# R.I.P. Willis Reed

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-willis-reed/981463>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Tags:** basketball-nba\
**Created:** [March 21, 2023, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-willis-reed/981463 "2023-03-21T20:56:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-willis-reed/981463/1 "2023-03-21T20:56:38Z")

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I was just a kid when the Knicks were a championship team, but my dad was an avid fan and I remember watching (sorta) the games with Reed, Clyde Frazier, Dave Debusschere, Bill Bradleyetc. He was a good, not great player who had a really impactful and memorable moment. When you’re a kid sports heroes seem so much larger than life.

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-willis-reed/981463/2 "2023-03-22T00:41:43Z")

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My brother is a big Knicks fan and a big Reed fan. I’m a little young.

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**Author:** ![Jaycat.again](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat.again/32/11525_2.png) [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-i-p-willis-reed/981463/3 "2023-03-22T01:31:55Z")

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That was a great team. They also had Earl The Pearl Monroe. Unfortunately, the Celtics were even better at the time.