Updated Feb 15, 2012 - 9:33 am
Examining the racial element to 'Linsanity'
By 710Sports.com staff
In a matter of weeks, Jeremy Lin has gone from a bench player on the verge of getting cut to the biggest story in the NBA.
The undrafted Knicks point guard has averaged 27 points and eight assists in his first four starts while helping New York win five straight games without stars Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire.
And in case you haven't heard, he's also the first American-born NBA player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent.
Bob and Groz discuss in the video below whether that element to the story is being overblown.
Update: Lin scored 27 points and added a career-high 11 assists Tuesday in a win over Toronto, the Knicks' sixth straight.
You can download Tuesday's podcast here.
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Bob Stelton is the co-host of Bob and Groz. He comes to 710 ESPN Seattle from 101 ESPN in St. Louis and had previously worked for Sporting News Radio in Chicago and Santa Monica, Calif. Bob began his radio career in Seattle in 1997 after a failed attempt to become a rock star. He's back in his home town and looks forward to talking about the teams he grew up with. 
Dave Grosby co-hosts Bob and Groz, weekdays from noon to 3 p.m. on 710 ESPN Seattle. "The Groz" has spent the last 19 years of his 37-year broadcast career as a Seattle sports talk show host. Dave is also the play-by-play announcer for Seattle University basketball games heard on 710. 
After two years as the producer for "Brock and Salk," Colin Paisley now produces "Bob and Groz." Colin also hosts "Seattle Sports Saturday" with Tom Wassell and the "Colin and Tom" podcast. Colin came to 710 ESPN Seattle after five years at various FM music stations in Bellingham and Seattle. In addition to his time as producer and host, Colin likes to spend his time embracing his "Slacker Gen-Y" persona by napping and not caring about stuff. Plus he likes tons of bands you've never heard of, and once you hear of them he'll stop liking them.
