earthmansurfer wrote:Yes soundcrib, I wanted to mention that. Lin is going out of his way in many interviews to give props to coach. And you know what, Lin is a smart smart guy - if he says that, then bring back coach. I have no problem with that. I have a problem with D'Antoni and has inflexibility and I had a problem with him and this team, but only because we didn't have a PG to fit him, and I made no bones about it. But now he has his pg and vice versa.thejerk - I am sure his salary will count against the cap. But I forget if we get the mid level if we are under the cap which I don't think we will be. Someone must know that, can you jump in here as this is an important point. What the article was saying is we can go over the cap to resign him.
Enyspree - that is what I heard too and that is why I posted this. Had someone not claimed him then apparently that would be true, but since we claimed him we also "claimed" his rights it seems (And that makes sense). The final truth should come out soon enough. I was worried he might just walk back to GS but now it looks like he can't. 
Briggs, he'll have to keep it up for a few more years first. I believe the most anyone can offer him is dependent on the CBA and in this situation I think the max he can get is around 5 million a year. His best bet is to sign for 2 more years at that and then I believe we can give him a much bigger raise than anyone could cause he will have been here 3 years by then. (Where as with another team he'd start over and be at 2, limiting his raise.)
only big market teams that have Dolan's philosophy would be willing to pay him that kind of money RIGHT away.
He has more attention than Tebow + Kobe combined, seriously this kid is drawing eyes everywhere.
Girls that don't know nothing about sports or the NBA, all the who Jeremy Lin is and have been watching games, and FBing about him non stop.
So in a business POV, he is worth quite a lot of money, with all the jerseys, attention, and media he brings alone.
Who knows how he will play and how he does with Melo and Amare in the future?
But this kid is something special, he single handedly took away all that negative energy * possibly with with Melo and Amare gone*, brought positive energy from fans from all over the world ,especially restoring it back home, he made his own team mates believe and regaining confidence in themselves, each other, and as a team/unit and stopping that doubt.
He has physically (with his play) and mentally greatly improved Novak, TC, Iman, Fields, JJ, Dantoni, and virtually everyone on the team *except the play of Bibby*.
Novak has greatly benefited from his play, opening the lane for Iman to enable him to penetrate, something he hasn't been able to do all year as the 2nd penetration threat.
The opponents defense now are focused on stopping him and it is improving the roles of each player and as a team.
Good things happen when the ball is in his hands and that positive energy is very LINfectious...
Many people here, called him D League material, while some here were were praising him to get that opportunity to play.
This is not a fluke, we have our own top 1st round caliber pick with Lin. I was very upset that Dantoni didn't give him didn't give this opportunity earlier.
With Baron Davis possibly coming back when he started practicing, he was close to being canned as a unguaranteed contract to make room.
I am sure Dantoni was given pressure to give him some PT so Grunweld could evaluate where he stood, with the lack of PG and penetration play.
Some people here, including me, were put on full blast to suggest that he could be our best STARTING PG, at the very least ahead of TD and Bibby.
Defensively, Lin also doesn't get enough credit for his defensive abilities/play, as he uses his speed, quickness, ability to stay in front of his man, and go through picks.
I really wonder what our pre Melo Knicks, with the addition of TC, Iman, Jorts, and Novak(or Shawnee Williams) would be able to do as our current talent is far inferior with Melo and Amare out. "Stars" and stats are greatly over rated and misleading and having Amare and Melo out, while we are achieving these wins is great blessing in disguise.
Do we own JJ's early bird rights, as I think he earned a better long term contract than the 1year veteran minimum deals? The writers/analyst have articles that conflict with each other, with the early bird rights and the waivering process affecting his contract for the future as a Knick. I don't know which ones are the true source to believe, with these 2nd round picks. It would be great if we could keep these players while saving our MLE for the summer if it is true. He has proved himself to be a great underdog on his way to becoming a star, overnight. Lin sensation, Year of Lin, LINsanity, is real and is a little hard to even absorb and believe.
He says the right things, is so humble, is a tough physically and mentally, and gives his team mates/coach much credit, its hard not to love this kid.
Whether he was sitting on the bench and cheering hard from the beggining of the year while not giving a single minute to play but continued support makes this kid even more lovable.
2/11/2012 9:12 AM