Linsanity. I remember that one play (it's in the link too) where he waved Kobe, and Lin was making the play for himself. Kobe accepted and helped him make a screen to open up for Lin. Truly, Kobe respected him as an NBA player and let him be the star of that night.
But Lin is mostly known for his insane shooting skills during his New York Knicks stint. That is where he shone most, and they even made a documentary of him for that.
Kobe respected Lin?? Are you for real?! Did you see the videos of the workout AFTER that day? Kobe destroyed Lin physically and mentally in practice, there have been witness reports about Lin crying in the locker room after that. Kobe wouldn't do this to him if he respected him, let's be real.
Perhaps he wanted to test Lin that time, the same he do with Howard, and we all know that it didn't turn out good for Howard as Kobe see him as soft and not have the right mentality to play with him. So Kobe is know to play mind games with his team mates
But anyway, not taking away anything from JLin and the success he had. He was very talented but had bad luck with injuries and also team situations. Remember when he went to Houston, thinking he would handle the ball and call plays? Well, days later they signed a ball hog called James Harden and we all know how this went. Harden had the ball all the time and Lin got limited minutes.
I had the chance to see Lin play twice in Taiwan and he still looked solid. I guess with 37 years now it's time to call it quits.
He really had the talent back then, but I don't know why he keep bouncing. Starting with the Linsanity in New York and then we thought that him and Carmelo might be a good tandem. But there were reports that Carmelo didn't like him and so he was traded and keep of moving until nobody picks him up.