I thought there was plenty of positive press over the summer with the hiring of Horny and the addition of new players.
Are the new players amazing acquisitions? Not when they have the injury history. Thus the hype is set, then the sourpuss has to also tell us how "stupid" we are to believe, all the while offering no bonafide alternative because none can be really constructed. Fans are famous for seconding guessing the obvious and coming up with their own scenarios without much consideration for market value or what the other teams needs would be for a trade to work.
Phil also does not care what others think. We all thought he'd hire Rambis and we were wrong.
One need not look any futher than Steven A. Smith to understand the hype machine and how it all works.
BTW, Winning on the court is the ultimate truth.
Does the NBA hate the knicks? I don't know why. Does the media? Does ESPN have it in for us? Why would they? What do they gain?
Why hate on the team in the biggest market?
Ratings.