Hawks (5) @ Knicks (4) - Playoffs Round 1 - Game 1 - SUNDAY May 23 - 7:00pm

Post #761 » by **K_ick_God** » Thu May 20, 2021 10:05 pm

If the NBA wants the Knicks in the playoffs so badly, it obviously hasn't translated to much effective bias toward them lol.

Clyde_Style · Post #762 » by **Clyde_Style** » Thu May 20, 2021 10:06 pm

KnicksGod wrote:
DaGawd wrote:Just copped tickets and a flight to atl.. gonna be repping for us at game 4

All right, thank you Mr. Lee.

DaGawd needs to shave their head and wear an orange headband so we can identify them in the crowd

Post #763 » by **K_ick_God** » Thu May 20, 2021 10:07 pm

Also, Nate M. obviously hasn't studied much film of the way games are reffed vis-a-vis the Knickerbockers lol.

Clyde_Style · Post #764 » by **Clyde_Style** » Thu May 20, 2021 10:11 pm

Luca flies in tomorrow.

He will clear Covid protocols by Friday of next week. He can join the team then.

That means he could still be available to play as early as Game 4 on Sunday, May 30th

Sure, Thibs said he's a Summer evaluation, but that doesn't mean anything, because Luca is probably in close to game shape right now.

This could get interesting, especially if we are winning the series and Luca could get familiar enough with the team to be in the rotation for the second series.

Post #765 » by **K_ick_God** » Thu May 20, 2021 10:11 pm

mpharris36 wrote:

Read on Twitter

I'm not sure I follow. So the Covid safety is flexible based on how many Knicks fans want to attend lol? I guess as long as people can show they're vaccinated, it makes sense.

makeitstop · Post #766 » by **makeitstop** » Thu May 20, 2021 10:14 pm

Clyde_Style wrote:
KnicksGod wrote:
SelbyCobra wrote:

Read on Twitter

He looks like a young Mitt Romney so that's already two strikes against him.

You're Fugazi

Yeah, I don't see it either.

GEOLINK · Post #767 » by **GEOLINK** » Thu May 20, 2021 10:16 pm

The guy that wrote the GO NY GO song is the part owner of the Hawks... wtf...

Read on Twitter

stuporman · Post #768 » by **stuporman** » Thu May 20, 2021 10:26 pm

KnicksGod wrote:If the NBA wants the Knicks in the playoffs so badly, it obviously hasn't translated to much effective bias toward them lol.

Yea, the NBA wanted the Knicks in the playoffs so badly it took them 8 years for them to get back and get there only a handful of times in 20 years.... :lol:

makeitstop · Post #769 » by **makeitstop** » Thu May 20, 2021 10:31 pm

Read on Twitter

LOL. National press about how thin their fan base is.

DaGawd · Post #770 » by **DaGawd** » Thu May 20, 2021 10:42 pm

Clyde_Style wrote:
KnicksGod wrote:
DaGawd wrote:Just copped tickets and a flight to atl.. gonna be repping for us at game 4

All right, thank you Mr. Lee.

DaGawd needs to shave their head and wear an orange headband so we can identify them in the crowd

Not shaving.. got my tips of my fro died a dark orange tho lol

Nostrand Ave · Post #771 » by **Nostrand Ave** » Thu May 20, 2021 10:44 pm

KnicksGod wrote:
mpharris36 wrote:

Read on Twitter

I'm not sure I follow. So the Covid safety is flexible based on how many Knicks fans want to attend lol? I guess as long as people can show they're vaccinated, it makes sense.

15,000 fans? And full capacity is 20,789?

TheGreenArrow · Post #772 » by **TheGreenArrow** » Thu May 20, 2021 10:48 pm

Nostrand Ave wrote:
KnicksGod wrote:
mpharris36 wrote:

Read on Twitter

I'm not sure I follow. So the Covid safety is flexible based on how many Knicks fans want to attend lol? I guess as long as people can show they're vaccinated, it makes sense.

15,000 fans? And full capacity is 20,789?

19,763 to be exact!!!!!

Clyde_Style · Post #773 » by **Clyde_Style** » Thu May 20, 2021 11:06 pm

DaGawd wrote:
Clyde_Style wrote:
KnicksGod wrote:
All right, thank you Mr. Lee.

DaGawd needs to shave their head and wear an orange headband so we can identify them in the crowd

Not shaving.. got my tips of my fro died a dark orange tho lol

You're talking upstairs, not downstairs, right?

NoDopeOnSundays · Post #774 » by **NoDopeOnSundays** » Thu May 20, 2021 11:07 pm

NYC is probably the most vaccinated major city in the US, so it makes sense.

KnicksGadfly · Post #775 » by **KnicksGadfly** » Thu May 20, 2021 11:11 pm

Yo, so if Trae starts flopping, you think we can get it trending or something

Clyde_Style · Post #776 » by **Clyde_Style** » Thu May 20, 2021 11:18 pm

Knicks homecourt advantage is now looking like bananas plus. First two games at MSG has got to be a major edge

cgmw · Post #777 » by **cgmw** » Thu May 20, 2021 11:22 pm

SelbyCobra wrote:
snadler wrote:

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?s=21

But the Knicks aren’t cool

Geez, that franchise is so disappointing. They've managed to assemble a trio of superstars against all odds and expectations, at a level that the league may have never seen before. Undeniably impressive work by the basketball people.

At the same time, their fanbase has remained moribund and pathetic. They were the upstart team of the NBA a couple of years ago, made the playoff in a shocker...and had the lowest attendance in the entire league. The organization literally is giving 50% off playoff tickets now, with three megastars leading them to one of the best records in the league, under the guise of "James Harden is taking care of the best fans in the world", yet when they're still not gone this afternoon as your tweet shows. The truth is revealed that Knicks fans - chastised as jealous or petty - have been right along that nobody cares about the Brooklyn Nets.

And drilling down even deeper, knowing Durant and Kyrie actively chose Brooklyn specifically because they knew it was a pathetic fanbase and irrelevant organization in NYC makes it that much more disappointing. Choosing to make top dollar with no pressure and no expectations playing for a relatively non-existent fanbase and media presence doesn't make me want to scream GOAT about those guys, despite their impressive on-court results.

Durant could win the next 4 championships and A) the Nets still wouldn't have fans, and B) nobody would ever mention him as GOAT.

br7knicks · Post #778 » by **br7knicks** » Thu May 20, 2021 11:23 pm

makeitstop wrote:

Read on Twitter

LOL. National press about how thin their fan base is.

right? lol. most of us wanted pussingiz gone

Nostrand Ave · Post #779 » by **Nostrand Ave** » Thu May 20, 2021 11:25 pm

Anyone know how many fans were in during the last Boston Celtics game?

Ray Williams · Post #780 » by **Ray Williams** » Thu May 20, 2021 11:27 pm

cgmw wrote:
SelbyCobra wrote:
snadler wrote:

Read on Twitter
?s=21

But the Knicks aren’t cool

Geez, that franchise is so disappointing. They've managed to assemble a trio of superstars against all odds and expectations, at a level that the league may have never seen before. Undeniably impressive work by the basketball people.

At the same time, their fanbase has remained moribund and pathetic. They were the upstart team of the NBA a couple of years ago, made the playoff in a shocker...and had the lowest attendance in the entire league. The organization literally is giving 50% off playoff tickets now, with three megastars leading them to one of the best records in the league, under the guise of "James Harden is taking care of the best fans in the world", yet when they're still not gone this afternoon as your tweet shows. The truth is revealed that Knicks fans - chastised as jealous or petty - have been right along that nobody cares about the Brooklyn Nets.

And drilling down even deeper, knowing Durant and Kyrie actively chose Brooklyn specifically because they knew it was a pathetic fanbase and irrelevant organization in NYC makes it that much more disappointing. Choosing to make top dollar with no pressure and no expectations playing for a relatively non-existent fanbase and media presence doesn't make me want to scream GOAT about those guys, despite their impressive on-court results.

Durant could win the next 4 championships and A) the Nets still wouldn't have fans, and B) nobody would ever mention him as GOAT.

Nets going to start giving tickets away so they don’t embarrass themselves with all those empty seats. We should try to get those tickets, show up in Knicks jerseys and root for whoever they play against.

Who will win the series?