Subject is a waste of time
By Sal Paisley
Though this team had some admirable players—Charles Oakley comes to mind, for example—I don’t see what was so special about them, in the long run, compared to fellow middle-of-the-pack playoff teams of the time like the Cavs, the Hawks, or the Warriors, other than the fact that they’re from NYC. I also think we’ve all heard more than our fill both of underachieving Knick teams and of Pat Riley. Telander’s “Heaven Is a Playground” and Araton’s “When the Garden Was Eden” are more worthy NYC basketball subjects. I guess if you’re feeling sentimental (and probably depressed) about overhyped and ultimately unremarkable basketball teams like the “Michigan Fab Five” and you also have a lot of free time, then this is the book for you.
