04600cam a2200469 i 450000100090000000300080000900500170001700700030003400800410003701000170007802000300009502000270012502000270015203500130017904000280019204100080022004200080022804300120023605000260024808200210027410000410029524500980033626400360043430000910047033600260056133700280058733800270061550400410064250505760068352020560125961000700331561000730338561000530345861000400351161000600355161000680361165000640367965000770374365000670382065000620388777601810394922096637BJBSDDR20260518111847.0ta210622s2024    nyuaf    b    000 0deng    a  2021027368  a9781982132125 (Paperback)  a1982132124 (Paperback)  z9781982132132q(eBook)  a22096637  aDLCbengerdacDLCdDLC  aeng  apcc  an-us-ny14aGV 885.52bH567b 202400a796.323/640974711 aHerring, Chrisc(Sports journalist) 10aBlood in the Garden :bthe flagrant history of the 1990s New York Knicks /cby Chris Herring. 1aNew York :bAtria Books,c2024.  axi, 349 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :billustrations (chiefly color) ;c22 cm.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aIncludes bibliographical references.0 aPrologue -- Speaking a New Language -- Thank God They Didn't Have Hand Grenades -- The Reinvention of Pat Riley -- Knock Michael Jordan to the Floor -- Chalk Outline -- The Butterfly Among the Buffaloes -- Daylight -- Thirty-Six Hours in Reno -- The Enigmatic Life of Anthony Mason -- Standing Out in the Crowd -- The Dream, the Chase and the Nightmare -- Commitment Issues -- We're All a Little Guilty -- Whack-A-Mole -- Back to Basics -- Down in Flames -- Shattered -- Heart Transplant -- Long-Term Parking -- Beating the Odds -- The Clock Strikes Midnight -- Epilogue.  a"There was a time, about 20 years ago, when Madison Square Garden roared so loud, opposing teams feared entering the "Mecca of Basketball." That's because it was home to the Knicks, the most physical and flagrantly aggressive team of their era. They were always looking for a fight. They fought opposing players. They fought opposing coaches. Hell, they fought each other. As a result, the NBA had to alter its rules because of this team. As the decade progressed, they endeared themselves to millions of Knicks and general basketball fans alike-not for how much they won-but for their colorful cast of characters, and their blur-collar mentality. Take guard John Starks, for example. He became an All-Star despite going undrafted after playing at four different colleges, and leaving school at one point to work a $3.35-an-hour grocery bagging job at Safeway-they saw someone who overcame incredible odds by working tirelessly and getting the absolute most out of his God-given abilities. In the undersized Starks, many Knick fans saw themselves. In BLOOD IN THE GARDEN, author Chris Herring delves deep into the origin, evolution, and eventual demise of the team. Based on original reporting and over 105 interviews with the principal characters, Herring takes readers into the locker room, executive boardrooms, and on to the court. He'll show how Pat Riley, once known for his slicked back hair and Armani suits, went from the glitz and glamour of the Showtime Lakers, to orchestrating one of the most feared, intimidating defenses of all time. Herring will detail how, over the course of the decade, this seemingly disparate collection of castoffs came this close to achieving their dreams, only to see them face the end of the 90s as older, grizzled men who fell just short of the promised land. You can't tell the story of the NBA in the 1990s without telling the stories of these Knicks. Now, for the first time ever, millions of fans will have access to the "glory years" of the once proud franchise-bruises and all"--cProvided by publisher.20aNew York Knickerbockers (Basketball team)xHistoryy20th century.24aNew York Knickerbockers (equipo de baloncesto) xHistoria ySiglo XX20aMadison Square Garden (New York, N.Y.)xHistory.24aMadison Square Garden (Nueva York) 20aNational Basketball AssociationxHistoryy20th century.24aAsociación Nacional de Baloncesto (Estados Unidos) xHistoria 0aBasketball playerszNew York (State)zNew YorkxInterviews. 4aJugadores de baloncesto vEntrevistas zNueva York (estado) zNueva York 0aBasketballzNew York (State)zNew YorkxHistoryy20th century. 4aBaloncesto xHistoria zNueva York (estado) zNueva York 08iOnline version:aHerring, Chrisc(Sports journalist)tBlood in the GardenbFirst Atria Books Hardcover Edition.dNew York : Atria Books, [2022]z9781982132132w(DLC) 2021027369