What is at stake is the City.
Knicks have not gained a generation of bandwagon fans since the Ewing era. Knicks went all in this season to ****block the nets and there quest to eclipse them.
the first team to win a chip in the city will grab the younger crowd and build on that. Im a knick fan because as a child the Clyde-Reed era got me. For many of you its the Ewing era. Bernard King grabbed a few. Melo is a star and gained a lot of fans but there is a difference between being a fan of a star and following a team that goes all the way!
Does this put them over the top? Long way to go before the final rosters are seen and nothing is won on paper.
But there is a lot at stake here for both teams.
I can't stand Pierce and KG but im learning in the new NBA, like in the NFL rosters can change quickly. I was never a big fan of Melo as a Nugget. Dude is ok with me now but its not like the old days.
Yeah, I'll root for the next always first but when they are eliminated I will root for The nets before I'll root for Miami, Bulls or Pacers.
Other teams losing don't really make me feel better. Heat win vs. Spurs kind of sucks but the day after who the phuch cares.