Steve Politi says Lin represents `` team first '' style the Knicks exhibited a generation ago . ``I think he has that same kind of swagger and toughness as Patrick Ewing did when they were in New York,'' said Polito, who played with both players for five seasons. The championship Knicks of 1970 and 1973 had plenty of talent -- there were a combined six Hall of Famers on their rosters and one , head coach Red Holzman , on the bench -- but they put aside their egos for the betterment of the team . ` This team will captivate the city with selfless basketball ''
Steve Politi says Lin represents `` team first '' style the Knicks exhibited a generation ago . ``I think he has that same kind of swagger and toughness as Patrick Ewing did when they were in New York,'' said Polito, who played with both players for five seasons. ` This team will captivate the city with selfless basketball ''