It's a considerable honor for a player who already has a championship under his substantial belt. And for the Knicks, it's increasingly rare. The Knicks, perhaps because they've been so terrible for so long, do not have a storied history of individual awards. Here are all the NBA awards they've won in the last 40 years, not counting the Citizenship Award (won by Mike Glenn and Rory Sparrow), because come on:

1985–86: Patrick Ewing, Rookie of the Year
1992–93: Pat Riley, Coach of the Year
1994–95: Anthony Mason, Sixth Man of the Year
1996–07: John Starks, Sixth Man of the Year
2011–12: Tyson Chandler, Defensive Player of the Year

So, no matter what, this "era" will be remembered for something. And it might have nothing to do with Carmelo Anthony, Amar'e Stoudemire, or Jeremy Lin. (Though Lin is one of the top candidates for Most Improved Player, announced later this week.) Tyson Chandler has stood outside the ridiculousness of this team and this franchise all season. It is no surprise that, when it came to awards, he stood above it.

- Will Leitch

Tyson Chandler is the Captain, our leader. We may have fond memories of Linsanity, (The Answer Man still gets misty when he watches the clips from the Nets game) but the franchise is on solid ground with Chandler as the foundation.

Without him, we are nowhere.

AnubisADL wrote:Trade value raised. Sweet.

"First of all, I'd like to thank my teammates. Because without their poor defense and letting their man fly by them, my defensive talents wouldn't have been recognized."

misterearl wrote:Ridiculous

AnubisADL wrote:
Im actually serious.

Package Chandler, Amare, and Lin then see what we can get.

Package our heart and soul, along with the most popular Knicks player in the history of the franchise, for the unknown?

Yeah, that's the ticket.

Remove the superficial captain titles from Anthony AND Stoudemire and give Tyson Chandler a "C" patch for his jersey.

Hold on to value.

Agree, that ish was weak.

nyshakespeare wrote:

Haha nice pic. Caption is pretty spot on.

Tyson: "First of all I'd like to thank my teammates because without their poor defense and letting their man fly by them my defensive talents wouldn't be recognized."

Thanks for you effort, grit, determination, leadership, and high basketball IQ Tyson. Much deserved award in your honor. Now let's beat those Heat tonight!!!

ChuckBuck wrote:

Tyson: "First of all I'd like to thank my teammates because without their poor defense and letting their man fly by them my defensive talents wouldn't be recognized."

Thanks for you effort, grit, determination, leadership, and high basketball IQ Tyson. Much deserved award in your honor. Now let's beat those Heat tonight!!!

LMAO I thought it was an Internet joke, not his actual words. Sad thing is, most people were rather shocked that he spoke the truth than laughing at the "joke". Hahahahaha Ty is really the best!