Grunwald is like that "Intel Inside" sticker. Many of us don't realize how important he has been.

From the article:

On Dec. 24, Jeremy Lin hit Grunwald’s greaseboard after he was cut by the Rockets. D’Antoni and Grunwald discussed Lin’s impressive pre-draft workout in Westchester on June 7, 2010, his penetration ability and knack for the pick and roll.

Grunwald had recommended bringing Lin in for training camp last season and earlier in December, but Golden State and Houston had gotten in the way.
“I remember Glen saying after Lin got waived, ‘He can run the pick and roll and be a playmaker better than anybody we had,’ ’’ D’Antoni recalled.

But the Knicks had enough point guards on the roster by then. In the season opener on Christmas Day, rookie Iman Shumpert sprained his knee and went out for at least two weeks.
The decision, ironically, was made the next day when Grunwald told D’Antoni this was the Knicks’ chance to claim Lin — at least as a stopgap because his $788,000 contract wasn’t guaranteed. After 16 teams passed in waivers, Grunwald sprang.

I wonder who those 16 teams are and what some of them are thinking right now? (I think we can easily find out. I believe the waiver process is dependent on salary cap?)

**Linsanity continues to have an impact on the bottom line as well as the win column. Saturday’s win in Minnesota scored a season-high 4.17 Nielsen rating, the highest Knicks game on MSG since Anthony’s debut last Feb. 23 (6.75). Through four games with Jeremy Lin starting, the averaging rating on MSG is up 70 percent (3.08) from the previous 20 games (1.81).

According to Forbes, Lin is the fastest-growing athlete brand in the world — worth an estimated $14 million, tied with Kobe Bryant for sixth-best. Since Feb. 4, MSG’s stock price has increased 6 percent, adding $139 million to the company’s market value.

***Lin’s presence prompted the Raptors to stage its annual “Asian Heritage Night’’ for tonight – an event staged even more his stardom. Toronto’s population is 11 percent Chinese and many here have followed him since he played at Harvard.

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CashMoney wrote:

TheGame wrote:If Lin's contract had been guaranteed and Iman had not gotten hurt, we probably would have passed on him. Sometimes it better to be lucky than good.

Us getting Lin was pure luck. If things don't fall into place the way they did Lin isn't a Knick.

About damn time we were on the receiving end of some good luck.

Clearly Dantoni's offense is a big part and so much as has gone out of his way to keep bringing it and Dantoni as a coach up, as well as Melo and Stat putting a word in (or was it pressure) for the coach to play Lin.

I'm not sure if this was all luck or meant to be. I guess it's not important to know.

To add to Lins credibility as a great and upcoming player, has received great words from:
Magic Johnson, Hubie Brown, Hurley brothers and I forget the others.

But what about those teams that passed on Lin? Who were they and how many could have used him?

nyk4ever wrote:listen i love jeremy lin and i think he has a bright future here with us, but some credit has to be given to d'antoni and the type of offense that he runs. what lin does very well just happens to be the backbone of d'antoni's offense so i think that plays a huge part in all the success he's had here so far. the kid is a gamer, obviously is a very hard worker and those are huge factors in his play as well.

It really is the perfect storm. Lin has the talent and drive. MDA has the system and a great offensive genius. We have players that play defense now. Our stars being away for 1 week to see what the kid can do.

It is the perfect storm.

And we haven't even see Baron Davis play a game yet!

Can we PLEASE remove the "interim" from Glen's title?!