Chris Mannix

But I've heard a lot of people say that Jalen Brunson, if he wins a championship, becomes the greatest Knick of all time.

Now, the argument I would make...

is with Patrick Ewing.

Because Patrick Ewing was a Nick basically for life.

We don't remember the Sonics and the Magic stuff.

We don't think about that stuff.

He is Mr. Nick.

He made the Knicks a relevant team throughout the 80s and the early 1990s.

And no, he didn't win a championship.

He came up short in the finals against Hakeem Olajuwon.

but he ran up against the Bulls a lot in the playoffs.

He ran up against Reggie Miller and the Indiana Pacers in the playoffs.

Do we discredit the accomplishments of Patrick Ewing because he doesn't have that championship on his resume?

And I guess that's the question.

Does a championship automatically catapult Jalen Brunson above everybody else that's on that list?

Because without the championship,

Where are we putting Jalen Brunson?

Are we putting him well behind Ewing, I would think?

Is he behind Frazier?

Is he behind DeBuscher?