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All Melo wants to do is score points, and probably win. If anything, Lin has shown that he will pass you the ball in a position to score. Both Amare and Melo should benefit greatly from Lin's play. The Knicks even moreso. The idea that Lin is going to sit, or Melo is going to push him out of the spotlight is INSANE if you listened to the Garden tonight.
 
His production is putting him in the same company as the best in the game. The 4 starts with 20 and 7 are tied with Lebron James and one more than Steve Nash, Tony Parker and a slew of other big names. He isn't sitting for anyone.


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Carmelo has to realize that he's not getting all those isolations anymore. Lin is the point guard and the offense will run through him the rest of the season. Melo and Amare should be licking their chops right now at all the easy opportunities they will get with this kid running things, especially Amare with the pick and roll. Knicks haven't had a point guard since Amare and Melo have been on the team and D'Antoni's offense doesn't work without a point guard. I'm more worried that Melo and Amare can get over themselves and play hardnosed defense the whole game. This new lineup of castoffs is playing great defense.
 
I've only watched 3 Knicks games this season. They were on TNT a couple weeks ago against Memphis and I was off of work for a couple weeks, so I wanted to check them out. Putrid.

Then I watched last Saturday and again tonight. Linsanity has Knicks fans alive again for the first time in a decade.

I wonder if I'll remember the last week the way I remember where I was when the Cowboys drafted Emmitt Smith or when I thought Mariano Rivera was unhittable as a reliever in the playoffs against the Mariners in 1995 (and Showalter shouldn't have taken him out of game 5). Not to insinuate that Lin is going to the HOF or anything. Just that his team might be really good for a while, in good part due to his play.
 
I love this story, I'm Nyer, but not a knicks fan and i worry about carmelo's need to be the guy and how he fits into a team. If he's the man great, if everyone's production is about equal i worry about Carmelo psyche.

I hope they can figure it out with all the pieces back, ny is more exciting when he knicks are relevant.
 
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Deadrody said:
All Melo wants to do is score points, and probably win. If anything, Lin has shown that he will pass you the ball in a position to score. Both Amare and Melo should benefit greatly from Lin's play. The Knicks even moreso. The idea that Lin is going to sit, or Melo is going to push him out of the spotlight is INSANE if you listened to the Garden tonight.
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You mean LINSANE
 
I watched the game tonite and came away thoroughly impressed. this kid is for real! he plays really smart and hes got a quick first step and will get by you. if he develops a consistant jumper the skys the limit for him. hes only going to get better and i think with his style of play amare and especially melo are going to enjoy playing with him. he had 7 assists tonite but easily couldve had 10-12 if a few guys could hit some open jumpers which melo and amare can definitely hit with consistancy.
the garden was absolutely electric and there is no way baron davis is going to start over linsanity. the lakers got back in the game when lin sat in the 4th but when he came in it was lights out. this was a special night that no knick fan and most basketball fans will remember 20 years from now. the day lin out dueled the great kobe bryant. im still in disbelief. this kid will be fun to watch as i believe he is for real.
 
superjohn said:
Carmelo has to realize that he's not getting all those isolations anymore. Lin is the point guard and the offense will run through him the rest of the season. Melo and Amare should be licking their chops right now at all the easy opportunities they will get with this kid running things, especially Amare with the pick and roll. Knicks haven't had a point guard since Amare and Melo have been on the team and D'Antoni's offense doesn't work without a point guard. I'm more worried that Melo and Amare can get over themselves and play hardnosed defense the whole game. This new lineup of castoffs is playing great defense.
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may be the biggest problem of all... 'melo is basically a post-up, back to the basket player. Hopefully he can adjust!
 
i'm just waiting for the Post or Daily News to have a headline saying "Linning" with a pic of Charlie Sheen.
 
Fishy said:
Everything I know about Asian people comes from the History Channel and Mr. Chow in the Hangover.

I am very afraid of Jeremy Lin. I am afraid he might try to duck* on me.
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Best post in the entire thread.
 
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Fishy, did you forget Bruce Lee and Mr. Miyagi??

Asia includes many, many, many people beyond just the Far East. Man, are some people myopic when "Asian" gets mentioned. Asia goes from Arabs (Jews in Israel, too) to the Japanese. From India to Russia. To be fair, he's of Chinese descent, not just "Asian". Geez.
 
CTGoonie said:
i'm just waiting for the Post or Daily News to have a headline saying "Linning" with a pic of Charlie Sheen.
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What? No Jackie Chan, Suzie Wong, or China Lee references? The generalizations of Americans of Asian ethnicity, Asians, and, here in Asia, of Americans in the eyes of many, various Asian nationals go from sometimes accurate to often way off the mark. This thread alone includes some pretty entertaining comments ranging from ignorance to intentional.

While walking through Causeway Bay this afternoon, I looked up to see a large outdoor TV screen featuring Lin. First, it showed him in action for the Knickerbockers, and then being interviewed by a well-recognized HK news network. In addition to many HK and mainland NBA fans being very aware of Lin's brief success and his educational background, some east Asian TV networks are quickly adding Knicks' games to their broadcast schedules.
 
The name "Asia" started out as a reference to lands east of the Greek and Roman Empire, which would be the "Asia Minor" and Persia. Now "Asians" are people who have nothing to do with those areas. Weirdos.
 
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This is hilarious. I'm nervous about Melo's return. I recognize the fact that he's a great individual player but I feel like he's a ball stopper and not a winning NBA team guy.
 
He's definitely not Steve Nash because he is merely an average shooter and he is not Rajon Rondo because he isn't freakishly athletic with a huge wingspan.

He sure has played the PG spot exceptionally well though. I don't know who he compares to but I hope he keeps it up. He is currently second in the NBA in John Hollinger's PER rankings for players who have accumulated the minimum amount. of minutes.
 
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walker11 said:
He's definitely not Steve Nash because he is merely an average shooter and he is not Rajon Rondo because he isn't freakishly athletic with a huge wingspan.

He sure has played the PG spot exceptionally well though. I don't know who he compares to but I hope he keeps it up. He is currently second in the NBA in John Hollinger's PER rankings for players who have accumulated the minimum amount. of minutes.
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I caught a chunk of the game yesterday. I thought he was more Brandon Roy than Steve Nash.
 
He reminds me of Steve Nash


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I gotta say I agree with the Chinese parents, if their attitudes toward sports are accurately reflected in this thread. I grew up in a sports household. Giants, Mets, Rangers. Funny thing is, I ended up falling in love with basketball. Mom was disappointed, as she really thought I was going pro in baseball. Not sure how much time my parents put into sports. Huge amount. Figure 4-6 hours on Sundays watching football. Many, many hours carting us kids around to sports. Many, many hours watching other sports (shoot the puck Barry!).

They probably spent more time watching sports in one week than they spent interacting with me regarding my schooling in one year.

Had my kids. Started to do the sports thing.

I did it for about 12 years. That's when my oldest was in "travel" soccer. Remember standing on the sidelines of some tourni. It was Columbus day 3 day weekend. It was Sunday. I remember praying for my kid's team to lose because then we wouldn't have to truck back out there on Monday. The non-playing younger kids were bivouacking along the sidelines, being unfortunate in their birth order, bored. There was a steady, light rain. It was, maybe 50 degrees. The ground was muddy.

Kid's team loses. My mood lightens, as I look at my younger kids and look forward to telling them that we don't have to do this again. Coach comes up to me. Hey Frank. We've worked it out with the other team that lost in the semis so that we can both come back tomorrow and have a runner-up game. Isn't that great? Oh yeah, and by the way, we'd love Frankina to be on the indoor team, which we're starting after the fall season.

In the car on the ride home I announced to the family that we were done with travel soccer, travel anything. Sports in general. Each kid thereafter got to do 1 rec-league sport per year. That's it. Within a couple years, that was all gone too.

One of the best decisions I ever made as a parent.

I guess I'm part Chinese. I think sports are a huge waste of time, and I think the focus of the average American on sports is borderline pathological.

Most Americans can name more current NFL quarterbacks than past presidents.

So I guess I've gone 180. Born and raised in a household that was huge on sports and got meh grades. Now I run a household that watches the Super Bowl and about 25 UConn games a year and not any other sports and does Chinese well in school.

Too bad there wasn't a "hate" button. I'd love to see the tally on this post.
 
Prezidint said:
I gotta say I agree with the Chinese parents, if their attitudes toward sports are accurately reflected in this thread. I grew up in a sports household. Giants, Mets, Rangers. Funny thing is, I ended up falling in love with basketball. Mom was disappointed, as she really thought I was going pro in baseball. Not sure how much time my parents put into sports. Huge amount. Figure 4-6 hours on Sundays watching football. Many, many hours carting us kids around to sports. Many, many hours watching other sports (shoot the puck Barry!).

They probably spent more time watching sports in one week than they spent interacting with me regarding my schooling in one year.

Had my kids. Started to do the sports thing.

I did it for about 12 years. That's when my oldest was in "travel" soccer. Remember standing on the sidelines of some tourni. It was Columbus day 3 day weekend. It was Sunday. I remember praying for my kid's team to lose because then we wouldn't have to truck back out there on Monday. The non-playing younger kids were bivouacking along the sidelines, being unfortunate in their birth order, bored. There was a steady, light rain. It was, maybe 50 degrees. The ground was muddy.

Kid's team loses. My mood lightens, as I look at my younger kids and look forward to telling them that we don't have to do this again. Coach comes up to me. Hey Frank. We've worked it out with the other team that lost in the semis so that we can both come back tomorrow and have a runner-up game. Isn't that great? Oh yeah, and by the way, we'd love Frankina to be on the indoor team, which we're starting after the fall season.

In the car on the ride home I announced to the family that we were done with travel soccer, travel anything. Sports in general. Each kid thereafter got to do 1 rec-league sport per year. That's it. Within a couple years, that was all gone too.

One of the best decisions I ever made as a parent.

I guess I'm part Chinese. I think sports are a huge waste of time, and I think the focus of the average American on sports is borderline pathological.

Most Americans can name more current NFL quarterbacks than past presidents.

So I guess I've gone 180. Born and raised in a household that was huge on sports and got meh grades. Now I run a household that watches the Super Bowl and about 25 UConn games a year and not any other sports and does Chinese well in school.

Too bad there wasn't a "hate" button. I'd love to see the tally on this post.
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I don't disagree. Many (myself included) waste way too much time on sports, but considering it helped fund some of my college tuition, I won't complain.
 
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