Tell ya what......
you hear so much of the spoiled overpaid athlete....you can forget that these are MEN that play this game
The collective visage of these Knickerbockers tonight.....the pure joy........no scowl.......no "where's mine?" in any of them.........the respect with which they treated one Jeremy Lin.......a newbie............a nobody in October.....................
these MEN tonight remind us that with their sweat, with their spending of time together in search of..........a ring?.........well........in search recently of just a buoy to keep them afloat.............
with all of this...............they MAINTAIN dignity, maintain what makes them FAMILY to each other...........and tonight they show, with their outpouring of natural boisterous mirth to this young Harvard grad............this kid from Eco 101.............they show what it is that makes each tick, makes each persevere...........
show the sheer LOVE for their craft.......and really...for this town...
I'm all in with this team, Mike and all, James Dolan and all.........whether or not J-Lin (good for the chick with the sign - bless her positivity) continues any semblance of what we saw this night
Yes. All in indeed.
Great post, Kiid. I don't think I've ever experienced you in such an effusive mode.
But I agree 1000%, even if it were only for one night, the manner in which the Knicks surrounded the Harvard kid at the end of the game, and just took such SELFLESS joy in his success, was really moving to me...and it is worth noting that NO ONE was more happy for the kid than Mike Bibby AND Toney Douglas, who between them may have lost not only playing time but a roster spot, if we pick up another player and need to cut a body.
Even better, after the game when the announcer pointed out how Lin had held Deron Williams scoreless for a stretch, he talked T-E-A-M, how he hadn't done anything on his own, but how they committed to good team defense.
Jeremy Lin is going to go up and down like a yo-yo, and will have his struggles, but tonight he showed some real fortitude, and played the right way, just good, solid, fundamental hoops, and on a night when our big guns were struggling...and it is worth mentioning that I was very moved, in a manner Kiid did a great job of articulating, in particular by Carmelo's response, showing his appreciation in no uncertain terms and letting the kid know he belongs.
Again, it ain't going to be a walk in the park for Lin, because teams are not going to be surprised by him, and it will be a good test to see how he responds to stiffer challenges and adversity, but for one night, I do not give a fuck, because of the boyish enthusiasm with which he played a playground game, the response he thus elicited from his team and the Garden faithful, desperate for something to cheer about, and for one night, witnessing a coming out party, a truly magical, heroic performance.
I am genuinely happy for this kid.
PS: Maybe the effect will rub off on MDA and he will look twice when he surveys his bench, and wonders aloud, "Gee, maybe lightning will strike thrice in one season, could I be so fucking lucky? Josh Harrelson, Jeremy Lin...wonder what Jerome Jordan is packingunder the hood?"
PPS: Take your time getting back Baron.
PPPS: Starting to get giddy...somebody slap me. Wouldn't it be something if we went from no PGs to two? Would but that one could believe...
GO KNICKS!
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