Todd Harrison: The Equity Lin-dex

I've been an avid sports fan my entire life and pride myself on avoiding bandwagons - as evidenced by my steadfast loyalty to the Oakland Raiders. With that said, I've never seen anything quite as epic as the Jeremy Lin experience.

In an age where superstar athletes are increasingly viewed as tone-deaf, self-promotional millionaires, it's refreshing to see a kid captivate our imagination in such a profound way. Lin didn't get any scholarship offers when he graduated from high school, wasn't drafted after he earned his Harvard degree, and was cut twice before finding his way to the Knicks.

The story reads like a Disney script. It is, in a word, Lin-diculous.

We at Minyanville enjoy homegrown success stories as much as the next guy, so we have fashioned the world's first Equity Lin-dex featuring a basket of stocks to track the ongoing success of the overnight hoops sensation. Without further ado, here are the stocks and why: