The first game I went to was 1991 Game 1 against the Celtics. Last row of the blue seats. I was young and chanted "LET'S GO KNICKS" instead of "BOS TON SUCKS". The guys in front of me thought this was funny and kept trying to feed me beer. Good times

GustavBahler wrote:Not as old school as Sage but I started going to games when I was a yout back in 72'. Lucky to have seen the Knicks in the glory days.
This is a great place to talk bball with fans that span generations.

In '72 or '73 I was sitting behind the Baltimore bench when the Knx were blowing them out. Said to Gene Shue-"How 'bout a victory cigar?" He never looked back just half turned in his seat with his hand extended and got the cigar. Things were a little mor ecivil back then.

The 90's knicks sucked me in by playing with so much heart. the heat and bulls rivalries were just amazing, the intensity!

I was late to the game. My dad always watched sports, but they weren't my thing...outside of the Yankees and the '80s weren't kind to the Yanks. I was obviously aware of the Knicks, but I didn't watch basketball unless I was really desperate to avoid doing something like my homework. I remember watching games with Bernard King, Georgetown winning the NCAA championship, Ewing getting drafted, Jackson getting drafted and watching he a Patrick play some nice games together. But in 1989, the first semester of my senior year in HS I went to NYC with my dad, getting my long hair chopped, goin g to the Kosher deli across the street and down the block from MSG and going to see the Knicks play the Pistons. We had seats behind the basket, just to the left if you're on the court. The first row after the path behind the lower level seats (your sightline was never blocked unless someone stopped while selling cotton candy). Right then and there orange and blue forever. Marv, Walt Clyde, and Johnny calling the games. I've only seen about 10 games at the Garden, but they were all free and in those seats with my dad. I watched them play the Celtics and the Bulls in the playoffs during different seasons. I got to see Oak enforce and Streaky Starks just light it up. It's been rough since they ditched Patrick, but it's his legacy that keeps me watching. It's been a rough decade, but things are looking good again. I'm excited about the present and future again, not just remembering the past.

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Is it me, or was everybody as stiff-legged as Gallo in those days?

loweyecue wrote:When I moved to the US in 1996, I lived in Stamford and worked in NY for the first year then lived at various places in NY over the next two. And that's when I adopted the Knicks, Yankees and Giants. So I am a newbie in terms of basketball fandom and also of watching the Knicks. But when I take up a sports team it's usually for life. Nothing will change that. Well, there is one exception: Isiah Thomas joining the Knicks in any capacity.

Oh man, oh man . . . that would be worse than 10 years of being a laughing stock and having the owner to support it. I started rooting for the Knickerbockers not that long ago, about 95 or 96. A buddy of mine was a fan and he turned me on to what has become pretty much an obsession. I missed the glory days , but it was like my 2nd or 3rd year in the states. Signing Allan Houston(not the extention) was huge for me , and so was playing them Pacers and mostly the Heat. And beating them. Nothing compares. I want that feeling back