The Greatest New York Team Ever / Dec 31, 2007 / 11:06 pm

By Bounce


Harlems Rens newspaper clip from the 1920s, courtesy www.blackfivesblog.com

Check this out:

1946-2007 New York Knicks 2,399-2,354 .5047
1967-2007 New Jersey Nets 1,082-1,428 .4311

1923-1949 New York Rens 2,588-529 .8302

For more info on the Rens and other early all-Black teams of the 20th century, hit up: http://blackfivesblog.com/?p=256. We owe our whole publication and website to what dudes like “Pop” Gates, John Isaacs, and “Tarzan” did back in the day! Recognize!

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3 Responses to “The Greatest New York Team Ever”

  1. January 1st, 2008 at 12:03 pm

    Claude says:

    Happy New Year everybody up there at Bounce! Holla! The entire 1933 Rens team was voted into the Hall of Fame and more individuals including Isaacs and beyond will follow thanks to your help!

  2. January 1st, 2008 at 3:19 pm

    Jeremy Ripley says:

    Claude- I need to give your Black Five Revolutions some shine. They’re awesome.

    Cagers represent.

  3. January 1st, 2008 at 11:47 pm

    Claude says:

    Hey Jeremy, I’m gonna wear ‘em to the gym tomorrow to see if they’re legit. Converse says they were wear-tested for true on-court performance by Wade and Heinrich and their guys, and by the machines at the Nike lab, and they seem like they can play, but I want to see for myself.

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