Linmania: The perfect storm
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="with">with</span> “<span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="storm">storm</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> (<span word="Lin">Lin</span> <span word="has">has</span> 13 <span word="assists">assists</span>, <span word="Knicks">Knicks</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="streak">streak</span> <span word="to">to</span> 7, <span word="AP">AP</span>, <span word="February">February</span> 15, 2017):</p><p>“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Linmania">Linmania</span>. <span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="humble">humble</span> <span word="guy">guy</span>,” <span word="Kings">Kings</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Keith">Keith</span> <span word="Smart">Smart</span> <span word="said">said</span>. “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="guy">guy</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span>.”</p><p><span word="Lin">Lin</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Golden">Golden</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Smart">Smart</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="praised">praised</span> <span word="Lin">Lin</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="ethic">ethic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="imagined">imagined</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="storm">storm</span>” <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="results">results</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Jeremy">Jeremy</span> <span word="Lin">Lin</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span>, <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="storm">storm</span>” <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Linmania">Linmania</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Linderella">Linderella</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NBA">NBA</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p><span word="First">First</span>, <span word="definitions">definitions</span>. <span word="Literally">Literally</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="storm">storm</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="describes">describes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="hurricanes">hurricanes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="devastate">devastate</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="annually">annually</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="hurricanes">hurricanes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="storms">storms</span>, <span word="but">but</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="meteorologists">meteorologists</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="hurricanes">hurricanes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="equal">equal</span> – <span word="it">it</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="meteorological">meteorological</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2005 <span word="Hurricane">Hurricane</span> <span word="Katrina">Katrina</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deadliest">deadliest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="history">history</span>.</p><p>“<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Oxford">Oxford</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="Dictionary">Dictionary</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="references">references</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> 1718 <span word="for">for</span> “<span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="storm">storm</span>,” <span word="though">though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earliest">earliest</span> <span word="citations">citations</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="positively">positively</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="storm">storm</span>” <span word="of">of</span> <span word="applause">applause</span>,” <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="phenomenon">phenomenon</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="new">new</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</span>:</p>
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