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ToddTT
Posts: 30434 Alba Posts: 53 Joined: 8/30/2001 Member: #105 |
3/6/2023 6:51 PM
Oh good lord... https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XkmGrX7O0lQ
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ToddTT
Posts: 30434 Alba Posts: 53 Joined: 8/30/2001 Member: #105 |
3/6/2023 7:10 PM
I love this current team. And we may be more talented than any Knick team in decades.
But I still say the 90's was "better". Oh good lord... https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XkmGrX7O0lQ
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gradyandrew
Posts: 22403 Alba Posts: 1 Joined: 5/19/2021 Member: #8959 |
3/6/2023 7:34 PM
Best since 99 when we had Cambridge KT Sprewell and Houston as well as good vets left over from Ewing's heyday. The 54 win squad had a Rasheed run in the beginning and Kenyon Martin run at the end. But Melo and JR were always high variance guys. This run feels sustainable for awhile.
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Panos
Posts: 30050 Alba Posts: 3 Joined: 1/6/2004 Member: #520 |
3/6/2023 7:41 PM
Who the duck is Cambridge?
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Swishfm3
Posts: 23309 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 3/28/2003 Member: #392 |
3/6/2023 8:00 PM
Nalod wrote:I think fans here are for the most part too enthusiastic over this win streak and set up for a frustrating end. Voice of reason..Thank you Nalod |
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NYKMentality
Posts: 23995 Alba Posts: 1 Joined: 11/12/2012 Member: #4385 |
3/6/2023 8:10 PM
The storyline of this 2022-2023 Knicks team has yet to be written.
Imo it's the best Knicks team since the early-mid 1990's and might be the most talented I've ever witnessed. Especially on Offense. All I truly know is the All-Time greatest Knicks 2nd half (final 22 games) is 18-4 back in 1992-1993 (an ECF 60 win team who took Chicago 6 games ECF) And the way it's looking @ 6-0 after the All-Star break + 9-0 previous 9 + 11-1 previous 12? + Charlotte Hornets tomorrow? This Knicks team isn't losing another 4 games (final 16 games). 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 |
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gradyandrew
Posts: 22403 Alba Posts: 1 Joined: 5/19/2021 Member: #8959 |
3/6/2023 8:46 PM
Panos wrote:Who the duck is Cambridge? One of the OAKLAND heroes! 6'11' from UMass, Ewing Theory proof, later DPOY in Denver and vet on the 2012 squad. No love for the spell check? |
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gradyandrew
Posts: 22403 Alba Posts: 1 Joined: 5/19/2021 Member: #8959 |
3/6/2023 8:53 PM
Swishfm3 wrote:Nalod wrote:I think fans here are for the most part too enthusiastic over this win streak and set up for a frustrating end. Nalod, I like the vibe, cautious optimism. We have to keep our expectations tempered. Real ballsy decision making by Thibs early in the season benching ER and Rose for Grimes and McBride and great move by the front office getting J Hart to kind of replace both. There's still a lot of basketball left to be played. Let's not get disappointed if we lose as the 5 seed when that was kind of the rosiest outlook at the start. |
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CleaverGreene
Posts: 20788 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 5/16/2019 Member: #8756 |
3/6/2023 9:18 PM
I'm going with the 68/69 Knicks...the one which traded Walt Bellamy, a very good center, and Howard Komives, a solid but unspectacular PG, for Dave DeBusschere.
They went on a run and eventually lost to the Celtics in Russell's final title season. Brunson is having a breakout season, like Clyde did after he was given full control of the team, and Hart has provided toughness and a veteran presence like DeBusschere did, even though he hasn't been as productive as DD was. Lineup adjustments have also allowed IQ to blossom and to be honest, his emergence is also a bit like Clyde's emergence that year. The comparison is far from perfect, but that is what I'm going with. There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain. (Plato)
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gradyandrew
Posts: 22403 Alba Posts: 1 Joined: 5/19/2021 Member: #8959 |
3/6/2023 11:22 PM
CleaverGreene wrote:I'm going with the 68/69 Knicks...the one which traded Walt Bellamy, a very good center, and Howard Komives, a solid but unspectacular PG, for Dave DeBusschere. You're going way back. 50+ years😂 |
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GustavBahler
Posts: 42673 Alba Posts: 15 Joined: 7/12/2010 Member: #3186 |
3/7/2023 10:13 AM
This season is hard to rank before the string is played out
The 99' team was the 8th seed. They were a "sleeper" back then, but that wasnt really accurate because of the roster. Even without Ewing. Unfortunately ran into Pops and the Spurs, at the start of their championship run, their dynasty. As Nalod pointed out, the 54 win team ran out of gas by the all star break. Most of the star veterans retired during the season, or the following season somewhere else. It was a fun half season though. Linsanity I figured would last until Lin was properly scouted. His relenteless pursuit of a cash grab the same season, kind of sours the memory for me. This season has had its ups and down. Doubt we would be having this discussion without Brunson in a Knick uniform. Right now I would rank it short of the 99' team, for obvious reasons. Speaking of the 99' team. I believe Brunson has been the biggest game changer since Sprewell. Statistically its Melo of course. But Melo didnt bring the infectious energy that Spree brought, that Brunson brings. Melo was more mercenary, for lack of a better word. |
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fishmike
Posts: 53800 Alba Posts: 1 Joined: 7/19/2002 Member: #298 USA |
3/7/2023 10:30 AM
Chandler wrote:i'm in the this is better camp It’s better… the “ascending” players nails it. Even Jules shows new wrinkles to his game and a heightened desire to give up the ball. This is a good squad with nothing but upside. "winning is more fun... then fun is fun" -Thibs
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CleaverGreene
Posts: 20788 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 5/16/2019 Member: #8756 |
3/7/2023 7:37 PM
gradyandrew wrote:CleaverGreene wrote:I'm going with the 68/69 Knicks...the one which traded Walt Bellamy, a very good center, and Howard Komives, a solid but unspectacular PG, for Dave DeBusschere. Yeah...I'm one of the fortunate ones who got to see two championships. I was in my teens when the trade went down, and the team went on a run, setting up the 69/70 title team. Rooted for the NY Nets too, at that time. It might have been a high point for NY BB with the success those two teams had. If Reed stays healthy, we would've won 2 more titles, IMO.
We will see. There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain. (Plato)
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