Along with other young players of the New York Knicks, Jeremy Lin stands to be one of the biggest losers in the transition from Mike D'Antoni's offence to Woodson's. After Woodson's first full practice in charge on, he made it crystal clear that he was bringing the veterans back to play and start, specifically Carmelo Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire.
I find it quite unfortunate that this may be the reality for Lin as he just started his career in the limelight and has done quite well for his team despite the outcome of the last 12 games. All it took was for one team to believe in his abilities and for a few players to be injured in order for his God-given talent to shine through. What will be the outcome of the games be now? Its kind of hard to forget that last second 3-pointer that Lin scored in attempts to win against the Raptors last month.
According to Woodson: "I want everyone to know that when it comes to [crunch time] and I have to get a big shot, I'm going to go to Melo and Amar'e and guys who have done it. Not these guys who are young and are still trying to feel their way out." 
I find it quite unfortunate that according to Woodson, other young players and Lin will be benched in place of the 'veteran' players. I understand to the full extent why Woodson would make such a move, but at the same time if you don't give any player time to play on the court, they will never develop into players that "have already done it" because they never got the chance to even try. Lin, who became a starter at the beginning of February and flourished in D'Antoni's pick-and-roll, run-and-gun system, certainly will not play the same kind of starring role in Woodson's defensive-minded game. Unfortunate for such a great player that has developed so quickly. 
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