At one point during Wednesday’s press conference that introduced six of the Nets’ newest team members, I closed my eyes and took a trip back in time.
It’s Feb. 19, 2012 — around the peak of Lin-sanity in New York City. Behind a 28-point, 14-assist, 5-steal effort from point guard sensation Jeremy Lin, the injury-plagued Knicks shocked the defending champion Dallas Mavericks at Madison Square Garden.
With Amar’e Stoudemire ineffective and Carmelo Anthony not even in uniform, the Knicks’ best five that night was a lineup of Lin, Tyson Chandler, J.