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LAS VEGAS -- Four years after Linsanity, Jeremy Lin returns to New York a different player, a more mature person, and with a much different role.Lin said Saturday he signed a three-year, $36 million contract with the Brooklyn Nets in free agency because he was given an opportunity that has been rare during his six-year NBA career: to quarterback a team as the starting point guard.Its going to be collective, and Brook [Lopez] is going to be a big, big part of it as well as other players, Lin, speaking while watching the Nets at the Las Vegas Summer League, said in his first public comments since signing his new deal. But Im definitely coming in [understanding] what my role is. Im the playmaker. Im the point guard. Ive got to lead. Ive got to be an extension of the coach, and Im not shying away from that role at all.For me, being 27 now, thats something I wanted. Its a challenge I wanted to embrace, and I cant wait to do that. ... Im going to be the guy bringing it up the floor and leading the team. And thats definitely something that appealed to me.In six seasons with five teams, Lin has been a full-time starter for only one of those seasons, during the 2012-13 season in Houston, where he started 82 games and averaged 13.4 points and 6.1 assists.After enjoying a successful season in Charlotte, averaging 11.7 points off the bench, Lin said he was looking for a long-term home with a bigger role.New Nets coach Kenny Atkinson, who developed a strong relationship with Lin as an assistant coach with the Knicks during the 2011-12 season, when Lin exploded on the NBA scene, pitched to Lin a chance to be his floor leader.I dont think there will be a quarterback controversy right off the bat, Atkinson joked when asked about handing the ball over to Lin. I think that everybody thinks Jeremys best position is that combo guard off the bench. We took a little, kind of outside-of-the-box idea and said he can be our full-time point guard.Lin was born in California; his parents immigrated here from Taiwan in the mid-1970s.He still has a large following around the U.S., including in New York, where Linsanity was born while he played for the Knicks. Lin averaged 14.6 points, 6.2 assists and 1.6 steals in 35 games with the Knicks in 2011-12. However, during a breakout 11-game stretch, he averaged 23.9 points and 9.1 assists in 2012.Lin became a phenomenon and an international star in Asia, as well. Now he returns to New York uncertain of what the expectations for him might be in his second New York stint, albeit this time with Brooklyn.I am pretty far removed from that, Lin said of his Knicks stint. I dont forget about it like its a bad memory. But for me, I am so far past that. In terms of expectations, when I talk about me growing as a person, one of those ways is the expectations for myself, from the team.Expectations are going to be the same for me. I am going to go in and keep my mind right, keep trying to play for God. The last few years, I have been able to live with the results. There have been disappointing times -- my Lakers season [in 2014-15], losing in the first round. There definitely are going to be a lot of disappointments. But I know I did things what I felt like was the right way.Atkinson has built a stellar reputation for developing players, particularly point guards. He said he believes Lin can be a full-time starting point guard despite being given few opportunities to do so.I saw it in flashes in New York that he can distribute the ball, Atkinson said. I think he has got great vision. I think if you look at his attributes, he can play the point-guard position and he can defend the point-guard position. I see him leading our team. 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LIMOGES, France -- A gastronomical, sporting and cultural glance at Stage 4 of the Tour de France on Tuesday:Region: The Stage began in the medieval city of Saumur in the Loire valley and concluded in Limoges, the capital of the Limousin region.Baguette and butter: Germanys Marcel Kittel claimed the longest stage of the race in a mass sprint, edging French rider Bryan Coquard in a photo finish. Kittel required nearly 5 1/2 hours to complete the 237.5 (148-mile) leg.Plat du jour: When in Limoges, eat a Limousin steak. It does not come cheap, but this beef from grass-fed cattle is a must-try. It has a pleasant red color, very little fat and is full of flavor.Culture: Saumur was the native city of fashion designer Coco Chanel. Located along the Loire river, picture-perfect Saumur is also home to the elite Cadre Noir equestrian corps and one of the most prestigious riding schools in the world. Limoges is known for its porcelain.Vin du jour: To mark the 800th anniversary of Richard the Lionhearts death in 1199 in the Limousin region, locals decided to pay tribute to the late monarch by creating a new wine called Vin de Feste, which translates as party wine. Crafted in Limoges with aromatic plants and light spices including cinnamon, clove and ginger, this artisanal liquor wine can be enjoyed in multiple manners -- as an aperitif, with a slice of foie gras or to accompany a dessert.dddddddddddd.History: The town of Oradour-sur-Glane outside Limoges was the site of the largest civilian massacre in Nazi-occupied France. Four days after the June 6, 1944, D-Day landings in Normandy, 642 civilians were slaughtered in reprisal for the French Resistances kidnapping of a German soldier.Stat of the Day: 2000. The year of the previous finish in Limoges, won by French rider Christophe Agnolutto after a 128-kilometer (80-mile) breakaway.Quote of the Day: I think I belong with the greats now, Coquard said. 24-year-old French rider Bryan Coquard after being beaten by Marcel Kittel in a photo finish.Dessert: Flaugnarde, a baked fruit dish from the Limousin region.Next order: Stage 5 Wednesday is the races first mountain leg, a 216-kilometer (134-mile) route from Limoges to Le Lioran in the Massif Central. Featuring five climbs in a constant up and down finish, including the 1,589-meter (5213-foot) Pas de Peyrol, it will mark the first time that the Tour has gone above 1,500 meters this early in the race since the leg-breaking start to the 1979 edition, which began with three stages in the Pyrenees over the first four days.Look for overall favorites Chris Froome and Nairo Quintana to spring into action for the first time. ' ' '