I was a young teenager on 11/26/69 when I watched my first NBA game. It immediately hooked me on basketball (and Walt Frazier in particular) was on . The Knicks were in Atlanta going for their 17th straight win which would tie the then NBA record. In the 3rd quarter the Knicks outscored the Hawks 38-12 with Clyde leading the way with at least half a dozen steals. I'm guessing because I haven't seen the game since. (If the tape still exists I'd love to watch it again. (MSG Vault material). The 1972-73 Knicks were amazing in that they knew how to win the big games. The Boston Celtics were 68-14 but the Knicks accounted for 4 of hose losses and beat Boston in the most thrilling playoff I've ever seen. The Knicks were the only team that knew how to beat those Milwaukee Bucks of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Oscar Robertson, especially that game when the Knicks came back to win 87-86 by scoring the last 19 points in the final 5 minutes of the game. The smartest team I ever saw and I truly believe they'd still dominate today. Thank you, '72-73 Champion Knicks for all the excitement and showing everybody that using your smarts to win is the best way to win. The current team is playing the same way. Let's go Knicks!!
Could they dominate today? Maybe. The problem is that it would be virtually impossible to assemble this team with the salary cap system today. No way can you have 5 hall of fame starters and a sixth one on your bench (not counting Phil Jackson because he's HOF as a coach) in today's league. Plus Dick Barnett who is not HOF but today would also probably have some kind of super max contract. Too expensive. There's probably a couple of other teams in history that would still dominate today but simply couldn't exist anymore with the salary cap system...
He loves this Knicks team! You can hear it in his voice how much it means that the team is playing so well and with such tenacity this season. It felt surreal to hear this live.
Clyde is still the man. This 1973 team was the first basketball team I ever saw in the Netherlands, in an issue of Sports Illustrated from my neighbor. Did not know the game, did not know the team but I was fascinated by it. They prompted me to start playing and coaching and I am for ever grateful for that. Thank you, 72-73 New York Knickerbockers!
They simply did not have a well rounded team and relied on Starks too much. They were physically the toughest team in the NBA at the time, but not all that finessed.
I watched my first game during the 69-70 season. Once I saw Clyde do his magic, I was hooked, and have been hooked on him, especially, and the Knicks ever since. I was at the Garden on 2/25 specifically to see the '73 greats, the game against the Pelican was less important to me that night. It's a shame that so many walked out to buy beer when the last championship team that the Knicks have had was being honored. It's a shame at the lukewarm ovations that most of them got. The Garden should have run a short clip of each guy's dazzling contributions to the team before introducing him so that the young whippersnappers could have appreciated just how great they were and would have shown more respect. Ahmad Rashad shouldn't have been doing the introductions--that should have been Marv Albert's gig! Still was a great night for the Knicks all around, topped off by Derrick Rose's re-appearance on the court.
Dream matchup Willis reed and ny Knicks team 1973 playing against Dave Cowen & healthy John havlichek & Boston Celtics 1974 dream playoff series or Willis reed & ny Knicks 1970 playing against Dave Cowen and healthy John havlichek &Boston Celtics 1974
I am so grateful that I got to see this team play. All the kids in my old neighborhood were Knick fans. And nobody cheered for teams belonging to other cities. The season before this one we lost the Lakers. But this year we were better prepared to beat them. Number 1 - Willis Reed was healthy. 2. We had Jerry Lucas a center who could knock down shots from downtown. 3. We had Earl The Pearl Monroe. The entire team was healthy and ready to go!!!!
Was a great year; what I remember most was, having to go up to Boston, and face them in a game 7, in confer finals; was such a satisfying win, and then beat ing the Lakers in 5; wonderful year
Happy 50th Birthday Anniversary to the 1973 New York Knicks NBA Championship 💙🤍🧡🎂🌈🇺🇸🏀 50 years later/ Today in 2023 (2022-23 NBA Regular/Post-Season).... Well, I just don't want to get into the details 😐😔🤨....so...... RIP Willis Reed
Phil Jackson will never get the NBA credit he Deserves. He was A NBA Champion himself… So he Knew How to Win… Folk talk about the NBA 100 yrs From Today” Phil Jackson’s Name will Come on..😄
Wasn't Tom Riker #6 part of the team? He did play for the and had a 2.5 points per game average in 1972/73 in 14 games. Didn't play in the playoffs though. Did he not earn a ring? Can someone shed some light on this
Riker’s 14 games on the 72-73 Knicks were early in the season. Think he had a minor back issue, but regardless, he was demoted to the Knicks minor league affiliate for the rest of the season for either rehab or to get in playing shape or to work on his skills. He hadn’t been on the active roster for several months before the playoffs even began………..and the Knicks chose to make this tribute about the 12 players who were on the playoff roster. Not sure if he was voted a ring like they do in baseball for part timers but he had literally nothing to do with the Knicks’ success this season, and though he stuck around for two more years, he was a huge bust considering his hype coming out of South Carolina. RIP Willis Reed. 😔🏀🌈
Much traveled and maligned veteran Luther rackley was signed to acouple ten day contracts that season to fill in for injured front court guys...got into a game or two only but I think they gave him a ring too
How are the Knicks a storied franchise with a 2/8 Finals record? Are we forgetting about the Pistons, Heat, Celtics, Sixers, Bulls, Spurs, Warriors, and Lakers who all have more championships than them? The only storied franchises are just the Celtics and Lakers that's it
Funny they didn't mention Melo or Oak. But why waste time on later era guys at all. And have Ahmad Rashad yack away. I would have had each of the 8 or so 73 players get the mic for a minute. 30 secs for the two sons. Let the participants speak, tell their stories, etc. Nice but bloated, overly controlled and somewhat disappointing. At least they'll have a good weekend together. But could have shared more of that with the fans.
Melo likely declined the invitation knowing him, and Oakley was banned from the garden. And if you're too young to know, Ahmad Rashad was the iconic reporter back in the 90s so having him narrate the ceremony was a nice touch. Don't comment if you don't know shit
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Willis Reed passed away today. R.I.P., Captain. 😞🙏
This hurts so much more knowing that this was probably reed's last public message before he passed
It came at the most appropriate time though
I was a Bullet fan, seeing Willis was great, I was touched, it got me out of nowhere, An intelligent type of basketball.
R.I.P. Willis Reed THE Captain forever. Thanks for the memories!
I knew something was up when willis couldnt make it in person. 😢😢 Rip Captain
RIP Willis Reed!
NOT IN OUR HOUSE!!! CLYDE WENT OFF ON THAT LEGENDARY NAME DROP!!! WE THE NEW YORK KNICKS
What a great team 1973 Knicks!
Ho we about 1970 Willis reed & NY knicks?
The Knicks were my team when I was in high school.The 70's teams were awesome and I was a big fan from Mississippi.
Dream matchup Willis reed and ny Knicks 1973 against Dave Cowen and healthy John havlichek & Boston Celtics 1974
Those gold jackets are really nice, I wish they sold them.
Damn those jackets HARD! I need one! Great to our Greats back in the building!
RIP Captain
Smartest team ever. The ultimate team for the phrase the whole was greater than the sum of its parts
Lmfao 😂😂😂😂
Very true
I was a young teenager on 11/26/69 when I watched my first NBA game. It immediately hooked me on basketball (and Walt Frazier in particular) was on . The Knicks were in Atlanta going for their 17th straight win which would tie the then NBA record. In the 3rd quarter the Knicks outscored the Hawks 38-12 with Clyde leading the way with at least half a dozen steals. I'm guessing because I haven't seen the game since. (If the tape still exists I'd love to watch it again. (MSG Vault material). The 1972-73 Knicks were amazing in that they knew how to win the big games. The Boston Celtics were 68-14 but the Knicks accounted for 4 of hose losses and beat Boston in the most thrilling playoff I've ever seen. The Knicks were the only team that knew how to beat those Milwaukee Bucks of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Oscar Robertson, especially that game when the Knicks came back to win 87-86 by scoring the last 19 points in the final 5 minutes of the game. The smartest team I ever saw and I truly believe they'd still dominate today. Thank you, '72-73 Champion Knicks for all the excitement and showing everybody that using your smarts to win is the best way to win. The current team is playing the same way. Let's go Knicks!!
@@mmmattf6968 Bad management, starting with Sonny Werblin in 1976 and Jim Dolan
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F the Knicks!! Golden State all day!!
@@willgee.1483 Last year, not this year.
Could they dominate today? Maybe. The problem is that it would be virtually impossible to assemble this team with the salary cap system today. No way can you have 5 hall of fame starters and a sixth one on your bench (not counting Phil Jackson because he's HOF as a coach) in today's league. Plus Dick Barnett who is not HOF but today would also probably have some kind of super max contract. Too expensive.
There's probably a couple of other teams in history that would still dominate today but simply couldn't exist anymore with the salary cap system...
So proud of my Knicks 🥹🥹🥹🥲🥲
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@@willgee.1483 what's funny mate
RIP willis
Now THOSE GUYS were the real deal! Great memories.
I'm a diehard NBA-history fan in Australia. This is great. Thank you for sharing.
THEY ARE THE BLUEPRINT TO WINNING. THANK YOU.
He loves this Knicks team! You can hear it in his voice how much it means that the team is playing so well and with such tenacity this season. It felt surreal to hear this live.
Clyde is still the man. This 1973 team was the first basketball team I ever saw in the Netherlands, in an issue of Sports Illustrated from my neighbor. Did not know the game, did not know the team but I was fascinated by it. They prompted me to start playing and coaching and I am for ever grateful for that. Thank you, 72-73 New York Knickerbockers!
Sadly we all know we lost Willis Reed recently, the backbone of the Knicks two championship teams!
Wish Ewing, Willis and melo could have been there
And Oakley
@@johnnieriot13 to hell with oakley
Melo wasnt even mentioned
❤️ Willis reed my hero
Go knicks! And thanks for sharing this!
wow this is truly moving and heartwarming i love the knicks and i LOVE WALT FRAZIER
Rip Willis reed
“Will Willis play.” Go New York, Go New York, Go!
"I think we see Willis walking out"
My all time favorite NBA team. Loaded with legends. Unselfish, hard working, extremely intelligent. They defined TEAM!!!
Lets go knicks
Much respect to the captain and thank you
👏👏👏
What a shame Oak wasn’t there
I am in tears! Walt Fraizer, Earl Monroe, Willis Reed.
🙌🏿🙌🏿
Red Holzman is happy with this tribute!
💙🧡
Knicks was up 3-2 in the 94 finals smh so close
They simply did not have a well rounded team and relied on Starks too much. They were physically the toughest team in the NBA at the time, but not all that finessed.
Absolute legends!
I wish I watched them play live, ill play some old videos; them Jackets are gorgeous btw
GREAT 😃👍 TEAM. RIP TO ALL KNICKS PLAYERS.
I watched my first game during the 69-70 season. Once I saw Clyde do his magic, I was hooked, and have been hooked on him, especially, and the Knicks ever since. I was at the Garden on 2/25 specifically to see the '73 greats, the game against the Pelican was less important to me that night. It's a shame that so many walked out to buy beer when the last championship team that the Knicks have had was being honored. It's a shame at the lukewarm ovations that most of them got. The Garden should have run a short clip of each guy's dazzling contributions to the team before introducing him so that the young whippersnappers could have appreciated just how great they were and would have shown more respect. Ahmad Rashad shouldn't have been doing the introductions--that should have been Marv Albert's gig! Still was a great night for the Knicks all around, topped off by Derrick Rose's re-appearance on the court.
Marv Albert YESSS and it counts and he's FOULLED! Defense,Defense, DE FENSE!!
Henry Bibby had it made, back then; winning a championship his rookie year, after winning three straight in college; what a great year is was
I remember the 1973 team watched them live on tv
Dream matchup Willis reed and ny Knicks team 1973 playing against Dave Cowen & healthy John havlichek & Boston Celtics 1974 dream playoff series or Willis reed & ny Knicks 1970 playing against Dave Cowen and healthy John havlichek &Boston Celtics 1974
I am so grateful that I got to see this team play. All the kids in my old neighborhood were Knick fans. And nobody cheered for teams belonging to other cities. The season before this one we lost the Lakers. But this year we were better prepared to beat them. Number 1 - Willis Reed was healthy. 2. We had Jerry Lucas a center who could knock down shots from downtown. 3. We had Earl The Pearl Monroe. The entire team was healthy and ready to go!!!!
Was a great year; what I remember most was, having to go up to Boston, and face them in a game 7, in confer finals; was such a satisfying win, and then beat ing the Lakers in 5; wonderful year
The best Knicks team ever the 1973 team- 6 HOFers.
Yes Yes Yes!
Doing Carmelo Anthony dirty once again. New York Knicks 4 Life.
4:24 KISS is born the greatest American rock band came from NYC lets go Knicks
Damn those 99 Knicks were the best
Nahhh where Carmelo Anthony??
Happy 50th Birthday Anniversary to the 1973 New York Knicks NBA Championship 💙🤍🧡🎂🌈🇺🇸🏀
50 years later/ Today in 2023 (2022-23 NBA Regular/Post-Season)....
Well, I just don't want to get into the details 😐😔🤨....so......
RIP
Willis Reed
Los Angeles: the Lakers
City of New York: Knicks
You telling me they have a 50+ year drought?
Phil Jackson knew if he had came, he would've gotten booed profusely 🤣🤣🤣
Bernard King made Larry Johnson and John Starks look like role players on a college team or something
Phil Jackson will never get the NBA credit he Deserves. He was A NBA Champion himself… So he Knew How to Win… Folk talk about the NBA 100 yrs From Today” Phil Jackson’s Name will Come on..😄
Why Amare there but not Carmelo Anthony?
The last World Championship the New York Knickerbockers would ever win today(In 2023)!
❤️ willis reed,😢 willis reed had no weakness as a nba basketball player
Super Greater shooter, super great defender good , rebounder, good at passing etc etc only weakness was staying healthy
Wasn't Tom Riker #6 part of the team? He did play for the and had a 2.5 points per game average in 1972/73 in 14 games. Didn't play in the playoffs though. Did he not earn a ring? Can someone shed some light on this
Riker’s 14 games on the 72-73 Knicks were early in the season. Think he had a minor back issue, but regardless, he was demoted to the Knicks minor league affiliate for the rest of the season for either rehab or to get in playing shape or to work on his skills. He hadn’t been on the active roster for several months before the playoffs even began………..and the Knicks chose to make this tribute about the 12 players who were on the playoff roster. Not sure if he was voted a ring like they do in baseball for part timers but he had literally nothing to do with the Knicks’ success this season, and though he stuck around for two more years, he was a huge bust considering his hype coming out of South Carolina.
RIP Willis Reed. 😔🏀🌈
@@jdbaes it's very likely that he got a ring... I remember him too
Much traveled and maligned veteran Luther rackley was signed to acouple ten day contracts that season to fill in for injured front court guys...got into a game or two only but I think they gave him a ring too
Where melo😒🙄 i threw my phone when he wasnr mentioned
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Dude Elgin Baylor was not there
1972xl.a laker Elgin Baylor retire beginning of 1971/ 1972 season I hear Elgin baylor still got a ring
Beautiful memories man…
Imagine that 50 years, the city that never sleeps, the biggest market in all of sports, hasn't won a championship for FIFTY YEARS!! Sell the team!
Leave it to Dolan to introduce all the guys that couldn't get it done before the actual Champs.....
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How the hell you going to retire the same number twice
How are the Knicks a storied franchise with a 2/8 Finals record? Are we forgetting about the Pistons, Heat, Celtics, Sixers, Bulls, Spurs, Warriors, and Lakers who all have more championships than them? The only storied franchises are just the Celtics and Lakers that's it
Why didn’t they include Michael ray Richardson.
Pagnanalo Ang ginebra!
Bernard King's number 30 should be retired.
Hope randle and king can share the number
Bernard king was unstoppable scoring points machine
Funny they didn't mention Melo or Oak.
But why waste time on later era guys at all. And have Ahmad Rashad yack away.
I would have had each of the 8 or so 73 players get the mic for a minute. 30 secs for the two sons. Let the participants speak, tell their stories, etc. Nice but bloated, overly controlled and somewhat disappointing. At least they'll have a good weekend together. But could have shared more of that with the fans.
Clyde should have emceed and intro-ed everyone for their 1 min speech. 0 seconds for Rashad.
Melo likely declined the invitation knowing him, and Oakley was banned from the garden. And if you're too young to know, Ahmad Rashad was the iconic reporter back in the 90s so having him narrate the ceremony was a nice touch. Don't comment if you don't know shit
@@HH__09 and Ahmad was playing in the NFL when the 73 Knicks won the title
Embarrassing to be honoring a team this long ago, 50 year drought is all people see and hear when its this far back.
The Knicks have been trash so long it's been fifty years since they won a championship 😂😂