The Dossiers
13 legends on file, and one more every week.
Each Dossier is the numbers, the context, myth versus the tape, and who they would be in today’s league. The first section of every one is free.
1960s
1970s
1980s
1979-1992Larry BirdThree straight MVPs, and the most complete offensive mind the game has had.1979-1991, 1996Magic JohnsonA 6 foot 9 point guard who won a Finals game at center as a rookie.1977-1993Bernard KingThe purest scorer the Knicks ever had, and the first man to come back from a torn ACL as a star.1981-1994Isiah ThomasThe smallest man in any room, running the meanest team of the era.
1990s
1984-2002Hakeem OlajuwonThe only player to win MVP, Defensive Player of the Year and Finals MVP in one season.1985-2002Patrick EwingThe most complete Knick, in the decade New York could not get out of its own way.1984-2000Charles BarkleySix foot six, and he led the league in rebounding.1989-2003David RobinsonA Navy officer who became the most athletic center the game had seen.
2000s
Not on file yet?
Sidney Moncrief, Arvydas Sabonis, Reggie Miller and about 130 more are on the list. Get the Dispatch and we will tell you the morning each one lands.