1) I agree that the media coverage of the Knicks does not appear to be positive in any light. Berman, Isola and the others are not Knicks fans nor are they sympathetic to the plight of the die hard fans.
2) That said, the Knicks media policy has not been well meaning to the reporters covering the Knicks week in and week out. There is something to be said about a company that treats the media so poorly. Particularly where they get coaches and players in trouble for speaking their minds to the media and create rules that are meant to stifle the free flow of information. Not sure who is more at fault here.
3) Cablevision's policies regarding their own paper, Newsday, leaves much to be desired. To the extent that they had good writers in a position to write articles with a positive vibe, they took those forums and made them subscriber based. So, even the guys who could affect a positive mentality had the pen taken out of their hands, effectively. I know Alan Hahn is now on MSG, but I really enjoyed his blog. I don't understand why Cablevision would take that forum away from the people.
4) I stick to the forums, like this, and the blogs listed on the homepage. The critiques aren't always full of koolaid, but they seem to be knowledgeable and well intentioned. I basically ignore the bs articles by Berman and Isola at this point because I know the information that is relevant will come out from a more neutral source.
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