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Herring, Chris (Sports journalist).
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New York Knickerbockers (Basketball team) -- History -- 20th century.
Madison Square Garden (New York, N.Y.) -- History.
National Basketball Association -- History -- 20th century.
Basketball players -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews.
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Herring, Chris (Sports journalist).
New York Knickerbockers (Basketball team) -- History -- 20th century.
Madison Square Garden (New York, N.Y.) -- History.
National Basketball Association -- History -- 20th century.
Basketball players -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews.
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Blood in the Garden : the flagrant
history
of the 1990s
New
York
Knicks / by Chris Herring.
by
Herring, Chris (Sports journalist).
Atria Books, 2022.
Call #:
796.32364 H567b
Subjects
New
York
Knickerbockers
(
Basketball
team
)
--
History
--
20th
century
.
Madison Square Garden (
New
York
, N.Y.)
--
History
.
National
Basketball
Association
--
History
--
20th
century
.
Basketball
players
--
New
York
(State)
--
New
York
--
Interviews.
ISBN:
9781982132118 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Flagrant
history
of the 1990s
New
York
Knicks
Edition:
1st Atria Books hardcover ddition.
Description:
xi, 349 p., 8 unnumbered pages of plates : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
"There was a time, about 20 years ago, when Madison Square Garden roared so loud, opposing teams feared entering the "Mecca of
Basketball
." That's because it was home to the Knicks, the most physical and flagrantly aggressive
team
of their era. They were always looking for a fight. They fought opposing players. They fought opposing coaches. Hell, they fought each other. As a result, the NBA had to alter its rules because of this
team
. As the decade progressed, they endeared themselves to millions of Knicks and general
basketball
fans alike-not for how much they won-but for their colorful cast of characters, and their blur-collar mentality. Take guard John Starks, for example. He became an All-Star despite going undrafted after playing at four different colleges, and leaving school at one point to work a $3.35-an-hour grocery bagging job at Safeway-they saw someone who overcame incredible odds by working tirelessly and getting the absolute most out of his God-given abilities. In the undersized Starks, many Knick fans saw themselves. In the book, author Chris Herring delves deep into the origin, evolution, and eventual demise of the
team
. Based on original reporting and over 105 interviews with the principal characters, Herring takes readers into the locker room, executive boardrooms, and on to the court. He'll show how Pat Riley, once known for his slicked back hair and Armani suits, went from the glitz and glamor of the Showtime Lakers, to orchestrating one of the most feared, intimidating defenses of all time. Herring will detail how, over the course of the decade, this seemingly disparate collection of castoffs came this close to achieving their dreams, only to see them face the end of the 90s as older, grizzled men who fell just short of the promised land. You can't tell the story of the NBA in the 1990s without telling the stories of these Knicks. Now, for the first time ever, millions of fans will have access to the "glory years" of the once proud franchise-bruises and all."--From publisher.
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