Lin says Lin represents `` team first '' style the NBA exhibited a generation ago . He says in a generation ago , the Knicks `` put aside their egos for the betterment of the team '' ` When the Garden was Eden '' on those great teams . -- that 's what those teams were like , '' said Harvey Araton , author of the recent book ` : `` This team will captivate the city with selfless basketball ''
Lin says Lin represents `` team first '' style the NBA exhibited a generation ago . He says in a generation ago , the Knicks `` put aside their egos for the betterment of the team '' ` When the Garden was Eden '' on those great teams . : `` This team will captivate the city with selfless basketball ''