holfresh wrote:

NYKBocker wrote:I like the late 90s uniform

Which ones did you like?

Wow..Look at the talent on that team..

.....and Chaney, before he was escorted out by security. LJ should give Porzingis some pointers on posting up, I think he still works at MSG.

My pick would be the early 70s unis beause they're classy, and it brings back memories of childhood trips to the Garden.

GustavBahler wrote:

holfresh wrote:

NYKBocker wrote:I like the late 90s uniform

Which ones did you like?

Wow..Look at the talent on that team..

.....and Chaney, before he was escorted out by security. LJ should give Porzingis some pointers on posting up, I think he still works at MSG.

My pick would be the early 70s unis beause they're classy, and it brings back memories of childhood trips to the Garden.

I think that was when Chaney was just JVG's assistant. Ewing was long gone by the time Chaney was head coach. Camby also didn't play much after JVG left - he had that horrific fall and missed almost the entire 01-02 season which led to the trade that still haunts me of Nene and Camby for McDyess.

Imagine having a team of Nene and Camby to structure the D of those mid 2000s Knicks teams? Heck, even Marbury and Jamal Crawford would've looked good if Camby and Nene were up front.

But to the point of this thread - I have a soft spot for those late 90s uniforms. Even though I consider the early 90s Ewing/Starks/Oak unis to be the "official" ones since it is when I started watching the team.

Nalod wrote:

Camby was very fragile for a while on and off the court. To be fair it was not seen that his career would get better.

For that matter, we were drafting for Denver at that moment. What if was were not? Amare was on the board. If your gonna go "what if", go all the way!!

Also, MSG was booing team and Little Jimmy had just taken over. neophyte Layden could not have made such a large call on his own and we have learned it was a Dolan signature move.

While 1999 was fun, if not for the finals and JVG getting his contract extended two years at 2mil per, perhaps Earnie Grunfeld is not fired.
In retrospect JVG was was the wrong coach for that team.

Ewing had only missed 20 games prior to him breaking his wrist December of 1997. If we let him walk after 1996 and kept Don Nelson as coach the team could have morphed into an early run and gun type team. Ewing held the team hostage and wanted him out, and JVG in. I liked JVG but in retrospect we should have let Ewing walk or traded him but that was not going to happen once Nelson was gone. He resigned to a $68mil extention, then broke his wrist 21 games into that season. Knicks really were not the same. The team in 1999 made its run with ewing out and it was argued if they were better off without him. Trading him we not easy and it was a problem for us.

With hindsight we know that knicks should have done something unpopular but instead kept the income flowing and fans happy.

I don't think the 99 team gets past Miami with no Ewing. Ewing was healthy against Miami... or healthy enough to slow down Zo.

I hear you on trading Ewing... but there would have been riots in the streets if they chose Nelson over Ewing in 96.

I think it was the right move to build around Ewing again in 96 and go with JVG. You can't predict injuries... but you can blame Charlie Ward for starting a fight with PJ Brown!

The Dolan-led trades of Camby and Sprewell broke my heart. I'm kind of surprised I am still a Knicks fan after those two trades.

Imagine if Isiah had been able to take over a team with Camby and Spree? You add Marbury to that... and it's at least entertaining as hell!

Hindsight is 20-20. Also Knicks fans usually celebrate if the record is 20-20 after 40 games at this point.