Basketballography: Willis Reed 

Willis reed didn't have a weakness offense. Defense, rebounding, etc etc

♥️ Willis reed very sad day

Willis reed great defender: great scorer; rebounder : etc etc

Healthy willis reed had no weakness:; defend shooter: rebounder; passer

@@lloydkline1518 Completely agree!

Brandon Stinson willis could do it all shoot, defend,rebound, pass,great at everything

1♥️ Willis reed very sad day

nuff said

Clyde might have something to say

@@earldeanpowell Let him talk all he wants. This is a free country. (ps-- I love Clyde)

❤willis reed master offense,defense,rebounding, passing etc etc

it's nice to meet you and to be COMPLETELY honest i'll say the best knicks players ever literally always have and will be #1 willis reed #2 dave debusschere #3 walt frazier #4 patrick ewing and #5 earl monroe

The Captain was a 2nd round pick. Jim "Bad News" Barnes was the first round pick.

2nd round pick by the knicks

it's nice to meet you and the 1973 finals mvp was awarded to willis reed

Your dad is a smart man.

Willis Reed had no weakness, great shooter, defender, rebounder, etc etc

Master defender, shooter, rebounder. Etcrtc

❤ willis reed : master low post dedender;shooter ; passer: : rebounder; no weakness

Woops I may have that wrong. My memory thought he was MVP of Stokes game in 1969; but I just found something that suggests it was 1973.

it's nice to meet you and to be COMPLETELY honest i'll say the best knicks players ever literally always have and will be #1 willis reed #2 dave debusschere #3 walt frazier #4 patrick ewing and #5 earl monroe

Player is Rick Barry

Willis reed had no weakness great shooter, legendary defender, rebounder passer team leader etc etc, artis gilmore is underated too but i know he never 🏆 an nba championship

@@ice_man81 legendary rick Barry was not a center. Rick Barry was like pre Larry bird, Rick Barry won an nba championship almost by himself in 1975

@@ice_man81 great offensive player but weak on defense. He would catch fire though. I would take Hondo over him all around.

@@JR-jq4dp ricky barry; that a tough one

Key words: On paper. Knicks were the better team, that is, 5 guys playing as a unit. And skill wise they were not that far apart. REmember, Wilt was coming off ankle surgery and was not mobile at all, he seemed, as I remember it, often uncoordinated, like a pre-season game. Also, look at the match-ups: 1. Garrett vs. Frazier - Uh....come on. 2. West vs. Barnett - on paper, West. But watching the films you see Barnett (who was known as a great defensive player) preventing West from touching the ball for long periods, especially in the first half of Game 7. And Barnett could score if needed. GUARDS: Advantage, KNICKS 3. Erickson /Hairston - Bradley/Russell - Whatever you thought of the Lakers smalls Bradley gave the Knicks EXACTLY what they needed: an outside shooting forward who could rebound, dribble, and play defense. Cazzie Russell was instant offense off the bench. 4. Baylor-DeBusshere - Baylor, one of my all-time favorite players, was past his prime and lacked both the speed and strength to keep up with Dave DeBusshere. FORWARDS: Advantage: KNICKS 5. WILT - REED Wilt, as I have said, was not at his best as he was just coming off ankle surgery, and, during these years, at his best was a superman. CENTER: Advantage: KNicks. BENCH: Not close: Knicks. So you see, even on paper, (or computer screen) the actual talent....well...theirs a good argument that the Knicks were actually the more talented team.

What helped the Knicks win was "ball movement - player movement". People talk about this all the time ... but the Knicks actually did it!!!!

L.a lakers should won 🏆in 1969 nba championship over 35 years bill Russell, wilt should have score 30s point, 1970s l.a lakers vs ny knick, both wilt& willis reed were hurt, , wilt should have taken advantage of willis reed bad knee by runing up and down the court game 7, they miss gail Goodrich

it's nice to meet you and please tell me which individual statistic you feel was the best with the 1960's and/or 1970's knicks and you probably know that certain awards including the 1970 and 1973 finals mvp's were awarded to the elite willis reed

it's nice to meet you and to be COMPLETELY honest i'll say the best 1970's individual statistics were the #1 rebounding from wilt chamberlain #2 shotblocking from wilt chamberlain and #3 the scoring from kareem abdul-jabbar

Thats a bold statement! 5 titles? My brother loved the Knicks and I liked Jerry West, Baylor and Chamberlain. Looking back, they were probably the better team overall-- younger,well coached and Reed was a strong, mobile center until his knees gave out. I used to buy a pack of cards with a stick of bubble gum in the wrapper and knew all the players in the NBA. The next year('71)was strange when the Bullets played Alcindor (Jabbar)and Milwaukee in the finals and not the Knicks.The knicks were a complete team from the starters to the bench. But it would have been very ,very difficult to win even three titles back then. Don't forget that the Celtics had started to get strong again in the East. Visiting MSG was a magical experience for me and my friends!

it's nice to meet you and to be COMPLETELY honest i'll say the best 1970's individual statistics were the #1 rebounding from wilt chamberlain #2 shotblocking from wilt chamberlain and #3 the scoring from kareem abdul-jabbar

@@youtuber3328 Fair!

@@jacksmith5692 thanks for the response and please tell me why you call those individual statistics fair and/or please tell me how ACCURATE you feel like they are unless you don't want to tell me please let me know what you decide

@@youtuber3328 I think your thoughts on those categories of the 1970's is a fair comment. Who else averaged around 18.7 rebounds a game from 1970 to 73 like Wilt did and he played slightly less in the regular season in those years taking a little rest averaging around 43 minutes a game? Up to 1969 he averaged around 47 minutes a game in the regular season so if you divide 43 by 10 you get back to his average up to 1969 and that would of made his rebound average 20.6 a game! His last playoff year of 1973 he played 17 games and averaged 47.1 minutes and 22.5 rebounds. Who else was a 22.5 rebounder on average? Shaq O'Neal averaged 11.6 rebounds a game in the playoffs over his career, Wilt averaged 24.5 rebounds! We have no clue what Wilt averaged in block shots but I remember the last game of the 1972 playoffs against the Knicks and Wilt must of blocked 9 shots and altered many others in that game with a bad hand. It's not excessive to make the claim that Wilt averaged 6 blocks a game in his career if not more! Mark Eaton was a good shot blocker averaging 4.4 blocks over 36 minutes or 5.5 if he played 45 minutes like a Wilt would so 5.5 blocks was dam good! In terms of scoring, George Gervin was great in the 1970's but played what 4 years in the ABA. He averaged around 27 a game in his 1970's NBA career. Jerry West was aging but still averaged around 27 a game the five years he and Jabbar played against one another. The Bucks Alcondor/Jabbar averaged 30.4 and around 26 a game as a Laker up to 1980 so he was probably close to 28.8 or so in the decade of the 1970's. I don't remember anyone better? Bob McAdoo as a Brave and Knick was probably around 28 a game but his last year of the decade he was down to around 20 which lowered his average! That is why I said FAIR, it's a very fair or accurate comment!

Love the Cap'n but Wilt makes every all time great list regarding big men

Knock it off , Wilt top 5

it's nice to meet you and to be COMPLETELY honest i'll say the best centers ever literally always have and will be #1 TIED wilt chamberlain and bill russell #2 kareem abdul-jabbar #3 hakeem olajuwon #4 shaquille o'neal #5 george mikan #6 willis reed #7 moses malone #8 patrick ewing #9 TIED david robinson and dave cowens and #10 wes unseld

it's nice to meet you and to be COMPLETELY honest i'll say the best centers ever literally always have and will be #1 TIED wilt chamberlain and bill russell #2 kareem abdul-jabbar #3 hakeem olajuwon #4 shaquille o'neal #5 george mikan #6 willis reed #7 moses malone #8 patrick ewing #9 TIED david robinson and dave cowens and #10 wes unseld

​@@JR-jq4dpwillis reed & ny Knicks never beat bill Russell and Boston Celtics in playoffs series,