If you consider being a supporter of the head coach that led us to the playoffs for the first time in seven years as being a "homer"; then so be it.
But I'm never once asked for a top 10 defense, never once said we'd win a championship or even make it out the 1st round & have always been a realist making it known that we need to upgrade the Center position & some parts of the bench before considering us serious contenders. We need an entire offseason of practice, preseason & time to GEL before taking the next step. I'm far from a homer, but because I support the coach... I guess I'm just that. I've enjoyed this season for what it's worth... The entire year... Which is nothing more than a chance to enjoy the playoffs again.
You gotta understand something about us "fake fans" that arent big supporters of MDA.....we
DONT expect a Top 10 D or a Title or even to win a series this year.....personally if we force a game 7 that would be over achieving in my book.
The problem we have with MDA (or atleast most of us) is that he hasnt ever given anyone a reason to think he is EVER capable of getting this team in the top 10 in defense, which is obviously extremly important in winning a title. I havent seen anyone say they expect him to do it this year, I really dont know where you are getting that from but if you have seen that then please post the link here and by all means call out that poster because that is a ridiculous expectation of this team at the moment. If you cant find a post where someone said they expect a top 10 D THIS season, they I dont know why you constantly call people out for something that has never been said.
As for calling other posters out for not being "real" fans because we dont believe in MDA, thats just ignorant. Its quite obvious that we want the best for OUR team, and if we dont believe MDA is the right coach for this team or the right coach to EVENTUALLY get us to be a top 10 D and a true title contender, then how would that make us "fake fans"?
Trust me, I want nothing more than to be wrong about MDA and show myself, as well as the other 98% of Knicks fans who dont believe in him, that he is capable of the above. I want this team to be a true contender some day, and if I feel that they need to make some changes in personal whether it is the HC or players or the GM I will have no problem voicing my opinion, how that doesnt make me a "real" fan because I dont blindly follow I will never understand.....