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Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks

Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks

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  • Author：Chris Herring
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"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 BLOOD IN THE GARDEN， 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 glamour 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"--

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Jacob ，

A must read for any sports fan， not just Knicks fans！ Couldn't put it down。 More engaging than the typical non-fiction sports book。 A must read for any sports fan， not just Knicks fans！ Couldn't put it down。 More engaging than the typical non-fiction sports book。 。。。more

Will Leitch ，

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Christopher Owens ，

Subtitled: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York KnicksI received an advance reader copy of this book from the publisher through Net Galley in exchange for an honest review。In the 1990s， several NBA Eastern Conference teams thought that the recipe to getting past Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls in the playoffs was to bully and pound on them。 The New York Knicks of the mid- to late-1990s embraced that philosophy more than any other team since the Detroit Pistons earlier that decade。Patrick Ew Subtitled: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York KnicksI received an advance reader copy of this book from the publisher through Net Galley in exchange for an honest review。In the 1990s， several NBA Eastern Conference teams thought that the recipe to getting past Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls in the playoffs was to bully and pound on them。 The New York Knicks of the mid- to late-1990s embraced that philosophy more than any other team since the Detroit Pistons earlier that decade。Patrick Ewing was one of the league’s most physical players even before his team adopted violence as a strategy， but when the team added players such as Charles Oakley， John Starks， and Anthony Mason to the mix， the Knicks began leaving opponents battered and bloody。 The Knicks of that era reached the NBA Finals twice。 While their intimidating tactics never won the NBA title， they usually managed to push the teams that did to their limits。I gave Blood in the Garden five stars on Goodreads。 I usually rooted against the Knicks of that era， but they did make for interesting reading， and I actually felt a bit sorry for them because of the unusual and sometimes heartbreaking ways they lost several playoff series。 。。。more

Phil Simon ，

This is one of the best books on basketball that I've ever read。 I laughed a few times， and the level of reporting is astounding。 Bravo！ This is one of the best books on basketball that I've ever read。 I laughed a few times， and the level of reporting is astounding。 Bravo！ 。。。more

Trevor Seigler ，

Review in the link below:https://bookandfilmglobe。com/uncatego。。。 Review in the link below:https://bookandfilmglobe。com/uncatego。。。 。。。more

Lucas Hagen ，

Very enjoyable book！ Any NBA fan can enjoy this book， whether they were there for these events in the 90s or not。 Herring's research is incredibly thorough and paints an excellent picture of what life was like for the Knicks teams during that iconic and tumultuous decade。 Herring does a great job of illustrating both on-court action and off-court dynamics。 As someone with no affiliation to the 90s Knicks， this book was thoroughly enjoyable and I would strongly recommend it to anyone who is a fan Very enjoyable book！ Any NBA fan can enjoy this book， whether they were there for these events in the 90s or not。 Herring's research is incredibly thorough and paints an excellent picture of what life was like for the Knicks teams during that iconic and tumultuous decade。 Herring does a great job of illustrating both on-court action and off-court dynamics。 As someone with no affiliation to the 90s Knicks， this book was thoroughly enjoyable and I would strongly recommend it to anyone who is a fan of NBA basketball。 。。。more

Mike Thomas ，

One of the more entertain basketball books out there tackling one of the most fascinating time periods of an historic sports franchise。 Could read endless amounts of books about 90s Knicks。

EVAN ，

I wanted to like this book。 I waited for it and was thrilled when I got an advance reader copy。 I'm a Knicks fan and had season tickets for a couple of years in the 90s。 Anthony Mason remains my favorite player。 The author （a fellow Michigan alum and talented sportswriter） clearly has the same affection for the team。But。。。I was hoping for a deeper dive into the mindset of the players and coaches。 Instead， it felt more focused on scores and games。 There were biographical vignettes and I would gla I wanted to like this book。 I waited for it and was thrilled when I got an advance reader copy。 I'm a Knicks fan and had season tickets for a couple of years in the 90s。 Anthony Mason remains my favorite player。 The author （a fellow Michigan alum and talented sportswriter） clearly has the same affection for the team。But。。。I was hoping for a deeper dive into the mindset of the players and coaches。 Instead， it felt more focused on scores and games。 There were biographical vignettes and I would gladly read another book by the author in which he interviews the same players and coaches。 Thank you Net Galley for providing an advance reader copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Lance ，

Professional basketball in the 1990’s was certainly dominated by the Chicago Bulls and Michael Jordan， having won six titles during that decade。 Two others were won by the Houston Rockets and at the end of the decade， the San Antonio Spurs won the first of their five titles。 However， if one is talking about teams that excelled during that time， one must also include the New York Knicks。 Those Knicks teams provided some of the most thrilling moments for their fans and faced the Rockets and Spurs Professional basketball in the 1990’s was certainly dominated by the Chicago Bulls and Michael Jordan， having won six titles during that decade。 Two others were won by the Houston Rockets and at the end of the decade， the San Antonio Spurs won the first of their five titles。 However， if one is talking about teams that excelled during that time， one must also include the New York Knicks。 Those Knicks teams provided some of the most thrilling moments for their fans and faced the Rockets and Spurs in the NBA Finals during the 1990’s。 This excellent book by Chris Herring chronicles those teams in a fun， fast-paced read – not at all like the style of play by those teams。Led by Patrick Ewing， Charles Oakley and Anthony Mason， the Knicks were most famous for their stifling defense and their physical play。 This carried over into their practices， and it is in those practice sessions where Herring tells the most interesting stories and information about the team。 Whether it was about John Starks not wanting to drive to the basket during practice early in his tenure with the team， Gerald Wilkins sharing a story about practice ending early if he ran through a line of teammates ready to throw elbows and shoulders at him （he declined the offer） or the details in which coach Pat Riley had the team execute during these sessions， I enjoyed these sections more than the either the game writing or the portraits of key personnel。 That doesn’t mean that these sections of the book weren’t good – there were full and complete profiles on many of the key people who made the Knicks so successful during the 1990’s。 That starts with Patrick Ewing and Pat Riley， the best player and coach respectively for the team during this time。 But others are included as well – Anthony Mason， Charles Oakley， Jeff Van Gundy， Dave Checketts – those are just some of the names and people a reader will learn about as he or she reads about the team。 As for in-game writing， that is not as in depth as one might expect as only memorable games or moments are covered in detail。 Take the 1994 Finals in which the Knicks lost to the Houston Rockets in 7 games。 Of course， game 7 and the shooting struggles of John Starks are well documented as was the scene at Madison Square Garden during game 5 when the fans were leaving their seats and watching the television monitors in the concourse during the low-speed police chase of O。J。 Simpson。 But if a reader wants more detail of the other games in the series， there isn’t a lot aside from some details of the Knicks wins。 The reader will still get a good perspective of the series， just not a lot of detail。 This is true for all of the regular season and playoff basketball described in the book。 Knick fans who remember this time with mostly happy memories （after all， they did not win a championship） will want to get a copy of this book as will fans of the NBA during this time frame， when the Knicks， through their physical play， were one of the better professional teams。 I wish to thank Atria Books for providing a copy of the book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。https://sportsbookguy。blogspot。com/20。。。 。。。more

Matt ，

3。5 stars

Adam Dalva ，

Irresistible read - this is the team of my youth， and they were captured wonderfully。

M ，

I can’t even tell you how excited I was to read this book。 Chris Herring is among the sharpest， most insightful NBA reporters working today。 What I appreciated about this book is that it not only unearthed new information about a cast of characters， including Riley， Ewing， Oakley and Mason， but it gave me a deep sense of who these fascinating， complex and troubling characters are。 Where they come from。 Why they operate the way they do。 What makes them seem to always be on the verge of popping of I can’t even tell you how excited I was to read this book。 Chris Herring is among the sharpest， most insightful NBA reporters working today。 What I appreciated about this book is that it not only unearthed new information about a cast of characters， including Riley， Ewing， Oakley and Mason， but it gave me a deep sense of who these fascinating， complex and troubling characters are。 Where they come from。 Why they operate the way they do。 What makes them seem to always be on the verge of popping off。 Herring captured not only the intensity and toughness of one of the most underachieving teams in NBA history— but the humanity of all those involved， a feat only a reporter as skilled and as dogged as Chris could。 。。。more

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