The RP’s Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Hoops

A ‘Linsane’ contract offer from the Rockets is challenging Jeremy Lin’s once-certain future in the New York. [Yahoo]

New NCAA recruiting rules are putting top prospects under a magnifying glass. But how far can it go before one of these kids gets burned? [ESPN]

Young gun Irving managed to corral the Black Mamba into a very expensive game of 1-on-1, but the two will be hard-pressed to make the match more entertaining than their conversation leading up to it. [Grantland]

The correct way to leave a city. [Boston.com]