Papabear wrote:

martin wrote:

Papabear wrote:Papabear Says

I've been waiting for over 50 years for a championship. I hope this is the one. I can remember hanging with Earl the pearl back then. Earl Monroe owned a record company back then.He also visited my church quite often.

Papabear is history.

Papabear Says

LOL Hey Martin I hope when you said I am history you ment that I have history being a Knicks fan and not that I am gone in the past.
I know I'm 82 but I am still around and waiting for the championship. One of my buddies who was a diehard Knicks fan and we always talked about the game and he was waiting for that championship chance. Well he pasted away almost a year ago. We said if they were in the finals we would go to the game together. Well if I go I will go alone and root for the both of us.

I never knew you were 82 years old. I guess it makes sense with the wealth of history and wisdom you shared over the years.

I am sorry to hear about your friend but happy to hear you will honor his memory. For all our sakes, I hope this run ends with a much-deserved title. I never thought we'd be in this position again as a 40 year old let alone if I was a fan for as long as you've been. I can't imagine how difficult it must've been rooting for this franchise before '71/'73 and after.

Segue but how many of you guys plan on actually going to the games? I've been feeling the call and might try to get into a San Antonio game. Not sure if anyone would be interested in tagging along solo.

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martin wrote:Knicks are really just a bad matchup for the Spurs on multiple fronts.

• Spurs lack a physical KAT defender. Champagnie is too small. Wemby better served sagging in the paint.

• Knicks’ offensive rebounding and frontcourt physicality is going to give the Spurs fits. OKC really exploited SAS on the offensive glass and the Knicks will be even more difficult.

• NYK is not as paint reliant as OKC, which is partly why the Thunder struggle with the Spurs & Wemby. Brunson, Bridges, OG, KAT, Shamet, McBride all can operate in the mid-range in front of Wemby contests. Better quick trigger shooters with NYK than OKC.

• OG & Mitch are two of the best Wemby defenders. Brunson can hide on Champagnie and the Spurs don’t have the above the break 3PT shooting guards to make Brunson pay on screening actions.

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Watch for the following to happen:

Knicks defenders (any of them, KAT, OG, even Hart) may start screening Wemby down low and FRONTING him a lot so he cannot step further into the paint to intimidate a Knick driver or mid-range shooter.

IOW, I expect they may use Wemby's height against him and start to push him UNDER the rim during our offensive sets to box him in to limit his defensive options and make it harder to board our misses.

Also, Shamet is likely to trigger some epic runs with 2-3 quick threes. He has been microwave ready these playoffs and I expect we'll see some kind of eruption keyed off his 3 & D energy.

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LivingLegend wrote:Want to say I'm so proud of this team that I don't want a CHIP for me but want it for team, coaches, front office.

I find it very cool that ALL of our players now face the ULTIMATE MOMENT in their careers.

It's kind of put up or shut up --- NYC IMMORTALITY is within their grasp and for some god forsaken reason I think this group is going to rise to the occasion.

Really...really want it for this team....HOPE THEY PLAY THEIR BEST.

100%. I don't recall rooting for a team with a group of such likeable players. Really want it for them as they've brought us so much entertainment and enjoyment this season, especially the past month.

BlueKnickers wrote:

LivingLegend wrote:Want to say I'm so proud of this team that I don't want a CHIP for me but want it for team, coaches, front office.

I find it very cool that ALL of our players now face the ULTIMATE MOMENT in their careers.

It's kind of put up or shut up --- NYC IMMORTALITY is within their grasp and for some god forsaken reason I think this group is going to rise to the occasion.

Really...really want it for this team....HOPE THEY PLAY THEIR BEST.

and I want a chip for Clyde, Breen and Patrick too

Sign Pat to a 10 day contract so he can finally get a ring

Philc1 wrote:

BlueKnickers wrote:

LivingLegend wrote:Want to say I'm so proud of this team that I don't want a CHIP for me but want it for team, coaches, front office.

I find it very cool that ALL of our players now face the ULTIMATE MOMENT in their careers.

It's kind of put up or shut up --- NYC IMMORTALITY is within their grasp and for some god forsaken reason I think this group is going to rise to the occasion.

Really...really want it for this team....HOPE THEY PLAY THEIR BEST.

and I want a chip for Clyde, Breen and Patrick too

Sign Pat to a 10 day contract so he can finally get a ring

Brilliant!

Done!

martin wrote:markmvc, I think someone is calling you out, that's how I read this one. Game gotta recognize game.

It's literally got my name on it, Martin.

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