After 10 games of spectacular performances, the reality of Jeremy Lin sets in after both the hype and the doubts. The Knicks have won 8 of their last 10 games with Jeremy, where he has started in 9 of them and played more minutes than any other member of the team. Compared to the last 10 games of all other players in the NBA, here is where Jeremy stands in the league:
- #9 in Scoring
- #3 in Assists
- #2 in Steals
- #4 in Combined Points, Rebounds, and Assists (#1 among guards)
- #13 in Overall Efficiency (#3 among guards)
The names that appear in both the top 20 for assists and scoring aside from Jeremy are Tony Parker, Deron Williams, LeBron James, and Derrick Rose. Other names that appear with Jeremy on the top 10 for both the combined stats and efficiency list for guards are Dwyane Wade, Russell Westbrook, John Wall, and Monta Ellis. To even mention any player with these stars is a testament to what they’ve done, but it’s also notable which names aren’t mentioned. All-star point guards Steve Nash, Chris Paul, and Rajon Rondo have all trailed Jeremy in various stats, most notably scoring ability, but in both overall efficiency and effectiveness as well.
There have been arguments that Jeremy’s performance is going to slow down as the league recognizes his ability and properly defends him, but he has continued to break personal records in every single one of the past 10 games. He broke his scoring record 3 times, assist record 6 times, rebound record 2 times, and steal record 1 time. Whether teams are paying more attention and defending Jeremy more than before, he’s getting better at a faster rate. Unfortunately, as part of playing more minutes than ever before, Jeremy has also broken his record for turnovers twice. Fortunately, Jeremy is prolific at stealing the ball back and averaged the same number of turnovers minus steals per game as Steve Nash and Russell Westbrook, which suddenly makes it both normal and acceptable at that level of play.
For those that argue that 10 games still isn’t enough time to convince you that Jeremy is rocking the NBA like the star that he is, keep waiting, cause it’s going to get better.
Sample stats below from NBA.com, full stats and discussion on the forums
| Scoring Leaders | Points | |
| 1 | Kevin Durant , OKC | 29.3 |
| 2 | Russell Westbrook , OKC | 26.9 |
| 2 | Deron Williams , NJN | 26.9 |
| 4 | Kobe Bryant , LAL | 26.8 |
| 5 | Tony Parker , SAS | 25.5 |
| 6 | Kevin Love , MIN | 25.4 |
| 6 | Dirk Nowitzki , DAL | 25.4 |
| 8 | Monta Ellis , GSW | 25.0 |
| 9 | Jeremy Lin , NYK | 24.6 |
| 10 | Dwyane Wade , MIA | 24.4 |
| 11 | Andrea Bargnani , TOR | 24.2 |
| 11 | LeBron James , MIA | 24.2 |
| 13 | Derrick Rose , CHI | 23.6 |
| 14 | LaMarcus Aldridge , POR | 21.7 |
| 15 | Eric Gordon , NOH | 21.0 |
| 16 | Rudy Gay , MEM | 20.8 |
| 16 | Blake Griffin , LAC | 20.8 |
| 16 | Dwight Howard , ORL | 20.8 |
| 19 | Al Jefferson , UTA | 20.3 |
| 19 | David Lee , GSW | 20.3 |
| Assist Leaders | APG | |
| 1 | Steve Nash , PHX | 13.2 |
| 2 | Jose Calderon , TOR | 9.4 |
| 3 | Jeremy Lin , NYK | 9.2 |
| 4 | Rajon Rondo , BOS | 9.0 |
| 5 | Tony Parker , SAS | 8.2 |
| 6 | Ramon Sessions , CLE | 8.1 |
| 6 | John Wall , WAS | 8.1 |
| 8 | Chris Paul , LAC | 7.8 |
| 9 | Ricky Rubio , MIN | 7.6 |
| 10 | Greivis Vasquez , NOH | 7.4 |
| 11 | Stephen Curry , GSW | 7.2 |
| 12 | Kyle Lowry , HOU | 7.1 |
| 13 | Deron Williams , NJN | 7.0 |
| 14 | LeBron James , MIA | 6.4 |
| 14 | Derrick Rose , CHI | 6.4 |
| 16 | D.J. Augustin , CHA | 6.2 |
| 17 | Mike Conley , MEM | 6.1 |
| 18 | Andre Iguodala , PHI | 6.0 |
| 19 | Andre Miller , DEN | 5.9 |
| 20 | Jason Kidd , DAL | 5.7 |
| Efficiency Leaders (Guards) | EFF | |
| 1 | Tony Parker , SAS | 24.4 |
| 2 | Dwyane Wade , MIA | 24.2 |
| 3 | Jeremy Lin , NYK | 23.7 |
| 4 | Russell Westbrook , OKC | 23.4 |
| 5 | Deron Williams , NJN | 23 |
| 6 | Steve Nash , PHX | 22.1 |
| 7 | John Wall , WAS | 21.9 |
| 8 | Stephen Curry , GSW | 21.7 |
| 9 | Monta Ellis , GSW | 21.4 |
| 10 | Derrick Rose , CHI | 21.2 |
| Points/Rebounds/Assists (Guards) | TOTAL | |
| 1 | Jeremy Lin , NYK | 379 |
| 2 | Russell Westbrook , OKC | 370 |
| 3 | Deron Williams , NJN | 368 |
| 4 | Tony Parker , SAS | 366 |
| 5 | Kobe Bryant , LAL | 360 |
| 6 | Derrick Rose , CHI | 334 |
| 7 | Monta Ellis , GSW | 332 |
| 8 | Dwyane Wade , MIA | 322 |
| 9 | John Wall , WAS | 316 |
| 10 | Chris Paul , LAC | 300 |