"So Mike D'Antoni has a new point guard. We're been here before. Will it be any different with Jeremy Lin than it was with Iman Shumpert? Or Toney Douglas? Can fantasy owners really win with Lin?

The quick answer? Quite possibly.

As a fantasy analyst, I've certainly been prone to making breathless pronouncements about guys D'Antoni has selected to run the point. So let me first say that Lin's performance on Monday -- 28 points, eight assists and two steals against the Utah Jazz -- is just one game, not to mention one game in which he led a severely shorthanded New York Knicks team. However, in contrast to Shumpert and Douglas, who are primarily shooting guards, Lin seems more capable of doing what D'Antoni wants his point guard to do. The quick explanation? Pick and roll. Lin's already shown he can handle that part of the job. For details, check out this excellent post from Tim Kawakami of the San Jose Mercury News.

Baron Davis now has an infection in his elbow and is expected to be out until at least the All-Star break, so the starting job apparently belongs to Lin at least for the time being. If you're a fantasy owner who's down a guard -- say, Chauncey Billups -- don't hesitate to grab Lin."