Across the bay lies Cal, where Lin desperately wanted to play. But Bears coach Ben Braun was Lindifferent. He passed. “But hey, I passed on Steve Nash, too,” concedes Braun, now the coach at Rice. “We just didn’t extend Jeremy a scholarship. I love the kid, but we just didn’t. … I don’t feel too bad. At least I’m not the only one.”
^That is straight up pride and arrogance. “I love the kid” psh.
And thanks Rex Walters pointing out stereotypes: “It’s the Asian thing. People who don’t think stereotypes exist are crazy. [For example:] If he’s white, he’s either a good shooter or heady. If he’s Asian, he’s good at math. We’re not taking him.”
