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At 18 years old, most players are not even sure to make the starting lineup in college.

Yet Roger had pushed the most defensively fearsome team on the planet to a Game 7.

Once you understand the gap, you can understand why Pat Riley blew his top during the press conference.

He could accept being eliminated by Michael Jordan, but being crushed by someone who should have been facing trials in the NCAA, Riley felt nothing but shame.

Last summer, many saw Roger's decision to go straight to the NBA as a presumptuous leap beyond his abilities. Now, Roger was almost at the point of breaking through.

New Yorkers were also furious, this group of the world's most demanding fans first lambasted every player on the Knicks.

In the call-in fan shows on car radios, fans complained about Ewing's roughness, Starks's inconsistency, griped that Derek Harper was completely played for a fool by Roger, and earnestly advised Greg Anthony to go work at a factory instead.