That whole situation was corny for the simple fact that Jeremy Lin had already been exposed by that point (ask Mario Chalmers and Norris Cole), and as that article pointed out, the Knicks said they would match any offer given to Lin but the Rockets offered him an absurd contract that would have only hurt the Knicks in the long run especially since Lin was and still is a journeymen PG at best.
People want to talk about Lin being hampered by Melo's ego but again, Melo at the time was and is a proven commodity, whereas the very same people who were saying Lin was overrated THEN are now saying that the dude who is a backup PG at best (regardless of where he was) was held back by Melo??
And where were these concerns when damn near everyone was shytting on D'Antoni's system, pointing out that it was flawed as fukk and did not take into account the other side of the ball? The same aspect of the game that Amare himself said he was never taught??
Is it Oochie Wally Wally or is it One Mic?