How interesting is the Lin story? It's like Tim Tebow, only even more lovable. If you're not into Linsanity then you are insane. With that being said, I had a conversation today that led to this post.
Today we are right in the middle of the 2012 season. I don't see the start of 2014 happening with Amar'e, Carmelo, and Jeremy all being Knicks. Here's why. Lin and Amar'e are destined to work well together as they are both heavily pick-and-roll players. Melo thrives in isolation. This provides a bit of a problem on paper. Combine that with the fact that Amar'e and Melo don't play well already (the Knicks are heavily in the negative point differential this season when both of them are on the court together) and it will be interesting to see how this goes when Melo comes back next week. Obviously all three of them can ball. One of them is going to have to take a Chris Bosh role and reduce productivity. Is it Melo, who would have to change his game to cope with this system, or one of the other two?
I see this going one of two ways: well or not-so-well. Either way, someone's productivity is going to take a hit. Melo has the most trade value. So is he the one gone by 2014? Or do they realize Amar'e's (is that correct? hahaha) knees are bad and then deal him and leave two less compatible players on the team? It really just comes down to how it all works out, but Lin will stay. He is on fire without the other two, and the Knicks saw their record without Lin playing and while the other stars were on the court: terrible. Add to it the fact that 2012 is all about point guards and Lin stays in New York for a while. It will be fun to watch his career blossom and see how his rise to stardom sends another star away from New York.
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