Knicks can't Fly without E-wing in the NBA

The New York Knicks were once one of the premiere teams in the league.

What happened to this exciting team that saw the likes of John Starks torch the competition with three-point bombs? What happened to this team that saw the likes of Allan Houston and Latrell Sprewell engineer a one-two punch combo that was then deemed unstoppable?

Oh yeah, I almost forgot, they TRADED away Patrick Ewing.

The Knicks did the impossible, they traded away their icon, Patrick Ewing, to the Seattle Supersonics. A towering icon who once came to New York to help a team somewhat struggling on the basketball court. Before the Knicks landed Patrick Ewing as their overall no.1 draft, the Knicks... Well... Sucked.

When the New York franchise learned that they will have first dibs on that fateful lottery draft, everybody KNEW that New York will grab what will be their only true basketball icon, Patrick Ewing.

After they traded Ewing away to the Sonics, everybody KNEW the Knicks will make their return to the doghouse. No one knew that they will be THIS bad.

Now, the Knicks organization is trapped with a handful of mediocre players who have such high salaries that it will keep the Knicks waaay above the salary cap for the next decade.

The New York Knicks certainly have darker skies ahead of them. Maybe their only chance of ever resurfacing from the pits of utter stupidity is if the Timberwolves organization decide to trade Kevin Garnett to the Knicks for a couple of Knicks castaways.

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