“We are the New York Knicks.” That one bar is all that’s needed for the Knickerbocker fan familiar with the decade of the 1990s to get out of his/her chair and go nuts.
Some of the most beloved teams in organizational history hustled their way to everybody’s hearts during that special decade, and there’s no question as to who the leaders were.
Obviously, Patrick Ewing was the top dog, but he had help. Charles Oakley was the second-half of the captaincy and a rebounding and defensive machine who always had Ewing’s back.