There are plenty of comparisons between those Kings teams and this Knicks team:

Amare ~ Webber - Both game-changing power forwards who changed the culture of a losing club and became leaders for the first time in their career. Obviously, Amar'e is a little more established than Webber was when he went to the Kings, but I think they both had a significant and similar impact on changing the culture of the team first and then piling up more Ws.

Felton ~ Bibby - Both high draft pick point guards who somewhat disappointed early in their career, but needed time to find their games and needed to find the right offense in which they could excel. Bibby definitely found it in Sacramento, it seems Felton may be on his way to becoming a leader and a clutch scorer. As a bonus, he's a better playmaker than Bibby was in Sacto.

Gallo ~ Peja (or maybe Hedo) - The shooter, killer from the wing who starts to learn to expand his game. Gallo has been slumping lately, but I still think he can do it.

Toney ~ Bobby Jackson - Toney also has been slumping a bit lately, but he could be our Bobby Jackson - a slashing combo guard off the bench with a deadly jumper. Can score in bunches and play harassing D.

Landry Fields ~ Doug Christie - People think of his wife being looney tunes when they think of Christie now, but he was actually an elite defender and rebounder from the SG position for the Kings. He hit timely jumpers and did all the little glue things needed to propel the Kings. Landry is showing many of the same qualities, with no crazy wife... yet!

Turiaf ~ Scott Pollard - Okay, maybe this comparison is a little thin - but they're both tough backup centers - good rebounders who do a lot of things that don't show up in the boxscore. And they both have awesome facial hair.

Wilson ~ okay, the Kings had no one like Wilson, but that makes up for the fact that we don't have anyone like Vlade.

Maybe not a direct correlation, but I see similar things. That Kings team was one of my favorite non-Knicks team ever and this team is starting to remind me of them.

we're not like that...

loweyecue wrote:

orangeblobman wrote:We're missing the Divac. Divac was big for the Kings, he was the smoothest passing center in all of the land.

Probably second to Sabonis

Absolutely not.

VDesai wrote:Kings ran a pretty variation of the Princeton offense and had a great high low game. They had the smoothest offense in the NBA and everyone could shoot the ball there. That was a great team to watch that got absolutely hosed in the NBA lore.

I remember those Lakers-Kings playoff series back in the early 2000s. Those were the days. Intense, fun games to watch. Those Sacramento teams are in the top-10 teams of the decade.

just hopin' the Knicks can run even further than the Kings ever did in the playoffs!