Jay Wright
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Appearances Over Time
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which was an incredible trade for the Knicks.
It just turned everything around.
Then they got Earl Monroe.
who was available for 73.
That also was a huge trade, and eventually Jerry Lucas.
But those teams were spectacular in the way they moved the ball around.
You had some of the greatest players of all time.
And I think if they played today, you know, with the same training programs and the same type of situation today,
they would be outstanding.
They'd be contenders also every year.
But not to take anything away from this year's team, it was just unbelievable what they did because they were actually not the same team that we saw in the regular season.
Even though they won 53 games, they were behind Detroit and Boston, and you just didn't know what you were going to get, and it all came together in the playoffs.
So, first of all, Mike Brown made so many excellent moves, particularly early in the series against the Spurs, using Carl Anthony Towns as more of a facilitator.
That was a huge part of it in terms of setting things up and being like a point center.
I think Mike did a great job with that.
Yeah, I go back to the 70 and 73 teams, and I know we're kind of held in the moment here, creatures of the moment, with Jalen Brunson, greatest Knick of all time, and I always say, win another title, then we can have the conversation, because I would still put Willis Reed and Walt Frazier up there.
Yes, no question.
I mean, it could be eventually.