Ron Baker has slowly but surely cemented his New York Knicks legacy. Ron Baker, aka “Ron Burgundy,” has become a Knicks folk lord of sorts in only two short seasons. Why exactly? I’m not sure any basketball fan knows.
What I do know is that I yell “RON” every time he checks in, scores a basket, or even misses a shot. All great players have something known as the “IT” factor, and Baker has it. Not the same “IT” factor the LeBron James, Stephen Curry, or even Kristaps Porzingis, but the same “IT” factor Brian Scalabrine has.
His impact goes beyond the stats, because frankly, they’re not very good.