jrodmc wrote:Don't waste time knocking the last player to ever drag this fhuhuhcked up franchise to the Finals.

Sheehit, and I thought this was going to be a thread about how he signed a contract in Turkey.

Sheet, Spree won't even play for 7 mil a year, won't wear no purple velvet, and shore as sheet ain't gonna play for not Turkey!

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Alright, I'll go back to not thinking now...

jrodmc wrote:Don't waste time knocking the last player to ever drag this fhuhuhcked up franchise to the Finals.

Sheehit, and I thought this was going to be a thread about how he signed a contract in Turkey.

Yeah, no love for a real true Knick who bled red and orange.

People always talk about Houston's lucky ass shot in Miami but, do they ever mention what a dismal game he had. How IF Spree hadn't stolen the ball during what should have been the last possession (with the ball in Miami's hands). He stole the ball and got the time out. Without that steal no lucky shot by Alan.

Spree showed up that game unlike the KNICKS'S poster boy Alan Houston (who couldn't hold Spree jock strap). He filled the box score with like 20pts, couple of steels and a couple of rebounds.

I think Houston barely cracked double digits that game.

DurzoBlint wrote:

jrodmc wrote:Don't waste time knocking the last player to ever drag this fhuhuhcked up franchise to the Finals.

Sheehit, and I thought this was going to be a thread about how he signed a contract in Turkey.

Yeah, no love for a real true Knick who bled red and orange.

People always talk about Houston's lucky ass shot in Miami but, do they ever mention what a dismal game he had. How IF Spree hadn't stolen the ball during what should have been the last possession (with the ball in Miami's hands). He stole the ball and got the time out. Without that steal no lucky shot by Alan.

Spree showed up that game unlike the KNICKS'S poster boy Alan Houston (who couldn't hold Spree jock strap). He filled the box score with like 20pts, couple of steels and a couple of rebounds.

I think Houston barely cracked double digits that game.

Houston had to be the poster boy. 100 million balloons will do that for you.

Spree also had possibly one of the best Finals games any Knick ever had. You rarely ever read about that.

Nalod wrote:

jrodmc wrote:

DurzoBlint wrote:

jrodmc wrote:Don't waste time knocking the last player to ever drag this fhuhuhcked up franchise to the Finals.

Sheehit, and I thought this was going to be a thread about how he signed a contract in Turkey.

Yeah, no love for a real true Knick who bled red and orange.

People always talk about Houston's lucky ass shot in Miami but, do they ever mention what a dismal game he had. How IF Spree hadn't stolen the ball during what should have been the last possession (with the ball in Miami's hands). He stole the ball and got the time out. Without that steal no lucky shot by Alan.

Spree showed up that game unlike the KNICKS'S poster boy Alan Houston (who couldn't hold Spree jock strap). He filled the box score with like 20pts, couple of steels and a couple of rebounds.

I think Houston barely cracked double digits that game.

Houston had to be the poster boy. 100 million balloons will do that for you.

Spree also had possibly one of the best Finals games any Knick ever had. You rarely ever read about that.

When you lose 4-1 and barely made the playoffs as the 8th seed you remember the improbable run but not particular games.

Encapsulated memories? Knick fans remember Spree did have a good series. "The shot" was epic. Hardly a thing of beauty but it was clutch.

Clyde has 37 pts and 19 assists in game 7 final in 1970. Willis got hurt in game 5. Did not play game 6 Played a few minutes in game 7. had 4 pts. Everyone has seen it. Clyde didn't get the MVP. Willis did.

Regarding spree, he created great wealth for himself, and created an image. He was an enigma.

My point? I forgot.

Your point? You obviously had none.

When you blow through the playoffs as only the second 8th seed in the history of the league to make it to the Finals, some people remember things like that.
When you score 35 points and grab 10 rebounds and practically go play for play with Finals MVP in Game 5, some people manage to remember that as well.
Spree took a woefully overmatched group of underachievers on his back and carried them almost singlehandedly to a game 6 in SA. One missed short jumper...

Nalod wrote:

jrodmc wrote:

Nalod wrote:

jrodmc wrote:

DurzoBlint wrote:

jrodmc wrote:Don't waste time knocking the last player to ever drag this fhuhuhcked up franchise to the Finals.

Sheehit, and I thought this was going to be a thread about how he signed a contract in Turkey.

Yeah, no love for a real true Knick who bled red and orange.

People always talk about Houston's lucky ass shot in Miami but, do they ever mention what a dismal game he had. How IF Spree hadn't stolen the ball during what should have been the last possession (with the ball in Miami's hands). He stole the ball and got the time out. Without that steal no lucky shot by Alan.

Spree showed up that game unlike the KNICKS'S poster boy Alan Houston (who couldn't hold Spree jock strap). He filled the box score with like 20pts, couple of steels and a couple of rebounds.

I think Houston barely cracked double digits that game.

Houston had to be the poster boy. 100 million balloons will do that for you.

Spree also had possibly one of the best Finals games any Knick ever had. You rarely ever read about that.

When you lose 4-1 and barely made the playoffs as the 8th seed you remember the improbable run but not particular games.

Encapsulated memories? Knick fans remember Spree did have a good series. "The shot" was epic. Hardly a thing of beauty but it was clutch.

Clyde has 37 pts and 19 assists in game 7 final in 1970. Willis got hurt in game 5. Did not play game 6 Played a few minutes in game 7. had 4 pts. Everyone has seen it. Clyde didn't get the MVP. Willis did.

Regarding spree, he created great wealth for himself, and created an image. He was an enigma.

My point? I forgot.

Your point? You obviously had none.

When you blow through the playoffs as only the second 8th seed in the history of the league to make it to the Finals, some people remember things like that.
When you score 35 points and grab 10 rebounds and practically go play for play with Finals MVP in Game 5, some people manage to remember that as well.
Spree took a woefully overmatched group of underachievers on his back and carried them almost singlehandedly to a game 6 in SA. One missed short jumper...

He played his ass off that game and I do remember it. 1999 had Both Duncan and Robinson both playing. We were undersized with Bambi at Center and LJ at the power forward. Ewing I believe was playing but his wrist was still hurt.

JVG did a hell of a job keeping that group playing some tough defense.

JVG did sheehit. Anything he did with his defensive schemas boiled down to throwing bodies/fouls at Duncan. I can never forgive that mutant dwarf for starting Dudley. He might as well have played with four for all the good that did.
And Ewing didn't play in the Finals at all, "mr. I've been following the Knicks for 40 years"; he got hurt in the playoffs and spent the Finals in a suit.
JVG also stuck with Charlie Football even though he was getting his Hiesmann azz outplayed by that HOF candidate Avery Johnson.

Nalod wrote:Im going off memory 12 years ago.

JVG got them to the finals. Or was Spree also coaching them?

Knicks were so outmatched that series it was a blessing it was not a sweep.

I suppose my memory of ewing was wrong. Seems like your still pretty intense about the series.

The subject of Spree can be emotional for some.

Ward got out played often. He was the point guard that got them to the finals. YOu go with what got you there.

The little mutant was the last coach to take us anywhere. That run got him an automatic extension otherwise he was toast.

Him and Grunfeld were not on the same page.

We all have our favorites and favorite moments!

To me 1999 was fun but 1994 for me ripped my heart out.

I doubt Charlie got them to the finals. He was better than Rick Brunson and a damaged Chris Childs. That's it.

The little mutant was responsible for '99? Seriously? How? Did he get more out of Ewing than previous coaches? Was it his brilliance that got all that production out of Chris Dudley? Does LJ hit those freak 3's because of the little mutant's offensive play calling prowess?

Agreed on '94. There we were supposed to at least have a brawler's chance and we had an established HOF coach instead of some underdog little puke.

Yeah, some people like JVG and some people don't.

As long as we both hate Charles Smith, everything's cool