How many lin jerseys

Since Linsanity was red hot for several weeks it isn't a surprise to see him that high on the list. When you consider that he hardly played for the first month of the season, yet still beat out the likes of teammate Carmelo Anthony , Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant and Miami Heat star LeBron James in jersey sales, though, it's quite incredible.

There is no doubt Lin was a nice story for a while, but he has since gotten injured and wasn't fitting into the Knicks system too well following the firing of former head coach Mike D'Antoni in favor of Mike Woodson. There is a real chance Lin may never again be a starter in the league and that his hot stretch was an aberration, so he has the media to thank for his popularity.

Lin was a bit of a novelty act as his status as an Asian-American player made him an extremely rare commodity, and coupled with the fact that he was playing in New York City, he was bound to get some attention.

If not for the mainstream media covering him ad nauseum, though, there is no way he would have risen to such heights and sold so many jerseys.

It's tough to blame the media for covering Lin since he was obviously a hot topic, but you have to wonder if the coverage would have been the same if he were a white or African American player for the Milwaukee Bucks or a similar small-market team. However, I think that Knicks fans and the media are putting him up on a pedestal way too early. He's basically becoming as hyped as Bryce Harper, top prospect outfielder for the Washington Nationals baseball team.

I don't want to say that Lin's success is going to his head, he's certainly not having the attitude problem that has been associated with Harper, who has been hyped since his sophomore year of high school. Harper has let the success go to his head.

He's arrogant, thinks he's better than everyone else and to make matters worse, people are encouraging it, especially the Nationals, who have been selling Harper T-shirts and jerseys ever since he was drafted, a highly unusual practice for a guy who has no major league experience. This isn't to say that Lin will follow down Harper's path, in fact, he seems to be a humble guy. He keeps to himself, sleeps on his brother's couch and does what he's told, like a good player. And while Bulls guard Derrick Rose takes the No.

That's taking into account the fact that Lin jerseys didn't even hit the market until mid-February and the sales ranking started in April But when Lin did start lighting it up for the New York Knicks, boy did the masses buy his gear. Not only did New Yorkers embrace "Linsanity" but people around the world inspired by the Harvard graduate's rise to fame also bought his jersey.