Nick C.:
OMFG I thought I was the only one with a fetish for X-Man terrorizing Pippen. Okay fetish may be an awkward choice of words. But man I was pissed when they let X-Man go while they flirted with Harvey Grant.

Nah man, that was da bomb! He also terrorized the Pistons in the first round…I was at the deciding game. Ewing, Oak, X-Man, and Mase off the bench…that was a mfer of a front line.

Z-man: The closest I’ve seen recently (in much smaller doses) is LeBron vs. Kawhi…maybe Steph vs. Kyrie…

Others of Knicks lore:
Ewing vs. Hakeem 🙁
Starks vs. MJ 🙁
Starks vs. Reggie :-\
X-man vs. Pippen 🙂
Van Gundy vs. Zo 😀

SEC DPOY last year and Naismith DPOY finalist this year led the SEC in assists and ast% by a bunch this season.

81% ft shooter who apparently isn’t a good shooter. It seems he played well against Mr. Edwards of Georgia twice.

Begley: Knicks Could Give Allan Houston, Scott Perry Front Office Roles

my god, just imagine the ramifications of it all…

Z-man: Put him next to Shaq and watch him collect 20 boards a night while they try to double the big fella.

Just a small point, not sure that Shaq would need to be doubled more than anyone else in a game solely composed of all-time great players…

That was one of the great parts of old-time basketball…the intriguing mano-a-mano matchups. The closest I’ve seen recently (in much smaller doses) is LeBron vs. Kawhi…maybe Steph vs. Kyrie…

KnickfaninNJ:
What do those of you follow draft prospects think of this guy:

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28997201/french-guard-theo-maledon-files-enter-nba-draft

Frank 2.0…paltry stats, great size.

The Honorable Cock Jowles: Rodman would not be my first choice if I were drafting an all-timer starting five to beat any other modern-era team, but he’d certainly be in the lineup. He is complementary with just about anyone. Put him next to Shaq and watch him collect 20 boards a night while they try to double the big fella. Put him next to a chucker like Iverson to clean up all of the ill-advised shots. Put him next to Jordan and Pippen to win 72.

Rodman is simply going to amplify the value of any elite scorer by giving them more chances. That’s why the ’96 Bulls were so goddamn dangerous.

All of that said, Rodman did not drive the bus, he just went along for the ride.

There is no team ever assembled on which Russell would not be the alpha dog. Russell would probably tolerate Michael but if anything Michael did was inconsistent with winning a championship, Russell would either put him in his place or get his ass kicked trying. Nobody in NBA history had the ability to lead that he had, that’s just a fact. Russell never gave two shits about individual accomplishment, and I pity the fool on his team who put himself and his touches or stats above putting the team in the best position to win on every single possession. Russell knew his players and tendencies, and his opponents players and tendencies inside and out (made harder by poor film quality but easier by familiarity…teams played each other far more frequently, there were fewer teams to study, and much less player movement.) There have been other guys like this…Magic, Bird, Willis, I guess Michael, etc…but Russell was in a class by himself.

One very underrated leader (who i despised!) was Bill Laimbeer, at least that’s the way I felt after watching the 30 for 30 Bad Boys documentary.

I haven’t seen him play, but French guards tend to fit our 5-6 year development plan.