The Time Jeremy Lin Took Over the NBA For Three Weeks
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- čas přidán 31. 08. 2021
- In the 2012 season, Jeremy Lin was about to get cut until injuries at the point guard position allowed him to continue playing. Once he got an opportunity, he went on an absolute tear for 3 weeks and helped the Knicks stay relevant in the Eastern Conference. Today, I talk about how Lin was able to dominate and why him and Mike D'Antoni were the pairing the Knicks needed.
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I’ll never forget I traded steph curry for Jeremy Lin in my fantasy league lmao
The kid I traded them too already had klay and draymond too 💩
@@mikxyslxmxtixn7330 hellll nahh
@@spicyshizz2850 curry hasn't blowed out that time curry now surpassed linsanity. So don't just complain.
@@cap8032 he knows he saying this with hindsight, I don’t understand why people take comments so seriously and feel a certain way
@@lewiyonas3255 because people in the comments, especially on CZcams, don’t give af about the context. They see words and instantly reply with the first thing that comes to their mind
The fact that D’Antoni, who hates midrange jumpshots, coached Carmelo Anthony, who lives in the midrange 😂
And Kobe LMAO
@@EXM123 Did he ever coach Kobe?
@@ab-15188 yes and it was an absolute shitshow
@@ab-15188 Yep! It was the year they had a "Superteam" (in reality an injured and old team) of Nash, Howard, Kobe, Gasol, Metta World Peace
midrange was still the monster back then when he coach them . nba really change since the gsw era
I still have the hospital wristband from when I was diagnosed with a bad case of Linsanity
Good one
This nigga
Bruh
lin was an elite point guard for 3 weeks, which was good to see. miami shut him down and ended linsanity, but maaaaan, what a run it was. he'll always have those moments to live by for his legacy
Melo came back and ruined the chemistry
@@WildDanHibiki yep that's what happened
He was showing flashes throughout his run with Houston but Harden was there.. Lin would have done so much better (barring injuries) with a costar such as Beal, CJ McCollum, Derozen or even OJ Mayo type scoring guards over the likes of Harden Melo and Kemba. And he’s especially good at making bigs much better than usual in a Nash-esque fashion in pick n roll situations
@@DelightFools lin is an underrated PG now, which is wild to think
Elite point guards can play with anyone. He was never elite he just had a stretch of good ball.
I was living in NYC during this time and you cant do justice to what Lin brought in terms of excitement. Every single day "LINSANITY" puns were all over the papers and after 12 years of total Knick misery, he really made me interested in the sport.
It only lasted for a few weeks but still
As an almost 40 year old Knick fan, I can't think of any single 3 week stretch more exciting than Linsanity.
Melo was jealous of Linsanity cos he was more talked about during that stretch..Melo ruined it
@@LambNRice 94 will always be my special year. As a kid seeing both the Rangers and Knicks playing in the finals. The 90s in general were awesome for the Knicks with Ewing, LJ, Mase, Oak, and Houston. Anytime they played Miami or Indiana..
But as you said in the past 20 years, Linsanity was the height of Knick excitement
It was like a short bloom. I believe his ability to be coached and his *long* history of winning (well before the NBA) always kept him in the sights of teams.
@@alberttu8120 absolutely. Sports in general, outside of boxing, for me just became less interesting to me after a certain point of adulthood because it felt weird being a grown man wearing another mans name on my back that was basically a ridiculously over paid free agent mercenary. But as a kid and teen the late 80s to late 90s Knicks were just so much fun to be a fun of. Scrappy and hard nosed.
Lin on the other hand was just a unique story from being Asian not named Yao Min, and basically a total no name bench player to use this lightning rod of actual joy to warch underdog lightning rod was fun. NYC and I all loved it and thankfully, like you said, Jeremy's willingness to do whatever it takes while being a super smart easy to coach guy gave him a nice career.
It was a great time. Everyone loved that guy
Lin could have been a great player, this shows how anyone can become a superstar with the right people and the right place.
But teams never gave him a chance and injuries caught up to him, exactly like what happened with Isaiah Thomas.
yeah, that and the loss of athleticism. It's a shame teams didn't capitalize on his skills more and nobody gave him a chance, he could've been a solid role-player for a team.
16-17 Boston season was magic for Isaiah, he came soooo close.
Not everyone. Lin was and is just special. He has the tenacity and will to make plays and lead his team to wins. He definitely has proven that but unfortunately... he was not given the chance he deserved because the I believe being that the NBA is racist to Asians.
@@BringBackStoning absolutely. The statement "anybody can become a superstar" is a contradictory statement because to become a superstar? You need to actually be in the 1% of already 1% of players good enough to turn pro
@@thegadflygang5381 true
@@BringBackStoning I dunno about the NBA being racist mate. JLin could've been an all-star caliber player at best. He's a second or third option on a decent team, and a role player on good one. A borderline starter at PG because of his obvious limitations in terms of being a shooter and lack of truly abnormal athleticism. Calling the NBA racist is a cheap and easy way to explain something you wish to be true.
Linsanity was an amazing sports moment, now waiting for the second Linsanity moment to come
I would say bubble TJ Warren is the closest we ever got.
Its coming.
Amazing sports moment, but it put a lot of pressure on Lin and don’t think he handled it well. He talked about it recently
Watch out for Gelo. Trust and belee dat. Lol
@@shayanbudhwani6999 nah I.T
Man I never realized how dependent Lin was on his right hand. kinda explains why he had such a short career. I liked Lin a lot when the warriors signed up. I remember thinking we really fucked up after we let him go and he tore it up in NY
He got better with his left over time. The reason why his career didnt go well was. Hous he had to play wit Harden and Mchale hated him for some reason. He had to play off ball same issue in LA. Byron Scott was a whack coach and that team was tanking.
He played great otb as a 6th man in CHA.
In BK he had his shot he played really well but injuries hurt him right when he was hitting his prime.
@@controversialmann5345 yeah i remember some other CZcams video where they talk about how the NBA wronged him
@@controversialmann5345 I remember he was playing pretty well with Atlanta in the 2018-19 season. Then he got traded to the raptors and for whatever reason he didn’t do well there and it ended his nba career. It’s kinda crazy to me that no nba team thinks he deserves another shot
He played 9 years in the league. I don’t consider that a short career
@@ryceryder85 you're right. Maybe i should have said underwhelming?
This, this was an awesome time as a basketball fan.
Lin as played great in the G-league last season and he was able to fix his shot in China, back to shooting one motion again, as well as improved defense and being aggressive. Wish a team that needs a backup PG would give him a chance.
Linsanity is still talked about to this day
When he was on the Charlotte Hornets was when he really turned it up. I still remember all the nice cross ups into mid range jump shots. He’s still my favorite player to this day
You’re a beast what a smart video!! Got my attention right away especially with your breakdowns. Love this channel man keep growing!!!!!!
Shut up
@@LeStephanie69 ratio
@@slimmey1313 yeah
I just subscribed after the Lin waving off Kobe video, which refers to this video at the beginning.
Love all your videos, one thing I really enjoy is the pause that you will take to allow the viewer to watch the play develop without having to focus on what you’re saying, and the patience you allow yourself to have with that pause is underrated and appreciated
big agree
As someone who’s not a knick fan and never pulled for them, it was fun as heck keeping up with the knicks when linsanity was happening.
This vid legendary bro. Brought a tear😢
Still maybe the best three weeks of my nba life
I LOVE THESE THROWBACK VIDEO RECAPS!!!
Love the video pal, great breakdown!
Outta curiosity, what do you do? I found you shortly after coach Daniel stopped uploading because he got a job with the Mavericks and you definitely have potential for an NBA job
This what I been waiting for!
This was such a fun stretch of the season to follow.
I've been out of the loop from basketball for years, but I remember the D'Antoni and Nash days on the Suns. When I saw those clips I knew it was only a matter of time until you brought it up. He really did have a formula of PG-centered play
This channel deserves more subs, amazing videos man
My goodness this was a great video.
I wish he didn't get injured on the Nets. He'd be a good back up guard right now. Can score and play in PnR while also being a capable off ball shooter
Keep up the good work my man! Your videos are very good and interesting!
Your channel is growing so fast, great content innit. Keep it up!
Underrated channel
Love the deep dive!!
Great video!
I feel like Melo couldn't share the spotlight with Lin. He effectively ended that great run.
He shows misses i love this channel already
Me and my boys love the content 🏀🔥 I hear them boys in Miami lookin pretty good this year 🤔
Eh
Meh on paper yeah but we gotta see if they can stay healthy
duncan "playoff jumper" robinson
Di Antonio is a coach that can make a star look like a legit hall of famer.
Novak was absolutely underrated. Great video.
Nah that Jeremy Lin shot against the raptors was legendaryyy
This shii have me goosebumps and almost made me cry man 🥲
the background music is fire
Love your videos. I've been wondering if you could do one on what happens when a coach gets ejected and how it affects the team?
There's a good suggestion fr
This is a great suggestion man
What's sad is that the Knicks (and some other teams) did not want to rebuild around Jeremy Lin. He was not given a chance to fully bring out his potential as a player. Sad.
good video
Li, thank u so much for these fantastic videos. But I don't see the Google Form in the desciption 😅
I was waiting for the clip of Lin waving off Kobe
Fr lmao
lmao same. legendary clip
Lin was given an opportunity to shine in the system and the collection of players that he fit well with. D'Antoni must have been his savior.
You forget to mention that both the Lakers and Knicks relied on post up wings something antithetical to a D'Antoni offense. Kobe tried to adapt but age in conjunction with former injuries only led to his demise same with Nash.
what a time
Best bball analysis channel on tube hands down
He had a lot of beast in him. just went to the wrong franchise and management plus injuries. that’s it. seeing his vids in college he was not the tallest but he’s like top5 (fastest) and destroying every defender by being crafty and super smart and a big shot taker. NBA is a dream for everyone. LINSANITY was a good story. didn’t last long but did prove something. EVEN IF the RAPTORS didn’t play him well he Deserved a Ring. and that’s the reason He got his own before BRODIE, HARDEN AND MELO🤣 “RESPECTFULLY THOUGH”
no cap
Great vid. Also showed Lin's limitation of going left which lead to his short NBA career.
He played 9 seasons...
That's pretty long for a typical player.
Also heard of John Stockton...?
Lin's problem was injuries and a slow start to his career (for obvious reasons).
Mayweather said "he only got hype because he was Asian, black people been doing what he does" (even though that's not true, no one averaged what he averaged in his first few starts, not even MJ, KD or Lebron)
but imagine if an asian professor or classical musician said that about a black engineer or violinist? Lin faced a lot of racism and double standards because he was asian, never forget that.
Your first part was cool but second part is waffle
No, he had a point because that level of play would be more expected on top of the fact that he was attracting untapped markets, it was business talk that you don't understand cuz you look at one dimension
@@dsg3053 "it was business talk that you don't understand cuz you look at one dimension" is your impression of mayweather really someone who is a deep thinking person? how is that not clearly a racially motivated comment? tf you talkin bout untapped potential, he never mentioned anything in that regard lmao. you fake woke pos
Bang!!!!!!!!
Video idea: Maybe u cover the nuggets 2 3-1 comebacks? I feel like that’s slept on
Those 7 mins went by so fking fast lol
i just wish this video was longer
I get this is a breakdown, but you showed ALL his lowlights- I appreciate the authenticity. Not many do that
In Scoring.
Best 3 week in the nba
Thank you for explaining why Linsanity evaporated
D'Antoni didn't quite get how to run an O with more bigs in it
And is that why JLin never really blossomed elsewhere?
Other coaches didn't even know how to get him cooking like how D'Antoni's system did? 🤔
Lin was magic
Linsanity became even more remarkable as more time went by in lins career.
0:20 That's a lot of Williams on the other team. Lol
more than half the starting lineup lmao
Always seems weird to me:
If a dude's right handed, expect him to be good going right
Vice versa for Lefties
Your Kobe v Tony Allen video showed how useful it is to overplay the strong hand and at least see what counters they've got
If they cook you with crossovers, etc. then you can simply play them even again
Expect them to be good going to their strong side 💯
💯! I always tell my boys when we run a game against a team with a good player.. play his dominant hand.. 8/10 times it’s the best defense unless the player is a scoring genius
To be honest Lin wasn't a complete player in 2012, many people said Linsanity was Lin's peak but I think they are wrong, Lin was improving every year, personally i think the strongest form of Lin was Honest era where he turned Spurs game from 23 points trailing to victory.
could you take a look at jason kidd vs steve nash in 06
I was wondering who was making a video on Jeremy Lin in 2021. Then I saw the name and I wss like, "checks out."
His performance during Linsanity deserves him a HOF spot or at least a All Times Knicks spot
Its crazy how russ and kd are both on the top 5
This guy freaking outdueled Kobe and then years later he denied to pass it to Kobe. Legend
A great video would be times role players stepped up when a star player went down.
linsanity was lit
this was so random looking back
Everyday, I'm waiting a team for giving Lin a chance. But, probably because of his age, teams wouldn't bat an eye of him. But, as a short contract, I do believe it's still a good pick.
I was late, tho
I remember what shut down Linsanity was Miami. Also the fact teams started creating defensive gameplans to shut him down afterwards. Lin literally came out of nowhere and people didn't think his streak would last as long as it did. He couldn't drive to the paint anymore and also he didn't have a left. So teams around the league eventually picked his offense apart.
I want Jeremy Lin and IT in the league next season
Carmelo didn't wanna get overshadowed by Lin.
Lin deserves to be in the nba... Kuzma deserves to be in China league
Lin’s playstyle is typical Chinese basketball, laying up a lot, sometimes even some very hard lay up
look at how happy the Knicks was man...
They went further after he left
@@dsg3053 yeah the pacers ECF run with raymond felony. ah the good ol days i miss it all
seriously, no talk of 1:05? dude was doing a pilgrimage in that move
Would also love to know what happened to Lin later, why his impact and numbers decreased, how they figured him out
Firstly, when Carmelo came back from injury the Knicks offense changed with Carmelo's style of play becoming too "Selfish" causing the Knicks to lose games. But, Prime Carmelo was a beast back then so when the Knicks had a choice to keep Carmelo or Lin, the knicks chose Carmelo. Lin was traded to the rockets, and perfectly enough Mike D'Antoni resigned/was fired as coach for the Knicks, and went to the rockets. But, the rockets already had enough guards like James Harden so Lin wasn't really the main man in Houston. He was traded multiple times and was a solid player with 10+ points and around 2+ assist a game, and could've been a good role model. But, injuries followed him and while having a good season with the nets, Lin was traded once again and is now not in the NBA. At least, he won a ring!
@@andynotaballer5687 won a ring with raptors, right?
Happy he won a championship even if it was sadly with the raptors but was happy for him only
jeremy lin might could have been mvp in that season!!!
Wowowowow
Its Toronto home court and they cheered on Linsanity 😅
What’s the song called?
I wish a team would give him another chance.
Just goes to show how many great players come thru the nba that we may never see be great because they end up in a poor scheme or just on the “wrong team”
D’antoni had success with humble team oriented star players that were coach able while he struggled with teams with diva star cherry picking players.
2:17 The exact moment Melo started hating Lin
Imagine being apart of the raptors lol. They had 0 fans in the arena
Linsanity was amazing
Why was the raptors crowd cheering when Lin hit the three?
Can someone explain why he didn’t flourished after the 3 weeks or when he switched teams??
He kinda mentioned it near the end of the video. Carmelo and stoudemire came back so the style of play changed so much and Lin was on the ball less
@@notsocooldude7720 was the reason of playstyle also the reason why he couldn’t establish himself on another team?
@@jsisiaiak1311 he played with players like harden and kemba that loves iso balls. Could've compensated with a player like CJ McCollum or Bradley Beal type
@@senpai1574 what do you mean by compensated? And yea their iso play explains his decline
Russ and KD were a special duo.
He was in that harden offense
I wanna hear what mike dantoni thinks about jeremy lin today and what it could have been if he was never traded
its weird seeing half the home crowd cheering for the away team lol
3 weeks must be the shortest career peak of all time
Lin was More Loved and Famous for 3 weeks than LeBron his whole career.
whatever happened to *Linsanity*