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veteran Doc Rivers and second-year
man Greg Anthony share the point guard
spot Rolando Blackman and John Starks
share the shooting guard position, with
44 sneaking in here and there.
Even the forward positions are being
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fill the two spots. Swingman Tony
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per game in the previous three seasons
at Minnesota, has played as rarely as 44.
As for center, well, that’s where the
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but it’s the giant Patrick Ewing who
will take the Knicks into the playoffs.
Riley is trying to mix these players
into a team that can challenge the mighty
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this conference will win the NBA title.
And Riley, who won four champion
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more finger jewelry in N.Y.
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sitting in first place in the Atlantic Divi
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Miami Heat are giving quite a fight in
da Garden. The Knicks lead by just two
at halftime.
Anthony is sitting out with an injury
tonight, and early in the second half,
Rivers gets into foul trouble. Some help
is needed at guard. Riley looks to his
bench. He points to 44, and the rookie
trots to the scorer’s table.
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Garden public address announcer Mike
Walczewski leans toward his micro
phone and tells da Garden’s dwellers,
“In for Doc Rivers, number 44, Hubert
Davis.”
The dwellers let out a loud cheer at
this court arrival. Forty-four hasn’t
played much. But when he has, he’s
been hitting his jumpers, hustling on
defense and staying cool.
Like a good Tar Heel should.
It hasn’t been the easiest season of
Hubert Davis’ career. But the former
North Carolina sharp-shooter and 20th
pick in the 1992 NBA draft is making
his mark in the biggest town of them all.
When he has played, Davis has aver
aged 6.3 points per game. His strong
work ethic and polished game have
certainly been noticed.
“He’s going to be a great player,”
Rivers says. “He’s probably more fun
damentally sound than most of the play
ers on the team.”
“He’s coming along very well,”
Starks adds. “He kind of reminds me of
myself when I first came into the league.
He’s got a lot of talent, but you have to
wait your turn.”
And wait he has. He sits and watches,
sits and watches. But Davis realizes his
place on this team.
“We have a lot of scorers on this
team,” he says. “Right now, I’m not the
guy that needs to come off the bench
and start jackin’ it. I’m out there to play
hard.”
When he is sitting, Davis’ job is to
learn from what he views on the court
and from what he hears in the club
house. And the veteran Knick players
have been helpful. “Everyone’s real
cool,” he says. “It’s good to hear the war
stories.
“They make me feel very comfort
able on the court. It’s tough to go out
there. The position today is very tough.
Them telling me, ‘You’re doing OK’
makes me feel a lot better.”
A veteran who has given Davis par
ticular attention is Rivers. Now in his
10th season, Rivers is impressed with
Davis’ demeanor. “He gets the normal
rookie razzing, but he doesn’t let it
affect him. He just goes on.”
Recently, Davis and Rivers planned
a one-on-one. It never happened. Why?
“He chickened out,” Rivers says. But
Davis counters, “No, he didn’t show up
that day.”
But both agree they will play. Rivers
explains matter-of-factly that he will
win because, regardless of how good
North Carolina players have been in the
NBA, Rivers is from Marquette. And,
Rivers explains, Marquette’s victory
against UNC in the 1977 title game
ensures Rivers’ victory against Davis.
OK, Hubert, it’s your turn. “I will
beat him,” the rookie boasts. “No 31-
year-old’s gonna beat me. No old guy.”
So far, the biggest difference be
tween college and pro ball for Davis has
been the travel. On this particular
evening, Davis is concluding a two-day
stretch with one game in Boston and
one in New York. “It’s real tough,” he
says. “I didn’t even play last night and
I’m tired.”
The season’s length will be a chal
lenge for Davis. He could conceivably
play more games this year than he did in
his sophomore, junior and senior sea
sons combined. The physical demands
clearly affected former Tar Heel Rick
Fox last year in his rookie season with
the Boston Celtics. Davis has added 12
pounds, attempting to increase his
strength.
“I’m trying to eat well, get a lot of
rest,” Davis says. “There’s a lot of bas
ketball, but there’s no school. I don’t
have to study. So that takes away a lot of
it.”
When Davis has had free time, he has
not strolled Fifth Avenue, he has not
visited the museums, he has not shopped
at Macy’s. What has Davis done?
“I like sitting at home watching TV.
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It feels good to be on my own. I just like
to hang out by myself.
“I like to go down to Times Square
and watch people. It’s kind of cool. I
like to drive in traffic. I like to hang out
with the people. It’s neat.”
Well, to each his own. Davis, who is
living in the northern suburb of
Mamaroneck, says he is more of a coun
try person. But he is giving the big town
a shot. “New York surprised me,” he
said. “It’s a great city.”
Davis has remained in contact with
his former head coach —as a good Tar
Heel does. He calls Dean Smith at least
once a week. “He’s still my second
father,” Davis says. “He’s agreat coach.
A great coach. A great person.”
Davis’ natural father, Hubert Davis
Sr., has been to most of the Knicks’
home games. Son flies dad up from
Washington, D.C., to New York. Son
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misses dad, and dad misses son.
It has been a combination of Davis’
dad, his friends, his former coach and
his faith that has kept him going. “I
know that God’s taldng care of me.
He’s given me the ability to be here.
Good things are going to happen. I
don’t have to worry about it.”
And if you listen to the two most
influential people in da Garden, you’ll
get a feeling that good things will hap
pen for Hubert Davis. No doubt.
“He’s not playing as much now, but
1 think he’s still contributing,” Patrick
Ewing says. “He’s still working hard in
practices. He’s only going to get bet
ter.”
“He’s got a long career ahead of
him,” Pat Riley says. “He’s on a team
that has a lot of depth, a lot of talent in
front of him. But he creates our depth.
“He’ll get his moment. He will.”
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