OT: Leafs/Knicks parallels

Dr Positivity · Post #1 » by **Dr Positivity** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 6:31 am

It's kind of freaky at this point

Both are the flagship of their leagues, in the biggest market in the country

Neither have won the championship for 40 years (Leafs - '67, Knicks - 73)

Both were crippled by dumbass GMs who overpaid mediocore players (JFJ, Isiah) and haven't been to the playoffs in 4+ years.

Both fired this GM in the summer of 08 and hired a coach recently fired from a contender (Wilson, D'Antoni). They then had a similar bad but not bad enough for a star pick season (New York finished 7th from the bottom, the Leafs 8th)

This season comes along. Neither have their first round draft picks. They both start out horribly (Knicks 3-14, Leafs 3-11-6). Then both have miraculously turned it around and gotten themselves into playoff contention position.

Any other similiarities betwene the teams you can think of? Maybe Toskala's goaltending = David Lee's d... Chris Rock = Mike Myers... Jason Blake = Eddy Curry...

Hit Em Up · Post #2 » by **Hit Em Up** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 6:38 am

Another similarity.. I do not care about both of them

Southward1 · Post #3 » by **Southward1** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 6:52 am

-Both of them won there last titles when they where old and on there last legs
-Both where pathetic during the 80s
-Both had the first pick in the 1985 draft and drafted there leaders for the next ten years
-Both had teams that the fans could be proud of in 90s. Defensive orientated tough teams that where consistently great, just not great enough
-Both where stopped by the greatest players of all-time in the 90s. (The leafs in 93 by Gretzky and the knicks by Jordan)

Jay3000 · Post #4 » by **Jay3000** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 6:59 am

you blaming zeke? LOL
that's dumb grunwald's fault

>Both were crippled by dumbass GMs who overpaid mediocore players (JFJ, Isiah)

Test of Wills · Post #5 » by **Test of Wills** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 7:56 pm

Good analysis.

That's some crazy stuff. I never knew they were that similar in terms of their traits.

why22 · Post #6 » by **why22** » Mon Feb 1, 2010 5:55 am

Dr Mufasa wrote:It's kind of freaky at this point

Both are the flagship of their leagues, in the biggest market in the country

Neither have won the championship for 40 years (Leafs - '67, Knicks - 73)

Both were crippled by dumbass GMs who overpaid mediocore players (JFJ, Isiah) and haven't been to the playoffs in 4+ years.

Both fired this GM in the summer of 08 and hired a coach recently fired from a contender (Wilson, D'Antoni). They then had a similar bad but not bad enough for a star pick season (New York finished 7th from the bottom, the Leafs 8th)

This season comes along. Neither have their first round draft picks. They both start out horribly (Knicks 3-14, Leafs 3-11-6). Then both have miraculously turned it around and gotten themselves into playoff contention position.

Any other similiarities betwene the teams you can think of? Maybe Toskala's goaltending = David Lee's d... Chris Rock = Mike Myers... Jason Blake = Eddy Curry...

cmon jason blake isnt as bad as curry in character sense i mean blake gives it his all every night... hes just not good. curry gives nothing

why22 · Post #7 » by **why22** » Mon Feb 1, 2010 5:56 am

Dr Mufasa wrote:It's kind of freaky at this point

Both are the flagship of their leagues, in the biggest market in the country

Neither have won the championship for 40 years (Leafs - '67, Knicks - 73)

Both were crippled by dumbass GMs who overpaid mediocore players (JFJ, Isiah) and haven't been to the playoffs in 4+ years.

Both fired this GM in the summer of 08 and hired a coach recently fired from a contender (Wilson, D'Antoni). They then had a similar bad but not bad enough for a star pick season (New York finished 7th from the bottom, the Leafs 8th)

This season comes along. Neither have their first round draft picks. They both start out horribly (Knicks 3-14, Leafs 3-11-6). Then both have miraculously turned it around and gotten themselves into playoff contention position.

Any other similiarities betwene the teams you can think of? Maybe Toskala's goaltending = David Lee's d... Chris Rock = Mike Myers... Jason Blake = Eddy Curry...

and isiah also saddled his team with untradeable contracts and they both dont have a pick this year