Joseph Lin, Jeremy’s younger brother, shows tremendous upside for Hamilton College

CLINTON, N.Y. — Two hundred and forty-five miles to the northwest of the World’s Most Famous Arena — where his older brother Jeremy Lin was simultaneously schooling Kobe Bryant — the more subtle version of “Linsanity” unfolded on the hardcourt of Scott Field House at tiny, Division-III Hamilton College.

There were no dunks by the Continentals’ freshman backup point guard wearing No. 3, and no Lin cheering sections — unless you count the two dozen drunken Hamilton Delta Upsilon fraternity brothers who stood baseline and taunted the visting Tufts players. But Joseph Lin, the younger brother of Knick sensation Jeremy, made the most of his six minutes of playing time, banking in a jumper to give the Continentals a 17-16 lead with about 10 minutes left in the first half, and dishing for two assists. He did have one costly turnover right before the half ended. After the Continentals’ 67-64 win — which put them on the cusp of a playoff berth — Joseph Lin was walking off the court and a scorekeeper showed him the halftime Knicks score against L.A.

“Know who your brother is guarding?” the scorekeeper asked Lin, before providing the answer in the next breath. “Kobe!” “Are you serious? Kobe?” said the 5-11 Lin, before rushing to get changed, hoping to catch the second half of the Knicks-Lakers tilt on TV.

At 135 pounds, Joseph Lin was the lightest basketball player on the court Friday night — by a landslide. When the Continentals ran a pick-and-roll midway through the first half, Lin ran…

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