Posted by Nalod:
Note to posters. I too found Hardcores bias rants to be utterly redundant and unyielding.
He is slighty paranoid about a media conspiricy against the knicks. I think the media is warped by the mad payroll and has a bias. THey might see thing more objective than some emotionally chareged fans.
Fans come in many shapes and forms, and Mr. Hardcore is in one of the more enthusiastic corners and he likes it there. He's dyed in the wool and jumps in the dye vats and likes it that way. If he wears blinders, its cuz he put them on.
Once, this I took him on based on many of the logical arguments I though warranted a challange . His endurance to maintain his position earned my respect and he WILL get in the last word, and he WILL defend his point almost to the point of exaustion. Im not saying his defemse is as good as he thinks he does, but in the end its just all fun, and most important he rarely will antaganize any one with his enthusiasm toward the team. My conclusion was ulitmatly that this dude is consistant and predictable (thats a compliment) and who says what a good fan is, or what an even better fan would be? In his world, your either a hater, or your not. Nothing wrong with that.
In the end, we really mostly all agree on about 85% of the opinions thrown around and mostly have a pleasent banter about things. I myself are one of the few offenders, but thats my cross to bear. I like a good humored joust once in a while.
'Core is typical of many fans in many sports who is territorial about his city, and the knicks are property of not cablevision, but belongs to the CITY!
LOL!!! Nalod, I'm gonna hire you as my official PR man.
We've gone head to head too many times for us not to have that mutual respect for eachother (and the props were much appreciated). We had a whole lot to argue about back then! That's one of the best things about how it is now- especially after the Curry deal- just about everything I argued with you about a couple of years ago (no need to get into it, too numerous to mention) has since been addressed and for the most part resolved. So much about the Knicks used to piss me off, but now I am literally all smiles. Isiah getting Larry Brown to coach this team was the icing on the cake.
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We have arguably the Best coach in the NBA.
- We no longer have a height problem in the frontcourt. What makes that even better is that we have an impact player in the front line for the first time in too damn long.
- We have a youth movement. Gone are the days when we were the oldest, shortest team in the league. We now have enough young players to have a bright future on the horizon.
- We have players with talent and fire- something I have been saying for years that we needed. Isiah made that dream a reality. Now that TT was just moved, there are hardly any soft players left on this team.
While I agree that Larry Brown can help Curry and other improve on D, he's also very efficient in motivatiing players to give their all on the court. A lot of these players have something to prove, and from what they have been saying, seem eager to prove that they can flourish under LB's direction. Focus like that will show up in those very areas that Brown stresses- team play, max effort on both ends, and defensive-mindedness in general. That's what I am most anxious to see them the Knicks this season.
Silver, there's no need for me to defend my optimism. As long as cats like you, Nalod, Marv and other forum vets know where I stand, that's good enough for me.
We are gonna have alot of rooting to do this year. Isiah's extreme makeover leaves us no other choice!
Another season, and more adversity to persevere through. We will get the job done, even BETTER than last year.
GO KNICKS!
10/8/2005 2:44 PM