Maybe he’s not Dave DeBusschere, that disclaimer still applies. But he’s certainly DeBusscherian.
I first made this observation back on Feb. 17, and I confess I did so figuring it would unleash a veritable firestorm from veteran Knicks fans who protect the team’s history — specifically the history of 1969-73 — the way the King’s Guard defends Buckingham Palace. But I said it anyway.the most impactful transaction for them since Dave DeBusschere
on Dec. 19, 1968. You link any 21st Century Knick to the sainted gallery of champions, you do so at your own risk — especially for someone who, on Feb. 17, was only in his seventh full day as a Knick, and had played exactly three games as a Knick. I girded myself for the blowback. I wrote this disclaimer very high and very prominently as I made my case:
“What follows should IN NO WAY be interpreted as an argument that Josh Hart is Dave DeBusschere. Let’s get that out of the way here, and repeat it for extra emphasis: Josh Hart IS NOT Dave DeBusschere.”There wasn’t one negative retort. No kidding. Not one.
He doesn’t do any one thing better than everyone on the Knicks, but he does multiple things better than just about any of them. He was a winning player in college, at Villanova, who spent his first 5 ½ years in the NBA wandering from Los Angeles to New Orleans to Portland looking for a place that reminded him of his salad days on the Main Line. On Feb. 9, that connection was made.
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