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fitzfarm
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7/8/2026  10:58 AM
PG Jalen Brunson, Stephon Marbury, Micheal Ray Richardson
SG Alan Houston, Latrell Sprewell, John Starks
SF Carmelo Anthony, Bernard King, OG Anunoby
PF Amar'e Stoudemire, Charles Oakley, Julius Randle
C Patrick Ewing, Karl Anthony Towns, Marcus Camby

Honorable mention
Bill Cartwright
Mark Jackson
Rod Strickland
Anthony Mason
Larry Johnson
David Lee
Charlie Ward (starting pg that seemed like forever)

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7/8/2026  11:15 AM
I don’t know the 80s well enough so I will just do from when I started watching- 90s to now.

C Ewing/ Camby/ David Lee (putting him here to fit roster)
PF Melo/ Stoudemire/ Oakley
SF Sprewell/ Anunoby/ LJ
SG Houston/ Starks/ Hart
PG Brunson/ Marbury/ Ward
Honorable mentions: Kurt Thomas, Porzingis, Gallinari
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7/8/2026  11:43 AM
Are we playing today's game or 90s ball? Makes a difference on a guy like Oak (my favorite back in the day) or even Camby. No matter what era I've got OG starting.

Today's style:

PG Brunson/Marbury
SG Houston/Starks
SF OG/Melo/Hart
PF Amar'e/Randle/Oakley
C Towns/Ewing/Camby

90s

PG Brunson/Harper
SG Sprewell/Starks (better D)
SG OG/Melo/Hart
PF Randle/Oakley/Amar'e
C Ewing/Towns/Camby
Panos
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7/8/2026  1:06 PM    LAST EDITED: 7/8/2026  1:13 PM
This is not necessarily the BEST players at each position, but those I enjoyed watching and having on the team:

PG Brunson/Harper/Jeremy Lin (HOW HAS NO ONE LISTED LIN??)/Nate Robinson
SG Starks/Sprewell/Divencenzo
SF Xavier McDaniel/Steve Novak/Josh Hart
PF Stoudamire (for 1.5 year!)/Randle/Mason/KP
C Ewing/iHart/Mitch


Here are some of my LEAST favorites:
PG Steve Francis/Frank Ntilikina
SG Gerald Wilkins
SF Charles Smith/Kevin Knox
PF Jared Jeffries/Mo T
C Eddy Curry/Jerome James/Joakim Noah
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7/8/2026  1:20 PM
Nothing but love for OG. I do love my 3&Ds. And yes I chose both Bridges and Houston over Starks. Still not over that 2/18 performance in Game 7 in 1994.

Brunson / Marbury / Jackson
Sprewell / Bridges / Houston
OG / Melo / LJ
Stat / Camby / Randle
Ewing / Towns / Chandler

You know I gonna spin wit it
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7/8/2026  1:23 PM    LAST EDITED: 7/8/2026  1:23 PM
PG Frazier/Richardson/Strickland
SG Brunson/Monroe/Houston
C Ewing/KAT/Reed
PF Debusschere/Mase/Oakley
SF King/OG/Bradley

The Frazier/Monroe backcourt was epic.
Brunson would be even better playing next to Clyde as the primary PG.
Mase was a mean 6'8" even though sometimes he is listed as a SF. He'd be even better in today's game.
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7/8/2026  3:11 PM
BlueKnickers wrote:PG Frazier/Richardson/Strickland
SG Brunson/Monroe/Houston
C Ewing/KAT/Reed
PF Debusschere/Mase/Oakley
SF King/OG/Bradley

The Frazier/Monroe backcourt was epic.
Brunson would be even better playing next to Clyde as the primary PG.
Mase was a mean 6'8" even though sometimes he is listed as a SF. He'd be even better in today's game.

First thought outside of Jalen for point was Strickland. He didn't get the play (therefore the numbers) in NY, but he was an excellent traditional PG. Imagine if the 1990s team had him at the point with PE, Oak, Starks, Houston, LJ, Mason, Kurt, X, Charles Smith, Harper...maybe even Christie. I know why they stuck with Marc for so long, but Rodney was the overall better point.

Too hard to choose overall, but the non-Knick version of the '90s Strickland at the point would be one of my choices.
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7/8/2026  4:53 PM    LAST EDITED: 7/8/2026  4:58 PM
Best all time Knicks (top three at each position)

Pg: Brunson/Frazier/Marbury
SG: Houston/Sprewell/Starks
SF: OG/Carmelo/King
PF: Randle/David Lee/Oakley
C: Ewing/Towns/Camby

I am not old enough to have seen the other 70s guys play, so no disrespect to them. The only 70s guy I would put on all time great at a position is Clyde.

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7/8/2026  4:57 PM
80's......By 1980 the legends were retired. Clyde did play a bit in 1980 but that was in Clevland.

Brunson, Michael Ray Richardson, Jeremy Lin
H20, Sprewell, Paul Westphal
King, Melo, Bridges
OG, KP, David Lee
Ewing, KAT, Camby
fitzfarm
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7/8/2026  5:10 PM
Love the Lin recognition . He woke us up in a time of need. I was so sad when he signed that deal with the rockets .

Thought he was our future, remember the book hand shake he had with Landry fields lol.

Also loved watching

lil Nate the great and David Lee

I was at the game with my dad when Lee tipped in the .01 shot to win the game vs the bobcats . During the timeout the guy sitting next to us looked over and said “I gotta go to the bathroom looks like another OT” …

Then Boom historic garden moment

The garden exploded the guy came running out like what the hell happened!! He couldn’t believe he missed it.
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7/8/2026  5:19 PM
fitzfarm wrote:Love the Lin recognition . He woke us up in a time of need. I was so sad when he signed that deal with the rockets .

Thought he was our future, remember the book hand shake he had with Landry fields lol.

Also loved watching

lil Nate the great and David Lee

I was at the game with my dad when Lee tipped in the .01 shot to win the game vs the bobcats . During the timeout the guy sitting next to us looked over and said “I gotta go to the bathroom looks like another OT” …

Then Boom historic garden moment

The garden exploded the guy came running out like what the hell happened!! He couldn’t believe he missed it.

Peak Lin was a darn good PG! It was just a few weeks but since we in fantasy land!
Paul Wesptphal was just past his as a knick but he was a great SG in PHX! He had Hops like DDV!
BlueKnickers
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7/8/2026  6:29 PM
grillco wrote:
BlueKnickers wrote:PG Frazier/Richardson/Strickland
SG Brunson/Monroe/Houston
C Ewing/KAT/Reed
PF Debusschere/Mase/Oakley
SF King/OG/Bradley

The Frazier/Monroe backcourt was epic.
Brunson would be even better playing next to Clyde as the primary PG.
Mase was a mean 6'8" even though sometimes he is listed as a SF. He'd be even better in today's game.

First thought outside of Jalen for point was Strickland. He didn't get the play (therefore the numbers) in NY, but he was an excellent traditional PG. Imagine if the 1990s team had him at the point with PE, Oak, Starks, Houston, LJ, Mason, Kurt, X, Charles Smith, Harper...maybe even Christie. I know why they stuck with Marc for so long, but Rodney was the overall better point.

Too hard to choose overall, but the non-Knick version of the '90s Strickland at the point would be one of my choices.

Jackson was very good for awhile, but in hindsight you have to choose Strickland over him. Rod didn't get to really unleash his jets until he was traded and had his own team to run, but he was one of the most athletically exciting PGs of his time. MJ was not exciting, just effective in his own slower way.

Yeah, Strickland was a stud.
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7/8/2026  6:31 PM
fitzfarm wrote:Love the Lin recognition . He woke us up in a time of need. I was so sad when he signed that deal with the rockets .

Thought he was our future, remember the book hand shake he had with Landry fields lol.

Also loved watching

lil Nate the great and David Lee

I was at the game with my dad when Lee tipped in the .01 shot to win the game vs the bobcats . During the timeout the guy sitting next to us looked over and said “I gotta go to the bathroom looks like another OT” …

Then Boom historic garden moment

The garden exploded the guy came running out like what the hell happened!! He couldn’t believe he missed it.

Ha ha ha

That fckin guy!

Moral of the Story: Never take a piss with less than a second on the clock.
fitzfarm
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7/8/2026  8:43 PM
BlueKnickers wrote:
fitzfarm wrote:Love the Lin recognition . He woke us up in a time of need. I was so sad when he signed that deal with the rockets .

Thought he was our future, remember the book hand shake he had with Landry fields lol.

Also loved watching

lil Nate the great and David Lee

I was at the game with my dad when Lee tipped in the .01 shot to win the game vs the bobcats . During the timeout the guy sitting next to us looked over and said “I gotta go to the bathroom looks like another OT” …

Then Boom historic garden moment

The garden exploded the guy came running out like what the hell happened!! He couldn’t believe he missed it.

Ha ha ha

That fckin guy!

Moral of the Story: Never take a piss with less than a second on the clock.

I know right! My dad and I were amped a moment I’ll hold dear forever. David Lee was a great Knick ! and I’ll never forget that guys face in the aftermath hahaha .
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7/8/2026  10:08 PM
Favorites for me
80s - M.Jackson, Wilkins, J.Newman, S.Green, Ewing
90s - M.Jackson, Starks, XMan, Oak, Ewing
2000s - Ray Felt, Landry Fields, Wilson Chandler, Stoudemire, Turiaf/Mozgov (before the Melo trade)
2010s - the Senior Year with Melo, Rasheed, Kurt, Marcus, Kenyon, etc
2020s - the 2024 season with Donte and IHart when we landed OG and Randle was hurt
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7/8/2026  10:51 PM
jskinny35 wrote:Favorites for me
80s - M.Jackson, Wilkins, J.Newman, S.Green, Ewing
90s - M.Jackson, Starks, XMan, Oak, Ewing
2000s - Ray Felt, Landry Fields, Wilson Chandler, Stoudemire, Turiaf/Mozgov (before the Melo trade)
2010s - the Senior Year with Melo, Rasheed, Kurt, Marcus, Kenyon, etc
2020s - the 2024 season with Donte and IHart when we landed OG and Randle was hurt

I would love to see Johnny Newman as a sixth man on this current team

He'd chew the league up
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7/9/2026  9:20 AM
BlueKnickers wrote:PG Frazier/Richardson/Strickland
SG Brunson/Monroe/Houston
C Ewing/KAT/Reed
PF Debusschere/Mase/Oakley
SF King/OG/Bradley

The Frazier/Monroe backcourt was epic.
Brunson would be even better playing next to Clyde as the primary PG.
Mase was a mean 6'8" even though sometimes he is listed as a SF. He'd be even better in today's game.

I'd say this is pretty spot on with mine too.
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7/9/2026  9:55 AM    LAST EDITED: 7/9/2026  9:55 AM
Starting lineup:

PG: Brunson
SG: Bernard King
SF: Carmelo
PF: Towns
C: Ewing

King was SF when he played in the 80’s but he would be a wing SG/SF today
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7/9/2026  11:41 AM
Panos wrote:This is not necessarily the BEST players at each position, but those I enjoyed watching and having on the team:

PG Brunson/Harper/Jeremy Lin (HOW HAS NO ONE LISTED LIN??)/Nate Robinson
SG Starks/Sprewell/Divencenzo
SF Xavier McDaniel/Steve Novak/Josh Hart
PF Stoudamire (for 1.5 year!)/Randle/Mason/KP
C Ewing/iHart/Mitch


Here are some of my LEAST favorites:
PG Steve Francis/Frank Ntilikina
SG Gerald Wilkins
SF Charles Smith/Kevin Knox
PF Jared Jeffries/Mo T
C Eddy Curry/Jerome James/Joakim Noah


yeah I liked McDaniel alot too
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