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MMA Featured Columnist and occasional Breaking News Team writer here at Bleacher Report. Proud graduate of the Sportswriting Internship program (I would recommend it to anyone looking to improve their writing and opportunities at B/R). I enjoy a good dialogue with readers so feedback is always welcome. You can follow me on twitter @Ballentine_Alex

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Chael P. Sonnen, Tim Tebow, LaDainian Tomlinson

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    TCU Horned Frogs, Cleveland Browns, anyone playing Ohio State

  • Favorite Coaches

    Gary Patterson

  • All-Time Sports Moment

    TCU beating Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl, Florida beating Ohio State in the 2006 National Championship game 41-14

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    TCU 39 West Virginia 38 double overtime game in 2012

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  • Anthony Kang posted 76 days ago

    Anthony Kang

    Ya got it sir. Yea, I know what you meant, but you know readers...

  • Eddie Fargo posted 95 days ago

    Eddie Fargo

    Hey, don't forget that Jeremy got 39 steals in January--leading the NBA for that month. His PPG is also trending upward, beyond the 12.6 PPG you quoted, to 13.5 PPG if you don't count his admittedly poor performance at the start of the season where he was recovering from the knee injury. That's even more significant if you remember that he's been getting less playing time of late.
    So, I think it's a little unfair--or at least premature--to say that Lin is only above average, in the top half. Few players with his point and assist averages put up stellar performances like the 28 pt game earlier this month, the 38 pt game in December, and numerous double-digit assist nights--not to mention that 'Linsanity' run in Feb 2011 where he averaged 25 PPG and picked up 38 pts against Kobe and the Lakers, then followed it up with 28 against Dirk Nowitzki. The guy obviously has some serious talent, but also some serious consistency issues as of late--shared in part by the youth and inexperience of his teammates, who can't always figure out how to, well, play ball together. Anyway, despite these issues, his numbers are on an uptrend, and he hasn't even played a full season yet. But in a way, it's a good thing that he's being underestimated.

  • Ian Hanford posted 165 days ago

    Ian Hanford

    Not a problem, Alex. It was well done.

  • Amal Abbass posted 166 days ago

    Amal Abbass

    My pleasure, Alex.

  • Zak Kulin posted 166 days ago

    Zak  Kulin

    No problem, Alex. Happy to help.

  • King J posted 176 days ago

    King J

    Alex!
    PM your official prediction PAC vs JMM 4
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1424784-manny-pacquiao-vs-juan-manuel-marquez-4-send-in-your-official-predictions

  • Eric Vincent posted 182 days ago

    Eric Vincent

    Thanks for tuning in man! Much appreciated!

  • Ben Rosenthal posted 206 days ago

    Ben Rosenthal

    No problem, Alex. Should be a great game.

  • Andrew N posted 215 days ago

    Andrew N

    Saw your Update. Still off by one game. It was the Irish's 4th FOURTH game by 7 or fewer. Not fifth. Give them credit where it is due. ND has played 7 games. 3 games were won by 17+ (Navy by 40, MSU by 17, Miami by 38), that would mean only 4 games are decided by anything less. It's all right here:
    http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/_/id/87/notre-dame-fighting-irish

  • Andrew N posted 215 days ago

    Andrew N

    You clearly do not follow college football close enough to make a false statement like this regarding NDs season "...it was their fifth win by less than a touchdown this season."

    Go look at scores for: NAVY, MSU, MIAMI. All three games by 17+ or more. Michigan and Stanford 7 pts. That would make 5 games won by MORE than a TD. A TD is worth 6 points jackass.

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