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Allan Houston: I really like how Jalen Brunson plays. I think he could have played in any era. Same with Kat, same with OG Anunoby. Any era. Because of the versatility, the size, the skill set, and the mentality. The mentality is what separates. I think we underestimate how much the mentality determines whether your game translates to any generation. Those guys, to me, would fit in a 90s playoff series, or in today’s pace-and-space game, because they think the game right. They compete the right way. They don’t need it to be tailored to them; they adapt. That’s what made those 90s battles great — you had to adjust every night. The physicality, the scouting, and still find your rhythm. I think that’s why players like Jalen or OG could have thrived back then just as much as now.

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Allan Houston: In the 90s, I still think someone should do something on this — that our position in that decade, I don’t know if there’s ever been another era, at least for the two-guard position. You go down all the names — Mitch Richmond, Michael Jordan, Reggie Miller, AI, Stackhouse, Ray Allen, Steve Smith, Rip Hamilton, Michael Redd — just keep going. Every single night that position was really trying to own their space, and you had to do it in so many different ways. With Reggie you had to guard him differently than Michael Jordan, Mitch Richmond, or J.R. Rider. The individual matchups every night at that position are what I miss — and what basketball misses. It’s just that shooting guard battle. Those matchups, and the way we had to score, that’s what’s missing. The game’s smarter and more efficient now, but I’m not sure it’s as fun to watch.

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Former New York Knicks Allan Houston and Charlie Ward welcomed families to the “Father Knows Best” event on Sunday at the Samson Health and Fitness Center in Stonecrest. Organizers say the experience focuses on personal growth through faith, integrity, sacrifice, leadership, and legacy.

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Nick DePaula: PJ Tucker is wearing Allan Houston’s Zoom Huarache 2K4 PE from 20 years ago for his Knicks home debut.

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New York Basketball: Jamal Crawford, Allan Houston, Carmelo Anthony, Deuce McBride, Jacob Toppin, Tyler Kolek & John Starks at the Rucker

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Luka Doncic moved up from No. 183 to No. 178 in the scoring all-time list after passing Brook Lopez, Latrell Sprewell, Bill Bradley, Allan Houston, Buck Williams

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Jorge Sierra: Jrue Holiday is now No. 39 all-time in assists after passing Baron Davis last night. Also: Nikola Vucevic passed Allan Houston in scoring and Larry Bird in rebounds 👀

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Klay Thompson moved up from No. 164 to No. 163 in the scoring all-time list after passing Allan Houston

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On if Allan Houston or Latrell Spreewell were the ‘Jimmy Butlers’ of the Knicks’ NBA Finals run in 1999… Charlie Ward:  They both are a mix of Jimmy Butler in a lot of ways, but I’m glad that we had both of those guys because they were different. They were both scorers but they worked together as scorers and that’s what made our team successful.

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Ira Winderman: From the days of Heat-Knicks lore, Pat Riley, Alonzo Mourning, John Starks, Allan Houston and Patrick Ewing among those in the crowd.

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THIBODEAU HAS THE memory of an elephant. He doesn't forget the important characters who have defined his career. He remembers stories from decades ago that have shaped his place in the game. He remembers slights, large and small, that have motivated him along the way. Dressed in his usual gray Knicks pullover before a recent game, Thibodeau can only chuckle when he thinks about the first time he met Jalen Brunson. Rick's son, as he was known then, just 5 or 6 years old at the time, would come into the Knicks locker room after games, imitating then-Knicks stars such as Allan Houston and Latrell Sprewell. Thibodeau, who originally worked as an assistant with the Knicks from 1996-2003, knew that the young boy had made an impression within a veteran Knicks locker room.

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"You have no idea that he's going to end up being a pro or anything like that, but it was uncanny," Thibodeau said. "Everyone would just crack up. He had all their footwork down, jab steps, everything. "'Do Allan Houston,' boom, boom, boom. 'Do Latrell,' boom, boom, boom. So a lot of fun. He'd come in, he'd down the L for Larry Johnson. He's just a great kid. And then you saw how much he loved the game. Rick would bring him to practice once in a while in the summers. He was in the gym all the time, and he was a sponge."

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Julius Randle pulled an Allan Houston, drilling an off-balance, left-corner step-back 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds left to give the Knicks a wild 122-120 win at Miami-Dade Arena, their eighth straight victory.  “Fate,” Randle said with a smirk, when asked about the shot. “It felt good honestly when it left my hand. I was in the zone I guess.” 

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For his part, Grant Hill was more than happy to land in Detroit. After all, this was his preferred destination in the first place: “I just wasn’t excited about Milwaukee at the time,” Hill revealed in a recent podcast interview. “Detroit, you know, they were in a bit of transition. They drafted the year before Lindsey Hunter and Allan Houston at the point guard and shooting guard positions. So I thought I could slide right in at the pa at the small forward position and play along those guys and, kind of build with them.”

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