Via NY Post:

“A great player. A great player,” Ewing, now an assistant coach for the Magic, said of Anthony at the morning shootaround before playing the Knicks on Tuesday night. “New York hasn’t had two bona fide superstars since Willis (Reed) and Earl (Monroe) and Clyde (Frazier). Those guys are two bona fide superstars (Stoudemire, Anthony).”

Ewing was asked for the best player he ever played with.

“Second-best teammate? John Starks, Allan (Houston), Spree (Latrell Sprewell), Oak (Charles Oakley),” Ewing said. “But they’re not Carmelo. They’re not Carmelo.”

Knicks fans can only wonder what might have been if a player of Carmelo Anthony’s caliber had been paired alongside Ewing in the 90′s.  Starks and Oak might have been fan favorites, but compared to the sidekicks that Magic and Jordan had, it was truly a one man show at the Garden during the Ewing years.

2003- The Knicks retire Patrick Ewing’s 33. The Hall-of-Fame center was a seven-time All-NBA selection, three-time All-Defensive, and 11-time All-Star. The 1986 NBA Rookie of the Year, is the all-time Knicks leader in total points 23,665, games played 1,039, rebounds 10,759, blocks 2,758, steals 1,061, and minutes 37,586.

2001- Patrick Ewing returns to Madison Square Garden for the first time since his September trade to Seattle. Ewing scores 12 points and grabs five rebounds, but the Knicks are victorious, 101-92. In the victory, the Knicks fail to record a steal for the first time in franchise history.

1989- Knicks break the franchise record for most consecutive wins at home with their 21st straight victory at The Garden, defeating Boston 122-110. Mark Jackson scores 28 points and dishes out 11 assists and Patrick Ewing records 26 points and 13 rebounds in the victory. The Knicks would win another five consecutive home games to cap the streak at 26 straight.

1976- The Knicks defeat New Orleans Jazz, 102-98, at Madison Square Garden, giving Red Holzman his 500th coaching victory. Holzman becomes the second coach, after Red Auerbach, to reach that plateau.

1990 – Knicks acquire guard Maurice Cheeks from San Antonio for guard Rod Strickland.

2000- Patrick Ewing scores his 23,157th point in an 87-76 win versus the Los Angeles Clippers, passing Elgin Baylor for 16th place on the all-time scoring list.

1990 The Knicks defeat Cleveland, 119-108 (OT) at Madison Square Garden. Patrick Ewing scores 41 points, Charles Oakley grabs 18 rebounds and Mark Jackson dishes out 17 assists. The victory sets a franchise record for most consecutive overtime wins with nine.

1992 Mark Jackson hits a spinning, off-balance jumper, with :01.8 remaining to give the Knicks a 104-102 win at Miami. In the game, Jackson notches his 2,951st career assist as a Knick, moving him past Dick McGuire and into second place on the Knicks’ all-time list.

1992 – Making his third straight NBA All-Star start, Patrick Ewing scores 10 points and grabs four rebounds in the East’s 153-113 loss in Orlando.  Incidentally, this date marks the last Knicks All-Star starter until Amar’e Stoudemire this season.

By now you know that Larry Brown is no longer the coach of the Charlotte Bobcats, as per a Michael Jordan release earlier.

Now Yahoo!’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports the following:

fingerpoint to @joshsternberg on Twitter

The hype continues…

Via ESPN: