Written by: John Nguyen - Bio info: John Nguyen is a regular basketball junkie who pays top dollar for NBA League Pass who currently resides in California. John’s goal is to bring some real fan noise and unnecessary PR (...) More
I’m watching player number 24 drop 61 on the Knicks for the second time on the replay. It’s a good performance and props to him passing Bernard King’s 60 and MJ’s Double Nickel at Madison Square Garden, but it wasn’t great by any means. Kobe scored, but didn’t do anything else. To know that he did all of this against a team who doesn’t give a damn about defense; it zaps a little bit of prestige from the record breaking 61. He made some incredible shots, but he didn’t have to work hard against Wilson Chandler, David Lee, and Al Harrington at times. All of this in 36 minutes is extremely impressive, but people need to remember he went to the free throw line 20 times. Yes, he made all of them, but this stopped the clock to get more freebies. This made Kobe looked even more efficient yet this also showed that the 2009 Knicks might not be able to defend a D-League team properly.
Congrats to Kobe though, but there was something else that was more disturbing. It was almost as disgusting as the Pacer-Piston Brawl of a few years ago. Did any of you catch it?
I did.
I thought you Knicks fans were hardcore. I thought you were tough. When Mike got his double nickel against the fiery tough 1995 Knicks, a few games after 1.5 years of retirement, featuring Pat Riley, Patrick Ewing, John Starks, Charles Oakley, Mase, Charles Smith, and Greg Anthony, no New Yorker was applauding like you guys just did for Kobe.
Did I just hear that correctly?
Oh what? It couldn’t be. Could it?
“Kobe! MVP! MVP! MVP!”
Oh. My. Goodness. I understand game recognize game, but this is disgusting. Apalling. Pathetic.
The tough New York Knick fan died that night. Not even the GOAT Mike Jordan got that kind of treatment when he played at MSG. Knicks fans simply have no heart. What else you’re going to do for Kobe? Dance for him? Shine his Nike Zoom Kobe IVs? Let him bang your girl? Take the keys to your car? This is unbelievable. During the 1990s, you guys didn’t give any opposing player that kind of guff. I know there were some applause and some “ooohs” and “ahhhs” for the Greatest of All Time, but to root for him like he was your MVP for your team? The New Yorker back then didn’t do that.
Until now.
I was wondering during the game, “When will anyone take Kobe out with a flagrant foul?” Send a message. Do something. Remember when the Knicks of the 1990s didn’t want Dana Barros to continue his 3pt consecutive game streak? Those Knicks played him extremely tough throughout the entire game. There was no charity here. Remember during the Double Nickel game when Patrick Ewing sent MJ down to the ground after a dunk attempt? What happen to you Knick fan? You guys have become so soft that it translated to the actual team. You didn’t protect the house and you sure didn’t cheer for them to do it. I’m not even a fan of the Knicks and I’m embarrassed. Mind you, these were not Laker fans living in New York cheering for the Black Mamba. They were Knicks fans dressed in Knick gear slurping Kobe. They’re not tough after all. Where’s the pride? Where’s the self respect?
I thought this was the typical Knick fan:
This guy wasn’t seduced into Kobe’s scoring genius:
Where’s your pride? The New York Knicks so-called number one fan Spike Lee is filming a documentary about Kobe. Then after that, he’s planning to do a documentary about His Airness. I thought he would do a documentary depicting the history of the Knicks before he even did any of those. He’s a great director, but he’s not doing anything along that scope for New York. I shudder to think what you guys would do for Lebron. You know what? Save it. I don’t want to know.
Here. Relive the memories. You guys deserve it. You can chant MVP! MVP! in your own house! Watch every point! As far as I’m concerned, the Knicks let him have 61.
And one more for the road:
Stephen A. Smith, the most vocal Knick fan, can come up here and explain why they have become vanilla lightweights. I invite any other New Yorker as well to comment. Please explain what happened.
11 Comments: The New York Knick Fans are the best in the world! Vol. KB61 vs. (...)
Posted by
on 02.5.2009
i don’t get why this is such a big deal, this is nothing but another article debating and comparing between MJ and kobe, which is bs how almost everyone says stop comparing the 2 while majority says MJ is G.O.A.T.besides...is 61pts that significant? i mean he has scored 81pts before... .
Posted by
on 02.5.2009
Kobe nuthuggers are so whack. Serious. .
Posted by J. Nguyen on 02.5.2009
I don’t get Kobe Lovers. i really don’t. I just praised his performance didn’t I? I specifically wrote, "Congrats to Kobe though" somewhere in the article. Where did I throw him under the bus in the article? I "slighted" his performance in terms of context of how the game has regressed, but I didn’t throw him under the bus. I acknowledged his scoring genius after all. I actually threw New York Knicks fans under the bus.
61 points is awesome, but Lebron’s 52 pts, 10 rebounds, 11 assists is just pure filthy domination. .
Posted by
on 02.5.2009
you absolutely throw kobe on the ground if he’s d*cking your team like he was. you do if you want to win, anyway. just like they should have done with lbj. teams back in the day did anything to win, they didn’t just watch you beat their *ss. .
Posted by NixNeedLebron on 02.5.2009
MJ double nickle against the 1990s defensive minded Knicks is by far better than kobe 61 against this team!! The game in the 1990s was more physical than the game today and the knicks were a whole lot better. If you ask me, the nba has gotten soft just like Kobe’s 61. The rule changes have taken the defense out of the game. Next thing you know it the league is moving to Europe. Soft! .
Posted by Lakers on 02.5.2009
Your an idiot, your taking away from Kobe’s performance cause he got to the line ? Thats a mark of a great player, and be able to make 20-20 is 2nd best in history. And get out of the 80’s-90s, basketball isn’t all about hate and hard fouls anymore. It’s about respect for players and teams. You throw Kobe down on the ground cause he’s kicking your teams ass, your a poor sport, and terrible loser and deserve to have a retard like you on their side. .
Posted by Ewing 4 Life on 02.5.2009
LeBron definitely had a better performance, that’s domination across that stat line. Alois Fein is right, we can’t afford the tickets, so the true fans aren’t there like they used to be. I find it sad that we all knew LeBron was going to light up our Knicks after what Kobe did. It wasn’t surprising. The team needs to play better and make it tougher on people to do that. When Jordan did it, he had Starks draped all over him throughout the game, that is still by far the best performance I’ve seen. .
Posted by J. Nguyen on 02.5.2009
If you don’t think that MJ’s performance was better for the reasons I outlined then you’re showing your age, Johnny’s Daddy. Comprende?
Alois Fein, I appreciate you responding. Thanks. This is sad after tonight. Lebron just had 52 pts, 10 boards, and 11 assists; AN EVEN BETTER PERFORMANCE THAN KOBE. The Knicks are quietly becoming the "sluts" of the league. D’Antoni better change that. .
Posted by Alois Fein on 02.4.2009
I’ve been a Knicks fan since the last Championship and grew up with Clyde and The Pearl. Later I was fortunate enough to have season tix during most of Pat Riley’s run with Ewing, Oak, Mase, Starks, etc. I, like many diehards, have long been priced out of the Garden with their celebrity/corporate clientele. Maybe it’ll swing back in time if The Big Apple bites the big one in a depression and with Wall St imploding and losing their block of seats. But those suits and guests in the Garden ain’t true Knicks fans. They’re, by the large, non-native NYers, who don’t know Willis Reed from Willis on Different Strokes. The diehard majority are watching at home and at bars, booing the losing ways, wanting to run Marbury out of town, and as always booing those damn Knick City Dancers who shame that parquet floor with their pom-pom crap. .
Posted by Johnny’s Daddy. on 02.4.2009
John Nyguen - Biggest Hater ever. It’s a ’good’ performance? Your favorite player can’t even dream of putting up 61 on any team fam. He’s a bulls fan and he’s saying MJ’s performance was better..hmm..I don’t see the bias in that.../sarcasm. .
Posted by
on 02.4.2009
chicago has the best fans in the world! .
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