The Knicks are Lin right now, at least on offense. (And we remind once again that the Knicks have made this surge because of Lin and because of a shockingly lockdown defense, led by Tyson Chandler and Jared Jeffries.)
Lin has been leading this Knicks run with somewhat deficient offensive options, trying to make do with Jeffries cutting to the basket and Bill Walker launching three-pointers. Yesterday, though, he had Smith and Novak and Stoudemire and the go-go Landry Fields and Chandler. And tonight he's going to have Carmelo Anthony. The Knicks are becoming a team of weapons for Lin to utilize. And Lin himself might be the most powerful weapon of all.
... yesterday, you saw a team that could compete for a championship. You saw Knicks basketball at its two-decade peak. You saw what happens when it all comes together, led by the unlikeliest of characters. The best thing about all this is that this ride is just beginning. This isn't a fluke, or a fun February fad anymore. This is the real thing. Strap in, folks. This is what everyone had been waiting for.
- Will Leitch, NYMag
http://nymag.com/daily/sports/2012/02/look-out-folks-these-knicks-are-dangerous.html
2/19/2012 6:35 PM