saying they didn't, he didn't get back into NBA but look at the impact that he can make after this. And I think that's very important. And shout out to Jay Lin and Simu Leo for throwing the CCYA Celeb Classic this weekend in Toronto. We're going, we'll see him. It'll be good times. Hey, hey, that's already impact right there. Jeremy teaming up with Simu to make such a big event. At the very least, I've seen a lot of tall Asian guys start to believe that it's possible to at least play D1 at the very least. All right, everybody, let us know in the comments down below what you think this is coming from two huge Jay Lin fans. If you need the receipts, you can go look back as far as what we were making Jay Lin videos on a different YouTube channel like back in 2010. We actually went to go see him play Seattle University when he was at Harvard. Yeah. He was in Stanford Jay Lin when Jay Lin was at Harvard. We don't need to say it and tell you even more. Also, we watched 38 at the Garden that I think that I think you can watch it on HBO now. Possibly. But anyways, guys, until next time, we're the hot pot boys and we out. Peace.