gunsnewing wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:Just for the record, those who were predicting that the Knicks would have only a .550 season were called haters a few months ago.
http://ultimateknicks.com/forum/topic.asp?t=40277&page=5
I'm not sure what the difference is between a *hater* and a *realist posting on ultimateknicks.com*

difference is Dantoni is gone now and the team can finally reach its potential which is problably top 2 seed under Woodson not .500 ball

Regardless, I'm not sure I get your point. You're saying that means those predicting a .550 season were haters?

Bonn1997 wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:Just for the record, those who were predicting that the Knicks would have only a .550 season were called haters a few months ago.
http://ultimateknicks.com/forum/topic.asp?t=40277&page=5
I'm not sure what the difference is between a *hater* and a *realist posting on ultimateknicks.com*

difference is Dantoni is gone now and the team can finally reach its potential which is problably top 2 seed under Woodson not .500 ball

It's not a 14 game season. We were making predictions for what the actual W-L record would be.

Regardless, I'm not sure I get your point. You're saying that means those predicting a .550 season were haters?

Bonn1997 wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:Just for the record, those who were predicting that the Knicks would have only a .550 season were called haters a few months ago.
http://ultimateknicks.com/forum/topic.asp?t=40277&page=5
I'm not sure what the difference is between a *hater* and a *realist posting on ultimateknicks.com*

difference is Dantoni is gone now and the team can finally reach its potential which is problably top 2 seed under Woodson not .500 ball

It's not a 14 game season. We were making predictions for what the actual W-L record would be.

Regardless, I'm not sure I get your point. You're saying that means those predicting a .550 season were haters?

No not in every case. Only those who doubted a roster consisting of Melo, Amare & Chandler. That they would barely make the playoffs. Which is what happened because the previous coach stayed 3/4s of the season too long.

gunsnewing wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:Just for the record, those who were predicting that the Knicks would have only a .550 season were called haters a few months ago.
http://ultimateknicks.com/forum/topic.asp?t=40277&page=5
I'm not sure what the difference is between a *hater* and a *realist posting on ultimateknicks.com*

difference is Dantoni is gone now and the team can finally reach its potential which is problably top 2 seed under Woodson not .500 ball

It's not a 14 game season. We were making predictions for what the actual W-L record would be.

Regardless, I'm not sure I get your point. You're saying that means those predicting a .550 season were haters?

No not in every case. Only those who doubted a roster consisting of Melo, Amare & Chandler. That they would barely make the playoffs. Which is what happened because the previous coach stayed 3/4s of the season too long.

Bonn1997 wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:Just for the record, those who were predicting that the Knicks would have only a .550 season were called haters a few months ago.
http://ultimateknicks.com/forum/topic.asp?t=40277&page=5
I'm not sure what the difference is between a *hater* and a *realist posting on ultimateknicks.com*

difference is Dantoni is gone now and the team can finally reach its potential which is problably top 2 seed under Woodson not .500 ball

It's not a 14 game season. We were making predictions for what the actual W-L record would be.

Regardless, I'm not sure I get your point. You're saying that means those predicting a .550 season were haters?

No not in every case. Only those who doubted a roster consisting of Melo, Amare & Chandler. That they would barely make the playoffs. Which is what happened because the previous coach stayed 3/4s of the season too long.

Again, no one foresaw Lin when making their predictions. Baron was out the majority of the season too. Let's say that for the majority of the season we had Woodson and our PGs were Toney Douglas and Iman Shumpert. Then for the final 2 months of the season an old Baron Davis gets added to the picture. It's unreasonable to think this team would just squeeze into the playoffs? How great do you think that team would be?

Its one thing to think the team isn't a finished product then to proclaim the team will never get out of the 1st round because of Melo. A lot of people wanted to see Melo fail in order to say they were right about Gallo & the Denver trade

-Hated the Melo trade
-Loved the old(youth) Knicks
-Loved Linsanity
-Hate ISO ball
-Love SSOL
-Hate Melo
-Hate Dolan, so they think every organizational move reeks of it
-Miss Walsh
-Hated D'Antoni resigning/getting fired

And somehow through all this turmoil, undermanned, the Knicks are battling, beating teams with defense and timely offense. And somehow, a select few still continue to poo poo on what's supposed to be a "Feel Good" win. Whatever happened to "Enjoying the Ride"? Have we been scarred for so long by over a decade of futility that we forgot how to have fun? Seems like everytime the Knicks have a little bit of success, one small contingent of fans will always dismiss it, blast it, criticize for whatever reason.

misterearl wrote:The Answer Man May Not Be Right, But He Is Never Wrong

Bonn1997 wrote:You got it all wrong. We're not unhappy because some are celebrating too loudly. We just don't like being called haters because we don't celebrate loudly enough.

Bonn1997 - did someone call you a hater?

Tell me who did and I'll punch his lights out.

To be clear, I could care less whether you celebrate or are sour-faced. It's only basketball and the Knicks are too much fun.

Please pass me an extra noisemaker and party hat.

Beat Chicago.

Bonn1997 wrote:

misterearl wrote:The Answer Man May Not Be Right, But He Is Never Wrong

Bonn1997 wrote:You got it all wrong. We're not unhappy because some are celebrating too loudly. We just don't like being called haters because we don't celebrate loudly enough.

Bonn1997 - did someone call you a hater?

Tell me who did and I'll punch his lights out.

To be clear, I could care less whether you celebrate or are sour-faced. It's only basketball and the Knicks are too much fun.

Please pass me an extra noisemaker and party hat.

Beat Chicago.

Thanks; I get called a Melo-hater pretty often. I would be happy if you punched MrKnickFans lights out. JK!

Are you referring to me? I never called you a hater! I called you an As$hole!

haha - just kidding

IrishKnickFan wrote:I dont know why some think people are getting on melo. it seems to me everyone is happy with melo. The team is doing well despite key injuries so people should be excited