New York Knicks forward Metta World Peace is so excited to be the newest Knick that he promised he wants to win a championship and added "I'm going to fight for the city."
"It's easy when playing on a team to do exactly what the coach asks of you and do what it takes to win,'' World Peace said yesterday on the new "Crowd Goes Wild'' show hosted by Regis Philbin on FOX Sports 1.
"Don't fall into the category of egos or 'I want to be the superstar or I should get more shots.' We need a ring. That's all that matters.''
World Peace also spoke much more highly of the Knicks than his former Los Angeles Lakers, who made him an amnesty cut in July after losing Dwight Howard and their disappointing results to their season.
"It wasn't fun,'' World Peace said. "There was no chemistry. [Deceased Lakers owner] Dr. Buss was a chemist. All his molecules had great formulas. This one didn't match up. So we kind of had no chemistry. There was no chemistry as an organization.
"I thought we were going to win a championship. I was ready for my vacation after ring No. 2 in Turks and Caicos.''
The 14-year veteran averaged 12.4 points (up from 7.7 in 2011-12) and 5.0 rebounds (up from 3.4) and improved his shooting percentages from the floor, the 3-point line and the foul line. World Peace has career averages of 14.1 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.8 steals in his time with the Lakers, Houston Rockets, Sacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers and Chicago Bulls.
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