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Revisiting the 1972-73 Knicks

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As you probably heard, the Knicks are on the verge of their first title since 1972-73.  That got me thinking about that last title team.  While they are well-remembered for winning a second title for the Walt Frazier-Willis Reed core, most nostalgia focuses on the 1969-70 title and the epic Finals against the Lakers.   Indeed, in 1996, Roland Lazenby wrote in “The NBA Finals: A Fifty-Year Celebration,” the 1972-73 team was “so efficient that 20 years later Walt Frazier said he … [Read more...] about Revisiting the 1972-73 Knicks

Revisiting Wilt’s Knee Injury Comeback

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Last night, ten months after a catastrophic Achilles injury, Jayson Tatum made his amazing return to the court.  He put up 15 points, 12 boards, and 7 assists in only 27 minutes.  While it is premature to say Tatum is totally back to pre-injury form, early returns are quite encouraging.  In our current argumentative culture, the question came up whether this return is the most impressive return from major injury.   I’m agnostic on this question but it did inspire me to go back and … [Read more...] about Revisiting Wilt’s Knee Injury Comeback

The DC/Petro/Kenny Nets

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From time to time, we like to do deep dives on interesting teams of the past, like the Penny/Shaq Magic or the Barkley Rockets, that came close to the threshold only to fall apart.  Today, we are going to look at a team that never really came close to winning but was always interesting to me, the Derrick Coleman/Kenny Anderson Nets of the early 1990s.  This duo was billed as the Stockton/Malone of the 1990s.  Alas, DC and Kenny were deemed to be the ultimate Generation X slackers, … [Read more...] about The DC/Petro/Kenny Nets

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