Earl Monroe is 'baffled' by the Knicks, just like you
I just spoke to Earl Monroe, a solid 10 on the baby boomer coolness scale.
Here is what he told me when I asked him about Our Knicks:
"I'm just baffled, for the most part. I see great players who are there but not winning. It’s a very baffling situation.
"You have guys who have good years individually. Nate Robinson has played well, sporadically, when he's had the chance to play. You have David Lee who’s been pretty steady most of the year. Randolph has done what he does. With a guy like Jamal Crawford, if he plays the way he’s played this year he’d be mentioned as an All-Star if he was on another team.
"I just hope the ship gets righted. New York really deserves to have some winners here."
Of his own time as Knick, Monroe said, "I arrived with some great teams and left at a time when basically they were only cheering me. I've had a great relationship with the New York fans all along. That is one of the reasons I've stayed in New York."
Pearl is a producer of "Black Magic," a two-part series about basketball at historically black colleges that debuts March 16 on ESPN.
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I grew up adoring Earl. I wanted to be like him. But he went into the Hall as Bullet, and considers himself a Bullet. Which, of course, is his choice. But it was strange, considering he never won with them and spent more time in NY. So, Earl is a Bullet, and therefore cannot be a Knick. Bye, Earl.