nixluva wrote:Uh... I can't keep talkin about it! It just makes me mad again. My wish was Ewing to finally get the help he needed when he was in his prime and it seems he just never got a break. Stern screwed us bigtime during his career.

There will always be a part of me that will never quite 100% get over that team in that era not winning a title. But as sad as it was, if you are a Knick fan under the age of, say, 45, and I am, those were the "glory years" even without the ring. I don't know that i could ever quite love a team like I loved those teams ever again, because its different when you're a kid

jimimou wrote:

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'

I've been reading these boards for years but I had to join and post after almost vomiting in my mouth reliving the Charles Smith nightmare . 96-97 Knicks the only team I felt had a real chance to take down Jordan's bulls but we will never know......

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

Hate on him all you want but 15missed free throws is WHAT cost the Knicks that game.

tkf wrote:

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..

yep. starks was a below average talent, almost across the board. He was literally all heart.

KnicksSince88 wrote:Big Baby Davis, 10:05 4th quarter. Flashbacks

ha. i was thinking that during the play.

That's all I have to say about it.