Jeremy Lin is an evangelical Christian, and he may need God to save his season.
Okay, maybe that's a bit too far, but the Harvard graduate's numbers are down across the board and he may need divine intervention to turn his season around. Lin isn't starting much for the Hornets, in fact he was only on the floor once as a starter and has played 16 contests off the bench.
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The undrafted point guard's 23.1 minutes played are the lowest since he was with the Warriors as a rookie, while his field goal percentage (.408), three-point percentage (.306) and averages in assists (2.9) and points (10.8) are all the lowest of his career since that 2010-11 campaign.
Despite Lin's struggles, Charlotte has had a decent start to the season, playing to a 10-7 record to place it seventh in the Eastern Conference. The Hornets have also been hot as of late, rattling off victories in five of their last six contests and six of eight.
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Though the days of Linsanity taking over New York City during Lin's run with the Knicks are long gone and his numbers aren't up to his usual standards, the 27-year-old journeyman is happy with his current role with the Hornets.
"I feel like I have figured who I'm going to be as a player," Lin told CBS Sports last month. "[The game] has definitely slowed down for me and I feel like I know what my brand of basketball is. But the one thing that I feel veterans have had that I don't, is some sort of consistency. That's what I would like to have at some point. Consistency in terms of location and team."
After NBA stints with the Warriors, Knicks, Rockets and Lakers as well as stops with D-league teams and a stint in China, Lin signed on with the Hornets on a two-year, $4.3 million pact this offseason. The religious point guard isn't ready to blame anyone else or even God for his struggles, he's just grateful for what he has.
"My biggest takeaway from the whole experience was probably my growth as a person," he told CBS Sports. "Spiritually just trying to become a better person, in terms of just staying positive and perceiving, regardless of the circumstance. I think that was a big test of faith for me."
That faith seems to be tested on a nightly basis given Lin's latest struggles.
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