“there is no Linsanity without New York.”

“I didn’t come to New York to be a star. I brought my star with me.” – Reggie Jackson

Jeremy Lin was only a star in New York because of the megaphone it provides. There have been other rookies with sweet 25 game runs but fewer have stood the test of time. Lin was a great story. The Revenge of the Harvard nerd meets Space Jam. For that Disney stretch, even Landry Field'sofa was a star.

Reality Check

The chemistry and setting was perfect. What people overlook is the power of New York and Madison Square Garden to elevate basketball from sport to high art. For all its warts, New York is theatre at its best and We Know Drama. Lin caugh a bolt of lightning after the planets aligned and paved his way to the hoop while no one was paying attention.

Then It Got Real

The defensive coverage was vicious and Deron Williams started taking things very personal. The Heat sent snipers to pick him off at every corner. "Somebody get that young man a cut man!" No my brotha, Houston is a LONG way from New York City and the Rockets t-shirts will be in the discount bin before Christmas if Lin and his new team gets off to a slow start.

Rafer "Skip To My Lou" Alston anyone?

JoeyBagadonuts wrote:I got your high art right here:

"Also, outside of his immediate family, friends, and maybe a few crazed UNC alums, nobody has ever paid for a ticket to watch Raymond Felton play basketball." - Jay K. King

JoeyBag - you funny. The only thing that matters is that Raymond Felton and Amar'e pick up where they left off. Jason Kidd can distribute with little second-guessing from his peers. Tyson Chandler will be in position for dunkage. Marcus Camby will appreciate the open looks inside. The rest will take care of itself.

misterearl wrote:

JoeyBagadonuts wrote:I got your high art right here:

"Also, outside of his immediate family, friends, and maybe a few crazed UNC alums, nobody has ever paid for a ticket to watch Raymond Felton play basketball." - Jay K. King

JoeyBag - you funny. The only thing that matters is that Raymond Felton and Amar'e pick up where they left off. Jason Kidd can distribute with little second-guessing from his peers. Tyson Chandler will be in position for dunkage. Marcus Camby will appreciate the open looks inside. The rest will take care of itself.

The perceived rapport between the two was unbelievably overrated and I always thought that Felton's PnR game was seriously lacking. Amar'e was just beasting before the trade and Felton's 16 and 7 (or whatever it was) was due to the fact that he was basically the 2nd option and playing under Dantoni's system, which always seems to inflate PGs numbers.

Felton was absolute garbage last yr and, to my knowledge, is still a shoot first PG who can't get his Mike Sweetney sized ass into the lane to create opportunities for others. I don't see Kidd, at this stage in his career, being that facilitator either.

I wouldn't be surprised to see Pablo come outta the pack because w/ all the chuckers from the 2-4 positions, a pass first PG is what is needed.