Posted by Bippity10:
Posted by McK1:
Posted by arkrud:
I think one of the problems in NYC is fans and media. It's tuff out there.
The taunts and jeers can resume. New York still has Patrick Ewing to kick around. Ewing, an 11-time All-Star who has led his team to the playoffs 13 times, is arguably the greatest player in Knicks history and one of the best centers of all time. He is also called a choke artist, a bum who can't win the big one, a churlish, selfish millionaire who won't sign autographs for sick children. Good riddance, some said before the trade that would have sent him to Seattle last week was nixed.
I doubt highly players and agents alike have forgotten Ewings last days as of yet.
However, despite what I said above about New York eventually becoming a destination of choice I do agree with this post. The fans and the media have not made it easy for our GM's. And for that matter our GM's have not made it easy for our GM's. I think Walsh was right in his handling of Marbs, but when you add that on top of the treatment of Ewing, Chaney, the lawsuits etc, the impatience from fans that you are seeing even on this board, the lunacy of the media, it makes it tough. We are still the best place to play when we win.
word. just ask michael strahan. He's got a
sitcom this year on Fox. You don't get that from playing in phoenix.
Everyone from Esaison, to Simms, VanGundy, Mark Jackson, Keith Hernandez, and Ron Darling have benefitted immensely from winning in New York-- Jackson and Van didn't even have chips and they're making millions calling the playoffs.
But it aint for the faint of heart, that's for sure. And at the rate these former ballers go bankrupt, I think it's worth it.
[Edited by - tru on 07-10-2009 3:36 PM]
7/10/2009 4:57 PM