The New York Knickerbockers

The Knicks did more than people credited them for (except those darn New Yorkers, who still believe they are the best). I have decided to create a list of the greatest players for certain teams including New York, Seattle, Toronto ( Yes, I know what your thinking TORONTO! WHAT?), Indiana, Boston and Los Angeles.

The Knicks deserve something in history... I'm not sure what but something! They are great and i'm glad two people very close to me talked me into doing this (shout out to Nick and Roshun!).

So here are the greatest Knicks ever!

Honorable Mention:

Allan Houston: Could not Play Defence for the life of him but offensively was amazing and contributed to a good knick team. He was also one of the top ten three point shooters ever!


Stephon Marbury: Possibly the most selfish knick but made the difference between an exciting team to watch and a dull sucky team (think clippers before Blake Griffin).


Larry Johnson: Just for My Nick Mamaji LJ had to be on the list. He just had that swag the way he played his style screamed knick!


Amar'e Stoudemire: The newest knick who if he stays may surpass Ewing one day!


10. Dave Debusschere:

Averaged 16 points as a Knick and was probably the toughest Knick of them all and maybe even the toughest NBA player of his time! He was a rebounding force and executed the fast break excellently. Unfortunately there is no way to go back to his time other than stats and stories which works against him historically but none the less he is our pick for the tenth Knick!


All-Time Stats!

PPG

16.1
RPG

11.00
APG

2.9

9.Charles Oakley:

The Oak! What can we say he was the rebounding heart and soul of an amazing rebounding team who made it to the 95 finals.Oak grabbed 12,205 rebounds and also is 12th on the All-Time list. He grabbed 7291 of his boards on the Knicks and had and astonishing 10 rebounds per game in his Knick career. Who could ever forget the timehe almost ate John Starks, more on this in a minute.

All-Time Stats

PPG

9.7
RPG

9.50
APG

2.5




8. Latrell Sprewell: as i like to call him is one of the NBA players who wasted the most talent... but also showed us some truly amazing stuff.

All-Time Stats

PPG

18.3
RPG

4.10
APG

4.0


7. Jerry Lucas: In 1996 the 50th anniversary of the NBA, Jerry Lucas was named one the 50 greatest players of all time. "I never had any special desire to be a professional basketball player", Lucas later said about his pro career. When Jerry came to the Knicks he was all ready one of the most accurate shooters and a top rebounder. Jerry was inducted into the Basketball Hall Of Fame in 1980.

All-Time Stats

PPG

17.0
RPG

15.6
APG

3.3




6.John Starks: One of the most famous plays in Knicks history was during the 1993 playoffs when Starks got a screen from Ewing and then drove down the sideline and then dunked on Horace Grant and Michael Jordan. Remember when he headbutted Reggie Miller and Ewing and Oakley almost ate him? I do and it will always stand out for me. What about the fact that his mother went and told Ewing he will never touch Starks again? He is the one the Only Hothead (other than Latrell Sprewell).
All-time stats

PPG

12.5

RPG

2.50

APG

3.6

5. Bernard King: BAHNARD! Anyone who ever heard that obviously knows why he was this high. The legendary dunk everything about him he was another perfect knick.

"He doesn’t have the record nor the longevity of some of the other selections, but during his almost four seasons with the Knicks his shooting pyrotechnics kept Knick fandom engaged as he was a two time All-Star (1984 and 1985) and led the league in scoring. His shot was butter and his injury robbed us of a union with Patrick Ewing." - LIVES

"One of the greatest scorers to pick up a basketball, King spent five electrifying seasons in New York. While wearing a Knicks jersey, King became the first player to score 50 points on two consecutive games and the tenth player to score 60." - Diego Quezada

All time stats:

PPG

22.5

RPG

5.80

APG

3.3

4. Earl Monroe:
“Black Jesus”, " Magic" or Earl “The Pearl” Monroe was a star when he came to the Knicks and perfected his game for the team he played for which played 57 post-season games, including the 1973 Championship.

All time stats:

PPG

18.8

RPG

3.00

APG

3.9

3. Walt Frazier:
"Clyde personified cool on and off the court. The orchestrator of two NBA Championship teams, Frazier, a seven-time all-star, played in 93 post-season contests during his career as a Knick. He is Mr. Knick and although he was from Illinois he is New York thru and thru." - LIVES

"The invaluable point guard on the Knicks' two championship teams, Frazier could score and make plays at will. Players who enjoy stealing owe a great deal to Frazier; it was he who popularized the defensive skill." - Diego Quezada

"Now, if one player could embody the New York state of mind, it would Walt "Clyde" Frazier. Frazier was always a flamboyant personality on the team - whether it was the way he dressed and carried himself or the way he played on the floor. Frazier really broke out in the Knicks two title seasons in 1970 and 1973 as his averages, especially assists, were some of the best of his career." - Philip

Kind of like an old school Payton 'nuff said.

All time stats:

PPG

18.9

RPG

5.90

APG

6.1

2. Willis Reed:
"“The Captain” hailed from a great program at the storied Grambling from which he brought his dignity and a work ethic and intensity that makes him one of the favorite Knicks ever. His two championships only punctuated a career in which he faced great centers when the NBA had great centers." - LIVES

"The finals MVP on both of New York's championship teams, Reed was an effective player who could play both center and power forward. One of the few players who can make an impact just by showing up, Reed's famous appearance at the start of Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals provided inspiration to the Knicks that no other player could emulate." - Diego Quezada

All time stats:

PPG

18.7

RPG

12.90

APG

1.8

1. SPIKE LEE jokes... he can be an honorable mention though. the real number 1 is...











Patrick Ewing!

(shout out to Nick for being loyal all these years)
Ewing is the New York Knicks has there records for most games, minutes, field goals (made & attempted), free throws (made & attempted), defensive & total rebounds, steals, blocks & points.People never gave him enough credit (including me I was probably the biggest purpotrato of this), I mean sure he didn't get it done in crunch time, But come on it was against MJ the best ever and if it were not for Patrick Ewing the Knick would never have made it to crunch time. Switch Sam Dalembart with Ewing and guaranteed the Knicks dont do nearly as well in the big picture.He was Rookie of the year and Embodied the knicks for well... his whole career. Patrick is what a knick forever should be...

All-Time Stats:

CAREER SEASON AVERAGES

Year	Team	G	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	OFF	DEF	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PF	PPG
1985-86	New York	50	50	35.4	.474	.000	.739	2.5	6.5	9.0	2.0	1.1	2.1	3.44	3.80	20.0
1986-87	New York	63	63	35.0	.503	.000	.713	2.5	6.3	8.8	1.7	1.4	2.3	3.63	3.90	21.5
1987-88	New York	82	82	31.0	.555	.000	.716	3.0	5.3	8.2	1.5	1.3	3.0	3.50	4.00	20.2
1988-89	New York	80	80	36.2	.567	.000	.746	2.7	6.6	9.3	2.4	1.5	3.5	3.33	3.90	22.7
1989-90	New York	82	82	38.6	.551	.250	.775	2.9	8.0	10.9	2.2	1.0	4.0	3.39	4.00	28.6
1990-91	New York	81	81	38.3	.514	.000	.745	2.4	8.8	11.2	3.0	1.0	3.2	3.59	3.50	26.6
1991-92	New York	82	82	38.4	.522	.167	.738	2.8	8.5	11.2	1.9	1.1	3.0	2.55	3.40	24.0
1992-93	New York	81	81	37.1	.503	.143	.719	2.4	9.7	12.1	1.9	0.9	2.0	3.27	3.50	24.2
1993-94	New York	79	79	37.6	.496	.286	.765	2.8	8.4	11.2	2.3	1.1	2.8	3.29	3.50	24.5
1994-95	New York	79	79	37.0	.503	.286	.750	2.0	9.0	11.0	2.7	0.9	2.0	3.24	3.40	23.9
1995-96	New York	76	76	36.6	.466	.143	.761	2.1	8.5	10.6	2.1	0.9	2.4	2.91	3.30	22.5
1996-97	New York	78	78	37.0	.488	.222	.754	2.2	8.4	10.7	2.0	0.9	2.4	3.45	3.20	22.4
1997-98	New York	26	26	32.6	.504	.000	.720	2.3	7.9	10.2	1.1	0.6	2.2	2.96	2.80	20.8
1998-99	New York	38	38	34.2	.435	.000	.706	1.9	8.0	9.9	1.1	0.8	2.6	2.61	2.80	17.3
1999-00	New York	62	62	32.8	.466	.000	.731	2.3	7.5	9.7	0.9	0.6	1.4	2.29	3.20	15.0
2000-01	Seattle	79	79	26.7	.430	.000	.685	1.6	5.8	7.4	1.2	0.7	1.2	1.91	2.90	9.6
2001-02	Orlando	65	4	13.9	.444	.000	.701	0.9	3.1	4.0	0.5	0.3	0.7	1.00	2.00	6.0
Career		1183	1122	34.3	.504	.152	.740	2.3	7.5	9.8	1.9	1.0	2.4	2.99	3.40	21.0
All-Star		9	3	21.1	.537	.000	.692	1.7	5.0	6.7	0.8	1.2	1.8	2.56	3.00	11.8

CAREER SEASON TOTALS

Year	Team	G	GS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OFF	DEF	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1985-86	New York	50	50	1,771	386-814	0-5	226-306	124	327	451	102	54	103	172	191	998
1986-87	New York	63	63	2,206	530-1,053	0-7	296-415	157	398	555	104	89	147	229	248	1,356
1987-88	New York	82	82	2,546	656-1,183	0-3	341-476	245	431	676	125	104	245	287	332	1,653
1988-89	New York	80	80	2,896	727-1,282	0-6	361-484	213	527	740	188	117	281	266	311	1,815
1989-90	New York	82	82	3,165	922-1,673	1-4	502-648	235	658	893	182	78	327	278	325	2,347
1990-91	New York	81	81	3,104	845-1,645	0-6	464-623	194	711	905	244	80	258	291	287	2,154
1991-92	New York	82	82	3,150	796-1,525	1-6	377-511	228	693	921	156	88	245	209	277	1,970
1992-93	New York	81	81	3,003	779-1,550	1-7	400-556	191	789	980	151	74	161	265	286	1,959
1993-94	New York	79	79	2,972	745-1,503	4-14	445-582	219	666	885	179	90	217	260	275	1,939
1994-95	New York	79	79	2,920	730-1,452	6-21	420-560	157	710	867	212	68	159	256	272	1,886
1995-96	New York	76	76	2,783	678-1,456	4-28	351-461	157	649	806	160	68	184	221	247	1,711
1996-97	New York	78	78	2,887	655-1,342	2-9	439-582	175	659	834	156	69	189	269	250	1,751
1997-98	New York	26	26	848	203-403	0-2	134-186	59	206	265	28	16	58	77	74	540
1998-99	New York	38	38	1,300	247-568	0-2	163-231	74	303	377	43	30	100	99	105	657
1999-00	New York	62	62	2,035	361-775	0-2	207-283	140	464	604	58	36	84	142	196	929
2000-01	Seattle	79	79	2,107	294-684	0-2	172-251	124	461	585	92	53	91	151	229	760
2001-02	Orlando	65	4	901	148-333	0-1	94-134	60	203	263	35	22	45	65	129	390
Career		1183	1122	40,594	9,702-19,241	19-125	5,392-7,289	2,752	8,855	11,607	2,215	1,136	2,894	3,537	4,034	24,815
All-Star		9	3	190	44-82	0-0	18-26	15	45	60	7	11	16	23	27	106

CAREER PLAYOFFS AVERAGES

Year	Team	G	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	OFF	DEF	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PF	PPG
1987-88	New York	4	4	38.3	.491	.000	.864	4.0	8.8	12.8	2.5	1.5	3.2	2.75	4.30	18.8
1988-89	New York	9	9	37.8	.486	.000	.750	2.6	7.4	10.0	2.2	1.0	2.0	1.67	3.90	19.9
1989-90	New York	10	10	39.5	.521	.500	.823	2.1	8.4	10.5	3.1	1.3	2.0	2.70	4.10	29.4
1990-91	New York	3	3	36.7	.400	.000	.778	0.7	9.3	10.0	2.0	0.3	1.7	3.67	4.00	16.7
1991-92	New York	12	12	40.2	.456	.000	.740	2.8	8.3	11.1	2.3	0.6	2.6	1.92	4.10	22.7
1992-93	New York	15	15	40.3	.512	1.000	.638	2.9	8.1	10.9	2.4	1.1	2.1	2.60	4.00	25.5
1993-94	New York	25	25	41.3	.437	.364	.755	3.5	8.2	11.7	2.6	1.3	3.0	3.32	3.80	21.9
1994-95	New York	11	11	36.3	.513	.333	.686	1.5	8.1	9.6	2.5	0.6	2.3	2.73	4.60	19.0
1995-96	New York	8	8	41.0	.474	.500	.651	1.4	9.3	10.6	1.9	0.1	3.1	3.75	2.80	21.5
1996-97	New York	9	9	39.7	.527	.000	.643	2.9	7.7	10.6	1.9	0.3	2.4	3.00	3.30	22.6
1997-98	New York	4	4	33.0	.357	.000	.593	2.3	5.8	8.0	1.3	0.8	1.2	2.50	4.00	14.0
1998-99	New York	11	11	31.5	.430	.000	.778	1.3	7.5	8.7	0.5	0.6	0.7	0.91	3.20	13.1
1999-00	New York	14	14	32.9	.418	.000	.697	2.1	7.4	9.5	0.4	1.1	1.4	1.93	3.40	14.6
2001-02	Orlando	4	0	16.8	.320	.000	.588	1.3	4.3	5.5	1.0	0.2	1.0	0.50	3.00	6.5
Career		139	135	37.5	.469	.348	.718	2.4	7.9	10.3	2.0	0.9	2.2	2.48	3.80	20.2
All-Star		9	3	21.1	.537	.000	.692	1.7	5.0	6.7	0.8	1.2	1.8	2.56	3.00	11.8

CAREER PLAYOFFS TOTALS

Year	Team	G	GS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OFF	DEF	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1987-88	New York	4	4	153	28-57	0-1	19-22	16	35	51	10	6	13	11	17	75
1988-89	New York	9	9	340	70-144	0-0	39-52	23	67	90	20	9	18	15	35	179
1989-90	New York	10	10	395	114-219	1-2	65-79	21	84	105	31	13	20	27	41	294
1990-91	New York	3	3	110	18-45	0-0	14-18	2	28	30	6	1	5	11	12	50
1991-92	New York	12	12	482	109-239	0-1	54-73	33	100	133	27	7	31	23	49	272
1992-93	New York	15	15	604	165-322	1-1	51-80	43	121	164	36	17	31	39	60	382
1993-94	New York	25	25	1,032	210-481	4-11	123-163	88	205	293	65	32	76	83	94	547
1994-95	New York	11	11	399	80-156	1-3	48-70	17	89	106	27	6	25	30	51	209
1995-96	New York	8	8	328	65-137	1-2	41-63	11	74	85	15	1	25	30	22	172
1996-97	New York	9	9	357	88-167	0-1	27-42	26	69	95	17	3	22	27	30	203
1997-98	New York	4	4	132	20-56	0-0	16-27	9	23	32	5	3	5	10	16	56
1998-99	New York	11	11	347	58-135	0-0	28-36	14	82	96	6	7	8	10	35	144
1999-00	New York	14	14	461	71-170	0-0	62-89	29	104	133	6	16	20	27	48	204
2001-02	Orlando	4	0	67	8-25	0-1	10-17	5	17	22	4	1	4	2	12	26
Career		139	135	5,207	1,104-2,353	8-23	597-831	337	1,098	1,435	275	122	303	345	522	2,813
All-Star		9	3	190	44-82	0-0	18-26	15	45	60	7	11	16	23	27	106

But I still think he is a ninny...

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