Being a life-long New York Knicks fan sucks.
We are the most desperate fan base in all of sports, bar none. The team is lifeless, there's no passion and it seems like no one on the team even gives a damn.
Isiah is a dead man walking; he is even bordering delusional. I'm paraphrasing here but Isiah once said the Knicks can "win a championship." Quit fooling yourself, Isiah. Ultimately, you're the only one who believes that.
The chemistry on this team is terrible, the cap is loaded with atrocious contracts and if that's not enough, the organization still carries the shame of the sexual harassment case and the Marbury debacle. There is seemingly no hope.
Unless the Knicks somehow land the No. 2 overall pick in this year's draft and land Memphis freshman phenom, Derrick Rose.
Landing Rose will reverse the fortunes of this once proud franchise. He will be the best Knicks point guard since Walt Clyde Frasier, if we are fortunate enough to land him.
Michael Beasely, another freshman phenom, will land No. 1 overall because of his superior inside/outside game and tenacious rebounding, but I'd take Rose in a heartbeat.
Rose is lightning quick handling the basketball, he is strong finishing around the basket in traffic, has excellent court vision, plays tough defense, and above all, is a natural leader. He has a demeanor well beyond his years.
The Knicks lack all of those qualities and intangibles that cannot be taught. I love this kid. I've followed Memphis all season just because of no. 23. It is no coincidence that they finally got to the Final Four this season in convincing fashion.
Lets face it, you know you're in trouble when you have Jamal Crawford running your offense.
I've seen this scenario way too many times to the point where I've become immune to it: Jamal comes up the court, pulls a chain of fancy cross over dribbles (like he was playing at Rucker) and pulls up for a long jump shot early in the shot clock .
There is no ball movement at all, which is what the PG is suppose to control. Don't get me wrong, Jamal is actually one of the few Knicks who I really like. However, on a playoff team, at best, he's a very good 6th man off the bench providing instant offense.
I'm crossing my fingers that we get lucky this time and land Rose. I've been talking about it for months since it became apparent that the Knicks would have one of the worst records in the league.
I don't get why the word "rebuilding" is never an option in regards to the New York franchises. Look where it got Portland and New Orleans, two teams who have bright futures set up because they chose to rebuild and bring in quality players who are talented good character guys that have chemistry with one another on the court.
Trade the bad contracts and over-the-hill veterans for expiring contracts and decent young talent, most likely expiring deals since no GM in their right mind would trade good young talent for anything on our roster. Buying out Marbury is a must, especially if Rose is drafted by the Knicks. You sure as hell don't want Marbury influencing that young kid in ANY way possible.
Donnie Walsh just signed a four-year deal with the Knicks to be President of Basketball Operations. He is regarded as one of the best basketball minds in the world. Hopefully he lives up to his reputation.
It is not going to be easy and it won't be fixed overnight. Knicks fans just want some sense of hope, a light at the end of the tunnel. We want to root for a team that plays together and leaves it all out on the floor every night, win or lose. That's a team to be proud of.
It nearly brings tears to my eyes when I look back and remember what the Garden use to be like when the Knicks were a powerhouse. Hopefully we'll return to that glory with a young superstar point guard leading the way.
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6 months ago
I'm with you brother nate.I'm tired of getting my heart broken.i think rose will end up being a great player,whatever "IT" is he's got it.hopefully we end up with him.
6 months ago
Being from Chicago, I HOPE THE KNICKS DON'T GET HIM!! (Bulls Fan, bad blood over the Jordan years) I had seen him in High School SEVERAL times and can say that all this article says about him is true. The highest compliment I can pay him, is he doesn't even need to score to dominate a game, unfricken believable. He can block a shot, get a steal, get a rebound, give an alley-oop, lead a fast-break, do SOMETHING to revitalize his team. He has basketball HALL OF FAMER written on him...
The only other (if not more dominate) HS basketball player I had seen was Greg Oden. He will also be a fine pro...
6 months ago
The Knicks need alot more than Derrick Rose to have any chance of being a dominant team in the near future.
from 6 months ago
you gotta start somewhere.
6 months ago
I truly believe that if Derrick Rose were leaving after this season he would probably cry if he was drafted by the New York Knicks. I'm from chicago and i attended elementary school with derrick rose and we chat occassionally these days and derrick feels that his education is just as important as his ability to play basketball so sorry to say my fellow e-journalist derrick rose will not be leaving after this season.
6 months ago
Hey my friend Arman, Derrick Rose will turn pro, money talks and bullshit walks. Derrick will enjoy
New York especially when we tell shitbury, Zach Randolph, Jerome James, baby Richardson, Isiah Thomas, and Eddie fat boy Curry to take a hike. Derrick Rose will especially love being a knick when the Knicks get under the cap in 2010 and get the best player in the league Lebron M.V.P James. Arman can you tell me that a starting five of Derrick Rose point guard Jamal Crawford shooting guard Lebron James small forward David Lee power forward and fat boy if he is still here at the center, would not be a great starting five.
from 6 months ago
shitbury THAT GOT ME ROLLING.
2010/2011 starting 5[god willing]
rose
artest
james
lee
howard[yeah i said it]
6 months ago
Man I feel you Knicks fans. I lived in Chicago in the 90's and it wasn't much fun watching Elton Brand, Brad Miller, Ron Artest, and others get traded for basically crap in the years after Jordan left.
So sad to see a major franchise like the Knicks suffer, its awful for the league when a city that has almost 1/10th of the US population can't stand their team. Its gonna take more than a rookie Derrick Rose to get this team back to respectability though.
But hey, at least you guys gave us this precious moment:
http://basketbawful.blogspot.com/2008/02/zach-randolph-and-worst-possession-i.html
You gotta see that video if you haven't yet.
from 6 months ago
a bulls fan showing a knick fan sympathy?!
zach sucks.
from 6 months ago
Oh shit I forgot about my boy Ron Artest, (can you say defense.) The only way we can get Ron is to trade Eddie or Zach and also Richardson. The Knicks also have to worry about Lebron James!!!!!!!!!!!!
6 months ago
Being that the league is full of upcoming new guards the Knicks need the same caliber type player to command the team. We need a derrick rose to outplay the paul's and williams of the league.
Plus, even though no one likes him, i prefer him over micael beasley beacue we know what we have with randoplh and that's a double-double every game, with beasley you can be so certain yet. Trade curry and every one else except lee and the knicks we have cap space to after the big names in the league.
6 months ago
Rodge, What do you mean nobody likes Derrick Rose, everyone loves this kid. I think you need to watch the final four this weekend and then tell me no one likes the Rose.
6 months ago
I typed in "Derrick Rose Knicks" into google. And I found this article, that should have been written by me, because everything you said is part of my life experience. The knicks need Derrick Rose, and I have followed him as well, and hope he leads Memphis all the way.
6 months ago
no, my bad! I meant Zach Randolph. Even though it is highly unlikely to get either beasley or rose i was just saying i rather have rose than beasley because we have a player that can cover that position, in Randolph.lol
6 months ago
i hope derrick rose stays with the memphis tigers!
6 months ago
There is no way Derrick stays at Memphis especially when at worst, he is picked #2 overall in the upcoming draft.
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