Monday, July 25th, 2011 at 12:33 pm  |  163 responses

Giveaway: Lacer Fitted Hats

Leave a comment and win some dope headwear.

We’ve got three cool Lacer hats—pictured above, in those exact colors—to give away to our readers, and all you have to do to enter the contest is leave a comment below.

And since the first of the three hats is New York Knick-themed, we’re looking for some Knickerbocker-themed comments. So here’s the question:

Who’s your favorite Knick of all time?

Pretty simply, tell us who your favorite member of the New York Knicks (active or retired) is and why. Did you have a childhood attachment to any Knick? Were you (or are you) a huge fan of anyone on the team’s style of play? Have a Knicks jersey of a certain player that you love to rock? Let us know.

We’ll select our favorite three comments and send each of the winners a free hat. And if you want to cop a Lacer fitted for yourself, hit up www.lacerheadwear.com and check out their shop—there’s plenty of dope stuff there.

Good luck!

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  • bike

    Dick Barnett. Most unique jump shot in the history of the game.

  • jufu

    Clyde Frazier. He was waaaaaaaay too smooth on the court, and his defense was lockDOWN. Oh yeah, and he won a chip too. 36 points and 19 assists, geeeze easily best Knick ever.

  • Tyler Whitcomb

    My favorite Knicks moment is when they were a #8 seed and went ot the NBA finals. That team was fun to watch and Marcus Camby was amazing during that stretch. My favorite Knick eventhough I hated him when he played is PAtrick Ewing. Now that he has retired I really appreciate him as a big man.

  • SwissArmyKnife5

    I’m a Knicks fan, and my favorite Knick of alltime has to be Anthony Mason. Mase was a monster 6’7 250lbs able to handle the ball like a point guard, defend, and bang down low like a center. If I didn’t know any better I would have thought Amp Mase was born, and raised in New York. Dude was the epitome of what New York basketball is…Getting it done by any means necessary,crazy handles, and not backing down from anyone.If your a real New York Knicks fan Mase has to rank in your top 5 atleast who else was that unique? He was bigger than Oakley, and had Mark Jackson handle smh.

  • J2ice

    The epitome of hustle, the symbolism of a true fighter, Willis Reed. Watching him hobble out that tunnel, and making the first shot of the game. We can’t find that type of player in today’s game.

  • Bart

    Allan Houston. He was a great source of energy and inspiration for my growing up. He seemed like a great person off the court and was there to lead a charge when necessary. He is a smart guy and a true professional. As a kid, Allan Houston was basketball to me.

  • Ron B.

    As a Bulls fan who grew up IN New York, my favorite Knicks player has to be Charles Smith. (Before I’m accused of front-runnership, just know that my love for the Bulls was because of Jordan vs Bird…and as a young black kid, you know who I was going to pick every time. Plus the Bad Boys made me cry as a 7 year old by beating on Jordan and Pippen in 89-90 for the third time, so I earned my stripes. But anyway…)

    I just remember going to junior high school at the time, and since the Bulls had just squeaked by the Knicks the previous year, the natives were thirsty for blood. Didn’t help that we went down 0-2 to the Knicks – the next day at school, the taunts were endless. I just kept a smug smile on my face and took it all. As the following days went by and the wins kept coming for MJ and the crew, the taunters became more and more silent, MUCH to their chagrin. And then…Charles Smith’s virtuoso performance. Lovely.

    Years later I worked for a firm on Wall Street with my boy, who is also a rabid Knicks fan. We get on the elevator to go for lunch, and who is in there but Charles Smith, dressed in a business suit. I shook his hand and DIDN’T taunt, immediately followed by a glaring look at my boy like, “dude. please don’t get us fired by going in on this dude. PLEASE.” He couldn’t resist. Word got back and I swore we were done for – on the contrary, our boss was a Bulls fan and actually gave us props for the whole encounter. Good times.

    Charles Smith, I salute you, sir.

  • Mohd

    Amare Stoudemire because he brought the knicks back

  • Aamir K.

    My favorite knick of all time has to be Maurice Cheeks and most people recognize him for winning a NBA Title with my Sixers in ’83 but he was with them from 1990-91 and he inspired me with his unselfishness and defense and a lot of people think defense isn’t important and you aren’t recognized at all for it, but he was a great defender and I’m a huge fan of his play style. He was and is the point guard position to me.

  • Jt

    My favorite Knick of all-time would have to be Nate Robinson. He would always amaze me with plays like his block on Yao Ming and his dunk over Dwight in 2009 All-Star Weekend. And watching him play in the Celtics -Lakers Classic in 2010 filled me with excitement for him. He is always a team player, and he is a human high-light reel. He is one of the shortest NBA players, but he plays amazing. He doesn’t always get big minutes, but he always makes big plays.

  • don hanna

    John Starks was my first ever NBA jersey, prior to that i hadnt followed one player and call him my favorite. The year he dunked over Horace Grant Jordan and Pippen I remember being in my grandmas house in the Bahamas and getting popped for jumpin up and down in the couch with shoes on.I come from a Laker Nation and was the only person in a house that consisted of 10 aunts and uncles and many grandkids that followed the knicks and loved the gangsta type of play they were famous for. John Babyface Starks was my dude. I followed him so muh that i even developed the 3 ball as my trademark shot in the hood. My mom bought me the jersey along with an MJ and a Penny jersey but they never got any play in my closet. I even still have my john starks jersey in perfect condition so perfect that my wife still wears it (she is from brooklyn).

  • Aamir K.

    My favorite Knick of all time has got to be Maurice Cheeks. Most fans remember him as the starting PG for my Sixers in ’83 when they swept L.A. But he was rocking the blue and orange from 1990-91 and he may not have been at his best, I was inspired by his unselfishness and defense. Some may believe that defense isn’t as important as offense, and doesn’t get recognition, but he was a great defender and my favorite Knick of all time. He was and always will be the Point Guard position in my heart.

  • ShadyBrady

    Larry Johnson. 4 point play. ‘Nuff said.

  • BG23

    I would have to say Melo is my favorite NY Knick of all time. He can do everything. Rebound, score, pass, block, steal, you name it and Carmelo Anthony can do it. I’d say he’s the best all-around ever! NY is gonna be bringin home a championship in the near future if they have Carmelo :)

  • bakers’-dozen

    Charles Oakley. He embodied the toughness needed to succeed in NYC. Plus he had to be tough enough to cover the softness of Charles Smith, too.

  • playa

    Carmelo Anthony!!! I would have not responded to this contest usually just because I am not the biggest Knicks fan. I am a huge Carmelo fan, so that makes the Knicks my favorite team in the NBA. Also, I am from detroit, so Chauncy is a close second. I respect the old-timers, but its got to be Carmelo. Spike Jones comes in at 3rd.

  • Kas

    FREE HAT! FREE HAT! FREE HAT!

  • malcolm

    ILL ONLY ROCK THE BULLS FITTED

  • Mike

    My favorite knick is Carmelo Anthony. Melo may not have been the first in line to bring the knicks buzz back, but him and Amare can bring life back to the knicks. I have been a Melo fan since 2002-2003 so seeing him team up with Amare was a good thing to see. I know other players have bought championships or memories to NYC, but Carmelo has the chance to do both of those after bringing the knicks from the cellar. Melo is entering or in his prime so I think he will provide alot of highlights in the area I’m from. Hopefully the knicks can add another player or two to make the team championship cablier.

  • Kirk

    Favorite Knick ever? Gots to be Anthony Mason. He embodied the New York spirit of hustle, heart & toughness while always having a bold, loud style. He wasn’t all smiles and his skills were unorthodox. But he played to win. He played for New York.

  • Eric

    Jamal Crawford…. Only player that I tried to emulate. I tried to learn his behind the back hop-step move. After a year or two I finally could do it at half speed. He did this move in NBA game at full speed and made it was art on hardwood…..Again after seeing his off-the-backboard self pass dunk in a game I thought it was the sexiest move I had ever seen. I’ve probably attempted it 20 times in pick up games (layup, no dunk) and I always embarrass myself….His game was just incredibly smooth, he was humble and a clutch performer to boot. If he played on any of the more successful Knicks teams he’d be one of most celebrated Knicks of all time. And I’ll never forget the day we traded him, it was a really hard day for a lot of us.

  • http://www.optimabbc.be Max

    Marbury, Allen Houston, Spree, Amaré, Ewing..
    All these guys come behind this one dude.
    Who I have major respect for..
    The man himself.
    EDDDDDDYYYY
    CURRRYYYYYYY!!!
    Gettin papar while sitting on the bench and eating everything he sees!

  • brandon

    My favorite Knicks player has been of course Patrick Ewing. Hes plain out of the best to play. But if I had to pick a player I would like to play like it would be Starbury. He knew how to play and he was a shorter guy like most people and he is easier to relate to.
    I never really had much childhood attachment cause im now entering high school.
    I am a huge fan of the style as the stoudemire melo duo. They are exciting to watch and now i feel they will be exciting and winning playoff games.
    I dont have a Knicks jersey, mainly because of the high prices they are.
    One other thing would be that another stoudemire melo SLAM magazine cover should come out, just sayin :)

  • Josh

    My all-time favorite Knick is definitely Larry Johnson. I remember first falling in love with basketball when I was about 8 in the ’99 playoffs. That was the most exciting game I had ever seen and him hitting that three and getting the foul too was the icing on the cake. I remember that game like it was yesterday, and LJ is at the forefront of that memory.

  • Alex

    I am probably not in the minority when I say my favorite player is and has always been Patrick Ewing. I have been watching basketball literally since I was born and my earliest memories of the sport are his great touch around the basket. I used to tell everyone that I would be Patrick Ewing when I grew up, despite the fact that he was a 7 foot tall Jamaican and I was a small Jewish child. He was a symbol of hope for a fanbase that I believe truly appreciates the sport more than any other. In New York basketball is a way of life. You grow up playing streetball and whether or not you ever play in a real league the sport becomes part of you. Granted that he was never able to bring home a championship, Patrick Ewing is my idol. The image of him standing on the press table with his arms in the air will forever be engrained in my heart. Hakeem Olajuwan and Reggie Miller will always be my “bad guys”. I will always tear up when I see video of his number being retired. In my mind Ewing symbolizes basketball.

  • Matthew Manzano

    Stephon Marbury, simply because I can relate to his play style and he was around when I was starting to get big into basketball. When he went a little nuts on justin tv that was both funny and unfunny. Dude used to be a role model for the little guys playing ball.

    And his cheap-as-hell shoe was awesome!!!

  • RicardoFresh

    Fave Knick off all time?? DARKO MILICIC Baby!!!!…..can I get my free hat now???

  • JBo0M

    My favorite Knick is Melo. His game is smooth and he comes up big in the right times LeBron don’t got nothin on his jumpshot.

  • Justin

    “My favorite Knicks moment was when we beat Indiana in Game 7 to reach the NBA Finals. We worked so hard as a team to reach that moment that it was very satisfying to beat Indiana and reach the Finals.” — John Starks

  • knicksfan123

    My favorite knick has to be zach randolph. He is the definition of the Knicks. He was a beast on the Blazers and was deemed the next big thing for the blazers. But he got injured, and the Knicks thought they were lucky to pick him up. However, the honor of playing at the “Mecca of Basketball” got to him like almost 99% of any other knick in history.He ended having an ok season, but the off court problems and attitude problems were out of control, due to playing at the “Mecca of Basketball”.The knicks have to stop trying to call themselves these outrageous names and win some “titles” (get it?, aha..) before they say anything. i still love my knicks haha.I JUST WANNA WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP.

  • Ashley C.E.

    As a lady and a huge knicks fan it comes down to a three key elements- skill, patience and (not going to lie) appearance/confidence.

    David Lee embodied all three of these qualities with grace. I am proud to own his official #42 (big kids size on sale at the garden MLK day 2010 for $45!).

    How many players, let alone Knicks, can take 0.1 shot clock double overtime pressure and pull a Trent Tucker?

    How many Knicks can hustle on D (I mean seriously DEFENSE… in the recent decade?!) grab a steal and go for the jumper on offense and hustle back?

    How many Knicks go hard for the 37 point and 21 rebound game, some straight up Ewing magic? (unfortunately it probably impressed his future team a bit too much)…

    How many Knicks can pull the double double on repeat and bring the Knicks back to the All-Star game with humility?

    How many Knicks can be caught in Central Park on warm Sunday afternoons playing Frisbee and stop to sign autographs for his female admirers?

    Shoutout to D.Lee and his 3-point shots on the West Coast.

  • SeanyMac

    Renaldo Balkman, he’s all about hustle. It takes a special player to be content with sitting on the bench and average 4 points in your career in the NBA when you could go and play in europe and be the man on your team. His appearance is so unique as well it makes him stand out.

    Plus I should win for pure originality

  • BillnotWill

    Maaaaan it’s so hard to just think of one. The 90′s Knicks was my team too..To me they was one of the grimiest mobs out.. and they won games,that’s why I loved them. They were never the fastest or most talented but always played tough, in your face, defense oriented, TEAM basketball. The “no lay up” rule was in effect messin with them guys! LOL I’m sorry but I don’t have no favorite. To me, Starks was the man, gotta have love for posterboy LJ, Allan Houston came woth it every night, and the big boys on the block excluding Ewing, Oakley and Mason always got the JOB DONE!!!!

  • Mario

    My favorite new york knick of all time is allan houston. he was one of the first guys i knew about when i first started following bball for real. i also liked ewing and sprewell but ah20 was a great shooter which is something i can sort of relate to but not as good as the allan houston himself lol . But anyways ive always like guards the best so i guess thats why i liked him best idk

  • jack

    yo my favorite knicks moment………is when they added CARMELO ANTHONY!!!!!!!! Lets get that 2012 nba title melo!

  • BigBlue

    Easily Bill Bradley… was a knick his entire career and was there for New Yorks first ever nba championship. plus he was always using his fame from the court to explore social as well as political issues. he may have not been the most talented or flashy knick to ever play, but he was always looking to help others through the oppurtunitys that were given to him.

  • Diego

    Carmelo, because he makes the Knicks cool and relevant again after a very long time. And this hat would match my Melo M7′s:

    http://www.23michael.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/jordan-melo-m7-advance-white-orange-blue.jpg

  • HEARTof IOWA

    I’m gonna pick my dude from my hometown PETE MICKEAL..although he never played in an actual game, he sat the bench and was a NEW YORK KNICK…haters go ahead and hate…Pete was a winner…

  • cal

    Nate The Great Robinson, sure he only played there for a while but he kept the best franchise in the world enjoyable even with the dramas with players like eddy curry anbd mike dantoni thinking he could bench players for dum reasons. Nate is a NY legend never again will the have such a freaky 5 foot beast that could drop 40 after being benched for 3 weeks!

  • JD

    Gotta be Earl “The Pearl” Monroe, the ” Black Jesus” had it all, the J, the spin move, passing even before he came to the Knicks he was one of my favourite players with the Bullets.

  • Remo Williams

    PAAAAAAATRICK CHEEEEEEEEEWING!! Dude embodied Knick basketball for over a decade. He was all game all day. He was a model of consistency and dedication. The Knicks owe it to him to give him a shot as a head coach.

  • Miguel

    to me the best Nicks player of all time is Nate Robinson. I love Nate because despite his size he is a small man playing a giants game and he does it with great skill. Any one who is short that we short people always have to work harder to get recognized on the court and Nate has done this by increasing his vertical to an amazing 43.5 inches. I try To imitate him each time on the court but it is not his skill that matters the most but its the hard work that he put in as a small guy to make it into the NBA. How else can a 5 foot nine inch man fly 43.5 inches of the ground. the answer to this is tireless hours of jump training and working on his game. this is why Nate Robinson is my favourite player.

  • AussieHB

    Alan Houston #20… Bought the jersey when he was king of New York and still rock it today! I gotta lotta respect for the dude… he got it done on the court and now puttin in work in the front office. Your my boy Alan!

  • Matt

    Definitely Allan Houston. Over the years I grew to love him as a player and what he contributed on the court, but my first Knick memory ever was when my father took me to MSG for the first time. The Knicks were playing the Hawks and all I can remember is Allan Houston hitting a game winning 3. He’s the reason I’m a Knicks fan today.

  • http://tempdog1 stephen

    Lebron James… its still going to happen one day, right???

  • sixftshaq

    My favorite Knick of all time would be Stoudemire. Even tough he has only played for one season with the Knicks, he made me and several others excited about the organisation. This excitement has been dead for several years and I believe that Amar’e revived it.

  • Ramzi

    Favourite Knick Larry grandmama Johnson, heart of a lion best team player ever, I will never forget his fourpoint play against the Pacers. In the end he couldn’t even get an inch of the floor anymore, walked around like he really was my grandmama but still was delivering for the Knicks. I can only hope that I can play with him in nba 2k12!!!

  • Karim

    I Got My Hair Cut Correct Like Anthony Mason!!!

  • torrence

    swag

  • price

    my favorite knick of all time is the X-man Xavier McDaniel. I know he only played one season with them but he was ill, just like the hat. I think that was his last season of his career where he was revelant in basketball even though he played with Boston and the Nets later in his career I always remember his short stint with the knicks. My second favorite gotta be Spree, then Oak and of course Ewing, then Mark Jackson, Clyde, Derek Harper, LJ too many players so much legacy not enough rings.

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