Magic Johnson understands Lin's game on a totally different level from the rest of the analysts. They all talk about his scoring, but Magic knows that to win games its about the team. You can see why he gives Lin so much praise and admiration the way he talks about it because that's the way Magic understood the game. Team first.
Makes sense, Melo's an iso player, didn't mesh well with the D'Antoni Lin pick and roll system. Melo chased D'Antoni out of NYK and then it was basically over for Lin. The team basically became "pass Melo the rock and iso". Pretty cringe.
@@chrishall4984 Seems like history would show @Shanye Williams does know basketball. Also, Magic knows a thing or two and spelled it out. Lin had the Knicks playing as a team. Melo came back and killed it.
100% hit it on the button. Carmelo did ruin this which is sad really, and I don't want to hate on Carmelo either, however when you're as prolific a scorer as Melo was in his prime, it is hard to "stand back" and let someone else in. However, Carmelo was about himself being the "man" and not letting Lin take the place of making the team great. With Jeremy Lin, the Knicks were playing either one or two tiers above what they were really capable of. Moreover, the group of Chandler, Fields, Novak, Shump, Stoudemire played SO DAMN GOOD with Lin. That Knicks team was SPECIAL, and I mean SPECIAL with cap letters. The D'Antoni system was perfect for Lin, and more importantly, Lin was a man who wasn't about "himself" which is something Carmelo has always had a problem with involving his gameplay, and this is why Lin made the rest of the Knicks crew during this era so amazing to watch. Everyone of the guys I stated were playing so much better with Lin, but they wanted to play with him. Imo, the risk of letting Carmelo go, and keeping the core while letting Lin be in the position that he was with D'Antoni, I truly believe the Knicks wouldn't have been in a long period of the Dark Ages until this current season. I'm not saying they would have been a Championship team, however they would have been Playoff contenders for multiple years post this year had they'd of gone this route. I mean, the Knicks playing Hot, EVERYONE in the nation wanted to watch the Knicks, the ratings were ridiculous during this time frame of the NBA when Linsanity was going, these are still today the HIGHEST reg. season ratings in MSG since they kept the numbers from the year of 1989 to this current day. However, Carmelo just couldn't get out of his own way, and wanted to be the Limelight, and even if it meant killing the team chemistry that was brought forth from Jeremy Lins gameplay, and the future excitement for the Knicks franchise for years to come.
You can tell Magic was loving that! The way JLin was getting all of New York and his teammates excited and they were running the break because they knew he would get them the ball. Just like Magic's showtime Lakers!
Not "one of the best." THE best. Not even close really, if you actually watched him play, and not just in highlights, controlling, CONTROLLING, the flow of the game, the pace of the game, the way both teams played, making passes no human has any business making, making everyone on his team play at the tops of their potential. There was no point like Magic before him, and there hasn't been one since. There have been other good, and great, PGs, but Magic was a one-off.
no miami heat and mario chalmers killed the linsanity forever...they just kept stripping him in the backcourt..he looked like a little kid in that game...he lost all his confidence after that game...before that games he was hitting threes and head nodding against kobe dirk nash but once mario got in his jersey all night long and wouldnt move lin got scared for the rest of the season...he was finally on the scouting reports which he wasnt earlier and his weakness as miami picked up by scouting him was ball handling...every team figured that out...hes a sg
Asmosis Jones it wasn't fair. He was a 2 that had to become a 1 during that period - the scouting report was easy on him BECAUSE of that. Had they had a decent (healthy) point guard that allowed Lin to control the ball in the front court only as a 2-guard, they could've kept that run going longer...
Just in My opinion, I think How well the Knicks will do when Carmelo and Amar come back entirely depends on how the coach adjust the team. I think it is great to have Carmelo in the Game. If he is doing well with Lin, that's great; if not, Lin can rest when Melo "sing", and Lin can lead the team do some damage when Melo get Mellow. This way can make the whole team get good rest and stay healthy
I dont think Mike Wilbon mean that as disrespect. He's a really good and fair analyst. Also Its true what Kobe Bryant said, that its rare for athletes to come out of nowhere and be this talented, players like that are usually that talented already, its just that talent has just been overlooked. I mean scouts do not look into Harvard U they look at Duke U prime example.
Amare went on someone's podcast few months ago and said when Carmelo came back from his injury the ball stopped going to Lin and they went back to a ISO team more. Carmelo pretty much killed the chemistry the team had and Linsanity died from there.
Knicks dumped Lin because it doesn't work with Melo who hogs the ball. Same with Houston. Harden hogs the ball. Magic should be a coach and McFail should be an assistant. Because McFail is hindering Lin's growth. The reason why McFail loves Beverly is because all he does is pass it to Harden. Magic knows that team work is more exciting and not only does it boost morale, but it makes the game that much more fun to watch.
Magic said it best at the very end. JLin's bring the Knicks back as a true team despite the fans love for the Jeremy Lin show. Will be interesting to see how Carm reacts to linsanity on the court.
im not worrying about carmelo more baron when he comes back... i mean who will the coach go for? tbh i love davis but the way lin is playing hope he gets the starting spot over davis
Tyson Chandler luvs this guy. Look when the ball is passed to him on that Three. Chandler is putting the hand up already signaling. Watch the game winner against Toronto. Chandler is like "give the kid the ball" after that shot by #21 (whatever that guys name is). Trade Melo now.
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Knicks coaching staff did not have balls to bench Melo when he came back, but simply broke what was working. If i was the owner, i'd tell GM and coach to bench Melo and let Linsanity run its course. What did I have to lose when all Melo could do is continue to lose.
Magic was right... I wonder what NY is going to think if Jeremy Lin out performs doubters. I think he has a great chance of becoming a decently great player. He's not Tim Tebow all the way
Magic johnson...the only player in NBA history that could be a allstart at all positions...Lin is for real....for those that says hes just dog and pony show...I dont know how u can be a flash in the pan NBA player..the dude almost dropped 40 on the lakers...are ppl saying anyone can drop 40 in a NBA game?
@freeqwerqwer Did you notice he only had one TO with the Cavaliers? His lowest ever. He still favors the right, but again, weaknesses can be worked on.
Thinking about the situation in hindsight. With all the melo, lebron speculation to the lakers. If they traded melo and stoudemire to the lakers for gasol and maybe ariza, how sick would they team be. TO THE DELOREAN...
The impossible happened, an asian shut down Kobe bean Bryant, this should motivate all young asian athletes who have dreams of being a pro athlete but limit themselves cuz they listen to the world and everybody else, you can do it
@freeqwerqwer I don't know if cowardice is the right word. I would definitely say weakness. But weakness can be worked on. As far as playtime, Lin is worth a lot more than Carmelo. Don't get me wrong, Melo is great, but Lin has been selling out MSG+merchandise. His jersey sells like hotcakes.
Magic Johnson understands Lin's game on a totally different level from the rest of the analysts. They all talk about his scoring, but Magic knows that to win games its about the team. You can see why he gives Lin so much praise and admiration the way he talks about it because that's the way Magic understood the game. Team first.
Interesting that Jon Barry pretty much was right, that it would not work with Carmelo.
Yep, Melo kills all team chemistry.
He fucking nailed it.
The Boxing Scholar - Melo was the wet blanket on the excitement. They should have traded Melo right then.
Makes sense, Melo's an iso player, didn't mesh well with the D'Antoni Lin pick and roll system. Melo chased D'Antoni out of NYK and then it was basically over for Lin. The team basically became "pass Melo the rock and iso". Pretty cringe.
Magic Johnson Jeremy Lin brings team basketball, Thank Magic.
The analysts hit the nail on the head.
Jon Barry called it. Carmelo completely ruined it. He is incapable of playing with a PG controlling the ball.
or..... Melo is a superstar and he needs the ball why would Melo take a backroad to Lin? he isn’t all that look at where’s he at now
@@chrishall4984 a superstar would have made it work. Melo is a ring less bum
@@hotepkiller1180 lmaoo u don’t kno basketball obviously..... carry on
@@chrishall4984 Seems like history would show @Shanye Williams does know basketball. Also, Magic knows a thing or two and spelled it out. Lin had the Knicks playing as a team. Melo came back and killed it.
100% hit it on the button. Carmelo did ruin this which is sad really, and I don't want to hate on Carmelo either, however when you're as prolific a scorer as Melo was in his prime, it is hard to "stand back" and let someone else in.
However, Carmelo was about himself being the "man" and not letting Lin take the place of making the team great. With Jeremy Lin, the Knicks were playing either one or two tiers above what they were really capable of. Moreover, the group of Chandler, Fields, Novak, Shump, Stoudemire played SO DAMN GOOD with Lin.
That Knicks team was SPECIAL, and I mean SPECIAL with cap letters. The D'Antoni system was perfect for Lin, and more importantly, Lin was a man who wasn't about "himself" which is something Carmelo has always had a problem with involving his gameplay, and this is why Lin made the rest of the Knicks crew during this era so amazing to watch.
Everyone of the guys I stated were playing so much better with Lin, but they wanted to play with him.
Imo, the risk of letting Carmelo go, and keeping the core while letting Lin be in the position that he was with D'Antoni, I truly believe the Knicks wouldn't have been in a long period of the Dark Ages until this current season. I'm not saying they would have been a Championship team, however they would have been Playoff contenders for multiple years post this year had they'd of gone this route.
I mean, the Knicks playing Hot, EVERYONE in the nation wanted to watch the Knicks, the ratings were ridiculous during this time frame of the NBA when Linsanity was going, these are still today the HIGHEST reg. season ratings in MSG since they kept the numbers from the year of 1989 to this current day.
However, Carmelo just couldn't get out of his own way, and wanted to be the Limelight, and even if it meant killing the team chemistry that was brought forth from Jeremy Lins gameplay, and the future excitement for the Knicks franchise for years to come.
Yes lots of respect for Magic Johnson for such a legendary player himself, he gives credit where credit is due! I love his comments!
You can tell Magic was loving that! The way JLin was getting all of New York and his teammates excited and they were running the break because they knew he would get them the ball. Just like Magic's showtime Lakers!
And oh how JB was right about Carmelo coming back. He hit that one right on the nail.
Great profile pic!
This is coming from Magic Johnson. One of the best point guards ever to play the game. Not some analyzer aka Stephen A. Smith.
Not "one of the best." THE best. Not even close really, if you actually watched him play, and not just in highlights, controlling, CONTROLLING, the flow of the game, the pace of the game, the way both teams played, making passes no human has any business making, making everyone on his team play at the tops of their potential. There was no point like Magic before him, and there hasn't been one since. There have been other good, and great, PGs, but Magic was a one-off.
Melo ruined it@@Q.Q.
Ballhog Melo killed that Knicks team.
no miami heat and mario chalmers killed the linsanity forever...they just kept stripping him in the backcourt..he looked like a little kid in that game...he lost all his confidence after that game...before that games he was hitting threes and head nodding against kobe dirk nash but once mario got in his jersey all night long and wouldnt move lin got scared for the rest of the season...he was finally on the scouting reports which he wasnt earlier and his weakness as miami picked up by scouting him was ball handling...every team figured that out...hes a sg
Asmosis Jones it wasn't fair. He was a 2 that had to become a 1 during that period - the scouting report was easy on him BECAUSE of that. Had they had a decent (healthy) point guard that allowed Lin to control the ball in the front court only as a 2-guard, they could've kept that run going longer...
Asmosis Jones because he was never that good lmao
@@kefkapalazzo1 "Never that good", scored 38 on the Lakers lol. 38 points in 10 years ago wasn't 38 right now, it was A LOT of point.
@@kefkapalazzo1 you can’t be “never that good” and drop 38 on fckin Kobe arguably one of the greatest player of all time
Respect for Magic is multiplied infinitely after this. yes he is the best but I love his commentaries on Jeremy Lin
I love Magic Johnson. Smart player, smart businessman, smart commentator
He can play but what's amazing is how he lifted the whole team morale and spirit
everybody was saying when carmelo came back to the team at the time that the team would start losing....and yes they did.
i like the way magic talks lol not cuz its about Lin but in general he sets a realistic but positive tone in his analysis
Magic Johnson is great and right about Lin, play team basketball
And RIGHT they were, MELO came back and destroyed the Team play
Lazy basketball lol
It's so funny, when Lin exploded the Lakers team members were looking at each other and just didn't know what to do.....lol
Magic gives Lin a 20 on a scale of 1- 10? Legit.
Im going to have to ask Jon Barry to predict lotto numbers for me lol he was dead on 😂
Magic knows what he's talking about. Jeremy created a buzz in the Big Apple!
Magic Johnson analyzes the game the way he played it. He was a pleasure to watch, and a pleasure to listen to.
Jeremy Lin is now an NBA Champion. He got what he deserved. Whose here in 2019. LOL!
Crizzy Guipoc hell yeah
😂
i can listen to Magic talking about play-making for days
Stoudemire & Chandler are finishers...they have to have a good Point Guard to be offensively relevant. (see Nash and Chris Paul)
2:24
Lmfao the guy on the floor just had a heart attack.
One of the best analysis yet. For all of the haters, lin made the nyk bench look like their starters.
He got me interested in basketball again :P dont care what race he is . He made this game more fun to watch :P
Just in My opinion, I think How well the Knicks will do when Carmelo and Amar come back entirely depends on how the coach adjust the team. I think it is great to have Carmelo in the Game. If he is doing well with Lin, that's great; if not, Lin can rest when Melo "sing", and Lin can lead the team do some damage when Melo get Mellow. This way can make the whole team get good rest and stay healthy
Carmelo Anthony = no Linsanity.
1:26 "Jeremy Lin put the team on his back" he is the next Greg Jennings
GM should have told Carmelo stay home! We going all in on Linsanity even if I have to pay you to stay home!
These guys know what they were talking about.
NY found something special and didn't give him a chance. Such a shame! Glad Lin helped the rockets go to the playoffs twice
I dont think Mike Wilbon mean that as disrespect. He's a really good and fair analyst.
Also Its true what Kobe Bryant said, that its rare for athletes to come out of nowhere and be this talented, players like that are usually that talented already, its just that talent has just been overlooked.
I mean scouts do not look into Harvard U they look at Duke U prime example.
Magic Johnson is a great and good analyst !!!!
if listen closely, you can hear other reporters talking in the background
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Amare went on someone's podcast few months ago and said when Carmelo came back from his injury the ball stopped going to Lin and they went back to a ISO team more. Carmelo pretty much killed the chemistry the team had and Linsanity died from there.
What an exciting time that was 😊 what a miss opportunity there was who agrees
Knicks dumped Lin because it doesn't work with Melo who hogs the ball. Same with Houston. Harden hogs the ball.
Magic should be a coach and McFail should be an assistant. Because McFail is hindering Lin's growth.
The reason why McFail loves Beverly is because all he does is pass it to Harden.
Magic knows that team work is more exciting and not only does it boost morale, but it makes the game that much more fun to watch.
Carmelo ruin everything, he is selfish player he never play to win just wan score more point made him look good but the team lost every game.
Magic is the MAN! Go Lin
Jeremy's father used to tape all the games when Magic plays. Magic is Jeremy's idol.
Jon Barry called it. It wall went away when carmelo came back.
Well you heard it, Melo is a ball hogger and Magic said they are playing team basketball with Lin in the line up.
Magic said it best at the very end. JLin's bring the Knicks back as a true team despite the fans love for the Jeremy Lin show. Will be interesting to see how Carm reacts to linsanity on the court.
You gotta be Linnin me.
Hope Kobe and Lin can play team basketball together!
+Lps Chocolate Your hope turned into reality... and it was a nightmare!
No, it didn't turn into reality. Kobe NEVER played TEAM ball with Lin on the court.
Magic Johnson and Jeremy Lin....4ever...:-)
jeremy lin is great
+1 to Magic Johnson
im not worrying about carmelo more baron when he comes back... i mean who will the coach go for? tbh i love davis but the way lin is playing hope he gets the starting spot over davis
The team is the key
LOL at the subtitles.
2:50 “Depends on how long melo is out”whoever he is ，he is smart af
Wow, even the experts agreed that melo would not work well with jeremy.
Carmelo totally destroyed Linsanity... He wasn't comfortable just pulling in his 18mil check he had to shit on the little guy too
Im scared for carmelo to come back. Hes the black hole anthony!!
Madison Square Gar-LIN LOL
JEREMY GOT A COLLEGE DEGREE, ATHLETIC AND GOT BRAINS, WHO ELSE GOT THAT? TELL ME
The Real LIN Shady
lol look at the kids reaction sitting on the baseline at 2:24
Magic Johnson knows Jeremy Lin can play.
Tyson Chandler luvs this guy. Look when the ball is passed to him on that Three. Chandler is putting the hand up already signaling. Watch the game winner against Toronto. Chandler is like "give the kid the ball" after that shot by #21 (whatever that guys name is). Trade Melo now.
Magic speaks the truth
this is short, but magic said everything
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Let us indeed talk about beautiful things. The beauty of Tibetan freedom. The beauty of Bjork telling the entire Chinese race, Free Tibet, right in the middle of her Shanghai concert.
What a beautiful moment for the World.
And I think to myself, what a beautiful world.
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the two dislikes were from mayweather and bomani jones :D
How about this as combo Jeremy Lin and Yao Ming in NY!!!!
I bet Carmello hated hearing Magic say all these claims
they basically called carmelo a ball hog LMAO
'this guy is for real' - magic johnson. Didn't hear it from me folks!
madison square garlan tho
Jeremy Lin PUT DA TEAM ON HIS BACK
Ball-lin!!!! All day.
jeremylin brings team basketball. what does carmelo bring lol
Magic Johnson got it right!!!
Knicks coaching staff did not have balls to bench Melo when he came back, but simply broke what was working. If i was the owner, i'd tell GM and coach to bench Melo and let Linsanity run its course. What did I have to lose when all Melo could do is continue to lose.
why is espn always dissing on Melo Anthony, did they forget that Melo was playing during the Nets game! (Lin's break out game)
"This guy can really play basketball, and he's smart, he's a smart basketball player." Oh the irony.
Who needs Carmello when you have Lin-mello...
Lin still has nightmares about Mario Chalmers
@PublicICON he got injured though and he didn't play the rest of the way so we'll just have to wait and see
Magic was right... I wonder what NY is going to think if Jeremy Lin out performs doubters. I think he has a great chance of becoming a decently great player. He's not Tim Tebow all the way
These big market teams that value individual highlights over team basketball - SMH.
Magic johnson...the only player in NBA history that could be a allstart at all positions...Lin is for real....for those that says hes just dog and pony show...I dont know how u can be a flash in the pan NBA player..the dude almost dropped 40 on the lakers...are ppl saying anyone can drop 40 in a NBA game?
@freeqwerqwer Did you notice he only had one TO with the Cavaliers? His lowest ever. He still favors the right, but again, weaknesses can be worked on.
Magic Johnson - it all started with an orange basketball
Wow Lin is good I wanted to See the hype
wilbon and his 1-10 scales.
Thinking about the situation in hindsight. With all the melo, lebron speculation to the lakers. If they traded melo and stoudemire to the lakers for gasol and maybe ariza, how sick would they team be.
TO THE DELOREAN...
Magic is dead-on. This man knows basketball! Jon Barry is a clown. Hater at its best LOL.
Lin > Rose
that bold guy pointed out correctly...melo is the problem
Crouching tiger, hidden JLin
wow hes great! :P LINsanity!
2022
in some alternate universe: Melo stayed in bed fo the remainder of the season and JLin with the rest of the crew carried NYK to east con. finals.
The impossible happened, an asian shut down Kobe bean Bryant, this should motivate all young asian athletes who have dreams of being a pro athlete but limit themselves cuz they listen to the world and everybody else, you can do it
Melo is gonna make this team worse when he comes back.
@freeqwerqwer I don't know if cowardice is the right word. I would definitely say weakness. But weakness can be worked on. As far as playtime, Lin is worth a lot more than Carmelo. Don't get me wrong, Melo is great, but Lin has been selling out MSG+merchandise. His jersey sells like hotcakes.