It's a little old but I just found this now
http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/3882560

Patrick Ewing. Had he played out of the spotlight in someplace like Orlando or Salt Lake City, Ewing would be remembered as a jump-shooting center who worked hard. Period. With the adulatory New York fans and media filtering their perceptions through the lens of their need to have heroes to celebrate, Ewing was celebrated as being far better than he really was. In truth, he couldn't handle, pass, move laterally, and do anything worthwhile when an important game was on the line. Moreover, his dim apprehension of what the game was all about precluded any thoughts of being unselfish. Except for the early days of the Mets and the Brooklyn Dodgers, New York sports fans rarely hitch their devotion to a loser like Ewing.

[Edited by - Bonn1997 on 11-01-2005 12:31 PM]

Someone sounds bitter.

Personally in my opinion Ewing is not over-rated. My only knock was that I wish Ewing had the fire like he had in his hoyas days.

Whoever wrote this article is an absolute moron.

That Statement to this crowd is expected to go over not well.

Objectivley I have read some comments over the years that broke down his game a bit more than the above and I must say there are elements of truth to it.

Time grows the heart fonder and we have done so with patrick.

I can be objective about his shortcomings, and the record does speak for itself.

Still, I liked his game and he was the centerpiece of a nice run.

Maybe it is fair to say his monumental ego is what made him go further in his career, but was also the thing that prevented him from furthering his team a bit more. A few more rebounds, a few more outlet passes, a few more looks to kick the ball out or over in the post might have done it.

It is well documented his contract year and Don Nelson wanting to reduce his role made for an ugly situation. THis was 1996 and Nelson thought He was starting to slow down. He was right, but we were not willing to let him walk either. The rest is history.

I don't care if dudes want to write this crap. Its old old news.

Why not mention the others?

It's a Knick forum. I figured the thread would just get moved if I focussed on all the other players.

I can believe Ewing was over-rated on the other hand:

1) He kept the Knick competitive for over a decade surrounded by little more then role players.

2) He never took all the team all the way - But Jordan was (arguably) the best player ever and Pippen was certainly better then anyone playing with Ewing.

3) The Loss to Houston could be held against him - but he did a much better job against Olajuwan then Shaq did the following year or Robinson did in the playoffs. (Olajawan was the best player in the league when Jordan "retired").

So yeah he didn't have an all around game and his stats aren't as dominant as some. But then how the hell did he keep that team so competitive.

Posted by Knight:

There was a thread on this when it first came out--somebody can check the archives.

Oh, okay. I mentioned that the article was old. I wasn't sure if someone had already posted it. (It still generated a lot of replies again, though.)

[Edited by - Bonn1997 on 11-01-2005 4:41 PM]