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From: gronowski@shorty.DEC
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Subject: Patrick Ewing...
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Date: Sat, 18-May-85 15:10:33 EDT
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I think it's time to be a bit more realistic about Patrick Ewing and the 
New York Knicks.  All I've been hearing lately is that NY is going to be
awesome... even that they have a chance to become NBA Champions next year.

Give me a break.  The same was said about Sampson... Houston didn't do it
in his rookie year.  In fact, they were still bad enough to get Akeem "The
Dream" the next year.  Both of which are so called "franchaise players."  
Even with the Twin Towers they couldn't do it.  Certainly they have improved,
but they weren't in the same division as Philadelphia and Boston.

Certainly Ewing will be a force in the NBA for years to come, but I think it's 
going to take him a little while to adjust to the NBA and especially Hubie 
Brown.