Posted by bigbeast:

Posted by TrueBlue:

Posted by kam77:

No it is a big deal. A trueblue fan of the Knicks could never root for the Bulls.

But I didn't start liking them until Camby, Spree, and L.J. were here. Over 10yrs of following them, which counts for something maybe not TRUEBLUE in the sense of the handle but a fan nonetheless. I can see where my handle may throw things off but a handle is a handle.

That, my friend, sounds like a typical bandwagon fan. Why all of a sudden, did you become a fan when these guys joined the fold? This sounds like you are more of fan of players as opposed to teams.

If you rooted for Jordan, then obviously, you rooted for the Bulls. He's no longer there so do you still root for the Bulls? Camby, LJ and Spree are gone, do you still root for the knicks? Judging from alot of your posts, it doesn't look as if you are a truebluse fan of this team.

I didn't root for Jordan when he was on the Wizards. I didn't root for Jordan when The Bulls played the Sonics in The Finals. I don't root for the Bulls now. Yes I still root for the Knicks even though those guys are gone but I won't put up with I SAY UGH or Dolan since they don't have a bottomline of winning and giving it your all.

Posted by kam77:

Imagine being a young kid, you just started learning the game and how to play it at 8-9yrs of age and then not long thereafter you're sitting in your living room watching M.J. drop 63 on an All-Time Great/Champion and Diety at the time just starting his legacy.

I watched that game too. Somehow I resisted the temptation to be a fruntrunner.

Posted by TrueBlue:

Posted by kam77:

Imagine being a young kid, you just started learning the game and how to play it at 8-9yrs of age and then not long thereafter you're sitting in your living room watching M.J. drop 63 on an All-Time Great/Champion and Diety at the time just starting his legacy.

I watched that game too. Somehow I resisted the temptation to be a fruntrunner.

He was loser then LOL! He was constantly losing in the first round. What would you have been frontrunning?


If this is the case...


Why do Knick fans frontrun Kobe, who is nothing but a knockoff M.J.

Posted by kam77:

I didn't root for Jordan when he was on the Wizards.

Cuz the Wiz weren't any good?

I didn't root for Jordan when The Bulls played the Sonics in The Finals.

Was this when you were in your GP phase?

I won't put up with I SAY UGH or Dolan since they don't have a bottomline of winning and giving it your all.

That I agree with. Isiah looks like he is mailing in the season and Dolan already said he's not talking about the Knicks for a while.

There isn't much left of this season. The only reason to watch is to see the kids get some playing time.

Posted by Allanfan20:

Old enough to remember some good Knick role players from the past like Kenny Sky Walker, Trent Tucker, Gerald Wilkins, Bill Cartwright, Derek Harper, Xavier McDaniel.

Don't forget the all NBA great Rory Sparrow.

you can't stop being a fan now and then pick up where you left off later, if and when they get better. It's not the same. It's easy to be a fan when a team is winning. Only you can decide whether you are willing to bear through the tough times in order to understand the good.

Posted by EwingsGlass:

Criticize me. I am still a fan. I still sit in the seventh row. I still cheer for the win. I am not looking for some magic lotto ticket to turn this team in to a Championship squad. We are about 9 good players away from a Championship team. I don't expect my team every time I head to the Garden. Lately, I am pleasantly surprised if they do. I don't say "support failure" or "cheer for incompetence"... but I am not overdramatic with the sense of defeatist logic that runs rampant on this board. The term "fair-weather fan" is reserved for fans that only show up when the team is doing well. I wouldn't call the whiners on this board "fair-weather fans" cause the outlook is gloomy and they are still here. The fair-weather fans are wearing Celtics and Lakers jerseys.

But, to answer the question: Is it worth being a fan anymore? Right now, you are going to put a lot more into it then you are going to get back. But you can't stop being a fan now and then pick up where you left off later, if and when they get better. It's not the same. It's easy to be a fan when a team is winning. Only you can decide whether you are willing to bear through the tough times in order to understand the good. Its very costly these days. And there is no promise of future repayment. I still care though.

Dude. It's been nearly 40 ****'n years! The near future looks even worse. Wake up!!! We're being handed our asses.