Before I piss off all of the Knicks fans out there, please allow me qualify myself before I say what I’m going to say about Allan Houston: · I’ve been a devoted Knicks fan, my entire life, in fact, in my humble opinion; I believe that I am the most knowledgeable Knicks fan on the planet. I challenge anyone to find someone who knows more about my Knicks than I do (including you Spike). · I have watched every second of every game Allan Houston has ever played for the Knicks. · Throughout my life, I’ve met Allan Houston several times, most recently at the Microsoft Store in White Plains, New York. He is one of the nicest people I have ever met. With that being said, I believe Allan Houston is the most overrated Knick of all time. When I think of New York Knick legends, players like Patrick Ewing, Willis Reed, Walt “Clyde” Frazier, Dave Debusschere and coach Red Holtzman are the first names that usually come to my head. …show more content…
Unfortunately to be a legend, you have to be great, which Houston failed to do. During the summer of 1996, which happened to be one of the greatest free agency classes in NBA history, (which included guys such as Michael Jordan, Alonzo Morning, and Reggie Miller) the Knicks signed Allan Houston, to a seven year, 56 million dollar deal, hoping that he (along with Larry Johnson and Chris Childs, who they also acquired in 1996) was the missing piece to the elusive championship. When he first arrived to the Knicks, Houston took the place of John Starks in the starting lineup. As I mentioned earlier, he was a solid role player for some good Knick teams, but he never stood out to me as a great player. For all of his wonderful skills on the offensive end, he was a terrible on ball defender, and wasn't much of a leader. He never had that one historic season, where I was like, “Wow, I’ll never forget this!!!” For example