Allan Houston Is Here with Q + D | Knuckleheads S9: EP7 | The Players’ Tribune 

Having fathers are very important. How many times in this interview do you hear Allan say his father told him, he coached him, he wrote a letter to him. His father was involved in his life.

Allan was one of the most aesthetically pleasing players to watch. Beautiful stroke. Always good to see players taking care of themselves in retirement

Real Knicks fans are truly grateful for this interview.

Allan Houston jump shot was beautiful there won’t be a player like him in today NBA

I gotta say this, Fam: The Knuckleheads show is the best sports related show on all the internet, cable and network television combined. Hands down.

I got to know Allan & his family a little bit for several years because he was a long time member of a church I joined in Greenwich CT. This is a great interview, and there's something very glaring about it. Very little Profanity!!! Why??? Because Allan is a Christian!!! And I have to believe that they discussed that before they did the interview to make sure there was none of it. And it's refreshing to hear a great conversation without hearing every 4 letter word in the middle of it to make your point. And that's a real blessing & shows it's not needed to communicate...Well, DM & Q did say a couple!

As a Knick fan growing up. Everytime this cat shot the rock. You thought it was going in.

The Knucklehead Podcast is the best basketball podcast ever

More Blessings to Allan Houston. The man is & was underrated & made the NY Knicks interesting from 1999-2005.

Bring on Eddie jones

H2O was a beast dawg. RIP Freddie D. My homeboy from NOLA was a major Knick and Allan Houston fan. 😀😁

Glad that this show exist , so many great players are forgotten & we never knew their story . It’s funny that you guys are talking about Derek Anderson , I saw him at Restaurant one month ago in Louisville Ky . Great interview fellas , you guys really care about people to host a show like this . Media do a great disservice to ballers once they are retired . Hold people close man , that’s what I’m talking bout .

Thanks Q and D. Miles for bringing on Allan Houston he is and will always be one of my favorite players!!

Great interview, as always. Allan Houston had one of the most beautiful jumpers in NBA history.

I love the story about his dad getting the UT job. Family over everything!👍🏿

00:00:53 - Bust Yo Ass 00:03:12 - Growing Up in Louisville, KY 00:06:47 - Kentucky HS State Championship 00:07:53 - Wade Houston (Father) to Tenn 00:10:33 - College Recruitment/Early Shaq 00:13:54 - Mr. Kentucky/State Champs 00:15:27 - McDonalds Game 00:16:42 - Volunteers Experience/Coaching Impact 00:19:15 - Early Success in NCAA 00:22:54 - Playing for His Father 00:25:25 - Fundamentally Sound 00:28:29 - Kentucky Rivalry/NBA Ready? 00:31:36 - TN All-Time Leading Scorer 00:33:16 - Draft Process 00:36:31 - Last Days of Bad Boys 00:38:56 - Physical Basketball 00:41:14 - Respecting Sprewell 00:45:15 - Knicks vs Heat 00:48:26 - The Shot 00:50:22 - Playoff Brawl 00:52:37 - $100,000,000.00 Contract 00:55:15 - Embraced by Knicks 00:58:27 - Durability 01:00:16 - Setting NYC Roots 01:01:20 - Michael Jordan/Dream Team 01:06:06 - 2005 Comeback Attempt 01:08:07 - Playing in 3pt Era 01:09:50 - 1999 All Star/Dream Team I 01:13:38 - H20 Nickname 01:15:20 - Obama Experience 01:18:06 - Allan’s Legacy 01:22:56 - Fatherhood 01:27:08 - Start-Bench-Trade 01:28:39 - G League Success 01:32:13 - Treat Yo Self 01:35:25 - Playing in the Garden ✌

Can't believe he's 51. Time flies. He looks great and has a great story. His pops was the first head coach in the SEC. Wow.

Yooo the Knuckleheads Pod are on a sweet run right now, is everyone noticing who they’ve been interviewing lately 🔥

Q be having me laughing off of his laugh alone 🤣

Allan Houston was so cold. He was always one of my favorite players. His game was so smooth. As a Spurs fan, I always respected that New York back court of Houston and Sprewell.

Allan Houston had the textbook jumper. His form was literally perfect. I'm a LA native and naturally a Kobe fan, but I wanted my shooting form to be more like Allan Houston than Kobe....

John Starks was my favorite player and when H2O came to NY and took his spot I was mad for about 3 games.Allen became the guy I modeled my offensive game after and my favorite player until LBJ. respect H20

Houston had the most perfect form on his jumper. Just beautiful. Made you think it was always dropping all bottoms.

My favorite NBA player is Allan Houston love this guy man. Grew up watching him play Edit: got to say that Charlie Ward is my favorite all time PG love both of these men because they are both educated men who attended school and are god fearing men

The GOAT basketball podcast! I be at home like damn I wonder WHO next 🍾

How these dudes get these ogs to show up and talk is so pure this why we need shows like this they even got steve Francis for an interview

This definitely made my day. One of my favorite SG Allan Houston - H20.

LEGENDARY EPISODE I LISTENED TWICE ONCE AT HOME ONCE AT WORK NOW IM WATCHING

love Allen Houston, I came to the US/Canada as an immigrant when I was young so basketball was also foreign to me. I immediately fell in love with nba and particularly with the Knicks at the time. I remember Allan had a silky smooth jumper, dude was always calm and collected too. Good memories

Really enjoyed this interview. I must say how impressed at how much many of these players remember after all these years. Such an articulate and eloquent speaker.

Me and my pops never had a great relationship but he was a Knicks fan and my first jersey I remember receiving was an Allan Houston jersey he gave me. I loved H2O and hated seeing his injuries. Legend.

One of the Early years Greatest Shooters of the league🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

As a knicks since I was 14 and now I’m 46. He had one of the prettiest jump shots from the crossover. Glad to watch this one.

Allen doesn't get enough credit at all that man is the most forgotten superstar I've ever seen

What a fantastic interview! You guys are allowing people to just tell their story. I love it! Great work by all. Please continue to do what you are doing.

One of my favorite Knicks

One of my ALL TIME Knick Fave's!! 💯 H20's jumper was wet!! I remember I was stationed in England and my Mentor was like Yo.. We jus got Allan Houston for Detroit.. PURE SHOOTER!!! Even though we were 5 hours ahead of East Coast time.. we not missing the Knicks goin hard against everybody!! We didn't get that ring but my got some classic games that took away our homesickness!! 🙏🏾🙏🏾 Much Respect Q and D.. whole interview was 🔥🔥🔥🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾👑👑

Knicks Nationwide #20 🏀💯

Allan is 1 of those players I would love to see in today’s game because he would’ve averaged so much more now. He averaged 19 pts but back in the 90’s & early 00’s that’s equivalent to 27 pts in today’s game. But unfortunately his numbers don’t show his true talent

H20 is one of the most fitting and DOPEST nicknames of all time 🔥🔥🔥

Q & D-Miles y'all just showing out with these guest keep it up 👍

"once a Knick, always a Knick!" Great interview fellas, you had a real New York Legend. Our Knicks will return to glory, and when we do, oh it's on.

One of my favorite players growing up, had the best looking jumpers of all time imo

Who remembers how beautiful his turn around jump shot was?

Thank you" Knuckleheads," for this interview 🙏

Underrated star back in his day! Super humble to respect H20

When Darius gave Q that death stare for that comment about the Arch 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

" The Smoothness that Allan Houston Got when he shoot " Salute to knuckleheads for another dope Episode. I been ah Allan Houston aka H20 fan since his days at Tennessee. He gave props to Doug West Most people don't know or remember him and his game. Time flies fast Wow He is 51 years young & still a cool dude. looking forward to who the next Guest is going to be, salute from Chicago #Dantana773

Love how the fellas let their guest speak without constant interruptions!!!

Devin Booker is the modern day Allan Houston!!!...his jumper was a work of art...dude game was too smooth 👌

Allan Houston is still looking young. Drinking lots of water helps you stay young. He's always been a great shooter and very humble. Glad he was part of the 1990s New York Knicks.

So Smooth. Wish him and Grant stayed in Detroit..dynamic combo! His jumper in this current style of the NBA would be even more lethal..so smooth..those Heat v Knicks match-up were dog fights. Appreciate this one. Would love to see, Sam Cassell on here. Bmores finest! SN I love hearing DMiles say. MAC-DONALDs 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

My man has an authenticity that’s unmatched

Knuckleheads the BEST content on the Players Tribune!

Houston was a bucket getter! 💯

I'm in Knoxville, Tn and this guy Allan was my favorite player growing up. Don't know if you will read this comment but been wanting to tell you(Allan) & Dale Ellis, thank you for helping me with my jump shot. Your father Wade as well. I went to camp at UT the year you got drafted and I was rebounding for you while you were working out. I will never forget, all the other kids left and I stayed rebounded for you. But been trying to listen out for when you are in the city so I can tell you to your face, thank you. I pass those lesson y'all taught me to my son. He knows nothing about you but I tell him you and Devin Booker are damn near the same.

I was a huge Knicks fan as a kid Thunder and Lightning Ewing and Starks!! Allen came to the squad and we had a chance forealZ! Ewing missed a left hand layup against the Houston. I’ll never forget that. As a kid seeing Ewing and those knee braces i knew then he was on his way out. Allen kept us in the mix with Spree. Great interview brought back hella memories

Would love to see a Chicago Preps reunion on the podcast. The entire crew. Anybody that hooped that is 35 - 40 knows that show was a hit. First glimpse of a young Q-Rich and Tyson Chandler. The crew - Dockery -Curry -Kleckner -J. Straight - Bynum

What a good spirited man 💯🙏🏾

This is what you want hoop legends telling dem hoop stories. I love it!!!

Met dude a few times at his basketball camp in the city(Louisville). He was a coo dude we was really learning how to hoop for real. Real basketball technique

Too This Day!! I still do the Allan Houston Game Winner Celebration, When he runs and punches the air... CLASSIC!!!

Allan Houston straight bucket!!!!!!!!

As a kid growing up in Miami those knicks heat series’s made me a knicks fan ( I like pissing people off so y root for the heat)

As a Pistons fan, salute to Allan Houston. Him and GHill were youngsters that gave eveything during their time here in Detroit, but we needed a stronger and deeper squad to really compete for a Championship during the Playoffs.

Allan Houston one of the most underrated players ever!!! I will never forget watching him give the great Kobe Bryant 50 in LA

Yall were in your BAG with the questions on this 1.... This is one of the best interviews

Allan saying that he had to PRAY about his decision as a junior in college is SO significant....he had to really find HIS path instead of just following everyone & everything he was seeing happen around him. Q & D....y'all have done it again, fellas!! great episode ✊🏿

As an old school raptors fan, we feared this man…90s knick fans even booed the Canadian anthem.

I remember H2O being UNSTOPPABLE on the original NBA 2k for sega Dreamcast. CPU Use to light me up as him

Good to see Allan Houston after all these years and I will never forget that heartbreaking shot he hit against my Heat, still hurts to this day 🤣🤣

Let go can’t lie y’all on fire right now keep it rolling ✌🏾

Im a DMV guy BUT LOVED the knicks When PAT came and even more when Allan came

My favorite Knick. Class act and that jumper was 💧

Shout out for the mention of Darrell "Dr. Dunkenstein" Griffith!!

Allan Houston had the sweetest form on his jumpshot I ever saw, him and G Hill was a problem for the league with the Pistons!

Man man how can you not love the knuckleheads podcast loving the sport of basketball and hear all these great stories of great players it's why I don't get involved with the championship stuff it's the excitement these players bring to the game it was fun to watch h20 spree Larry Johnson Camby Kurt Thomas them battles with the heat was something else

They keep em coming and that's a great thing.

Y'all been killing it for a few years. I just wanna add to the request list. Steve Smith, Coach Tom Izzo, Coach Jay Wright, Ben Wallace, McDysse. Shawn Respert, Hollis Price, Shay Seals. #2, if the Knuckleheads and All the Smoke would clash worlds once every 6 months, I'd pay for that episode. Much respect to what you guys are doing.

If Allan Houston played in the modern NBA he'd average 25-28 points per game with the spacing & uptempo volume shooting pace that today's game plays at. Allan Houston, Mitch Richmond, Chris Mullen, Reggie Miller, Glen Rice & the shooters of that ilk in the 90's would DOMINATE the modern version of today's NBA.

Mr. Silk smooth himself! He's dropped some names! Great interview and I encourage anyone to research any of those names mentioned that you hadn't heard of. Specifically, his pops. Legends in their own right.

I met him and the team getting off the team bus in Georgetown at the Four Seasons.They were tall!! Rasheed,Larry Brown,Sprewell etc. Allen Houston had on a camel coat, dress pants etc. Spree has on a track suit with the hood hiding his face. They were all on their phones except Houston. I ran up to them saying Yo!! What advice do you all have for my sons, who were around 10/11. Can we get some love?? They were all laughing because they knew I was joking. But Allen did speak to them. So that was plenty!!! But Sheed is from Philly like US! And we had just moved to the DMV. Good times ....1999🙏🏾

Another WINNER. Keep up the good work. 1 million subs.- right around the corner.

Listening to this interview while watching vintage H20 drop 53 of dem thangs on LAL in '03, gave the whole team work, Mamba included!!!

Salute To A Houston 1 of my favorite Knicks

Allan's dad Wade coached Louisville Male High School in the early to mid 1970s and won one state title in 1975 with Darrell Griffith and Bobby Turner as the stars. Griffith led Louisville and legendary coach Denny Crum R.I.P Coach) to their first NCAA title 1980 and Allan's dad was the chief recruiter for those 1980s Louisville teams that brought in guys like Jerry Eaves, Rodney and Scooter McCray, Charles Jones, Derek Smith, Poncho Wright, Tony Branch, Roger Burkman to name a few. Rodney McCray played in Houston with Hakeem Olajuwon and Ralph Sampson when they lost to Boston in the 1986 NBA Finals but McCray went on to win one NBA title with the Bulls in 1993. Griffith during his senior year at Male 1976 was the most highly decorated Louisville high school player since the late Wes Unseld. Griffith was known for his 48 inch vertical leap and went on to play 11 years with the Utah Jazz winning NBA Rookie Of The Year in the 1980-81 season. Griffith had also won POY in college. For those who remember those great 1980s Louisville teams, Allan's dad was the guy who recruited the Jerry Eaves, the McCrays, Billy Thompson, Milt Wagner, Lancaster Gordon, Charles Jones, Derek Smith, Kevin Walls, Tony Kimbro, Manual Forrest, Pervis Ellison, Greg Minor, Tick Rogers, Alvin Sims etc etc. Surprised Allan did not mention some of these guys.

My favorite Knick! I got to meet him in Chicago, real cool dude.

Major props to D Miles and Q Richardson, for having the best basketball podcast out!

Another dope one fellas!!! H2O is a class act

Looking like Russel Wilson’s big brother 😮 much love to the King H2O 👑🐐🙏🏿

Brandon Roy, Josh Smith, Chauncey get ‘em on her

KAT, Dlo, And Dbook all on the same episode! 🔥🔥🔥🙏🏾

MY FAVORITE PLAYER OF ALL TIME! HOPEFULLY I CAN GET AN AUTOGRAPH FROM HIM

Love this podcast. Y'all interview the players true old school fans appreciate. I wish y'all dug into his Pistons years more tho and playing with G.Hill. They were on a verge of dynasty before he left Detroit. H2O was my guy. Big ups tho

Thank you for this! My fav Knick

Am I the only one after every episode go check out the guest old highlights 🤔

Og look healthy as hell

One of the greatest players to live in my city!!!! There's no way he should've played at Tennessee, we missed out on another ring in the late 80s

Allan Houston has the prettier jumpshot ever see his form of shooting the ball 🏀 was perfect

This the guy made me fall in love with basketball. And the knicks unfortunately.