I am a child of the late 60?s and the 70?s. I remember what it was like to compete for the title every year. I am also familiar with
not competing for titles and I have remained a loyal Knick fan throughout. I must also add that I am a loyal Jet and Yankee fan, so I?m no stranger to disappointment. Remember, the Yankees weren?t so good in the late 60?s and early 70?s.
That being said, there are fans, and there are
fans!! Cubs fans are fans. Red Sox fans are fans. And yes, Jet fans are fans.
Now, I?ve had to deal with all these frontrunners, these fans of teams that happen to be in power at the time they choose them as their favorites. I?ve dealt with the 49ers fans in the ffice:smarttags" /><st1:state w:st="[/IMG]Montana</st1:State"> heyday, the Bulls fans in the <st1>
<st1:country-region w:st="on">Jordan</st1:country-region></st1>
day, etc. Half of these fans couldn?t pick <st1:state w:st="on">California</st1:state> or <st1:state w:st="on"><st1>
Illinois</st1>
</st1:state> off a map. Most have either never been to any of their teams? games or even visited the state where their team plays! Just try and find a 49er fan now. Fake Bull fans use the breakup of the team after their last championship as the reason for jumping ship.
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Hey, I?m a Knick fan and I hate the Boston Celtics. My sister went to school in <st1:state w:st="on">Massachusetts</st1:state> and I didn?t speak to her until she graduated and came back to <st1:state w:st="on"><st1>
New York</st1>
</st1:state>! I hated Patrick Ewing until I heard the words ??the second pick of the 1985 NBA Draft Lottery goes to the Indiana Pacers.?
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And as for these so-called Knick fans that spend their time bashing the players and the management, do us all a favor, become San Antonio Spur fans or Celtic fans. I don?t care what James Dolan does, I?m not a James Dolan fan, I?m a Knick fan. If I have a problem with a player, I deal with that problem. If Marbury does not play up to par, he is not a bum. He is a player who is not playing up to par, as so many players in the league do not! I grew up around the Marbury family and I know the commitment he has to his people and to the city. As great a player as LeBron James is, I?ll take Stephon in my corner over that money-mad fool any day! I mean Greg Anthony came to <st1:state w:st="on"><st1>
New York</st1>
</st1:state>, did some charity work and they loved him to death. He was a decent player, but he?s no Stephon Marbury. The difference is That Stephon speaks up, Anthony waited until he got behind an announcers? desk to speak his mind, which is a lot easier and doesn?t leave him open to the criticism Stephon had to face.
As for Isaiah, who else could have built the team he has with what he?s been given? Add to that a demanding fan base that wants to win
now, and you got one hell of a job done by Isaiah. Maybe he?s not the best coach, but somebody had to rescue us from Larry Brown, and these ?name? coaches are scared to come to <st1:state w:st="on"><st1>
New York</st1>
</st1:state> and get exposed as the frauds they really are (you listening Larry?). That problem will be rectified once Mark Aguirre takes over as head coach.
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So, to all you Knick bashers posing as Knick fans: maybe you should switch to the Spurs for a couple of years until we?re ready for our string of title runs. We won?t miss you. We didn?t miss you when you rode the Bulls jock, and we won?t miss you now!!