I think we had a small rivarly with the pacers, but that was only in the playoffs, they really did't have any umf to there regular season meetings...

The players now a days are all close freinds, they party, eat and drink together, shake hands and joke minutes before the tip off, shts a joke now...Even the Boston/LA finals didn't have any real venom, there just no real must see rivalry in sports over all.

Hard fouls, please...and risk getting suspended for your next must win game..you get a tech for just throwing your hands in the air for a BS call..imagine Gallo head button LBJ, he would probably be suspended 3 games and fined enough money to feed and houes a family of 4 for the year comfortably.

Then there's the dissparity in the NBA...take the knicks as an example...If we continue winning like we are, we will have gone from the celler to the penthouse in one season...like the nets did with kidd, like the celts did with KG and now the cavs...on the other end...

There's more teams under .500 in the NBA then there are over .500, thats why we have 4 or 5 teams winning so many game in a row.. How can the NBA produce any rivals with the way the officiate games ( they want you to run up to the refs slap him on the ass and tell them GOOD CALL, NICE JOB gimme another) and allow 3 of the top 10 players to play on the same team......Rivalry.....please, not in today's game

orangeblobman wrote:No, there are not more teams under .500. Last season there were 13 with losing records.

A rivalry is when you have heated beefs.

There's currently only 14 teams 500 or above..and give me two teams in this league right now that can't stand each other..heck give me 2 players..

knicks1248 wrote:The heat/knicks rivarly started from Pat riley quiting on the knicks and taking the heat job just days later, then Zo and ewings match up, then LJ and Zo not liking each other at all, then the fights..and 4 staight playoff battles, plus we were in the same division and played the same style,the coaches..pupil vs teacher..

I think we had a small rivarly with the pacers, but that was only in the playoffs, they really did't have any umf to there regular season meetings...

The players now a days are all close freinds, they party, eat and drink together, shake hands and joke minutes before the tip off, shts a joke now...Even the Boston/LA finals didn't have any real venom, there just no real must see rivalry in sports over all.
Hard fouls, please...and risk getting suspended for your next must win game..you get a tech for just throwing your hands in the air for a BS call..imagine Gallo head button LBJ, he would probably be suspended 3 games and fined enough money to feed and houes a family of 4 for the year comfortably.

Then there's the dissparity in the NBA...take the knicks as an example...If we continue winning like we are, we will have gone from the celler to the penthouse in one season...like the nets did with kidd, like the celts did with KG and now the cavs...on the other end...

There's more teams under .500 in the NBA then there are over .500, thats why we have 4 or 5 teams winning so many game in a row.. How can the NBA produce any rivals with the way the officiate games ( they want you to run up to the refs slap him on the ass and tell them GOOD CALL, NICE JOB gimme another) and allow 3 of the top 10 players to play on the same team......Rivalry.....please, not in today's game

id say the yankees/redsox is probably the one exception

knicks1248 wrote:

jimimou wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:The heat/knicks rivarly started from Pat riley quiting on the knicks and taking the heat job just days later, then Zo and ewings match up, then LJ and Zo not liking each other at all, then the fights..and 4 staight playoff battles, plus we were in the same division and played the same style,the coaches..pupil vs teacher..

I think we had a small rivarly with the pacers, but that was only in the playoffs, they really did't have any umf to there regular season meetings...

The players now a days are all close freinds, they party, eat and drink together, shake hands and joke minutes before the tip off, shts a joke now...Even the Boston/LA finals didn't have any real venom, there just no real must see rivalry in sports over all.
Hard fouls, please...and risk getting suspended for your next must win game..you get a tech for just throwing your hands in the air for a BS call..imagine Gallo head button LBJ, he would probably be suspended 3 games and fined enough money to feed and houes a family of 4 for the year comfortably.

Then there's the dissparity in the NBA...take the knicks as an example...If we continue winning like we are, we will have gone from the celler to the penthouse in one season...like the nets did with kidd, like the celts did with KG and now the cavs...on the other end...

There's more teams under .500 in the NBA then there are over .500, thats why we have 4 or 5 teams winning so many game in a row.. How can the NBA produce any rivals with the way the officiate games ( they want you to run up to the refs slap him on the ass and tell them GOOD CALL, NICE JOB gimme another) and allow 3 of the top 10 players to play on the same team......Rivalry.....please, not in today's game

id say the yankees/redsox is probably the one exception

That rivalry is Luke warm at best, they haven't even seen each other in the playoffs in almost 5 seasons..trust me I a big yankee fan..Love the packers too, and even the hated bears rivalry is suspect. Although that may heat up if the last game of this season depends on division winner/playoffs

that's kinda true - we've owned them lately. but w the way the sux beefed up their squad this offseason, the rivalry may be renewed this coming season. we shall see.