How dare you forget about Baron Davis

Jeremy Lin? Jeremy Lin!? I understand he’s a good player and he’s been playing great. Averaging what? 20 ppg and 10 assists per night since he became relevant. Well, he has not been relevant that long. Baron Davis or B.D. as I call him is currently Jeremy Lin’s back up on the Knicks and I feel like that’s a crime against humanity. Baron Davis as a back up to Jeremy Lin!? What has this world become? It’s sinful. I am nauseated, repulsed, and horrified by the notion that B.D. is the back up to Jeremy Lin. I don’t care about this Linsanity. Baron Davis did not need a Linsanity or a system coach in Mike D’antoni to ball. Baron Davis could ball immediately after exited his mother’s womb. He was crossing over doctors as they tried to cut his umbilical cord.  

You brought shame to yourself if you thought Jeremy Lin should be the starter over a healthy Baron Davis. Since, Baron Davis as been out of basketball for a year with a herniated back I understand the caution. I also understand that he is getting up there in age. But, If Baron Davis can play like he used to then Jeremy Lin would have to worship a statue of B.D. in order to get playing time. Instead of thanking God after every game, Jeremy Lin would have to thank B.D. for letting him get any minutes at all. Do you need proof?

Here are Baron Davis stats during some of his best seasons;

03-04 - 22.9 ppg - 7.5 apg

04-05 - 19.5 ppg - 8.3 apg

05-06 - 17.9 ppg - 8.9 apg

06-07 - 20.1 ppg - 8.1 apg

07-08 - 21.8 ppg - 7.6 apg

These seasons may have been a long time ago but of recently, when he played for the Clippers, he was still a 15 ppg and 7 apg guy [not to mention he grabs about 3 boards a night]. Lin's numbers may be better than these but B.D. does not care if Dwayne Wade, Lebron James, Derrick Rose, Kobe Bryant or even Jesus guards him--he's going to cross them over. Lin almost cried during the game against the Heat. 

I think we forget how great Baron Davis was. How he averaged 25.3 points, 6.5 assists, 2.9 steals, 4.5 rebounds in that epic upset series against the number one seed in the 2007 playoffs. 

If B.D. is playing B.D. ball, there is no question he should be a starter over Jeremy Lin. It doesn’t matter how good Lin has been over the 12 or so games he’s played.We never questioned how good Baron Davis was going to be--we questioned how great he was going to be. We're still worried that Lin's performance is just a mirage. 

How could you forget his dunk on AK-47 (Andrei Kirilenko)? Some of us thought he should have been arrested for that dunk cause it was that criminal. 

Jeremy Lin!? Hahaha...yeah right.