Door A: I walk through the door expecting Knicks news. Everytime I walk through the door someone hits me in the face with a baseball bat.

Door B: I walk through door B expecting Knicks news and I get it.

Some people continue to walk through Door A and then complain about how they keep getting hit in the face with a bat even though Door B is a better alternative. Others just completely ignore Door A because they realize their are better alternatives and that Door A is a waste of time and provides them with nothing.

Who are you? A person that walks through Door A, or a person who walks through door B.

Remember there is no requirement to walk through every door that is in front of you.

I got a brilliant idea... b/c it's so tempting to click on his stories be/c it's like looking at a car wreck, someone should be the designated berman reader who goes to the post site, copys the story and pastes it here... that would eliminate him getting clicks to impress advertisers ... plus we wouldn't have to deny ourselve the masochistic need to read his cr#p.

This reminds me of the ever successful "Sell the Knicks Dolan, Sell the Knicks!"



Though I appreciate the sentiment, pragmatically speaking nothing can/will be done.

Posted by misterearl:

A Draft - for the polite version (feel free to cut apart and change)

Feel free to edit this:

Mr Berman,

As a beat writer for the New York Knicks, your responsibility is to cover the New York Knicks. This is what the position demands, as your responsibility is to communicate this point directly to one of the most impassioned fan bases in all of professional sports. Your responsibility is not to Stephon Marbury, nor is it to misrepresent how the tea leaves read.

We, the posters of ultimateknicks.com, would offer that Walsh acquisitions of Al Harrington and Tim Thomas are proving visionary. Harrington embraces both leadership and his return home. Thomas actually took it strong to the rack. The defense—there actually is defense!—is cohesive and will improve as the players gain trust.

Seven players compete short-handed and, like it or not, have moved on without Marbury. There have been plenty of trends we feel that deserve coverage, Mr. Berman. Chris Duhon threads the needle to an active David Lee time and time again. Wilson Chandler blossoms before our eyes. Quentin Richardson has finally reemerged, even using his big butt at guard. Jared Jeffries takes a hard charge the second game back from a broken leg. What about Lee's 19 rebounds or how Harrington chased 'Sheed Wallace around like he stole something? It is our humble request that this be included in your coverage.

Marbury to Real Madrid. Who cares? The organization has moved on from Marbury, and so too has the fanbase. Those seven hard-working Knicks are beginning to bond, despite the drama and outside agendas. We thank them for the effort against the odds and feel this warrants coverage.

This franchise on the mend and you are missing the beat.

Sincerely,
The posters of ultimateknicks.com


[Edited by - supremecommander on 12-10-2008 12:10 PM]

That's a pretty sweet draft Supreme.

Posted by Starks1994:

Someone post this on realgm. The 2 big heavyweights of knick sits ultimateknicks and realgm. I would post it but im having browser problems

Trust me, they'll find it. Associating with a bunch of idiots doesn't bolster our claims or goals. This should be sent to Hahn, as already pointed out, because the two of them have beef.

wow, its actually pretty cool to see how united knick fans are. Good ****

Good luck with destroying the evil Berman

Posted by SupremeCommander:

Posted by Starks1994:

Someone post this on realgm. The 2 big heavyweights of knick sits ultimateknicks and realgm. I would post it but im having browser problems

Trust me, they'll find it. Associating with a bunch of idiots doesn't bolster our claims or goals. This should be sent to Hahn, as already pointed out, because the two of them have beef.

Supreme. It's a nice letter. It may even be read by Berman. No way it gets taken seriously. You're attacking him for not writing positive things about the Knicks, which he doesn't have to do. He has to cover the Knicks. You got to attack him for falsely reporting certain information (Like when he said Jamal was talking smack about Marbury, when Jamal came out and said he didn't).

With that said, even if you write something business like to the extreme, Berman will still view it as fanmail. The best way to hit him is to ignore him and not even click his articles. You can threaten to kill him, his wife and his dog and he'll be happy b/c 1) He knows you wont. 2) He's getting attention. That's all that matters to him.

If you threaten to boycott the page and the papers and the effect is really felt in The Post, something could happen, but for that to happen you need to aim not at the Post or at Berman, but at the readers. Make a site, blog or whatever about how much you hate him and how important it is for fans to stop reading him no matter what. If people DO that, you might have something.

But again, that may backfire and give Berman even more publicity...

On second thought, the entire Murdoch/Fox News/ NYPost is so journalistically bankrupt that bippity has an excellent point about putting them on permanent ignore. As knicksfan states, aim not at The Post/Berman, but aim at alternative sites that should be rewarded with more viewership.

UK should outline a clear platform, a position paper that documents the Post bias. Then petition the Knicks Marketing Department for a media credential and season pass at the press table. Make the case to the franchise as a concerned body and then bitch slap Berman with high-quality alternative coverage.

Make gossip obsolete.