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 ''
Steve Politi says Lin represents `` team first '' style the Knicks exhibited a generation ago . He says in the '70s , the Knicks `` put aside their egos for the betterment of the team '' Politi on Knicks : `` This team will captivate the city with selfless basketball ''