islesfan wrote:The Knicks were desperate for a PG. So much so that Baron Davis was seen as their Savior. Antoni said himself that BD was Plan A and that were was no Plan B. Lin was signed because he's a PG and was available. The Knicks almost waived Lin to sign Mike James because he's a PG too but with more experience. Lin sat on the bench and then got sent to the D League where he played 1 game. After being recalled with DeAndre Jordan, Lin played limited minutes including 3 DNP's before he was thrown into the fire in a complete act of desperation by Antoni with rumors flying that he was about to be fired. That's what happened. If what you stated had any place in reality, Lin would have been playing soon after coming back from his ONE D-League game instead of riding the bench and getting DNPed.
Almost waived and actually waived are 2 completely different things. Why talk about Almost anything. Stick to what actually happened.
Here's a real timeline based on what actually happened:
1. MDA WANTED LIN! He didn't have to take him. He liked his skill set and had an idea that the kid fit what he wanted to do. He didn't just take any old available PG. Lin wasn't in the mix at the start but that's to be understood.
2. Lin's stint in the D League was SIX DAYS!!! He got in one game and killed it, but his stint allowed him time to practice in the system. Lin worked with K. Atkinson and practiced on game days against Baron. He looked good and that led to more looks in games.
3. When Lin came back he played 20 mins in Houston and did well. Still Mike wasn't ready to just hand Lin the ball, but it was a good little look. He got 6 minutes in the next game in Detroit. Then Mike didn't feel comfortable with Lin in the Bulls game which was like a Playoff game. The Next game was the Boston game and Lin got a 7 minutes stint and looked good. After that MDA gave him a big shot in the Nets game and Lin took it from there.