This lineup is really too dreamlike, and not just because of Jordan and Ewing. Can you imagine? Even Larry Johnson, once a draft number one pick, once an All-Star player, once a guy who wreaked havoc in highlight reels, a genius who made the second team in his sophomore year, has come to New York to be a role player.
What a luxury that is.
Undeniably, Larry Johnson experienced a back injury in his junior year, which seriously affected the peak of his professional career.
But that back injury wasn't so severe that it totally ruined Larry Johnson. Last season in Charlotte, Grandma could still rack up 20.5 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 4.4 assists per game. If he wanted to, he could have gone to a weaker team to continue padding his stats.
Such a formidable guy, yet in the Knicks, he was just a role player. And what's more, he had no complaints about it.
This was insane.
It also indeed worked.
The Knicks' record was the proof.
