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misterearl
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11/20/2007  8:44 AM
"Hello, my name is Earl and I have a problem..."

It's intervention time. Just in time for the holidays. Something Solace posted reminded me of the problem with any addiction. he/she has decided to not watch any more Knicks games. Good for him/her.

For the rest of us it's tough. No matter what, you can't help yourself... you can't turn away or even walk away from something you KNOW is not good for you. The Knicks are a bad habit. They are not good for your health, this much is certain. Especially now. It's a mess and the losses are certain to pile higher than the neigboring Empire State Building. The fans inside The Garden will boo and boo frequently. It won't be pretty.

Here is a suggestion. Why not just simply change habits, go read a book, hugs your kids and get outside to stomp through some fresly fallen leaves?

Or do our arteries run so deeply orange and blue that we can't help ourselves?

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Solace
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11/20/2007  8:49 AM
There are a lot of good things to rent on Netflix. Or play one of the NBA video games. Perhaps go for NBA2k1 (oldie). That was a good one because it still had Ewing in the game.

Oh, if you need to pass time, get a Wii. The discovery channel is also good for passing time.
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jazz74
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11/20/2007  8:49 AM
well, i refuse to get nba league pass until they get exponentially better. i thought about getting it ever since i got directv. but why get it to watch garbage? if they get kobe then i will instantly subscribe.
Panos
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11/20/2007  8:49 AM
It's like passing a car wreck on the highway with pools of blood on the asphalt.
You can't help but look...
fishmike
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11/20/2007  8:58 AM
its lousy entertainment.. what can I say?
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misterearl
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11/20/2007  9:05 AM
Posted by Panos:

It's like passing a car wreck on the highway with pools of blood on the asphalt.
You can't help but look...

SFX: horn blowing

Panos - it's cats like you who slow down rush hour traffic to a crawl. Thanks a lot dude.
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Bonn1997
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11/20/2007  9:14 AM
They're not worth my time. I've caught a little bit of the games, but I usually watch other teams if I'm watching basketball.
Panos
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11/20/2007  9:16 AM
Go Celtics!
islesfan
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11/20/2007  9:46 AM
I refuse to ever miss a Knicks game while they're playing under .500 basketball. This is the most fun I've had in awhile.
If it didn’t work in Phoenix with Nash and Stoutamire... it’s just not a winning formula. It’s an entertaining formula, but not a winning one. - Derek Harper talking about D'Antoni's System
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11/20/2007  9:56 AM
Earl you're the best. Great post.

I'm Ike and am addicted to Knicks basketball, and perhaps it is a disease, but fortunately I have other coping mechanisms to keep me clean when the disease tries to take over. I have a close friend who is an enabler, and can't say I have gone too long being clean in recent memory, although I was able to purge my addiction to the Yankees after they won the WS in 1996...and I still relapse from time to time...so I am just hoping for the same with the Knicks.

I think the only Px for my disease will be a Knick championship.

[Edited by - PresIke on 11-20-2007 09:56 AM]

[Edited by - PresIke on 11-20-2007 09:57 AM]
Forum Po Po and #33 for a reason...
JesseDark
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11/20/2007  9:58 AM
I don't think I've felt this bad about the team since the brawl with Miami. Ahh the good'ol days.
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Cosmic
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11/20/2007  10:29 AM
I will continue to watch them every chance I get. I would only miss games if I'm on vacation, have company over, or on my way out for an evening. I think I miss about 5-7 games a year.

There is the occasional time during a long season if they're getting their brains beaten in that I might turn it off before it's over but that's rare.

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nyk4ever
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11/20/2007  10:34 AM
Posted by Cosmic:

I will continue to watch them every chance I get. I would only miss games if I'm on vacation, have company over, or on my way out for an evening. I think I miss about 5-7 games a year.

There is the occasional time during a long season if they're getting their brains beaten in that I might turn it off before it's over but that's rare.

Thats exactly how I am man. I RARELY miss a game, no matter how much I beat down on Isiah.
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TrueBlue
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11/20/2007  10:37 AM
Posted by Bonn1997:

They're not worth my time. I've caught a little bit of the games, but I usually watch other teams if I'm watching basketball.

Yeah there are other teams to watch. That's the purpose of LP IMO to follow the rest of league. One of the best values around.


Raptors
Magic
Celtics


They say laughing contributes to one's health and the Knicks pathetic play does just that for me in that I get my recommended healthy dose of laughing every week watching them.

[Edited by - TrueBlue on 11-20-2007 09:46 AM]
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Marv
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11/20/2007  10:48 AM
hey screw this sublimated sobriety crap. what kind of way is that to live??? I plan on going to as many games as possible and booing and cursing my ass off till that vein in my right temple is throbbing amd pulsing and one or both of my eyes is twitching and bulging and i've filled not one but two pairs of my extra-strength depends.
VDesai
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11/20/2007  11:10 AM
Forget about not watching, I'm going tonight!
kam77
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11/20/2007  12:01 PM
See yous there!
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11/20/2007  12:10 PM
Posted by islesfan:

I refuse to ever miss a Knicks game while they're playing under .500 basketball. This is the most fun I've had in awhile.

It really is. To me, tonight's game feels like game 1 of round 1 of the Eastern Conference Playoffs. But we'll be advancing in a different way, Isiah's departure to be exact. Its so meaningful.

I'm all hyped up about Isiah's pregame introductions and a 20 point Warriors blowout.
islesfan
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11/20/2007  12:22 PM
Posted by nyk4ever:
Posted by Cosmic:

I will continue to watch them every chance I get. I would only miss games if I'm on vacation, have company over, or on my way out for an evening. I think I miss about 5-7 games a year.

There is the occasional time during a long season if they're getting their brains beaten in that I might turn it off before it's over but that's rare.

Thats exactly how I am man. I RARELY miss a game, no matter how much I beat down on Isiah.

That's because you're a True Fan...just like me.
If it didn’t work in Phoenix with Nash and Stoutamire... it’s just not a winning formula. It’s an entertaining formula, but not a winning one. - Derek Harper talking about D'Antoni's System
islesfan
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11/20/2007  12:24 PM
Posted by JrZyHuStLa:
Posted by islesfan:

I refuse to ever miss a Knicks game while they're playing under .500 basketball. This is the most fun I've had in awhile.

It really is. To me, tonight's game feels like game 1 of round 1 of the Eastern Conference Playoffs. But we'll be advancing in a different way, Isiah's departure to be exact. Its so meaningful.

I'm all hyped up about Isiah's pregame introductions and a 20 point Warriors blowout.

I'm DVRing the first 10 minutes to get the head coach introduction and the last 20 minutes as the fans get really riled up over another blowout loss.
If it didn’t work in Phoenix with Nash and Stoutamire... it’s just not a winning formula. It’s an entertaining formula, but not a winning one. - Derek Harper talking about D'Antoni's System
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