What The Hell Does "Linsurgery" Even Mean?  Do not ask for whom
the bell tolls Knicks fans, it tolls for thee's playoff hopes.
This little Cinderella story has finally come around to the part
everyone always forgets: when Cinderella misses the remainder of
the regular season with a "small, chronic meniscus tear" that
requires surgery and a six week recovery period.  Lin is pretty
torn up about the whole thing, noting he can't make cuts, jump
or do much of anything else—so he opted to get it fixed quickly,
betting on his body to heal quickly. Interim coach Mike Woodson,
however is clearly pissed and comes just shy of flat out calling
Lin a sissy.  Woodson said he's known of players that have
played through meniscus tears, but that only Lin knows his body.
Lin knew he would need surgery eventually, but hoped to delay it
until after the season.  "He's elected to have the surgery and
we've got to respect that, because only he knows the pain that
he's feeling. And there is a problem, so it's got to be fixed,"
Wood