It was a team with versatility and backcourt depth as its core attributes

Won NBA Finals (4-1) versus Los Angeles Lakers
Won NBA Eastern Conference Finals (4-3) versus Boston Celtics
Won NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-1) versus Baltimore Bullets

The 1973 swingshift was comprised of the unselfish Bill Bradley and the rugged Dave DeBusschere, both decent ball-handlers at 6'5 and 6'6. Willis Reed was injured, so Phil Jackson got more minutes. 6'10 John Gianelli saw spot duty. Luther Rackley, Tom Riker and Harthorne Wingo provided comic relief.

The 1973 Knicks were flawless in the backcourt with Frazier and Monroe. The 12 year veteran Dick Barnett provided depth with rookie Henry Bibby, fresh out of UCLA and Dean Meminger and grizzled vet of one season. Quality depth worth noting.

Fast Forward to 2011

As NBA players have gotten bigger, 6'9 David Lee and 6'8 Wilson Chandler comprise a versatile and potent contemporary swingshift. Player who can play more than one position. Lee and The Mayor can both advance the ball against token pressure and are tough enough to rebound in traffic.

To recreate the backcourt magic of 1973, the Knicks need guards who can aspire to Frazier's management skills and the The Pearl's death-defying creativity. Lebron at the two would be outstanding. Second choice is anyones guess.

The more I watch Gallo, knowing he will fill out, the more he looks like an new paradigm man in the middle. As a result The Answer Man has reconsidered the idea of Chris Bosh until further notice.

Think of 6'10 Danilo Gallinari as playing the role of F/C Jerry Lucas.

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misterearl wrote:The 2010-11 business model is the 1973 NYKnicks

It was a team with versatility and backcourt depth as its core attributes

Won NBA Finals (4-1) versus Los Angeles Lakers
Won NBA Eastern Conference Finals (4-3) versus Boston Celtics
Won NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-1) versus Baltimore Bullets

The 1973 swingshift was comprised of the unselfish Bill Bradley and the rugged Dave DeBusschere, both decent ball-handlers at 6'5 and 6'6. Willis Reed was injured, so Phil Jackson got more minutes. 6'10 John Gianelli saw spot duty. Luther Rackley, Tom Riker and Harthorne Wingo provided comic relief.

The 1973 Knicks were flawless in the backcourt with Frazier and Monroe. The 12 year veteran Dick Barnett provided depth with rookie Henry Bibby, fresh out of UCLA and Dean Meminger and grizzled vet of one season. Quality depth worth noting.

Fast Forward to 2011

As NBA players have gotten bigger, 6'9 David Lee and 6'8 Wilson Chandler comprise a versatile and potent contemporary swingshift. Player who can play more than one position. Lee and The Mayor can both advance the ball against token pressure and are tough enough to rebound in traffic.

To recreate the backcourt magic of 1973, the Knicks need guards who can aspire to Frazier's management skills and the The Pearl's death-defying creativity. Lebron at the two would be outstanding. Second choice is anyones guess.

The more I watch Gallo, knowing he will fill out, the more he looks like an new paradigm man in the middle. As a result The Answer Man has reconsidered the idea of Chris Bosh until further notice.

Think of 6'10 Danilo Gallinari as playing the role of F/C Jerry Lucas.

Put down the pipe my man. I like the positive thoughts though.

1973 Barnett was retired and that Earl guy was the starter. Riker was also gone. Those teams were all a blur so its all good. Bibby I thought got good run while Meminger had some injury issues that year.

If anything, Gallo is a kind of Bradley player and lee is Dave Debussure type. Willis Reed is in better shape today than Eddy.

Wilson is cazzie russell (gone by 1973), Phil Jax is JJ. Clyde and Earl have no peers.

Win a while most of the legend players are still alive, as well as us fans who remember 1973!

We should have a game thread for one of the reruns of those old games some time.

Drive slow, family. You're like Orangeblob off meds.

I look for the young man to be more impressive as he adds passing and rebounding to his game.

I am not predicting a championship for this now band of brothers just yet

but it would be nice