As someone who is from New York, I vividly remember how hyped the Chinatown here in Queens was during Linsanity. I remember the hype surrounding both Linsanity and Tebow Mania when I was in middle school.
And Lin did it out of desperation not to get cut again. We have to remember that Jeremy did not ask for Linsanity & did not even know himself that it was coming. Just like him, Linsanity came out of nowhere, although technically he did not come out of nowhere. He was already known at Golden State Warriors as the hometown boy of the Bay area, who was a highschool player of the year yet did not get any scholarships, to have made it into the NBA in 2010.
Jeremy Lin is an underrated NBA player. He wasn't a star player, but he was a very good Role player. Jeremy Lin was in his prime when he was with the Knicks.
he had a good play off run with Charlotte and earned himself the starting position on the nets but got injured, felt so bad for him. he finally got an opportunity to shine after being on the Lakers and the rockets as a secondary ball handler but that's life i guess
If only Melo's ego isn't so big they could've gone to the playoffs together. I don't think they're winning it but it would've been fun to watch. Melo would've still been the first option and the super star of the team
@@kevinzhu6417 I thought his time with Charlotte was the highlight of his career and he was better than Kember, too bad he was injuryed with the Nets. That terminated his NBA career. Who knew how far he would have gone.
I'm asian and a Melo fan and don't know how to respond lmao but fs Linsanity was straight up magical. I liked basketball before Linsanity, but during I started loving basketball, to the point I still enjoy basketball as my fav sport today. Real life cinderella story.
Taiwanese here. I was still in college when Linsanity happened. The entire country exploded and everybody including their grandma wanted to see Jeremy play. The sports channels had to modify their broadcasting rights for NBA games just so they can broadcast Knicks games. It was such an amazing time and I was so happy when he got his ring with the Raptors.
@@nbadegenerate21that was stupid he played like 3 minutes in the playoffs, he might not be good at defense, but when you ain't scoring, it don't matter
It’s so weird to see guards go from amazing in short spurts to just nobody’s. I feel like Cam Payne just went through this. Great during their Finals run and now he just a guy again
That just goes to show how fucking insanely hard it is to be an NBA star or super star. Many, many guys have had brief runs where they looked awesome only to fall back to earth. Danny Green in the 2013 and 2014 post seasons, Cam Paine during the 2021 playoff run, and many many others. Most are just guys, only a few go on to become super stars who can do this repeatedly.
@@julianbell9161then you have guys like Brandon Roy who could’ve been superstars down the line only to have their careers taken away due to unfortunate circumstances
Cam Payne? lol dont compare that dude with lin. Payne sucks even during final run. He doesnt know how to shoot and everytime when he touches the ball, everyone will be like no dont shoot. Lin was undderrated even after linsanity. Watch him when he was playing with the hornets and nets, he was solid. WIthout the injuries later on, he would be a good point guard. Is he a super star? of course not but totally different level than Cam Payne
He went from a star to a so call nobody Bc the NBA is a joke, and half of the players, and coaches on the NBA are either raciest asf or raciest and scare to stand up. Course of that the NBA didn't like the fact that there was an Asian player, nother less a super star that took all the fame from other NBA stars... It's just sad to see how they all let him down, one of the best point guards in history. All bc he was Asian.
He could have been a great off-the bench spark if the league used him better. He wasn't super efficient, and he turned over too much to be a primary option long term. But he's the kind of player when your first scoring option is resting and everyone is cold, you plug him in. He can create his own shot, and that's always valuable.
your crazy for saying that he wasn't super efficient... Dude literally made the whole country jump up and down when ever he played, he literally has a whole nick name that and erra towards himself, and he literally is one of if not the best point guard in NBA history. Bro literally made half the NBA stars like Kobe look like a chump. You don't do all that if you aren't efficient. We all know the real reason on why the NBA kicked him out, it's never bc of his skills, but the sad truth bc he was Asian...
I love the respect given to Lin in this video. No bashing. No unnecessary dickriding like some of his fans. He would have been a good starter for the right team but was in constant bad situations like the kevin mchale as his coach. Or Lakers tanking when he can be somewhere playing as a starter. Then 2 unfortunate injuries with the nets just derailed him. Just glad him to see a ring and recently drop 50 in taiwan
The Heat took the whole Linsanity thing a bit personally. LeBron and Wade went out of there ways to demoralize him that night lol there's a whole video about it.
My grandpa who I don't think has ever watched sports, saw me watching espn and they were talking about Carmelo and his words were: "does he play with the lin guy?" I couldn't help but laugh
I think what melo meant by ridiculous is the poison contract. I love Jermey Lin, but Brian Winhorst said that that was back loaded. That’s why the Knicks didn’t match the offer cause it’s a low annual salary till the 3rd year then the guy would’ve started making over 14-15 million annually. And back then the salary cap wasn’t what it was today so to have a guy making 15 mil was pretty crazy if he wasn’t a consistent player.
Shaq and kobe got nothing on u guys duo…the transition from 1 to another is crisp the points are on point and yall make us laugh from time to time…honestly great narration
Also to explain Toronto's crowd reaction to Lin's game winner, there is a gigantic asian population here and majority of them are into basketball. EVERY asian in the world was unconditionally rooting for Lin to succeed. We love our Raptors, tho.
I was 12 growing up in New York when this was happening, there will never be another buzz like that in New York ever again. Linsanity was really a movement that everyone enjoyed. It was cool
There are 4 major moments that derailed Lin’s career. 1: The torn meniscus at the height of Linsanity, just horrible luck. When you are still trying to prove yourself, devastating injuries just cause a team to want to move on from you. 2 and 3 are kind of hand in hand: Carmelo’s jealousy and D’Antoni leaving. Melo fundamentally isn’t a winner. He always looks out for himself and his own scoring above team success. He isn’t good enough to be selfish as fuck and win like Kobe. And D’Antoni quitting paired with Melo being jealous was the death nail for him coming back to NY. Then he goes to Houston, Mike is there, Darryl Morrey specifically tells Lon that the team will be built around him. Everything is looking great for Jeremy. 4: OKC decides to trade James Harden to Houston and all of a sudden, a better version of the same position has just landed in Houston. Sorry Jeremy, but this is James’ team now. And he never got another shot with the right coach and right team for him to succeed.
That was the most fun time. I followed Lin on NBA app. Paid $150 juat to watch him on the Rockets. NBA had a market lightning that was attracting so many new fans. NY shoukd have kept him for the next 3 years. Lin would have played in NY for $1 Mil.
I remember in Houston where they were so much hype for Jeremy Lin since Houston there’s a ginormous Asian community I remember for a long time I saw more Jeremy Lin jerseys then I did see like Hakeem Olajuwon, which is insane to think about
Say what you want about his career, but you can't deny that Linsanity was absolutely amazing. The guy was playing better than most of the NBA all stars, and if you ask some people, he was playing better than anyone in the NBA in that stretch. I'll never forget this run as long as I live. Or if I get Alzheimer's and lose my memory.
If Jeremy Lin had been playing in Milwaukee, or New Orleans or Memphis, this would not have gotten any attention. But it happened in New York, so it must be important.
You guys don’t know Henry Walker but I remember him specifically because he plays here in the Philippines still as an import hahaha love your videos tho!
Went to a game that year I think when melo came back… Lin had a 20 point double double.. might have been that wolves game they mentioned that he had 20… melo might have still been recovering and and on a workout bike or olyptypical on the sideline still tho
🤦🏾♂️ people please stop blaming Melo. Lin took a deal and left NY. Knicks would’ve been crazy to match the deal because by year three it would’ve paid Lin $23m that year alone.
The NBA is a joke, and half of the players, and coaches on the NBA are either raciest asf or raciest and scare to stand up. Course of that the NBA didn't like the fact that there was an Asian player, nother less a super star that took all the fame from other NBA stars... It's just sad to see how they all let him down, one of the best point guards in history. All bc he was Asian.
If he had been taken more seriously as a college recruit he would have had a good journeyman career. But it’s nice he was able to stay in the league, get some good moments in and win a ring.
Yup, he got a decade's worth of the NBA (with said championship ring), then the CBA, & now currently playing in Taiwan, his ethnic heritage. He again put up a 38-point game in Taiwan, just as he did in NY & in Houston.
Ah yes, the crazy few months where a guy who was sleeping on a teammates couch captivated the audience of the league. Boy, it may have been short-lived but it was amazing all the same. I even remember being mad that the Knicks let him go for nothing, only to pull out their best season of that era. Weird times
Look here, HE was with the right team, Knicks bemch was solid, they had a above average coach, he pushed the right buttons at times. But the bottom line, they had a really very good core of players. After that, I don't know what happened.. The garden didn't ball like that since B. King..
Lin went to houston and played with Harden, who did the same thing , he did. If Lin stays on the knicks he is a 16pts 7 assist PG. but melo and CAA ruined it
Knicks should have done whatever they could to keep Billups, he brought out the best in Melo, someone to distribute to Melo and Stat. Especially Billups since you traded away so many assets to get him and Melo. Lin waiving off Kobe is forever legendary, glad he was on my Raptors championship roster.
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Linsanity was incredible, and Jeremy Lin's meteoric rise was borderline movie-like. But we can't put 100% of the blame for its end on Carmelo Anthony. Yes, he was jealous about sharing the spotlight (something he only learned to handle later), but the truth is, Lin was hyped because it's part of Knicks culture. No other team hypes things up or shines a spotlight on 'small moments' like the Knicks. I remember that 7-game winning streak, but eventually, Lin began to show why he went undrafted-the turnovers kept piling up. Losing the streak to Indiana was fine, but the defeat against the Miami Heat was tough to swallow because Lin played poorly in that game. Then, the coach changed, and to make matters worse, Lin got injured and was out for the rest of the season. That really watered down the whole 'Linsanity' craze. In the first round of the playoffs, the Knicks faced the Miami Heat during peak LeBron and Dwyane Wade era, and the rest is history. There's a lot of 'what ifs,' and Lin could have had a different career. But at that time, with that team and coach, he wasn’t set up to succeed as an off-ball point guard. And just like we saw later with the Rockets, Lin showed why he went undrafted. It was really sad to see.
People of Asian ethnicity from a "Western" country don't really have many idols that that they can look up to.. Particularly guys who copped Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee and Short round jokes growing up. We don't have sporting champs, billionaires, presidents, Academy winners(until recently) and Nobel prize winners that we call our 'own', Jeremy Lin was one, albeit a flash in the pan for some. He was someone that that was respected and achieving the never thought possible. Its really hard to put into words what he meant to the Western Asian community.
Wrong, sports were never any Asian priority. many Asians shinned in business and science STEM. I personally worked with many. We earned a hell lot more than many sport athletes. We were known and proud for our hard working and intelligence. That was more than enough.
I REALLY don’t think Kobe was being disrespectful, he honestly didn’t seem like he knew anything about Jeremy, and who could blame him? He was in the midst of a season also, Kobe had no reason to know anything about him at that point.
lmfao Melo gets all of the blame, yet that boy bitched up against Miami and Chicago and wasn’t the same after that. but yet blame Melo for Lin never playing the same again, dude got figured out and couldn’t adjust. that simple
I will always believe that the next would’ve been truly better off if Carmelo Anthony never played for them. It’s a shame that Jeremy didn’t reach his full potential because of him.
Jeremy Lin was never really that good. He had those outstanding games because his defenders underestimated him and there weren’t a lot of videos of Jlin in the database for them to study on. After a few months, when people started catching up on Jlin’s style and moves, Jlin got grounded real quick
It's tragic, because if lin had gone to a basketball school. Focused on basketball instead of ironically studying. Was coached well. He no doubt would've been pretty good.
Crazy how we Knicks fans thought this guy was gonna be one of our main Guys on our team. & we just let him walk away. At least after this season we would be first in our Division and the 2nd best team in the league. Hopefully we can make another deep playoff run with Jalen Brunson
@@Tai-y1d only an idiot would pay Lin that much money. He avg 4.0 PPG in his first playoff series in Houston. Paying him would be a Knicks loser organization decision.
As someone who is from New York, I vividly remember how hyped the Chinatown here in Queens was during Linsanity. I remember the hype surrounding both Linsanity and Tebow Mania when I was in middle school.
Bruh don't call flushing Chinatown, that is confusing Manhattan Chinatown is chinatown
@@Akashic85there is a lot of chinatowns , it isn’t just district name ,
@@Akashic85there a Chinatown here in Brooklyn there not just Mahattan chinatown
@@tonyis_lit1137 where’s the Chinatown in BK ?
@@ThaTruth223sunset 8 av
Jeremy did what every professional bench player wishes they could: get a chance and take advantage!
And Lin did it out of desperation not to get cut again. We have to remember that Jeremy did not ask for Linsanity & did not even know himself that it was coming. Just like him, Linsanity came out of nowhere, although technically he did not come out of nowhere. He was already known at Golden State Warriors as the hometown boy of the Bay area, who was a highschool player of the year yet did not get any scholarships, to have made it into the NBA in 2010.
Jeremy Lin is an underrated NBA player.
He wasn't a star player, but he was a very good Role player.
Jeremy Lin was in his prime when he was with the Knicks.
he had a good play off run with Charlotte and earned himself the starting position on the nets but got injured, felt so bad for him. he finally got an opportunity to shine after being on the Lakers and the rockets as a secondary ball handler but that's life i guess
If only Melo's ego isn't so big they could've gone to the playoffs together. I don't think they're winning it but it would've been fun to watch. Melo would've still been the first option and the super star of the team
@@kevinzhu6417 Totally. He pushed himself too hard and kept getting injured.
Jeremy imo never got the fair chance to even hit his prime cause he was waived and traded every time
@@kevinzhu6417 I thought his time with Charlotte was the highlight of his career and he was better than Kember, too bad he was injuryed with the Nets. That terminated his NBA career. Who knew how far he would have gone.
Decades from now, no one will remember what melo has achieved off the top. But there will still be people who remembers jeremy lin for linsanity.
Man, get the f outta here with that emotional nonsense. Like wtf are you even talking about, lol??????????????
I'm asian and a Melo fan and don't know how to respond lmao but fs Linsanity was straight up magical. I liked basketball before Linsanity, but during I started loving basketball, to the point I still enjoy basketball as my fav sport today. Real life cinderella story.
To call the nba racist for not valuing Lin is hypocritical for fans who only root for Lin because he isnt African American.
@@vamoneygroupliterally no one said the nba was racist
@@wreckz1025 Lin is cheeks period. Hyped because of race.
I miss linsanity. I remember getting so excited watching another Asian guy light up the NBA. I still have a signed Knicks jersey from Lin
Lin to taxi driver: "Please can you drive me to Madison Square Garden I need to beat Kobe and Lakers" haha
Taiwanese here. I was still in college when Linsanity happened. The entire country exploded and everybody including their grandma wanted to see Jeremy play.
The sports channels had to modify their broadcasting rights for NBA games just so they can broadcast Knicks games.
It was such an amazing time and I was so happy when he got his ring with the Raptors.
That game winner he had in Toronto was iconic!! Had me tryna recreate it right after it had happened
Cam Thomas dropping 40 in like 3 straight games gave me huge Linsanity vibes
He could be averaging 40 but the nets don’t play him
@@nbadegenerate21that was stupid he played like 3 minutes in the playoffs, he might not be good at defense, but when you ain't scoring, it don't matter
@@peytonfechter3438frl Jacque Vaughn did him so dirty
Well, he is another proud Asian.
Jeremy Lin will be forever remembered
At the end of the day…
Jeremy Lin: 1 ring
Melo: 0
at the end of the day
HOF career : Melo
flash in a pan run that got exposed : Lin
Lin had a good two month stretch. Melo had about a 10-yr run with him as a top 10-15 active player.
so impressive sat at the end of the bench watching kawhi do all the work probably was signed to pick up kawhi Chinese take out
He was riding the bench the entire time. Relax
@ThaTruth223 ur getting hurt for no reason 😂😂
It’s so weird to see guards go from amazing in short spurts to just nobody’s. I feel like Cam Payne just went through this. Great during their Finals run and now he just a guy again
That just goes to show how fucking insanely hard it is to be an NBA star or super star. Many, many guys have had brief runs where they looked awesome only to fall back to earth. Danny Green in the 2013 and 2014 post seasons, Cam Paine during the 2021 playoff run, and many many others. Most are just guys, only a few go on to become super stars who can do this repeatedly.
@@julianbell9161then you have guys like Brandon Roy who could’ve been superstars down the line only to have their careers taken away due to unfortunate circumstances
Cam Payne? lol dont compare that dude with lin. Payne sucks even during final run. He doesnt know how to shoot and everytime when he touches the ball, everyone will be like no dont shoot. Lin was undderrated even after linsanity. Watch him when he was playing with the hornets and nets, he was solid. WIthout the injuries later on, he would be a good point guard. Is he a super star? of course not but totally different level than Cam Payne
U said.. Payne great during their finals run?
He went from a star to a so call nobody Bc the NBA is a joke, and half of the players, and coaches on the NBA are either raciest asf or raciest and scare to stand up. Course of that the NBA didn't like the fact that there was an Asian player, nother less a super star that took all the fame from other NBA stars... It's just sad to see how they all let him down, one of the best point guards in history. All bc he was Asian.
He could have been a great off-the bench spark if the league used him better. He wasn't super efficient, and he turned over too much to be a primary option long term. But he's the kind of player when your first scoring option is resting and everyone is cold, you plug him in. He can create his own shot, and that's always valuable.
That's what he was in Charlotte and he had one of his better seasons there.
your crazy for saying that he wasn't super efficient... Dude literally made the whole country jump up and down when ever he played, he literally has a whole nick name that and erra towards himself, and he literally is one of if not the best point guard in NBA history. Bro literally made half the NBA stars like Kobe look like a chump. You don't do all that if you aren't efficient. We all know the real reason on why the NBA kicked him out, it's never bc of his skills, but the sad truth bc he was Asian...
Linsanity was insane.
Don't you mean linsane
Henry Walker was known as Billy Walker most of the time - a 2k legend.
good video ! Thanks for covering Lin and the memories of 2012
6:04 The yellow mamba is crazy 😭
I love the respect given to Lin in this video. No bashing. No unnecessary dickriding like some of his fans.
He would have been a good starter for the right team but was in constant bad situations like the kevin mchale as his coach.
Or Lakers tanking when he can be somewhere playing as a starter.
Then 2 unfortunate injuries with the nets just derailed him.
Just glad him to see a ring and recently drop 50 in taiwan
It gives great joy to my heart remembering that Jeremy Lin has a ring and Carmelo doesn't
Carmelo is a future hall of famer stop acting that ring makes Lin him better
He was riding the bench the entire freaking year. He just got lucky
@@cookiemonster64 Idfc he is not a good human being
@@amanmehta3026 what are you basing that off of lol Carmelo is not the reason the Knicks run is Jeremy Lin's highlights of his career
Lin don't have a ncaa chip or a gold medal😂❤🎉
I can’t stop watching ur guys videos keep up that grind
The Heat took the whole Linsanity thing a bit personally. LeBron and Wade went out of there ways to demoralize him that night lol there's a whole video about it.
My grandpa who I don't think has ever watched sports, saw me watching espn and they were talking about Carmelo and his words were: "does he play with the lin guy?" I couldn't help but laugh
Y’all are my favorite basketball channel out right now pls continue do a podcast y’all need to be heard in the sports community
That was a magical time to be a KNICKS fan .
This channel man… Too good
I think what melo meant by ridiculous is the poison contract. I love Jermey Lin, but Brian Winhorst said that that was back loaded. That’s why the Knicks didn’t match the offer cause it’s a low annual salary till the 3rd year then the guy would’ve started making over 14-15 million annually. And back then the salary cap wasn’t what it was today so to have a guy making 15 mil was pretty crazy if he wasn’t a consistent player.
loving the uploads keep em coming!
Shaq and kobe got nothing on u guys duo…the transition from 1 to another is crisp the points are on point and yall make us laugh from time to time…honestly great narration
Also to explain Toronto's crowd reaction to Lin's game winner, there is a gigantic asian population here and majority of them are into basketball. EVERY asian in the world was unconditionally rooting for Lin to succeed. We love our Raptors, tho.
I was 12 growing up in New York when this was happening, there will never be another buzz like that in New York ever again. Linsanity was really a movement that everyone enjoyed. It was cool
I guess u missed the Jalen Brunson buzz, which has lasted since he got here.
Y’all make talking about basketball so much fun 🙏
I Remember the spot I was standing When Jeremy Lin was getting talked about one of my favorite 2k players and happy he won on that 2019 raptors
This is like TJ Warren in the bubble in 2020. Unreal
When Lin waved off Kobe and hit the game winning shot. Was just crazy 😮
There are 4 major moments that derailed Lin’s career. 1: The torn meniscus at the height of Linsanity, just horrible luck. When you are still trying to prove yourself, devastating injuries just cause a team to want to move on from you. 2 and 3 are kind of hand in hand: Carmelo’s jealousy and D’Antoni leaving. Melo fundamentally isn’t a winner. He always looks out for himself and his own scoring above team success. He isn’t good enough to be selfish as fuck and win like Kobe. And D’Antoni quitting paired with Melo being jealous was the death nail for him coming back to NY. Then he goes to Houston, Mike is there, Darryl Morrey specifically tells Lon that the team will be built around him. Everything is looking great for Jeremy. 4: OKC decides to trade James Harden to Houston and all of a sudden, a better version of the same position has just landed in Houston. Sorry Jeremy, but this is James’ team now. And he never got another shot with the right coach and right team for him to succeed.
At least he won a ring with the raptors in 2019 🤷🏾♂️
@@Braylon1997did he contribute to anything that season ?
Even Kobe knows he ain't winning when he was very selfish. Remember what Kobe said about harden. Kobe knows being selfish doesn't lead to wins
@@Nazoto Kobe never mentioned Melo
kobe didn't win as the number 1 option until he decided to be less selfish. also he was a top tier defender which melo never was
That was the most fun time. I followed Lin on NBA app. Paid $150 juat to watch him on the Rockets. NBA had a market lightning that was attracting so many new fans. NY shoukd have kept him for the next 3 years. Lin would have played in NY for $1 Mil.
I remember in Houston where they were so much hype for Jeremy Lin since Houston there’s a ginormous Asian community I remember for a long time I saw more Jeremy Lin jerseys then I did see like Hakeem Olajuwon, which is insane to think about
Say what you want about his career, but you can't deny that Linsanity was absolutely amazing. The guy was playing better than most of the NBA all stars, and if you ask some people, he was playing better than anyone in the NBA in that stretch. I'll never forget this run as long as I live. Or if I get Alzheimer's and lose my memory.
Back from the gym and I see that you guys uploaded, like it was destiny 😂
If Jeremy Lin had been playing in Milwaukee, or New Orleans or Memphis, this would not have gotten any attention. But it happened in New York, so it must be important.
Best Linsanity moment gotta be 38 points against Kobe & the Lakers, especially after that "i don't know" interview from The Mamba
Linsanity and Kaheid Herculean Toronotos run are the two things I’ll remember about the NBA
Henry walker the slander is crazy lmfao
Could you guys do a recap of the Thunder vs Grizzlies of the early 2010s? A very underrated rivalry in my opinion.
Crazy to think NY could've had Melo, Lin, Stat and Porzingas on the same squad
the "yellow mamba" sign in the crowd is wild.
Everyone loves a hero story. It gives us hope for all of us.
You guys don’t know Henry Walker but I remember him specifically because he plays here in the Philippines still as an import hahaha love your videos tho!
Went to a game that year I think when melo came back… Lin had a 20 point double double.. might have been that wolves game they mentioned that he had 20… melo might have still been recovering and and on a workout bike or olyptypical on the sideline still tho
If Jeremy Lin averaged 25 a game for all his prime seasons, he’d basically the Cinderella story poster boy.
Bro played good basketball for like a month and Knick fans swear this man should be in the Hall of Fame 😂
Jeremy Lin got me hooked on basketball for a while. We deserved more Linsanity time.
League did him dirty
“The Yellow Mamba” is crazy bro wtf🤣😭
🤦🏾♂️ people please stop blaming Melo. Lin took a deal and left NY. Knicks would’ve been crazy to match the deal because by year three it would’ve paid Lin $23m that year alone.
Goat behavior
linsanity video is a rite of passage for basketball youtubers
Henry walker was Mike Beasleys costar at Kansas St😂
Asian American NBA PLAYER. HE SHOULD BE PROUD. HE ACCOMPLISHED MORE THAN SOME.
The NBA is a joke, and half of the players, and coaches on the NBA are either raciest asf or raciest and scare to stand up. Course of that the NBA didn't like the fact that there was an Asian player, nother less a super star that took all the fame from other NBA stars... It's just sad to see how they all let him down, one of the best point guards in history. All bc he was Asian.
Lin and porzingis duo could have been deadly
If he had been taken more seriously as a college recruit he would have had a good journeyman career. But it’s nice he was able to stay in the league, get some good moments in and win a ring.
Yup, he got a decade's worth of the NBA (with said championship ring), then the CBA, & now currently playing in Taiwan, his ethnic heritage. He again put up a 38-point game in Taiwan, just as he did in NY & in Houston.
Ah yes, the crazy few months where a guy who was sleeping on a teammates couch captivated the audience of the league. Boy, it may have been short-lived but it was amazing all the same.
I even remember being mad that the Knicks let him go for nothing, only to pull out their best season of that era. Weird times
John Starks was a similar pjayer.
That’s crazy and all but Russell Westbrook averaged a triple double
Four times.
Kirk cousins
Kirk won mvp?
@@frederickwilliams9204 yes
@@19eightyforeisnowKirk Cousins, the brother of Demarcus Cousins
Look here, HE was with the right team, Knicks bemch was solid, they had a above average coach, he pushed the right buttons at times. But the bottom line, they had a really very good core of players. After that, I don't know what happened.. The garden didn't ball like that since B. King..
Lin went to houston and played with Harden, who did the same thing , he did. If Lin stays on the knicks he is a 16pts 7 assist PG. but melo and CAA ruined it
He's got a ring no joke that something
W vid
As a non nba fan, Idk any of these players so saying a team has bad players makes no sense, they were fine to me.
i love lin man
how tf can ppl hate on this dude? who cares if hes just okay, dude was the people's champ
The fact that Jeremy Lin has 1 ring, and the Knicks have 2, is ridiculous.
Put some Fukin respect on Bill Walker 2k12 an 13 legend
Knicks should have done whatever they could to keep Billups, he brought out the best in Melo, someone to distribute to Melo and Stat.
Especially Billups since you traded away so many assets to get him and Melo.
Lin waiving off Kobe is forever legendary, glad he was on my Raptors championship roster.
Linsanity was the moment that turned the whole world to NBA.
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Linsanity was incredible, and Jeremy Lin's meteoric rise was borderline movie-like. But we can't put 100% of the blame for its end on Carmelo Anthony. Yes, he was jealous about sharing the spotlight (something he only learned to handle later), but the truth is, Lin was hyped because it's part of Knicks culture. No other team hypes things up or shines a spotlight on 'small moments' like the Knicks. I remember that 7-game winning streak, but eventually, Lin began to show why he went undrafted-the turnovers kept piling up. Losing the streak to Indiana was fine, but the defeat against the Miami Heat was tough to swallow because Lin played poorly in that game.
Then, the coach changed, and to make matters worse, Lin got injured and was out for the rest of the season. That really watered down the whole 'Linsanity' craze. In the first round of the playoffs, the Knicks faced the Miami Heat during peak LeBron and Dwyane Wade era, and the rest is history. There's a lot of 'what ifs,' and Lin could have had a different career. But at that time, with that team and coach, he wasn’t set up to succeed as an off-ball point guard. And just like we saw later with the Rockets, Lin showed why he went undrafted. It was really sad to see.
The call of duty Cold War music lmao
Now I get the joyride reference xd
The pistons could sure use this guy right now.
Crazy how Lin got 1 ring and melo got none thats karma right there LMAOO
Carmelo is a hall of famer and lin highlight was 8good over back in 2012
Crazy how melo is a top ten scorer ... 3x gold medalist and future HOFer
People of Asian ethnicity from a "Western" country don't really have many idols that that they can look up to.. Particularly guys who copped Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee and Short round jokes growing up. We don't have sporting champs, billionaires, presidents, Academy winners(until recently) and Nobel prize winners that we call our 'own', Jeremy Lin was one, albeit a flash in the pan for some. He was someone that that was respected and achieving the never thought possible. Its really hard to put into words what he meant to the Western Asian community.
Wrong, sports were never any Asian priority. many Asians shinned in business and science STEM. I personally worked with many. We earned a hell lot more than many sport athletes.
We were known and proud for our hard working and intelligence. That was more than enough.
Knicks sure know how to mess things up they should have definitely re-signed him
have a great day fellas!
NYC is a special place ❤
But how does this affect Lebron’s legacy?
how will the collapse of the mongolian empire affect lebron's legacy?
I remember my brother told me Lin will be the best player ever during that time, but he said the something when Gareth bale when he was at Tottenham 😂
I REALLY don’t think Kobe was being disrespectful, he honestly didn’t seem like he knew anything about Jeremy, and who could blame him? He was in the midst of a season also, Kobe had no reason to know anything about him at that point.
Linsanity jersey sales went number 1 for a month. Them new yorkers treated him like a god
lmfao Melo gets all of the blame, yet that boy bitched up against Miami and Chicago and wasn’t the same after that. but yet blame Melo for Lin never playing the same again, dude got figured out and couldn’t adjust. that simple
People love to blame melo for end but and im not a melo fan heat ended it
I will always believe that the next would’ve been truly better off if Carmelo Anthony never played for them. It’s a shame that Jeremy didn’t reach his full potential because of him.
Melo had nothing to do with it. Lin left for more money.
Lin was great for 3 weeks
38 + W >>>>>>>>>>>> 34 + L
Jeremy Lin was never really that good. He had those outstanding games because his defenders underestimated him and there weren’t a lot of videos of Jlin in the database for them to study on. After a few months, when people started catching up on Jlin’s style and moves, Jlin got grounded real quick
Novak was a literal glitch in 2k back then lol
It's tragic, because if lin had gone to a basketball school. Focused on basketball instead of ironically studying. Was coached well. He no doubt would've been pretty good.
Well it all came to racist and stereotype. Blacks dominated NBA.
y’all gotta make a video abt russ mvp season
Crazy how we Knicks fans thought this guy was gonna be one of our main Guys on our team. & we just let him walk away. At least after this season we would be first in our Division and the 2nd best team in the league. Hopefully we can make another deep playoff run with Jalen Brunson
Let him walk away? Because of the Arenas provision they would’ve had to pay Lin $23m in year three. For $23m they were better off.
@@liferealgoodThat’s worth it for what he was providing, look at the knicks after that lol. One of the worst loser franchise
@@Tai-y1d only an idiot would pay Lin that much money. He avg 4.0 PPG in his first playoff series in Houston. Paying him would be a Knicks loser organization decision.
Billy walker was goated chill 😂
Nah