In search of the next Jeremy Lin - Feb 27, 2012 POSTED BY: CHRIS WANG
Like other Asian countries, Taiwan has never stopped searching Taiwanese-born players or players with Taiwanese descent who were trained or are playing in the US to boost its basketball strength.
With the unexpected emergence and the global popularity of New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin, it has been even more so.
The Central News Agency, Taiwan's semi-governmental new agency, has recently reported on a new case that the Chinese Taipei Basketball Association may want to take a look at.
The story reported on Joy Burke and Tj Burke (203-F), who hailed from Arizona and are playing at Arizona State and UC Riverside, respectively.
Joy Burke is a 6-5 junior forward at Arizona State, who is averaging 2 points and 1.7 rebounds in limited playing time. Following the CNA report, the Next TV also presented a feature on Joy Burke, whose mother is Taiwanese and father is American.
http://www.thesundevils.com/sports/w...rke_joy00.html
According to Joy Burke in the video interview, she emigrated to the US at 12 years-old with his parents and she never liked basketball before but took the opportunity of a basketball scholarship for a college education.
The McDonald's All-American nominee in high school also said she does not rule out playing in Taiwan after graduation if an opportunity emerges.
Tj Burke is a 6-8, 210-pound freshman forward at UC Riverside who is currently averaging 1.9 points and 2.3 rebounds with the Highlanders.
http://www.gohighlanders.com/roster....14&path=mbball
The younger Burke, who had a 4.0 GPA in high school, chose UC Riverside over Columbia, Yale and Princeton after graduation for being closer to home and the school's academic reputation.
Tj Burke, who left Taiwan when he was eight but still speaks fluent Mandarin like his sister, said he would love to play for the Taiwanese national team in the future.
So how will the things turn out? I don't know. It depends on the CTBA's will. If Ting Shou-chung could talk to Jeremy Lin's family about playing for Taiwan NT, he may wants to talk to the Burkes some time in the future
Several second-generation Taiwanese-Americans played on the Taiwan NT before, such as 6-0 guard Conant Chu (UC Davis) in the 1993 Asian Championship and 6-6 forward Richard, who played with former NBA All-Star guard and incumbent Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson at UC Berkeley, in the William Jones Cup in mid-1980s. They played for the senior NT.
Brian Joe, a 6-10 forward from the Los Angeles area, played for Taiwan in the FIBA World U-19 Championship in 1987 as a 17-year-old.
http://www.asia-basket.com/Taiwan/ba...?NewsID=261622
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My bet is the most likely scenario is he doesen't play for any NT at all. (In an official FIBA tournament). Yes he could play for a version of the Chinese (CBA) all star team. Or the Chinese national team itself or even as a guest to the Tiapei NT(but not in an official FIBA tournament, that will require him to shift citizenships). he can play as guest or import in a non saunctioned FIBA event or exhibition game that does not require strict eligibility compliance. This way he gets the best of both worlds the endorsements/ money but not at the cost of loosing his US citizenship or the controversy Tiapei or other groups might raise. This is the best move. Now for some reason down the road if team USA picks him , by all means take it.
Hmmm, but if you're FIBA you'd want him to play in the prestigious tournaments, correct? FIBA currently is salivating at what the NBA has: Lin's marketability. Am pretty sure they won't want to get left behind that they'd be more than lenient with the rules.Originally Posted by analyzed
IF THERE IS NO BASKETBALL IN HEAVEN, I AM NOT GOING.
remember despite his harvard degree, Lin chose to sleep on the couch for almost a year just to follow his dreams of being a baller much to the dismay of his parents. well in the end, he proved them wrong. so however illogical it may seem to others, i could see Lin playing for either Taiwan, China or the USA.
he wont be playing for u.s. thats for sure, the closest to him is taiwan coz his grannies live there
I don't think Lin will want to play for a regime that would've either executed or imprisoned his grandparents if they didn't flee the mainland. He was already supposed to play for Chinese Taipei but got injured, IIRC.
I'm puzzled why so many Pinoy IBNers gave so much importance about Jeremy Lin ? I think we should be more wary to teams that has plans to naturalized foreign player/s.
Personally, the only reason i could think of why he was hyped or given that much importance is simply because he is an "Asian". When Yao Ming officially announced his retirement plans, the year after the NBA market in Asia (eps China) Dwindled. Remember this :Asia (esp Oriental region) has huge market and NBA just want to recover the lost market back. The Capitalists are just using dummys Wang ZZ, Yao Ming and Now Jeremy Lin for personal gain.
Now back to the topic!
Aside from what i mentioned (above), i think we should be wary of fielding a weak NT to compete in FIBA. It's highly possible that we might field another ill-prepared NT.
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Absolutely FIBA Asia is desperate to bring Lin into the fold (for marketing and cash $$), unfortunatly the same desperate need is not shared by Lin, he dosen't need to play in any FIBA Asia event at all. both from a basketball standpoint (he already has proven himself at the biggest stage the NBA) and a commercial point of view (he can cash in his new found popularity, even in Asia) without putting one foot into a single FIBA asia event. There really is no compelling reason for Lin to play in an official FIBA asia event
There actually is no rules for FIBA asia to relax that will help accommodate Jeremy Lin playing for China. They already have the 1 player naturalisation rule, which China can use on Lin, which FIBA will accept at face value , no argument , just present a passport. The problem is not with FIBA but with the Chinese communist govt that requires you to revoke your current citizenship (in Lin’s case the US). But that will be the day to see a Communist govt to bend backward and change their rules for capitalism and commercialism. LOL there going to execute a businesswoman this month for simply operating a loan business. BTW prior to Lin’s breakout there was a compelling reason for him to participate in a FIBA asia event as a NT member both commercially (he needed a contract) and basketball terms (he wasn’t proven) . which explains his interview last year. But things have totally changed in 4 weeks !
He loves Taiwan but he will never be allowed by mother country China to play there and it is a small market. i think in the end he will not play for any country
china still hasnt given a single fck while...
http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/new...0738/arti.html
Well if lin plays for China or taipei so be it what is important is e send the best team there and qualify for the World champs, I mean if Lin plays for Taipei it would be a gauge how much world ready our guards are
its ok, guy is a turnover machine esp on the last qtr.
but he can score tho
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Jeremy Lin got a bloody nose, not from trying to speak English (hehehe dumugo ang ilong), but from an inadvertent karate chop from Cleveland Cavs small forward Omri Caspi. Lin bucked the injury and once again helped the Knicks to a come from behind victory over the brilliant Kyrie Irving-led Cavaliers.
Lin's stat line: 19pts, 5 rebs, 13 assts, 1 stl, 50% from the field and ..... only 1 turnover. Nice bounce back from that awful Miami Heat game.
He got a lot of help though. Stoudamire, Melo, Chandler, Novak, Jeffries, JRSmith, Shumpert, and BDavis all contributed. All of a sudden, the Knicks are one of the deepest teams in the NBA.
BTW, Kyrie Irving might play for Australia. Coach K might not approve if his former Dukie standout plays for the team from down under though.
@JLin7: Im proud to be asian!!!"hmm..
Taiwan or China?
Taiwan found a 6-8 forward from the USA as their new prospect, aside from Jeremy Lin. Hope He wouldn't be one of our team's headache when FIBA 2013 comes.
China, Iran, and South Korea.
Dont worry. Chot Reyes is too good for that!
His boy Enrico Villanueva can do wonders for our team!
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Lebanese basketball player scores 113 points in a single FIBA game
By Dan Devine
Mohammad El-Akkari has, apparently, made history. OK, so, this post isn't about any of the eight games on the Tuesday night NBA schedule. But when someone has reportedly scored 113 points in a single game, someone has reportedly scored 113 points in a single game, and so we write about it.
That's what Mohammad El-Akkari — also known as Mustpha El-Akkari, who played college ball stateside for BYU-Hawaii , which is somehow a thing, except that he did not accumulate any stats? — reportedly just did in a FIBA Asia game.
As the story goes — and, to be honest, we're having a tough time processing it ourselves, especially without video of some made shots — the 27-year-old Akkari, who had averaged just 7.6 points per game in the 23 games he'd previously played for Tripoli basketball club Mouttahed this season, scored 113 points on 40-of-69 shooting in a 173-141 win against Bejjeh in a Lebanese Division A League game. That total, which reportedly includes a ludicrous 32-of-59 mark from 3-point land, would FAR outstrip every single-game mark in the history of FIBA competition .
Reached for comment on the prospect of bringing Akkari stateside, the Charlotte Bobcats said they had no interest in signing him, citing "tanking" as their primary reason. Oh, crap, was that supposed to be off the record?
From FIBAAsia.net :
Akkari reeled in an incredible 32 three-pointers out of 59 attempts in an overall 40/69 field shooting and a solitary free-throw.
"Thank God for this performance. I think it's all a result of my practice," Akkari said from [the] team bus on his way back to Tripoli.
"I also want to thank my coach for letting me play that long and all my teammates for helping," he added. [...]
Akkari's American teammate Austin Johnson too was all praise for him.
"He was awesome tonight. He starting out shooting the ball very well and just continued to go. Our team realized that he was on fire so we kept feeding him the ball. Congrats to Akkari on a record-setting night. He deserves it from the way he works and stays focused," Johnson said.
According to available records, Akkari's performance marks the first time that a player has scored more than 100 points in an official game played in any FIBA Asia National Federations league. Two other 100-point performances have reportedly been recorded in Asia — Lou Salvador 's 116 points for the Philippines against China in the 1923 Far Eastern Games, and schoolboy Jeron Teng 's 104 points in a Philippines high school game in 2001.
But in the pro ranks? In a league co-signed by the organization that defines the international rules of basketball as they're deployed today? There, apparently, Akkari stands alone. By dint of having scored 113 points in a single game.
OK: All of this sounds insane.
That point total — let's take a look again: 113 points — would be ludicrous for even the biggest, baddest, most imposing forces in the history of the professional game in any league or nation, even adjusting for the quality of competition he'd face. For a player who stands 6-foot-4, has never been a scoring stud and is perhaps best known for being the first non-Mormon (and first Muslim) student body president of BYU-Hawaii to post that kind of number seems like an alternate reality in which the Scarlet Witch eliminated mutation or something.
And yet, this is the world in which we find ourselves in April 2012. Hallelujah. Holy [EXPLETIVE].
It's April 3rd, right?
I was banned the second time for no apparent reason at all....power tripper!
this is a hoax right?
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