Tuesday, February 21st, 2012 at 9:50 am  |  149 responses

Deron Williams Enjoyed Getting Revenge on Jeremy Lin


You might recall that Linsanity officially began against Deron Williams and the New Jersey Nets. Williams bottled up his anger about what occured the last time he faced Jeremy Lin, and got his payback last night at Madison Square Garden (scoring 38 points in a 100-92 Nets win.) From the NY Daily News: “Deron Williams sat at his locker, as ecstatic as he’s ever been since he was reluctantly traded to the Nets a year prior, and reeled off the reasons Monday night was special: He wanted another crack at Jeremy Lin, he wanted to attack a smaller point guard, and he wanted to avenge the night he helped create Linsanity. Williams read on Twitter about how he ‘got destroyed’ by Lin in their previous matchup on Feb. 4, when the Knicks point guard broke through at his expense. ‘So when somebody says they destroyed you, and you watch the tape and you don’t feel like you got destroyed, you circle those types of games,’ Williams said. [...] Williams added, ‘I don’t really watch SportsCenter, I don’t really watch too many games, but I do see Twitter. And every three lines was, ‘Jeremy Lin destroys Deron Williams’ in the first game. And like I said, I had it circled.’”

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  • bull22

    at the end of day and as i have said before, rose,westbrook,parker,rondo and paul are the top 5 guards in the league! winning teams,mvp’s of regular season and finals,rookies of year, nba champions, every other point guard is get in where you fit in at 6 thru 30!

  • dazzy

    Who said they weren’t? Only stans argue points nobody made, then make it seem like they’re droppin knowledge. Sit down.

  • Ldub

    LOL @ Dazzy

  • DHughes

    a yo Jimmer Fredette is underrated he’s like lin in a lot of ways but better with both hands

  • bull22

    actually none of us can tell if we are sitting down or standing up, there are those who have spoken alot of nonsense today, dont know how long you have been on here dazzy so you may not be up to speed on the foolish comments so chill.

  • nic

    People hate. Him cuz he is from vietnam

  • http://slamonline.com LakeShow

    bull22, go away and never come back. Dazzy schooled you homie. Your such a hater on Lin it’s ridiculous. I don’t even like the kid, but your hate is so obvious I had to say something. Every game that passes you seem to say, “he’s only played these 10 PG’s and none of them are 1996 Gary Payton so he hasn’t proved anything.” G.T.F.O.H.

  • http://slamonline.com The Philosopher

    LONG… LIVE… THE KING.

  • http://www.nba.com Red

    Lol man y’all are wack for calling people haters for having opinions. Lakeshow sit down kid your lakers suck. People have been acting like Lin is elite when he really isn’t.

  • http://slamonline.com LakeShow

    Red, your not even worth my time for a come back. Your of that little regard to me. If you don’t think bull22 is hating you are also a hater. I don’t even like the term hater, but I call a duck a duck when I see one quacking and making people buy Aflac.

  • Dan

    d-will wait untill the knicks whipe your a**s in the playoffs… oh wait… your squad wont make it there. so who cares about last nite? the media will just wait untill the next knicks win to continue the linsanity hype… love it :D

  • MUBWAR

    eh dan if the knicks make it to the playoff as 6th 7th or 8th seed, it’s last season all over again. So don’t be quick to dismiss the nets from the playoff

  • http://www.nba.com Red

    Lmao I’m not worth the time yet you typed up a good 5 sentences to me moron? Wow ok, again having an opinion on a discussion board isn’t hating not everyone will agree.

  • Chukaz

    Lin got destroyed last nite. He got 10 points in the 4th quarter when the game was out of reach. He had 11 points thru 3 quarters. DWill had like 32 thru 3. Don’t get it confused, Lin was not as good as his stats say he was last nite

  • ChipS

    Funny how Lin and Stoudemire get a pass and Melo gets the blame for trying to fit in. D-Will busted Lin’s a*s last night for 38. Kris Humphries outworked STAT, 14-3 in rebounding. I’m not ready to panic because when a team shoots 15-31 from three and a player has a career high in makes and attempted, chances are you didn’t have a good night. And don’t give me this Melo was a ballstopper last night nonsense. He had 11 shot attempts 6 ast and 6 TO’s from trying to create and fit in. He was just Rusty, all there is to it. And i’ll probably take alot of heat but, New York has the most full of sh*t sports fans in this country. Not saying every fan is the same but a couple years ago the same fans cheered as Kobe Bryant went for 61 and cheered as Lebron James put up nearly a triple double with 50+ points. Last year we want Melo chants, this year it’s trade him. When they start winning it will be “I always knew he could fit in”. Like I said full of sh*t, and it’s to the point where you have to wonder if there not only full of it in sports but in LIFE in general. Last night it came to a head, and the bandwagon Knicks fans showed their true colors. But I have to say Orange is a true fan from what I see and not really full of it like them idiots that call into radio shows and be ready to jump off a ledge.

  • l2ising Phoenix

    @ChipS ,i agree 100%, NY fans a quick to cheer if we have somethin good goin, but undoubtly we are ready to crucify someone if ish aint goin right. As for me, im optimistic. its just 1 game, Melo will get it together, shumpert will get healthy and we will continue to prove. There are a crazy amount of bandwagon Knicks fan (Lin being a reason, but its not his fault) , but obviously there are hardcore fans as the likes of Me, Orange, & O . The knicks will get it together there is no doubt about that.HATERS GON HATE.

  • http://www.kb24.com The Seed

    People, yall like Lin is all world now. I would trade Lin for a great player, because there is no guarantee he can keep his good performances up. I would trade Lin for Steve Nash right now or for CJ Watson, backup for Rose. CJ Watson no offense could put up these numbers as the starter for the Knicks. Can’t believe people act like he is ALL NBA first team or something. Just a good player who can finish at rim and unselfish, nothing more. BOOK IT!!

  • Mega

    bull22 thinks he has some clever posts. Really they just read like some broken ass english. Stop trying to sway opinions with ur pseudo-statistics. Call this trollin I obviously dont care, ur just so annoying on this website, like the kid who thinks he knows ball, until hes in a room with some real hoopheads. J Lin will be in this league for a while, get used to it.

  • ripslam

    Let’s face the facts, the Knicks would take Deron Williams over Jeremy Lin any day of the week. I like Lin and think what he’s done is certainly no fluke, but he has his flaws. He shouldn’t even be mentioned in the same breath as CP3, Rose, Williams, or Rondo. J-Lin is the perfect fit for his team. Appreciate him, but don’t overblow his value as a player.

  • http://www.nba.com Red

    Exactly ripslam, EXACTLY. Give the kid props but don’t act like this kid is the best thing ever all a sudden. The kid is DECENT as a role player, one who could really help a team.

  • http://www.slamonline.com Mars

    Remember when KD told Brandon Jennings he got cooked by Josh Selby during the summer leagues??? Well yeah, players don’t take it too kindly when that ish follows them around. Hence, why Lin and the Knicks got “cooked” by DWill. Wait till he gets a monster to cook with…(hint: D12)

  • http://www.nba.com Red

    I feel Dwill will go to Orlando *shrug*

  • MeloMan15

    This loss says two things that should already be known…. 1) Deron WIlliams is a helluva player (the best pg in my opinion) and 2) Jeremy Lin is still a very good player, just not as good as dwill.

  • john

    I WONDER WHY SLAM ISNT DICK RIDING JEREMY… I MEAN SLAM IS NOTORIOUSLY BIASED TOWARDS IVERSON, EVEN IN HIS LATER YEARS, AND NOW YOU GET ONE PLAYER WHO DESTROYS ALL PERCEPTION ON WHAT NOT JUST AN NBA BUT A BASKETBALL PLAYER IN GENERAL CAN BE. HMMMMM

  • MikeC.

    Damn. “Delusional” must be the word of the day.

  • http://www.nba.com Red

    Sure is, just ask John.

  • http://obsessioncollection.wordpress.com grgeblck

    deron williams should focus on his career rather than Jlin, who he thinks as nobody.

  • observer

    Congrats Jeremy! When Deron Williams (he of 3rd overall draft pick and Team USA Olympic Gold Medal) feels the need to “prove” that he’s better than you, you’ve made it. When people feel the need to state that you’re not as good as Rose, Paul, Rondo, Nash, and any number of other All-Star PGs, you’ve made it. When you’re getting “hate” on SLAM, you’ve made it. Kid can ball, he’s proved that already.. whether he’s an all-star, starting pg, or a backup, he’s an NBA player. Anyone that claims they KNOW what kind of player he’ll be is simply talking out of their ass. Nobody knows.. that’s why they play the games.

    On another topic, something I find hilarious is when players need “revenge” as motivation. What happened to WINNING as motivation? If Deron played with that kind of bounce every night maybe the Nets wouldn’t have such a crappy record.

  • Heals

    @Red, most folks have forgotten what is/never experienced real hate so it’s easy to throw the word around nowadays when someone doesn’t totally agree…

  • http://www.freerice.com freerice

    You guys are f**king idiots. Lin has won 7 of 9 games and yet when he loses one with a stat line of 21/7/9/4 y’all bash on him for shooting too many shots. He’s been shooting over 50% during his span and the knicks are 7-2 with Lin. If you actually saw the game, you would’ve noticed that the nets were getting way too many calls ( 2 fouls on three pointers i think) and shot many many more free throws. The difference between isiah thomas and lin is that lin is getting Ws, all that matters.

  • http://slamonline.com. datkid

    ugh^^

  • BuzzerBeater

    Melo got 6assists and 6TO’s, shows that he was getting the ball but just not shooting it much. Doesn’t mean JLin was taking away Melo’s shots. With just a small sample size, it’s still too early to tell, but they just don’t look comfortable together out there.

  • balLin

    I get it. I understand that Lin won’t be given his due until he puts in his time just like D-Will, D. Rose, and CP3 have. Until than, he’ll have to consistently put up numbers or just keep winning to get there. Same goes for Rubio, Calderone, John Wall, and Irving. All GREAT players that will in time be proven as the elites.

    The story is amazing. The media is annoying. I get it.

    Now understand this, telling me this kid is just decent/average/role-player is annoyingly underhyping him. Until his stats start to fall off and he turns to a 10pts/10assist player on a winning team will I stop defending his above average playing skills. Telling me “the system” is the reason he is successful is telling me Shumpert and Douglas should have been dropping 20pts and 10 dimes a game easily.

  • http://www.nba.com Red

    Rubio, Wall, and Irving are way ahead of him. Perhaps not Rubio but Irving & Wall are.

  • http://sajkfldl.com Jukai

    balLin: you don’t get it. Every point guard who has failed in D’Antoni’s system (Leandro Barbosa, Smush Parker, Eddie House, Marcus Banks, D.J. Strawberry, Mardy Collins, Toney Douglas, Iman Shumpert, Chris Duhon that second season he utterly flopped in) have built in excuses. But you know, Nash, Felton and Lin are totally products of the system, 100%. They’re utterly skillless without it.

  • balLin

    Irving and Wall aren’t winners. They are great ball players but until they win they aren’t any better than Lin who at least can win games, whether you argue against sub 500 or Lakers/Dallas so far.

  • balLin

    @Jukai I see what you did there =)

  • balLin

    Since Linsanity erupted (2/4), if you compare both John Wall to J. Lin (to base this off your argument that he’s way ahead of him).

    At the time of playing them (meaning the teams at that time were above .500)

    John Wall 19.8ppg 4.3TO 8.5ass 1.2stl FG% 49 3W 6L 4teams above .500
    Jermy Lin 24.6ppg 5.6TO 9.2ass 2.4stl FG% 51 8W 2L 4teams above .500

    I’m not even going to bring Irving into this because he was hurt. And going by this year’s stats vs Lin’s start since 2/4… it’s not even close.

    And you cannot argue to me that Lin had a better team surrounding him at the time. Right now? Yes. During his streak? Hell no.

    I’ll give you hands down without a doubt that D.Rose, Cp3, and D-Will shouldn’t even be uttered under the same breath right now when talking about Lin but the other guys no. You’re underhyping him way too much as the media overhypes him.

  • Justin G.

    Guys, I said I DIDN’T WATCH THE GAME. I was going by the highlights that weren’t shown. Jesus…learn to read

  • BuzzerBeater

    Let’s face it, as long as any PG plays under coach MDA, it doesn’t matter what he does throughout his career, the success is 100% due to the system, and any failure is 100% PG’s fault.

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85Bl3GRdULQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player 1982

    The people bashing DWill And the Nets are aware that DWill had 21/6boards/11assists/3 steals that first loss right? You have to be aware of that since you’re defending how Lin almost having a trip is almost as good as the W right? It’s not possible you’re argument is one-sided right? Raymond Felton averaged 17 and 9 in NYC, and nobody cared. Winning is everything. He’s doing everything NYC needs right now, which is great guard play as an above average offensive option. They have to win for any of it to mean anything. You guys are still basketball fans, right? Or is this an alternate universe where stats will suffice as long as they’re almost a triple double? Put Lin on the Nets, and screw the hype. You think he leads them to the same record the Knicks currently have? If your answer is yes, you’re not really watching basketball. No ones comparing Douglas and Shumpert to Lin. Lin is the best pg on the Knicks right now, BDiddy included. That doesn’t make him the best PG in the league, or even on the East Coast. He’s Ballin. But don’t act like he’s the only one. I did see the game, and DWill didn’t get gifted 38points by phantom calls. By more free throws you mean 3 more right? There’s no way your just making up stats right?

  • Paul H

    140 comments just because the words “Lin” and “revenge” are In the title.

  • http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/ Anthony

    Cool to see where Deron’s priorities are.

  • http://www.nba.com Red

    Lin doesn’t have way better players around him? Are u serious?! For a bit he had amare, he had fields, Shumpert, Novak. Wall has Lewis, Crawford, McGee. Lol wowww.

  • charliewinning

    NY sports fans are certainly the most famous fans in the country. All these outsiders seem to have an opinion on what kind of fans we are, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard a NYer giving a sh*t about another city’s fans (you’re not important enough). We support our players, haters have a problem. We criticise them, haters have a problem. Worry about your own team’s fans.

  • http://www.racialicious.com/2012/02/15/memewatch-adventures-in-linsanity/#more-20490 Allenp

    “(Leandro Barbosa, Smush Parker, Eddie House, Marcus Banks, D.J. Strawberry, Mardy Collins, Toney Douglas, Iman Shumpert, Chris Duhon that second season he utterly flopped in)”
    ^
    That is BS list. Barbosa is a two guard, Smush Parker was in the League two years, Eddie House is a two guard, Strawberry was a two guard or small forward, Collins didn’t get run in New York, Toney Douglas is a short two guard, Shumpert is a two guard and Duhon shined for hte first half of the season, but D’Antoni ran him into the ground and other teams adapted.
    I hate when people make bad arguments. It’s offensive to logic.
    Anybody who watches ball knows that D’Antoni’s system benefits point guards. Players say it, coaches say, people who watch can see what it does. At this point, if you don’t acknowledge that the SSOL offensive is like point guard steroids, you’re just delusional. There’s really nothing else to say.

  • MikeC.

    @charlie you beat me to it. I’m not from NY, but am a Knick fan. My question to everyone that thinks Lin is hype and a product of the NY media: why do you spend so much time discussing Lin in the comment section of a NY-based magazine?

  • http://sajkfldl.com Jukai

    See? Even though the majority of those players played point (Barbosa came into the league as a point, Eddie played point most of his career, as did Strawberry, Smush was in for longer, Collins “didn’t get a chance” LOL) they all have excuses.
    It’s so dumb and meaningless to argue. Built in excuses galore.

  • McWill

    Just like with Tim Tebow, the media (mainly ESPN) is putting a huge spotlight day in and day out on Lin making him look like he is above everybody else and all thats gonna do is frustrate fans and players in the league…hope Lin can handle the target on his back…DWill lit them up.

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