Linsanity ended when D'antoni asked Dolan, the owner of the Knicks, to trade Melo since the offense would stagnate when Melo got the ball and he went back to playing one on one when he got back from injury. Don't forget Melo was injured during Linsanity that is why Jeremy was given control of the offense. D'antoni wanted to keep playing with Jeremy controlling the ball and running the team as Nash lite. The owner chose Melo and D'antoni quit. He quit only a couple of weeks after Melo returned from injury. That ended Linsanity not because of the Heatles. The Heat stopped him that one game but it was Melo returning that really ended it.
@@BigDilf3 From NY Times article in 2012: Finally, on Wednesday morning, D’Antoni asked to meet with team officials and with James L. Dolan, the Madison Square Garden chairman. D’Antoni asked Dolan if he would be open to trading Anthony before Thursday’s 3 p.m. trading deadline, according to a person briefed on the meeting. When Dolan said no, D’Antoni offered to resign. D’Antoni never fully sold Anthony on his offensive system, which is predicated on ball and player movement and the premise that whoever is open takes the shot. Anthony thrives in isolation play - the antithesis of D’Antoni’s philosophy - and he is most comfortable as a primary ball-handler. That role is now filled by Jeremy Lin, the point guard.
Yeah, Lebron and Heat had enough of Jeremy Lin coverage in all the media and they went at him. People who were tired of Linsanity claimed he was "exposed" to try to end all this craze but lets be real, thats a superteam coming at you as a PG... not much you can do individually. They were the better team too.
@@danielwiley9828 his attitude about the idea of retiring Jokic's jersey over his while they share the same number at the Nuggets shows his diva attitude. Jokic won the Nuggets a chip not you Melo, yet he still felt like he did more for Denver than Jokic, like come on man
The truly great thing about that Jeremy Lin rise was the fact that he got the whole team to play to their full potential as well. He was putting everyone to play their position.
-- Lin was a good starter. But it hurt playing behind ball dominant Harden in Houston. Then he bounced to LAL with Kobe and Kobe is just mentally on another level. His best year? Playing off the bench behind Kemba and the Hornets, playing 26mpg as a spark off the bench (not heavy minutes). I understand his desire to start with BKN but that Hornets team was perfect for him. Regardless, Linsanity was awesssommmmmmmeeeeee.
he balled out but Baron rightly points out that guys come out of nowhere on a 10 day or two way and make a name every season. Lin got most of the ink because of his identity, not bc an unknown player had never cooked like that. all said and done, 9 seasons in the NBA and the part people will remember is less than 8 weeks in NY. good player who had a great run but he won't be a Hall of Fame player
@@jlui21 because Lin was injury prone, Lin probably could have prolonged his career coming off the bench playing limited minutes, but that's just not the way he thinks. He has heart and our respect.
Nahh lin will show up forsure, he's been on many basketball podcasts already. Plus if greens pod is in san fran then even better because lins family is close by
@@TH-camTroll86 me too, two weeks top. Remember he faked his injury to not be in the playoffs everybody else was hurt too. Isiah Thomas on Boston had a better year than Lin tf 😂
NO NO NO we’re not doing that Baron, losing is bound to happen in the course of 82 games, losing to the Heat isn’t what put a stop to LINSANITY , “Carmelo Anthony” is what put a halt to Linsanity.
Three players I wish never got hurt. Penny, D. Rose, & J. Lin. 😤 Notable mentions: T-Mac, Brandon Roy, Danny Granger, Isaiah Austin, Greg Oden, Grant Hill, Yao Ming, Jason Williams (Knee Degeneration) and Dwight Howard. 🙃
Lets get this as a fact. Baron Davis got Jeremy Lin paid in the NBA and the dude went out an NBA Champion! Jeremy had a successful career despite the lows that he suffered.
@@mikehawkhovers9872 - I've never once dreamed of being an NBA player. And when a player wins his championship he knows if he was a major part in winning that championship, if he was a role player, or if he just won because he was on the team. Lin won because he was on the team. I know it, you know it, and Lin knows it. Does it make him less of an NBA player? No. Because many people dream of having that career. But the truth is, he won because he was on the team that won. Adam Morrison won two championships with the Lakers because he was thrown in with the Pau Gasol trade. He never touched the floor in those championships. I said what I said.
@@CozyHumanoid - Players know the difference between winning a ring - And winning a ring because you were on a team that won a ring. And Lin is the latter.
I'm from NYC and no joke EVERYONE was talking about him. Every teacher in every class I took in high school at the time was talking about the Asian kid who came off the Knicks bench and went on an insane run. I think he was in the newspaper everyday, I would wake up everyday and me and my dad would be in shock because he just kept coming back the next game and destroying NBA veterans. The Laker game was the best game and just hearing Baron Davis talk about what he was telling Kobe, you could tell that one game where he wrecked the Lakers was something that spilled over when he started playing against him. Kobe lived to go off at MSG and for Jeremy Lin to take the spotlight from him that night in a loss definitely hurt.
Melo is trash, he is a legend in his own mind only, in reality he actually make most team worst with his iso high volume low efficiency shooting and lack of defence
@@seancai1049DURANT is about to be carmelo too. All that height gotta stay in the paint n real defense. Less shooting now for durant. He older now and all players know what's coming.
@@NYUArchaeology Nah won't put them in the same category, statically speaking Durant is one of the most efficient players when it comes to scoring however I do agree with KD no leadership and doesn't make anyone around him better.
They couldn't resign him, not with the belief and still little evidence they had. The rockets made a poison pill offer contract that the knicks didn't want to match. Knowing the knicks franchise still probably worth it, hindsight blah blah. If it's purely about revenue, no brainer to resign him even at poison pill rates. If it's about building a contending roster, more scrutiny is fair enough.
This finally confirmed what people (and some of their former teammates) were saying back then, that some "teammates" were jealous of the sudden ascension of Jeremy Lin. They can pretend to deny it or dismiss it, but by actually feeling the need to even discuss who's team it was, showed that it definitely was bothering the supposed star players. No wonder Knicks sucked that time. Instead of embracing it, their ego of being "THE GUY" was their top priority of things to address. 😆
Thats not what that conversation was about lmao. Melo and Stat were trying to figure out how to incorporate Jeremy Lin into the offense because obviously the team was built before anyone knew there would be a Linsanity run. AND the linsanity run came about when Melo was out injured and Star was out for personal reasons and there was no number 1 option. but as Baron Davis is saying it should have just been looked at as a hot streak. If hes struggling dealing with the media attention and the circus around him why would they expect him to be a 20+ a game scorer after 3 good weeks? Especially as a second year player they got off the waiver wire? Davis got it right, let him play with a bit of freedom but hes not gonna turn into our number one or two option after 3 weeks. Especially not over a hall of famer and multiple time allstar😂
@@gffsgcc Unless you're clueless, a huge part of actually getting a decent career in the NBA is a player being lucky enough to get the "right" coach. D'Antoni fits Lin perfectly, could've been Nash v2.0. You can't say the same with Woody and even McHale's system.
@@looneyyang1326 that’s your comeback? are you trying to be antagonist? i’m from The Bronx. Sound like you take bubble baths respectfully! All Diddy!🤔😲😒🤨🤫🫡🤯
Yeah that reckoning, aka grudge, lasted for the next 2 years. Jeremy was living rent-free inside Kobe's mind for those 2 years, which was why Kobe was an awful teammate to Jeremy by the time Jeremy got to the Lakers.
I had a lot of respect for BD for a long time. He sometimes played on bad teams but always balled out. Loved watching him as a kid as well as a handful of other players in his Era
In summary, the return of Carmelo Anthony led to the end of Jeremy Lin's career with the Knicks. Recently, Jeremy mentioned on his brother's podcast that the Knicks at that time were a team without cohesion and full of infighting. He said that if he hadn't been so humble back then and had fought for himself, it might have led to a different outcome for his NBA career.
-- Melo was a great scorer, bruiser. BUT ALSO, he was selfish, never cared for defense so his teams struggled to get out the first round playoffs. His overall +/-? Barely above 0...so whether he scored 20 or 50 pts, if he didn' t player, his team would be in a similar boat. He may be a Top 10 scorer but he's also overrated as a player. He's by default a bottom Top 75 player to me
Melo, Amare & Tyson were supposed to be the next anticipated, AND HIGHLY PAID, Big 3 of the Knicks, yet when that lockout season began, they only won 8 out of the first 23 games, sinking them under 0.500. That stat was so bad it even made the newspapers because again it was supposed to be a good season due to the Big 3. Not only that but the Knicks had a near-decade of no playoff years before 2012. This was why Linsanity was amplified & energized, because fans in NY had been starving to death for anything good, decent & exciting. They needed a proper & healthy guard, which became Jeremy which was a surprise to many, yet he was huge at Harvard & highschool (player of the year in Cali at one point). Those pre-NBA stats didn't seem to be on anyone's radar. When Lin left NY, the Knicks only had 1 more good season afterward due to still riding high on the Linsanity vibes the previous season, but without Jeremy. But after that, they had 7 years straight of nothing again, not until 2020. Not even Melo could save them as he stayed in NY for 4 more years. So if anything, Lin's divine mission in NY was to keep the team afloat at or above 0.500 so that they could even have another rare playoff run. Lin did something similar at Charlotte, even breaking their 14-year Hornets curse of no playoff wins & also giving the Miami Heat a run for the money by giving them a full 7-game playoff. The Hornets have not had anymore playoff seasons since Jeremy left them in 2016, which is now 8 years straight of nothing, even up to today. Things seem to be getting a little better with the Knicks these days but it's still nothing compared to Linsanity, which was actually 2 months, not 2 weeks or 7 games as people say. Jeremy now has 2 championship rings. 07/26/24
D’ont forget the Jason Kidd “foul” that should have gotten Jason at least a warning or flagrant foul as it did not look like he was even trying to hit the ball.
The importance of a player who can understand and dissect and analyze the style of game the head coach wants to run. INVALUABLE. Baron was all of that in one package.
Facts, Melo did samething to Jimmer Fredette when Fredette was on his 10 day. That’s why Melo couldn’t get back in the league. What goes around comes around. 😮
Still have my B.Diddy jersey from the We Believe Era. Dude brought some joy in Bay Area basketball during the brutal times. Him and JRich will always be my favorite Warriors.
I’m along suffering Knicks fan. I was completely caught up in Linsanity. It was completely magical. Jeremy Lin being Asian wasn’t what I focused on. What I did focus on was his flair, his passing ability, his scoring ability and bringing those WINS a to the Knicks. MSG was rocking and I wouldn’t see that excitement for the team again until this season. Linsanity and this past season gave me a taste of what it feels like to have hope in your team. Hope that they can quite possibly do something. That’s a feeling I haven’t had for the Knicks in a LONG TIME.
Yeah, the Knicks had a near-decade of no postseasons before Linsanity hit in early 2012. Also, the Knicks won only 8 of those first 23 games before that fateful night against the Nets. The highly anticipated -- and highly paid -- Big 3 of Amare, Melo & Tyson was supposed to save the Knicks for that lockout season, but was immediately disappointing, with those first bad losses even making the newspapers. That was what amplified & magnified Linsanity, because you & the rest of the fans had been starving to death for those prior 10 years. After Lin left NY, the Knicks had 1 more good playoff run the next season, due to still riding high on the fumes & vibes of Linsanity, without Jeremy, but after that, they had 7 years straight of nothing again, not until 2020. Things seem to be getting better again, but it will most likely be nothing compared to what happened in 2012. Many others have said the last time anything was that exciting prior to Linsanity was during the mid-late 1990's with Patrick Ewing, or during their time when they had 14 straight years of postseasons starting in 1987. 07/26/24
Im very happy for him, he was not a great baller, but an unexpected decent baller that made Nba and Knicks exciting again. That run was really something
Appreciate hearing this perspective. Love how black culture is pragmatic about supporting each other to get paid. Playing in the NBA is a money glitch and always love hearing these positive messages. Rallying around Jeremy so he got paid and, in turn, has made a lucrative livelihood out of basketball. As I’ve gotten older I rather hear messages straight out of the horse’s mouth than trust and be manipulated by the media.
Sorry but it is not a money glitch for the players. It is for the owners tho. Athletes have to work super hard while owners just sit on their ass and collect
jeremy got everyone involved. he rewarded the bigs who ran the floor by giving them alley oops. he was unselfish. but then melo came back and it went back to iso ball
Wow God definitely works in mysterious ways. I didnt know Jeremy was gonna get cut. But baron let him take his spot so he can have time to heal for the playoff . Lin was killing out of no where. Like puttung up super star number. Like 30 to 40 a game for a long period of time
@@simshengvue4642 Not really,Melo is a very wealthy man,he has other assets of money coming in from many sources.He's some what behind Shaq's pots of wealth.
The only thing I have seen that matches Linsanity is what is happening with Caitlin Clark and Orel Herchiser and the 1988 Dodgers and their World Series run.
Anyone who was around back then know this is all cap. Melo threw a fit cuz he wanted to iso jab step 400 times a game but d'antoni wanted to run things through J Lin.
Jeremy Lin was under rated back when he had momentum every team put him down and under value what he can do. Especially the media didn’t have his back it was disrespectful.
He was a great slashing guard. Not an all time great or anything, but he was elite at PnR and dribble penetration. Definitely should’ve been in league longer
Awesome episode! Good topic to hit again. I wonder what would happen if he was given the chance to keep going with the Knicks, that was an amazing run!
People fail to see Jeremy's greatness wasn't about himself. It was all achieved through his relationship with the lord Jesus Christ... Supernaturally ascending his skills to show the Lord's glory.. not of this own.
The racism online after the Heatles demolished Lin was crazy. They were big mad acting as if he was physically assaulted. 😂😂 The defense of the front court, Mario Chalmers and D. Wade, was completely smothering. He said that was the only time in his life he was rendered being unable to pick up the dribble. Beautiful era of basketball when defense was still a thing...
That’s not as bad as Melo working with his jet ski buddies to leave Lin continuously triple teamed as soon as he got the ball against the Miami super team.
@@LL-tc1re ... Yeah & people forget that Miami was stacked. As someone already said during that time (was it Magic Johnson?), Miami will beat anyone, yet unfortunately people focused on what they did on Lin. People also forget that Jeremy was still a rookie at that time, while Miami's big 3 were already a decade into their NBA career. It was basically like Lin was a 2nd grader getting bullied by college juniors/sophomores. I would say some of the fault also went to D'Antoni, not being able to change team strategy. I would have used the whole Knicks team as some kind of shield as Lin moved the ball upcourt, maybe like a football defensive line or something like that idk, heh. 07/26/24
An nba point guard that couldn’t go left. And y’all were fooled by it. Stephen A Smith, Spo, Dominique Wilkins, Bron and D. Wade all told you, this man could not go left. They benched him in the first qtr against the heat. Bron and D Wade sent him left and he couldn’t get past half court. How he fooled teams into multiple contracts is beyond me.
I still own a Linsanity T-Shirt from the MSG. My daughter went to a game and I made sure she got me one. That was so much fun!!! I became a Knicks fan because of Jeremy.
If you have a negative feeling towards Lin, karma will get ya! Look what happened to Melo. Dude hated the attention Lin was getting. Pushed him outta NYK and Lin was the one that ended his NBA career with a ring. Haters will come at me with "Lin didn't contribute to winning a ring". A ring is a ring.
And now Jeremy has 2 championship rings, while Melo has zero, permanently, because Melo retired last year. Even when Damian Lillard asked for Melo to get back into the league a few years ago, Melo squandered that opportunity to get a ring. Or actually you are right, it was Karma that made Melo never get a ring. 07/12/24
@@robwebnoid5763I think I rather have melo career and earnings than Jeremy lins 🤣😂 winning ain't everything brother everybody can't win its gonna be some Hall of Fame guys that didnt win y'all wanna blame ppl when clearly they didn't fit together
I was over the moon when the Warriors were able to get Baron Davis from the Hornets. It was the first time in a long time that the Warriors got the better part of any trade. Davis was one of the leaders of the 2007 “We Believe” Warriors that beat #1 seed Dallas as the 8th seed. Not just that, but that was the first time the Warriors made the playoffs in like 15 years. If not for Steph Curry and the 4 NBA titles, the “We Believe” team would probably be considered the best Warrior team in the last 40+ years. Even at that, long time Warrior fans still think highly of that team. It was like the turning point of the franchise.
Huge Jeremy Lin fan. But he was not a good defender, and he turned the ball over a lot. But that's understandable because of how much you have the ball in your hands for 40 mins a game. And it was evident that he couldn't go left, cuz I remember one time he went left for a layup, but still finished it off on the right side anyways. It's some loose ball with him and Shumpert passing it back to each other I think.
From living on your friends couch to becoming a superstar on the knicks. Jeremy deserves the utmost respect. Melo messed up the momentum when he came back.
Knicks not resigning JLin was probably the end of his career. He would have been amazing and improved that Knicks team to actual contenders. After the Knicks, teams were just on the hype train signing him but really didn't know how to utilize him. Add to that his injuries and that was all she wrote. I am glad he won a chip, regardless if he was on the bench or not. Linsanity, and JLin himself, is an important part of NBA history.
As a Knick fan, Melo did nothing for us. Nothing. He was just occupied with getting his numbers. Not with winning. It’s no wonder he got booted out the nba because nobody wanted to deal with his diva personality. It was only until he realised and changed his ways that he made it back to the league as a bench player. Linsanity was the best thing to happen to us in years and years. Thankfully we got Brunson and co. Now.
Jeremy Lin spoiled us with his fast-paced game. Fast break and penetration into the paint, and then kicking it out to the 3 point shooters. When Melo comes back, is simply painful to watch his ISO game. Backing down his opponents on the post and then dribbling out of shot clock. This slow pace iso game in which all shooters just stand still and watch Melo going iso is simply PAINFUL TO WATCH. If Jeremy Lin never became a superstar during that period, fans will tolerate Melo iso ball. It's all Jeremy Lin's fault that fans got bored with iso game of Melo. LeBron didn't end Linsanity. It's Carmelo and his slow ass pace isolation game that did the trick.
Here is the thing what Jeremy Lin did. Let me preface this first, Jeremy was did belong in the league and should be a starter or a back-up for a star PG. Race was the reason he had all this hype. The fact most Asians are viewed not belonging in sports. Yes, we had Yao but you can argue that he was 7' 6" and can play. Imagine if Yao was much shorter like 6' 4" or less, would he get the same type of attention? The novelty that Jeremy was smoking the Nets in his debut, swishing the game winner in Toronto by calling his own shot, and beating a Kobe lead team. If he was black or white. He wouldn't have that much of press attention. Everyone in collegiate and NBA passed on him or viewed him as "Bah. He got lucky he isn't that good" type of attitude. I think the league had figured him out and numbers weren't the same as Lin-sanity, but the dagger that killed his NBA career was the injuries. During the 2017-2018 season with the Brooklyn Nets Lin had a ruptured patella tendon early on the season. I think that when most teams gave up on him categorizing him as an injury-prone player
Linsanity ended when D'antoni asked Dolan, the owner of the Knicks, to trade Melo since the offense would stagnate when Melo got the ball and he went back to playing one on one when he got back from injury. Don't forget Melo was injured during Linsanity that is why Jeremy was given control of the offense. D'antoni wanted to keep playing with Jeremy controlling the ball and running the team as Nash lite. The owner chose Melo and D'antoni quit. He quit only a couple of weeks after Melo returned from injury. That ended Linsanity not because of the Heatles. The Heat stopped him that one game but it was Melo returning that really ended it.
Melo was and is still a diva
Write a paragraph with lies😂
@@BigDilf3 From NY Times article in 2012: Finally, on Wednesday morning, D’Antoni asked to meet with team officials and with James L. Dolan, the Madison Square Garden chairman. D’Antoni asked Dolan if he would be open to trading Anthony before Thursday’s 3 p.m. trading deadline, according to a person briefed on the meeting. When Dolan said no, D’Antoni offered to resign.
D’Antoni never fully sold Anthony on his offensive system, which is predicated on ball and player movement and the premise that whoever is open takes the shot. Anthony thrives in isolation play - the antithesis of D’Antoni’s philosophy - and he is most comfortable as a primary ball-handler. That role is now filled by Jeremy Lin, the point guard.
Yeah, Lebron and Heat had enough of Jeremy Lin coverage in all the media and they went at him. People who were tired of Linsanity claimed he was "exposed" to try to end all this craze but lets be real, thats a superteam coming at you as a PG... not much you can do individually. They were the better team too.
@@danielwiley9828 his attitude about the idea of retiring Jokic's jersey over his while they share the same number at the Nuggets shows his diva attitude. Jokic won the Nuggets a chip not you Melo, yet he still felt like he did more for Denver than Jokic, like come on man
The truly great thing about that Jeremy Lin rise was the fact that he got the whole team to play to their full potential as well. He was putting everyone to play their position.
The mark of a great point guard.
I remember Kobe saying Jeremy who
Except for defense
@dleoner1 It's a mike d'antoni team
@@dleoner1 If the offense is so good, who cares about the defense?
we need more people putting respect on jeremy lin's name.
-- Lin was a good starter. But it hurt playing behind ball dominant Harden in Houston. Then he bounced to LAL with Kobe and Kobe is just mentally on another level.
His best year? Playing off the bench behind Kemba and the Hornets, playing 26mpg as a spark off the bench (not heavy minutes). I understand his desire to start with BKN but that Hornets team was perfect for him. Regardless, Linsanity was awesssommmmmmmeeeeee.
he balled out but Baron rightly points out that guys come out of nowhere on a 10 day or two way and make a name every season. Lin got most of the ink because of his identity, not bc an unknown player had never cooked like that. all said and done, 9 seasons in the NBA and the part people will remember is less than 8 weeks in NY. good player who had a great run but he won't be a Hall of Fame player
BD a real one for telling that story! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@jlui21 because Lin was injury prone, Lin probably could have prolonged his career coming off the bench playing limited minutes, but that's just not the way he thinks. He has heart and our respect.
@@FAYMprod though he somehow won a chip. Not a bad career.
Baron Davis was a great vet.
Mr. Davis was extremely sincere. This is the type of information that only a real NBA vet can provide.
He could do everything except hit free throws. And I'm not saying like Rondo because he was better than Rando.
He was a great player.
Knows the game so well
Baron is my favorite player ever
If Draymond gets Jeremy Lin on his podcast... He will get millions of views
Absolutely. That's the move
Yep but we all know Lin ain’t showing up.
@@SaadFAzam Lin is too humble to say what really happened...
Nahh lin will show up forsure, he's been on many basketball podcasts already. Plus if greens pod is in san fran then even better because lins family is close by
In China alone 😂
It was the most excitement MSG had in that arena in a decade.
Not the most but close
@@KlikQuotnaw shit was wild I was there
@@TH-camTroll86 me too, two weeks top. Remember he faked his injury to not be in the playoffs everybody else was hurt too. Isiah Thomas on Boston had a better year than Lin tf 😂
Wildest time ever at the garden - after the games the crowds were outside til about 4am lol
@@KlikQuotmedia and NY Knicks crowd was wild. It was like the playoffs my boi
NO NO NO we’re not doing that Baron, losing is bound to happen in the course of 82 games, losing to the Heat isn’t what put a stop to LINSANITY , “Carmelo Anthony” is what put a halt to Linsanity.
Foreal lol. I like Davis but he's trying to rewrite history.
Yeah, being the leader of a losing team is better than being a player on a winning one.
It’s was the coach fault don’t put that in Melo telling lies for views
Jeremy Lin got injured that’s what stopped Linsanity lol y’all say anything to hate Melo it’s crazy
Yeah, melo went selfish on that vs. saying I got some help !!
To date, Jeremy Lin is still the only athlete to be on SI cover twice in a row, that’s how hot he was. It was magical.
Is that right? I didn't know that. That's crazy
That’s a pretty dope fact
He had a whole continent behind him the companys saw the money not the player. Can't knock the hustle
I remember watching his rise for those few weeks. It felt like something out of a movie.
He's NYs modern Tommy devito, overhyped
How can anyone not like Jeremy Lin? Anyone not named Mello, anyways.
Lin balled out and gave his all for the team, humble as hell too.
Kobe, Melo, LeBron, and DWade don't like Lin because he threatened Black Supremacy.
Three players I wish never got hurt. Penny, D. Rose, & J. Lin. 😤
Notable mentions: T-Mac, Brandon Roy, Danny Granger, Isaiah Austin, Greg Oden, Grant Hill, Yao Ming, Jason Williams (Knee Degeneration) and Dwight Howard.
🙃
Put Grant Hill into your list
Brandon roy
I'd also add Bernard King to the list.
Also add Brandon Roy.
Yao Ming
Lets get this as a fact. Baron Davis got Jeremy Lin paid in the NBA and the dude went out an NBA Champion! Jeremy had a successful career despite the lows that he suffered.
Keep it a buck...
He won his championship from the bench.
@@d1inonly Still a Ring. Something you can only dream of
@@mikehawkhovers9872 - I've never once dreamed of being an NBA player. And when a player wins his championship he knows if he was a major part in winning that championship, if he was a role player, or if he just won because he was on the team. Lin won because he was on the team. I know it, you know it, and Lin knows it. Does it make him less of an NBA player? No. Because many people dream of having that career. But the truth is, he won because he was on the team that won. Adam Morrison won two championships with the Lakers because he was thrown in with the Pau Gasol trade. He never touched the floor in those championships. I said what I said.
@@d1inonly A CHAMPIONSHIP RING IS A CHAMPIONSHIP RING. Lin isn't fighting for the best player in the world.
@@CozyHumanoid - Players know the difference between winning a ring - And winning a ring because you were on a team that won a ring. And Lin is the latter.
Jeremy Lin Ring 1 Melo 0
That feels so good lol. Its like God gave JLin a gift haha
That really was a legendary run. If you’re a dude who kept ESPN on at the house this was crazy.
I'm from NYC and no joke EVERYONE was talking about him. Every teacher in every class I took in high school at the time was talking about the Asian kid who came off the Knicks bench and went on an insane run. I think he was in the newspaper everyday, I would wake up everyday and me and my dad would be in shock because he just kept coming back the next game and destroying NBA veterans. The Laker game was the best game and just hearing Baron Davis talk about what he was telling Kobe, you could tell that one game where he wrecked the Lakers was something that spilled over when he started playing against him. Kobe lived to go off at MSG and for Jeremy Lin to take the spotlight from him that night in a loss definitely hurt.
@@Bob-fj7lrthanks for the side stories. Good to know about that
Melo killed linsanity
100% bro was jealous and selfish
Melo is trash, he is a legend in his own mind only, in reality he actually make most team worst with his iso high volume low efficiency shooting and lack of defence
Im just happy lin has a ring and melo doesnt
@@seancai1049DURANT is about to be carmelo too. All that height gotta stay in the paint n real defense. Less shooting now for durant. He older now and all players know what's coming.
@@NYUArchaeology Nah won't put them in the same category, statically speaking Durant is one of the most efficient players when it comes to scoring however I do agree with KD no leadership and doesn't make anyone around him better.
Linsanity was great. A true underdog story.
💯 I remember me and the boiz was drinking that time this dude was in espn got us excited to watch basketball game
Then Kobe pretended he didn't know who Jeremy Lin was
Precisely
He still dont kno
He learned that night, and again when he waved him off.
@@danielwiley9828
Real talk😂😂😂😂
Did that in LA too.
Jeremy was so chill, played his heart out, and brought out the best in his teammates. That was the most hype time in NBA. I miss those days.
That was one of the best Cinderella story in sports history
You mean Linderella
Tim Tebow got that
@@mr.getthepartylive4731 iono man that Purdy kid though
@@mr.getthepartylive4731 ... Yes everyone has their own Cinderella story. Jeff Teague did say though that Tebow's story was nothing compared to Lin's.
Idk how true the Story that Melo destroyed Linsanity but the Moment they didn't re-signed JLin it kinda ruined the Knicks
how? when the very next season they won the most games they’ve won this century
They couldn't resign him, not with the belief and still little evidence they had. The rockets made a poison pill offer contract that the knicks didn't want to match. Knowing the knicks franchise still probably worth it, hindsight blah blah. If it's purely about revenue, no brainer to resign him even at poison pill rates. If it's about building a contending roster, more scrutiny is fair enough.
@@SGWAPOand that team sucked the season after that lol. That season was fools gold
Every NBA team need a vet like Baron taht understand and willing to take a step back, also help
He was a great Golden State Warriors
Lin was done dirty… give that man his flowers. 🌹
😢
How was he done dirty ?
This finally confirmed what people (and some of their former teammates) were saying back then, that some "teammates" were jealous of the sudden ascension of Jeremy Lin.
They can pretend to deny it or dismiss it, but by actually feeling the need to even discuss who's team it was, showed that it definitely was bothering the supposed star players.
No wonder Knicks sucked that time. Instead of embracing it, their ego of being "THE GUY" was their top priority of things to address. 😆
Exactly. Amare was on board. So was the rest of the team. It was Melo...
Thats not what that conversation was about lmao. Melo and Stat were trying to figure out how to incorporate Jeremy Lin into the offense because obviously the team was built before anyone knew there would be a Linsanity run. AND the linsanity run came about when Melo was out injured and Star was out for personal reasons and there was no number 1 option. but as Baron Davis is saying it should have just been looked at as a hot streak. If hes struggling dealing with the media attention and the circus around him why would they expect him to be a 20+ a game scorer after 3 good weeks? Especially as a second year player they got off the waiver wire? Davis got it right, let him play with a bit of freedom but hes not gonna turn into our number one or two option after 3 weeks. Especially not over a hall of famer and multiple time allstar😂
No one sabotaged Lin. He had a decent career.
ascension to what? its not like jeremy lin was ever good enough to make an all star game as a guard
@@gffsgcc Unless you're clueless, a huge part of actually getting a decent career in the NBA is a player being lucky enough to get the "right" coach.
D'Antoni fits Lin perfectly, could've been Nash v2.0. You can't say the same with Woody and even McHale's system.
Carmelo was jealous and ran Linsanity out of NY.
No chai knees dude should be this good. Melo didn't like that. Only Blacks are allowed to be stars.
Put respect on his name! He’s a Hall of Fame and the best player he played with was Jeremy Lin? You definitely not New York Knicks fan?😮😢
@@kennybradshaw522 new york is weak lol
@@looneyyang1326 that’s your comeback? are you trying to be antagonist? i’m from The Bronx. Sound like you take bubble baths respectfully! All Diddy!🤔😲😒🤨🤫🫡🤯
@@kennybradshaw522 im from cali. where the real G’s are.
Watch the Kobe interview after that game. He was furious. He declared “there will be a reckoning” like a super villian. Lol
Lmao
😂
Yeah that reckoning, aka grudge, lasted for the next 2 years. Jeremy was living rent-free inside Kobe's mind for those 2 years, which was why Kobe was an awful teammate to Jeremy by the time Jeremy got to the Lakers.
Baron is a great storyteller. His laugh is infectious and makes the story even more fun to listen
I had a lot of respect for BD for a long time. He sometimes played on bad teams but always balled out. Loved watching him as a kid as well as a handful of other players in his Era
BD's Kobe impression is funny af
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Jeremy Lin was lowkey a LEGEND
That man was not lowkey a legend after 1 season?
@@Spr_bam Lin hung on long enough to get a chip.
No he wasn't 😂
Jeremy now has 2 championship rings.
For how long?, 20 games😂😂😂
Lin had the “like Mike” sneaks on 😂
In summary, the return of Carmelo Anthony led to the end of Jeremy Lin's career with the Knicks. Recently, Jeremy mentioned on his brother's podcast that the Knicks at that time were a team without cohesion and full of infighting. He said that if he hadn't been so humble back then and had fought for himself, it might have led to a different outcome for his NBA career.
Yeah, the big reason for Linsanity was Jeremy playing ball desperately hard not to get cut again. And the rest is Linstory.
07/26/24
“My back needs another week, coach.” & Linsanity was born. 😂
What happened when they called melo for the interview?
There was no ring.
Savage
Melo was a diva, jealous of Linsanity.
Of course,he didn't want anyone else but him to shine and get publicity. Lots of other nba players are/were like this. Very selfish and insecure.
Yup I’m glad Melo is gone from the game with zero rings. Dude was cancer
Melo = 0, Jeremy = 2
-- Melo was a great scorer, bruiser. BUT ALSO, he was selfish, never cared for defense so his teams struggled to get out the first round playoffs. His overall +/-? Barely above 0...so whether he scored 20 or 50 pts, if he didn' t player, his team would be in a similar boat.
He may be a Top 10 scorer but he's also overrated as a player. He's by default a bottom Top 75 player to me
BRB gonna watch Linsanity highlights
It was definitely Lin’s team during Linsanity. Melo and Stat were on the decline
Melo, Amare & Tyson were supposed to be the next anticipated, AND HIGHLY PAID, Big 3 of the Knicks, yet when that lockout season began, they only won 8 out of the first 23 games, sinking them under 0.500. That stat was so bad it even made the newspapers because again it was supposed to be a good season due to the Big 3. Not only that but the Knicks had a near-decade of no playoff years before 2012. This was why Linsanity was amplified & energized, because fans in NY had been starving to death for anything good, decent & exciting. They needed a proper & healthy guard, which became Jeremy which was a surprise to many, yet he was huge at Harvard & highschool (player of the year in Cali at one point). Those pre-NBA stats didn't seem to be on anyone's radar. When Lin left NY, the Knicks only had 1 more good season afterward due to still riding high on the Linsanity vibes the previous season, but without Jeremy. But after that, they had 7 years straight of nothing again, not until 2020. Not even Melo could save them as he stayed in NY for 4 more years. So if anything, Lin's divine mission in NY was to keep the team afloat at or above 0.500 so that they could even have another rare playoff run. Lin did something similar at Charlotte, even breaking their 14-year Hornets curse of no playoff wins & also giving the Miami Heat a run for the money by giving them a full 7-game playoff. The Hornets have not had anymore playoff seasons since Jeremy left them in 2016, which is now 8 years straight of nothing, even up to today. Things seem to be getting a little better with the Knicks these days but it's still nothing compared to Linsanity, which was actually 2 months, not 2 weeks or 7 games as people say. Jeremy now has 2 championship rings.
07/26/24
That linsanity run was amazing, not sure if we will see anything like it for a minute
They did Jeremy dirty. The whole NBA. Shame on the black men that tried to injure him intentionally.
D’ont forget the Jason Kidd “foul” that should have gotten Jason at least a warning or flagrant foul as it did not look like he was even trying to hit the ball.
All the blacks hated Jeremy except his teammates.
It was less about race than it was just the envy and competitiveness every superstar faces at that level.
@@peterchindove7146nah it was hate.
What in the -- are you talking about? Swear to God, TH-cam comments are still remedial Klan rallies
Should have JLin on if you wanna talk about linsanity
The importance of a player who can understand and dissect and analyze the style of game the head coach wants to run. INVALUABLE. Baron was all of that in one package.
Too bad Carmelo sabotaged Linsanity when he came back. Melo was mad that the fame Linsanity got is what Melo wanted.
Lies….
This
Facts, Melo did samething to Jimmer Fredette when Fredette was on his 10 day. That’s why Melo couldn’t get back in the league. What goes around comes around. 😮
Y’all are ridiculous 🤣🤣
How?
I love BD but JLin was good enough to be the guy. Melo and them just didn’t want that cause he was Asian and cause it’s Melo
Still have my B.Diddy jersey from the We Believe Era. Dude brought some joy in Bay Area basketball during the brutal times. Him and JRich will always be my favorite Warriors.
He helped him get in the game he’s a real 1
Yep & as heard in the Interview, Jeremy in return helped BD try to recover from his injury in the gym.
@@robwebnoid5763 I’m a warriors fan and I’m glad he played for us
I’m along suffering Knicks fan. I was completely caught up in Linsanity. It was completely magical. Jeremy Lin being Asian wasn’t what I focused on. What I did focus on was his flair, his passing ability, his scoring ability and bringing those WINS a to the Knicks. MSG was rocking and I wouldn’t see that excitement for the team again until this season. Linsanity and this past season gave me a taste of what it feels like to have hope in your team. Hope that they can quite possibly do something. That’s a feeling I haven’t had for the Knicks in a LONG TIME.
Yeah, the Knicks had a near-decade of no postseasons before Linsanity hit in early 2012. Also, the Knicks won only 8 of those first 23 games before that fateful night against the Nets. The highly anticipated -- and highly paid -- Big 3 of Amare, Melo & Tyson was supposed to save the Knicks for that lockout season, but was immediately disappointing, with those first bad losses even making the newspapers. That was what amplified & magnified Linsanity, because you & the rest of the fans had been starving to death for those prior 10 years. After Lin left NY, the Knicks had 1 more good playoff run the next season, due to still riding high on the fumes & vibes of Linsanity, without Jeremy, but after that, they had 7 years straight of nothing again, not until 2020. Things seem to be getting better again, but it will most likely be nothing compared to what happened in 2012. Many others have said the last time anything was that exciting prior to Linsanity was during the mid-late 1990's with Patrick Ewing, or during their time when they had 14 straight years of postseasons starting in 1987.
07/26/24
Man this is so dope hearing this story cuz I actually went to tht game when Linsanity dropped 38 on the lakers...the garden was crazy tht nite
Jeremy said in one interview that it was the loudest he had ever heard in a stadium when he dropped that 3 on the side close to the Laker bench.
@@robwebnoid5763 til this day tht was the livest game I ever been too
Jeremy Lin, just like Stephon Marbury, Allan Houston and Gilbert Arenas before him, got his career high on Kobe
Im very happy for him, he was not a great baller, but an unexpected decent baller that made Nba and Knicks exciting again. That run was really something
Jeremy Lin was drafted by the warriors in 2010. Baron Davis used to be a warrior. Crazy to see it full circle. Dray talking about Jeremy Lin
i still remeber baron davis getting carry of the court by teammates after the career ending injury with a smile on his dam face. man is special
You can snatch a match off that elbow
😂😂😂😂
Appreciate hearing this perspective. Love how black culture is pragmatic about supporting each other to get paid.
Playing in the NBA is a money glitch and always love hearing these positive messages.
Rallying around Jeremy so he got paid and, in turn, has made a lucrative livelihood out of basketball.
As I’ve gotten older I rather hear messages straight out of the horse’s mouth than trust and be manipulated by the media.
Sorry but it is not a money glitch for the players. It is for the owners tho. Athletes have to work super hard while owners just sit on their ass and collect
“Bench mob” love that lol
jeremy got everyone involved. he rewarded the bigs who ran the floor by giving them alley oops. he was unselfish. but then melo came back and it went back to iso ball
Wow God definitely works in mysterious ways. I didnt know Jeremy was gonna get cut. But baron let him take his spot so he can have time to heal for the playoff . Lin was killing out of no where. Like puttung up super star number. Like 30 to 40 a game for a long period of time
And now Jeremy has 2 championship rings.
Haha that was the Holy Spirit balling out
@@loodakris5928 nal facts bro said he is a Christian. I'm a Christian too
@@robwebnoid5763 facts that's dope
@@yungblackcat Me three.
Lin has a ring over Melo
Melo doesn't/didn't care about rings,just his stats and how many shots he gets.
@@kerry-j4m I care. You care. They care. We care. JLin still has one more ring than Melo though
@@simshengvue4642 So true. I still say Melo doesn't care and never will.
@@kerry-j4m something tells me you care that Melo doesn’t care
@@simshengvue4642 Not really,Melo is a very wealthy man,he has other assets of money coming in from many sources.He's some what behind Shaq's pots of wealth.
Hopefully the Warriors young players will develop a lot faster because the Western Conference right now is a gauntlet of Good teams
The only thing I have seen that matches Linsanity is what is happening with Caitlin Clark and Orel Herchiser and the 1988 Dodgers and their World Series run.
I've heard other ex-teammates describe what Linsanity was like but this is by far the best and most honest. BD is a great story teller.
Anyone who was around back then know this is all cap. Melo threw a fit cuz he wanted to iso jab step 400 times a game but d'antoni wanted to run things through J Lin.
Lin's buzzer beater in Toronto was an Iconic moment. I still got my knicks Lin jersey.
The players tread JLin like they WNBA players treat Caitlin Clark
Jeremy Lin was under rated back when he had momentum every team put him down and under value what he can do. Especially the media didn’t have his back it was disrespectful.
He was a great slashing guard. Not an all time great or anything, but he was elite at PnR and dribble penetration. Definitely should’ve been in league longer
Huh? The media gave him a lot of buzz and viewership.
Man nice lighting! Compliments to the video crew!
Also the collective NBA community hard fouled Lin every freaking time.
Awesome episode! Good topic to hit again. I wonder what would happen if he was given the chance to keep going with the Knicks, that was an amazing run!
Carmelo was horrible
People fail to see Jeremy's greatness wasn't about himself. It was all achieved through his relationship with the lord Jesus Christ... Supernaturally ascending his skills to show the Lord's glory.. not of this own.
The racism online after the Heatles demolished Lin was crazy. They were big mad acting as if he was physically assaulted. 😂😂
The defense of the front court, Mario Chalmers and D. Wade, was completely smothering. He said that was the only time in his life he was rendered being unable to pick up the dribble. Beautiful era of basketball when defense was still a thing...
Baron such a real one for what he did back then
Linsanity days was lit 🔥🔥🔥🔥💀😭
It would be awesome to see Jeremy Lin as a guest on your show!
Baron Davis was my favorite Warrior growing up
Sound like b davis was hating too. B davis telling kobe prior to their game about your teammate. Sounds crazy.
"My teammates gonna destroy your team"
That's what you're crying about. Goof
That’s not as bad as Melo working with his jet ski buddies to leave Lin continuously triple teamed as soon as he got the ball against the Miami super team.
@@LL-tc1re ... Yeah & people forget that Miami was stacked. As someone already said during that time (was it Magic Johnson?), Miami will beat anyone, yet unfortunately people focused on what they did on Lin. People also forget that Jeremy was still a rookie at that time, while Miami's big 3 were already a decade into their NBA career. It was basically like Lin was a 2nd grader getting bullied by college juniors/sophomores. I would say some of the fault also went to D'Antoni, not being able to change team strategy. I would have used the whole Knicks team as some kind of shield as Lin moved the ball upcourt, maybe like a football defensive line or something like that idk, heh.
07/26/24
An nba point guard that couldn’t go left. And y’all were fooled by it. Stephen A Smith, Spo, Dominique Wilkins, Bron and D. Wade all told you, this man could not go left. They benched him in the first qtr against the heat. Bron and D Wade sent him
left and he couldn’t get past half court. How he fooled teams into multiple contracts is beyond me.
great behind the scenes. never heard this. LOLOL classic
Baron Davis was a walking highlight what a baller
I started to watch the NBA for the first time because of Linsanity. Wish he would have continued to making it to the top. Get him on the podcast!
I still own a Linsanity T-Shirt from the MSG. My daughter went to a game and I made sure she got me one. That was so much fun!!! I became a Knicks fan because of Jeremy.
If you have a negative feeling towards Lin, karma will get ya! Look what happened to Melo. Dude hated the attention Lin was getting. Pushed him outta NYK and Lin was the one that ended his NBA career with a ring. Haters will come at me with "Lin didn't contribute to winning a ring". A ring is a ring.
And now Jeremy has 2 championship rings, while Melo has zero, permanently, because Melo retired last year. Even when Damian Lillard asked for Melo to get back into the league a few years ago, Melo squandered that opportunity to get a ring. Or actually you are right, it was Karma that made Melo never get a ring.
07/12/24
Players don't have to like each other... Carmelo Anthony is a Hall of Fame player. He will be alright. Jeremy has his own path that's alright too.
@@robwebnoid5763I think I rather have melo career and earnings than Jeremy lins 🤣😂 winning ain't everything brother everybody can't win its gonna be some Hall of Fame guys that didnt win y'all wanna blame ppl when clearly they didn't fit together
@@sgtslaughter573rather not live up to expectations and be an underachiever? Or over deliver on average talent under the radar?
@@vict1435well Melo is still the alpha of the team so i would have Melo career
I was over the moon when the Warriors were able to get Baron Davis from the Hornets. It was the first time in a long time that the Warriors got the better part of any trade. Davis was one of the leaders of the 2007 “We Believe” Warriors that beat #1 seed Dallas as the 8th seed. Not just that, but that was the first time the Warriors made the playoffs in like 15 years. If not for Steph Curry and the 4 NBA titles, the “We Believe” team would probably be considered the best Warrior team in the last 40+ years. Even at that, long time Warrior fans still think highly of that team. It was like the turning point of the franchise.
What watch is Draymond wearing?
Miami didn't end it. Chalmers ended it immediately. Early press, picked his pocket, layup done. My bad two hand dunk lol
What a couple of weeks he had
It was actually 2 months, because everyone was still excited about the whole thing for those 2 months until his injury.
Davis tells a great story.
Huge Jeremy Lin fan. But he was not a good defender, and he turned the ball over a lot. But that's understandable because of how much you have the ball in your hands for 40 mins a game. And it was evident that he couldn't go left, cuz I remember one time he went left for a layup, but still finished it off on the right side anyways. It's some loose ball with him and Shumpert passing it back to each other I think.
From living on your friends couch to becoming a superstar on the knicks. Jeremy deserves the utmost respect. Melo messed up the momentum when he came back.
How long did it last though?
Linsanity was amazing, and Knicks was fun to watch....
Knicks not resigning JLin was probably the end of his career. He would have been amazing and improved that Knicks team to actual contenders. After the Knicks, teams were just on the hype train signing him but really didn't know how to utilize him. Add to that his injuries and that was all she wrote. I am glad he won a chip, regardless if he was on the bench or not. Linsanity, and JLin himself, is an important part of NBA history.
As a Knick fan, Melo did nothing for us. Nothing. He was just occupied with getting his numbers. Not with winning.
It’s no wonder he got booted out the nba because nobody wanted to deal with his diva personality. It was only until he realised and changed his ways that he made it back to the league as a bench player.
Linsanity was the best thing to happen to us in years and years. Thankfully we got Brunson and co. Now.
Jeremy Lin spoiled us with his fast-paced game. Fast break and penetration into the paint, and then kicking it out to the 3 point shooters.
When Melo comes back, is simply painful to watch his ISO game. Backing down his opponents on the post and then dribbling out of shot clock. This slow pace iso game in which all shooters just stand still and watch Melo going iso is simply PAINFUL TO WATCH. If Jeremy Lin never became a superstar during that period, fans will tolerate Melo iso ball. It's all Jeremy Lin's fault that fans got bored with iso game of Melo.
LeBron didn't end Linsanity. It's Carmelo and his slow ass pace isolation game that did the trick.
Interview J Lin! 🔥
Jeremy Lin was a unique player
You heard it. Dantoni said, “you out yo mind…”
One of the greatest super nova runs in all of sports. Out of nowhere and disappeared after. Wild!
Baron Davis is very funny, cracking me up
Here is the thing what Jeremy Lin did. Let me preface this first, Jeremy was did belong in the league and should be a starter or a back-up for a star PG. Race was the reason he had all this hype. The fact most Asians are viewed not belonging in sports. Yes, we had Yao but you can argue that he was 7' 6" and can play. Imagine if Yao was much shorter like 6' 4" or less, would he get the same type of attention? The novelty that Jeremy was smoking the Nets in his debut, swishing the game winner in Toronto by calling his own shot, and beating a Kobe lead team. If he was black or white. He wouldn't have that much of press attention. Everyone in collegiate and NBA passed on him or viewed him as "Bah. He got lucky he isn't that good" type of attitude. I think the league had figured him out and numbers weren't the same as Lin-sanity, but the dagger that killed his NBA career was the injuries. During the 2017-2018 season with the Brooklyn Nets Lin had a ruptured patella tendon early on the season. I think that when most teams gave up on him categorizing him as an injury-prone player
You need to ask every ball player you interview about bout playing against PRIME D ROSE
2011 D Rose, probably the most dominant PG season ever. I really don't think any PG in history is touching 2011 D Rose.
@@JimBowSliceI'll say this until I'm gone
@@JimBowSlice ong
Facts, dude did whatever he wanted, that combo of strength and speed was unmatched
Those injuries broke my heart. Dude was unbelievably sensational before his knees gave up on him
Incredible insight on an amazing ride.