Comments on: Knicks Morning News (2026.08.22)

By: Bo Nateman

Bo Nateman — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 10:41:17 +0000

The Clyde/Willis Knicks played in 3 championship rounds, winning two and losing a third to the Lakers ( though those teams did partial retools. Lucas and Monroe). Agree with Bob that Dave D was an essential part of those outcomes and thus deserves to be ahead of any current Knicks except for Jalen. If current Knicks can either win or get to another championship round and OG and /or KAT can sustain the level of play they did in last year’s playoff run then they deserve consideration. I believe the current competitive landscape is more challenging than it was in the 1970’s.

By: Clarence

Clarence — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 03:21:16 +0000

Other than Ewing, Mase was my favorite from those teams. He was awesome. Also im feeling some kind of way about all the guys who brought us a championship in my lifetime. They’re graded on the my feelings curve.

By: Hubert

Hubert — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 01:44:24 +0000

The other good thing about not having to compare anyone to the 70s Knicks is it spares us from harsh assessments like this:

Patrick was a terrific player who melted during the biggest play of his career and was a spectator along with Mason while Charles Smith was getting sodomized in 1993.

I mean, you’re not wrong, Bob, but sheesh.

By: Hubert

Hubert — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 01:33:51 +0000

Alan, it was actually TheRant that asked the question, and I think it’s a good one.

I find it less fun to rank against the 70s Knicks, though. That’s partly bc I didn’t watch them and partly bc they deserve to dominate the rankings, which IMO make it less fun.

I think it’s more interesting to debate players most of us remember, so we can argue things like Sprewell vs Houston and Oakley vs OG for first team, what center makes the 3rd team, and what PGs belong behind Brunson.

So here are my three all-Knicks-from-1980-and-on teams:

G Brunson, Jackson, Lin
G Houston, Sprewell, Starks
F King, Hart, Melo
F Anunoby, Oakley, Randle
C Ewing, Towns, Camby

Toughest omissions:

Mikal Bridges. I had to give it to John for the memories.

Charlie Ward. Likewise I gave the nod to Lin bc IMO Linsanity needs to be recognized.

Hon mentions: Cartwright, Wilkins, McDaniel, Mason, Harper, Kurt Thomas, Marbury, Crawford, Stoudemire, Chandler, JR Smith, Mitch, Deuce, Donte, Hartenstein

By: Clarence

Clarence — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 01:17:36 +0000

Nick Jonas wearing a Mitchel Robinson jersey for the show.

By: BrunsonPeroneusLongus

BrunsonPeroneusLongus — Sat, 22 Aug 2026 23:29:39 +0000

Knicks Mt Rushmore is clearly Clyde, Willis, Patrick, and Jalen. Bernard is the only other non-champ I’d put in the top 10, but I’m also completely ignorant on guys like Willie Naulls and Richie Guerin.

Clyde, Reed, Brunson, Dave D and then Patrick.

Brunson literally carried the Knicks across the finish line in this year’s playoffs scoring 36 in game 4 and 45 in game 5 when no one had any offense in that game other than him. He brought them from irrelevance to relevance to the championship in 4 years.

Dave D was the secret sauce that made a good team to a great team for 5 seasons.

Patrick was a terrific player who melted during the biggest play of his career and was a spectator along with Mason while Charles Smith was getting sodomized in 1993.

By: Clarence

Clarence — Sat, 22 Aug 2026 23:18:10 +0000

Back in MSG for the first time since the finals to see the Jonas Brothers. Love a song and dance.

By: Alan

Alan — Sat, 22 Aug 2026 21:19:20 +0000

Hubert, the question is how we rate OG and the other guys from this team against the non-Clyde/Willis players on the original title teams. Z-man and some of our other old heads can speak to that better than me, but Dave D has to still be higher than anyone on this roster outside of Brunson and *maybe* KAT, right? But maybe KAT and/or OG are ahead of Dollar Bill and Dick Barnett?

Knicks Mt Rushmore is clearly Clyde, Willis, Patrick, and Jalen. Bernard is the only other non-champ I’d put in the top 10, but I’m also completely ignorant on guys like Willie Naulls and Richie Guerin.

By: Donnie Walsh

Donnie Walsh — Sat, 22 Aug 2026 21:13:16 +0000

I have a daughter named Bohème and I have to say, it’s pretty disappointing how many people pronounce her name wrong, even among the bougie angelenos I run with. It’s kind of depressing how no one knows Puccini anymore.

By: Hubert

Hubert — Sat, 22 Aug 2026 19:57:06 +0000

Even among Italians Calabrians are known as crazy.

That’s what all my other Italian friends told me, too. I considered it a feature, not a bug 🙂

Being crazy and being mean are two different things, though. If she had only been crazy…