KnicksSince88 wrote:

sebstar wrote:
Charles Smith will live in infamy. Whenever me and my pops see a hard ass dunk we say "Charles Smith" in mocking tribute of that baby shyt soft, fool.

To this day, whenever Im watching a basketball game, or playing in one, and see someone struggle to convert a few successive attempts right under the basket, I immediately think of Charles Smith. Every. Single. Time. Its like war flashbacks

LOL. Real talk.

Bippity10 wrote:Depends on the day for me. All those mentioned above were horrible. So was the the missed Ewing layup against the Pacers in game 7

Honestly 95 didn't bother me a whole lot (compared to some others) because I didn't think we could win it all. If you remember, Patrick was also pretty banged up during that postseason with some sort of leg injury (I can't remember specifics, either his calf or hamstring had a partial tear in it). They made a great run in that series to come back from down 3-1, and made a huge comeback to get back into the game in game 7 when trailing pretty big. It sucked, but to me it was lesser than some other years.

Paladin55 wrote:

sebstar wrote:Vividly remember the end. Pops was using anything he could get his hands on as projectiles after that one.

Charles Smith will live in infamy. Whenever me and my pops see a hard ass dunk we say "Charles Smith" in mocking tribute of that baby shyt soft, fool.

I dont care what anybody says, duke was 6'10, built like a greek god (no Ricky Martin) and right underneath the rim in the biggest Knick game in 20 years --- and he went up soft and fading. You gotta at least draw significant contact (although they prolly stripped a lil skin off his fingers with those slaps). They were not going to call anything on Jordan unless you made them.

To me, he's our Bill Buckner.

I would think (hope) that Smith still has nightmares of that moment of pure frustration. Smith was 6'10" but played like he was a foot smaller on that play.

All those wack pump fakes? Thats something that Ray Allen would do in that situation. But you're a 6'10 power forward?

Jordan and co...wanted it --- he was going to have to score over their dead bodies --- Smith did not. He doesnt lose a wink of sleep. Bet.

Mray20 wrote:This is up there as one of my worst playoff memories Smith should have tried to dunk the ball, I know he got fouled by Jordan and Pippen but he was Mr. Softy especially on this play. I gotta say game 7 vs Miami in 97 was just as bad though cause we all knew the Knicks were a better team but got screwed by David Stern with all the suspensions at least the bulls were a great team but Miami? smh

meant so much that mray had to become a member to post his/her disgust! welcome aboard now go post in the alba thread so you are 'official'

That shyt was a travesty and that team was hands down the best of the Ewing era. I honestly dont even like talking about it. I even put it above Red Sox vs. Yankees '04.

The Knicks didnt lose on the court like men. Shyt was stolen from us.

sidsanders wrote:ARGHHHH

DUNK IT SMITH... i couldnt understand why he didnt try and get some more contact. make the refs call it if you wont dunk it.

The refs weren't going to call jack shyt. The NBA was all about Jordan.

Vmart wrote:

sidsanders wrote:ARGHHHH

DUNK IT SMITH... i couldnt understand why he didnt try and get some more contact. make the refs call it if you wont dunk it.

The refs weren't going to call jack shyt. The NBA was all about Jordan.

Well --- make it all about Charles Smith and yam it in his face, then!!!! Starks wasnt all scared and looking to fadeaway and pump fake. He put it in Pippen and Jordan's grill, LEFT HANDED!! NOW THATS HEART!!

KnicksSince88 wrote:Yes, even worse than game 6 or 7 of the 1994 NBA Finals to me. The Charles Smith game. We had the Bulls, we had home court, that was the year we were to get by Jordan. We led the series 2-0. Had a golden chance to take command in game 3, Jordan left the door open with one of his rare off efforts in a big game going 3 for 17 in game 3, but we could not capitalize. Of course, you couldn't hold MJ down for a whole series, and he would explode for 54 points in game 4, leading to game 5 at MSG. Thats when this happened

I still haven't quite gotten over that loss. All the missed free throws in that game. I would have loved at least the chance to play a game 7 at MSG

yea.. first of all, charles smith has to go up for the dunk, but what about the foul on stacey king who basically triped ewing up on his way to the basket?

KnicksSince88 wrote:Here is the game 5 boxscore. A pitiful 20-35 from the foul line

http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199306020NYK.html

well starks had another misrable shooting game, in a big game.. LOL.. the guy had a lot of heart and emotion but was a dud big game player... that game and the Houston game in the finals..

Smith was also playing bad, why was mason not in the game, he was having a good game it seemed.... ewing was a beast of course..