The Jeremy Lin Show Vs. Washington Wizards (2/8/12)

The New York Knicks take on the Washington Wizards as Jeremy Lin leads the Knicks to their third consecutive win at Washington D.C.

[@KnockoutInvesting]

Lin made all his teammates look like all stars lol

[@omny6686]

I came back to these and thought the exact same thing. It's wild the difference a decent passer can make.

[@reth4761]

@@omny6686 he was a great passer, wym decent

[@user-tz9jh6pv2j]

fr made novak look like klay, made landry fields look like kawhi, whole team was moving and screening melo comes back and it's back to iso

[@jfail00]

@@user-tz9jh6pv2j bruh averaged 5 turnovers a game. Let that be Russell Westbrook😤

[@zpacify]

@@jfail00 Lol hater gonna hate. Give the guy a break with that usage rate and running the team after being nearly cut. And they were winning and he wasn't turning it over during crunch time. They just lost when Carmelo came back because he was a loser.

[@golfmaniac007]

i think Novak went 30 for 30 shooting during Linsanity streak. never saw him miss a shot.

[@Rraven4]

lol that guy can shoot

[@gt8932]

Check out his NBA 2k13 stats

[@narcotic702]

@@gt8932 onggg. I would abuse the hell outta him in 2k13

[@wzz9065]

team chemistry level:200%

[@L3onidas]

Melo ironically fucked it up

[@DanceswithHyenas]

One simply cannot overstate how he lifted the entire team. When you have a special piece like Lin everybody eats.

[@unseenasian132]

I wish he had this same energy in miami. I feel like when he versed lebron. It went downhill. I just dontnunderstsnd players with less skill get to stay in this league longer then Jeremy lin

[@TheAndrewsAcademy]

@@unseenasian132 I remember that game. I remember watching it live as I was a Lebron fan...and the Heat definitely took it personally. They played physical and forced TOs on Lin. Still...What a LINSANE run.

[@user-tz9jh6pv2j]

not just the team, he lifted NYC. im born and raised in NYC in the 90s. played varsity in brooklyn and started going to games at the end of Ewing's career. then we kinda sucked, we had Alan Houston, Latrell Sprewell, Camby... but nothing was going on. Then when there were rumors we'd get Melo and Stat, I prayed it wasn't true. Cuz it would mean we would be stuck with his contract for at least 5-10 years... and Melo is NOT a ring-winning all star. let's be real, when has a PF ever won a championship on his own aside from Dirk/Duncan. and Melo is like a D Leaguer compared to Dirk/Duncan. after 10 years of that garbage ball, we finally got 2 weeks of Linsanity. the whole city lit up. sports bars didn't even really play knicks game anymore, but everyone had it on with the volume up. damn i missed that basketball energy in the city.

[@jarvisxie5453]

anyone still enjoying linsanity in 2019?

[@revz9531]

So good

[@koogee4488]

I'm enjoying it in 2020

[@Mateozz19]

2020 baby 🤟

[@kyang2522]

I still enjoy it, bc I am from Taiwan, and so proud of him...

[@gomgomsw9979]

Even 2020

[@genes6043]

beautiful unselfish basketball...Lin and Chandler...that was a nasty combo back in the day.. Lin just had to toss the ball high and say "go get it"

[@DeanGl]

This Knicks team was so good. No selfish players. No Ball-stoppers. Everyone working together. That's how they got their wins. It's no coincidence that when Melo came back, so did their losing ways.

[@wessimons5028]

Then the next season the Knicks were a two seed in the East behind leading scorer of the NBA Melo. Yes this team had chemistry but they would not have done any better than a 7 or 8 seed in 2012. I’m a huge fan of Lin but they wouldn’t have been any different in JL had stayed healthy for the rest of 2012

[@wessimons5028]

By the way, the “losing ways” in 2012 to which you are referring were a playoff spot and a tough series against the champion Heat. I’m trying to understand your argument

[@DeanGl]

@@wessimons5028 Wow. I said this 10 years ago. But sure, let me make it simple. The Knicks never amounted to anything during Melo's whole tenure as a Knickerbocker. Did they win anything during that time? No? Then there you have it. Losing ways.

[@wessimons5028]

@@DeanGl brother I understand what you’re saying, however do you think Jeremy Lin would’ve led the Knicks to a championship? It just would’ve been another disappointment in my mind

[@tinostarks]

@@wessimons5028 sadly, we'll never know😢

[@chatify68]

lin + novak + fields + chandler + jeffries + shumpert = fun basketball

[@dohoangquan35]

shit, that was 5 role-player caliber members, and then we added Lin => winning team

[@Taker4Life123]

I wasnt a Knicks fan but that crew was so enjoyable!!

[@indiablackwell]

Then Carmelo came back and ruined it all

[@Lee-bo5pj]

Stoudemire was in there too

[@jspurs22]

Yeah till Melo arrived

[@larryjohnny]

Novak was insane too! making all the 3s whenever Lin would set him up!

[@gordontseng6153]

Lin really made Steve Novak look like Klay Thompson and Tyson Chandler look like Shaq out there dunking

[@sydandtaytum]

trading lin was such a huge mistake. knicks should've gotten rid of melo and built a team like sacramento kings circa 2002

[@aorcler]

Hindsight is 20/20, getting rid of melo for Lin would have been so dumb

[@lucasr2050]

Darius Jing u realize melo was a part of ruining lins career

[@kingooobaba1634]

@@aorcler they've could have gotten rid of melo and bring in other good players to work around lin.

[@NJCarat]

they never traded him, they just didn't wanted to pay him the money

[@MrMuaythai84]

@@aorcler melo ball hog loser who never won shit

[@egg2504]

Lin does a layup: OHHHHH SHIIIITTTT Lin crosses over and dunks: meh

[@spectah24]

LIn should have never left NY...things havent been the same for him and the garden loved him with a passion..they played a role in his confidence

[@freestylerandmc101]

spectah24 he didn't voluntarily leave. That was melo's bitch ass who whined to the gm.

[@PhoenixRS93]

freestylerandmc101 He signed a deal with the Rockets lol. Lin chose to leave. Knicks didn''t match the offer, so how is that Carmelo's fault again?

[@freestylerandmc101]

Phoenix exactly and the knicks were not going to keep him. Melo bitched to the gm. He's a cancer to every team. Not a leader, plays no defense.

[@PhoenixRS93]

freestylerandmc101 Bingo! Yahtzee! As soon as Houston wanted him that was enough. Knicks didn't match the offer sheet. I did hear rumors that Tyson Chandler said Lin couldn't run an offense and of course Melo is Melo lol.

[@PhoenixRS93]

freestylerandmc101 Oh yeah, Melo is one of my favorite players now and forever but he is not a winner. He's a great 2nd option. He will never be the man.

[@pilmolee9773]

I was shocked to hear that several UC universities and Stanford rejected his application even though he was from California and was practically a straight-A student. Thank you Harvard for accepting him.

[@PeekaPeep]

Yup, he won State Player Of The Year honors his last year of HS and none of the Pac-12 programs bothered to look his way (Stanford was his No. 1 choice too, literally right in his own backyard and they didn't even offer him a basketball scholarship). Lin was battling hardwired racist attitudes towards Asian athletes long before stepping foot into the NBA apparently...

[@revolution3481]

Aside from getting through the first round last year, Linsanity has been the best thing to happen to the Knicks in recent history.

[@jzizzles7799]

Yeah. I mean look at the Knicks now. One guy score 60+ points and the team still has one of the worst record in the NBA. lol

[@Masterofcreations]

Wow Novak is such a good shooter. Haven't seen him missed a 3 pointer yet since the Linsanity started.

[@Az_Iz_Azian]

5:14 probably the smoothest and swiftest dunk I've seen

[@sivadyert]

Lin and Chandler could have been one of the best point center combos of all time--certainly for a few years. What say y'all?

[@cie1768]

Fields is a really good basketball player.

[@IMShynZ]

+Cie I am big jeremy lin fan and there are no forums to discuss about him. Please join me at www.reddit.com/r/JLin7/

[@cuhwin1043]

Carmelo really fucked all this up

[@jasondavidcox]

How is no one taking about the crossover on wall and the breakaway DUNK?!?

[@K.O._Ninja]

I came to find this. How is everyone not hype about that?!

[@stephenc2481]

nice!

[@seanmulligan5658]

How can you not like his story. He was nobody then suddenly just exploded. Still amazing

[@kingjames4139]

I will borrow this from Lin's Fan L-egend I-n N-ew york He is the one of the greatest KNICKS PLAYER👍

[@Prawduk730]

The D’Antoni system was working, the problem is that it wasn’t working for Carmelo and that’s who the Knicks org catered to at the end of the day. Had D’Antoni stayed, I believe he would’ve vouched to sign or match J.Lin’s contract.

[@angreys]

Wiz enjoys watching him than guarding him

[@jaythomas3224]

Lin has just as many or more assist than points in the first half in alot of games which is a true point guard and shows his unselfishness

[@eyen91]

The Knicks were fun to watch when Lin had command of the ball because he opened up the teams offense, as a good point does. But once Melo or Harden came into the picture, the team stagnated back to one or two man iso plays.

[@Eujass]

still enjoying LINSANITY in 2021

[@sbabar87]

man...imagine Porzingas joining the ball movement on this team. mayb not championship team but we'd have more draft picks, cap space, excitement and definitely success...sigh what coulda been

[@sbabar87]

+Jared Davis i know man...trust me i know haha

[@yvetteforto8749]

It's 2021 and I'm still here:)

[@boogieloo1831]

This was the best time in NY basketball since the old Ewing Knicks and it still has yet to be matched. Literally two games before this, the Knicks were terrible with zero ball movement but Lin's breakout that game changed things. They were 4-11 before that and after, without Melo and Stat, all of sudden, not just Lin but the entire team had more swag. They were have fun moving the ball and Shump, Lin, Fields, Jeffries, Chandler etc. all looked like best friends because they had suddenly, overnight become a winning team. But of course Jim Dolan the douchebag and really Melo had to ruin this. If Lin had been allowed to stay and had been nurtured in one system for a few years, he'd be as good as he is today, a few years ago. And maybe the Knicks could have had a very different team culture. Instead, today we have D. Rose who to the untrained eye looks better because he holds the balls and scores more but doesn't lead a team and contribute whatever is needed each game to win like Lin.

[@timothy1949]

you can see fields novak and chandler are all elevated when lin is allowed to run the show...it is really sad and is one of the big "what if" for NY

[@taze27]

Can't you just feel the commentator's excitement? He must be constipated. Congratulations Jeremy, that ring looks good on you! :D

[@gregorypollard5908]

He's the Wizards play by play guy...what do you expect him to do? Root for the Knicks?

[@temuge4920]

Man this team was fun, exciting and most importantly played as a team...

[@user-nu9yf8md5l]

Still classic

[@garykubiak]

Think Kevin McHale will finally realize how great Lin is on the pick and roll??

[@keysmank]

McHale's gotta keep Harden happy. SAme problem with Carmelo in NY. Lin needs to go to a team that treats him like Nash or Paul. Guys a born leader just needs followers.

[@jzizzles7799]

McFail is an idiot. So is his racist assistant coach. Homer Sampson.

[@stevehof]

TheLinsanityShow is my church, my therapist, and my medication. I am not worthy.

[@nathaniell8921]

Who hasn’t forgot about J-Lin in 2021?

[@Fromthelogo702]

Wall was looking at the back of Lins jersey all night.

[@DanceswithHyenas]

Ha Ha too true!

[@mikejunior3373]

Dude was like a 94 overall for a 7 to 8 game stretch!!

[@antmanfreaks]

god this commentary is putting me to sleep geez

[@KBonilla]

That dunk put that crowd on notice.

[@windell0121]

Lin = A true point Guard. Controls the pace can see the floor and score enough to draw attention but can find the open man. NY was a team of finishers with no true point guard to get them the ball.

[@kevinkevinkevin1909]

Lin brought the all star out of his teams mates to champion level. If Lin stayed, Lin and his mates would have won the Championship.

[@NimbusNikko]

More people are cheering for the Knicks than their home team looool

[@bigdawggkev]

Too many Knicks fans in Washington

[@bballClipss]

these announcers should have been fired. yawn.

[@cibida1]

They were wizards announcers. Not supposed to get hype fot the away team

[@freestylerandmc101]

put lin on a mediocre team like the nuggets where he can be a leader and he'll shine.

[@pit5000]

these commentators are asleep

[@SagaTheFunniest]

“The Jeremy Lin show” has a Nice ring to It

[@rowley131612]

IKR!!? whenever Mike Breen commentates jeremy's game he makes the game even more exciting :)

[@shuyinkim2514]

The team played as one, ball movement was smooth, and they wanted to win.

[@robwebnoid5763]

Here in early 2022 (10 years later!). As a JLin fan, I've watched this clip many times & I always chuckle at the fat Conan O'Brien at the end, heh.

[@tclinn2909]

After Lin’s miss bucket, Fields glides in like an eagle to put the ball in the hole. That was an NBA bucket!

[@sxnses]

5:10 omg jeremy lin is a monster lol

[@magzstyle]

:56 - Commentator: Crawford has to make something happen. :59 - Commentator: And he does. Its called a TuRnOVer........ 😆

[@sulkachee]

i went to this game... sat west box vip which included unlimited beer and food. linsanity was like 5 games old at that point. knicks won and lin played really well, but i remember thinking john wall is the fasted player ive seen in real life. my friend who had the same last name dapped him up after the game. pretty awesome memory

[@dbodooley]

Can we just talk about how nasty Novak is at shooting!

[@dakotadeacon8970]

did you Jeremy Lin actually can get up court faster then John wall

[@blakeh8935]

I can't English

[@ButchBrown7]

I loved this team their style of play made great moments but Jeremy Lin is a Highlight 👏👍

[@PapaSarto]

What a dunk! Haven't seen that in a while! :D

[@godsmusician347]

Linsanity had best one and done 1month career than most players did in a 8 to 14 year career.

[@johnnywen4640]

I saw a lot of Phoenix Suns in this team - sadly this is in past tense now

[@danieljno]

away game at the wizards... yet the crowd goes crazy every time he scores

[@xwulfd]

lmao the home court has more lin fans than the actual wizard fans LMFAO

[@thesheepthemightythecrazy]

at the time, all nba fans were lin's fans.

[@nativenomad4720]

craziii3 yep when you witness greatness you can't help but be a part of the moment.

[@GateKeeperXL]

Without Melo in the game that's how smooth the Knicks can be.

[@evaimingan4771]

Wizards announcer's voice sounds like his soul got sucked out

[@genes6043]

5:10 almost felt bad for Wall...dang

[@Vick615]

still funny how Washington fan cheering for other team

[@MrTuna8000]

Watching linsanity all again in 2020!

[@ivorysteele]

YEs LIN was great but the team was playing well also

[@ajaybandagonda2134]

I only like watching the home games. The crowd got really hype back then

[@kaysup2350]

2020 man... can't believe I remember these games. We should of re signed Lin smh.

[@younggwillis]

I see nick young mirin on that dunk! now they're teammates haha

[@dannyul3224]

2:04 anyone see how they dropped a point?

[@Teardehawkee]

Bring back Linsanity NY Knicks .....2020

[@jkwhitedog]

"Crawford is going to make somthing happen and he does, it's called the turnover." That guy is hilarious.

[@JosephPark]

RIP john wall

[@NOOx97]

Got it of the glass,only excited moment for commentators.

[@BrandonWangYu]

John Wall got totally owned by J.Lin

[@shashanksubramaniam1400]

Anyone else seeing how beautiful this transition basketball is without Melo?

[@TheFlowTime]

haha 0:55 "crawford has to now make something happen *lin swipes the ball* and he does its called a turnover" xD

[@michaelaaron2415]

Lin went up high 😂😂😂

[@DonnyZofChaos]

They're the DC announcers of course they're gonna sound enthusiastic/disappointed in what the other team is doing.

[@kennethb.5838]

Javale Mcgee @6:56 potential shaqtin a fool lol

[@patitoduck123]

Back in the day Phil and Steve used to get hyped when Arenas was still relevant. But ever since he left things have been hard. Even with wall, but hey. lol

[@allenparedes6132]

Jared Jeffries, Billy Walker, Landry Fields, and Steve Novak

[@keigorjai01]

John Wall is not as good as he thought. He just totally defeated by Lin.

[@mcyashi]

Steve Novak should really do a 3pt contest O_O

[@theknow7557]

Never gets old!

[@catmeow4523]

back when you don't need an all star player to win. you just need a good chemistry

[@Probablythe1]

this is like playing your my career after you buy vc

[@Bilbo_Swaggins-sm4gw]

Lin had Landry Fields looking like Scottie Pippen for a while there

[@jakereyes3562]

Novak was so underrated

[@hokeywolf3416]

Nobody wanted to say that Lin was the smartest player on the court.

[@zprodigalson]

I’ve seen this video a dozen times, but I just realized Lin received cheers from Wizard’s fans when he scored at 1:03. And this was only his third game during linsanity..

[@magizmo]

can't help to feel bad for John Wall, got owned twice in summer league then nba

[@jzizzles7799]

LOL, John Wall, the #1 Draft pick outplayed by Jeremy Lin an undrafted player who made less than 800k with the Knicks. Who's overrated? That would be that overpayed John Wall.

[@Alphonse670]

Dude, they had no tape for Jlin. Second, D'tonis system empowers the point guard. Stop ripping on Wall.

[@jzizzles7799]

***** Why would they need tape for Lin? Wall knew who he was. Lin done him up in the D-league before. LOL

[@Alphonse670]

I doubt Wall would remember all of Lin's tendencies from that one game. Plus his tendencies would've changed under a new system and with new teammates.

[@Alphonse670]

***** True. The east sucks bad.

[@JohnWelch2007]

Very True! If you watch the summer league games when they both came out of college...Jeremy Lin did the same thing. John Wall got schooled 2 years ago as well.

[@Rockonfire98]

Who’s that one Knicks player that just looks so miserable on the bench? Forgot his name but think he had a really short lived nba career

[@steveoo7894]

crazy how they let him go

[@plumeria66]

Get rid of Carmelo and Amare, keep the rest and you'll have a working team in the Knicks!