Having grown up in New York, I have been a New York Knicks fan since (my generation's version of) the Knicks's glory days in the 1990s. I cried when they lost the 1999 NBA Finals. Meeting Allan Houston was one of the high points of my life. And, I remained true to my boys in blue & orange despite their flat-out dismal performance for the past decade. Being an Asian American myself, I couldn't help but be intrigued when the Knicks picked up Jeremy Lin in late December. I had heard good things about the Harvard grad, but remained skeptical. I guess I have been a victim of the Knickerbocker heartache for far too long, because I continued to stay doubtful when Lin...