Latrell Sprewell is one of my favorite Knicks of the past. He brought the anger and heart I love to see in a Knick uniform.
Let’s go back, way back to the mid 90’s. I was just getting into the house and I turned on the TV and Golden State vs. Philly was on. I watched Sprewell light it up and I was in awe of this guy. He was hitting jumpers, three’s and tomahawk dunks with aggression. He was an exciting young player with anger in his game that I had not seen in a while. At that point he was well known and had a reputation as uncoachable, but he could score, pass, dunk and run the floor. At the time, his name was dragged through the mud for his on the court and off the court drama. In 1997, he choked his then Head Coach PJ Carlesimo in a practice. I am not defending Latrell, but we know PJ from his Seton Hall days and he is not known for his warm fuzzy coaching style. That is no excuse to put your hand on anyone at any time, especially as a professional athlete. Of course after the...
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