Will The Nets Steal Away Knicks Fans?
KFC,
I got a dilemma… I have always been a die hard Mets and Jets fan and an apathetic Knicks fan. When the Nets move into my City can I switch allegiances and start all over with the Nets. Below are my reasons for leaving let me know what you think
1) A team is moving into the city I’ve lived in my whole life I should be able to become a fan of them.
2) Jay Z and Proko are going to be much better owners than the Dolans.
3) I live in the upper east side and can get to Atlantic Ave on the 4 train faster than I can get to MSG.
4) All black everything
5) I really want all of my favorite teams to rhyme.
Alex
The Nets are one trade away from being a far superior team than the Knicks with a bright future of new superstars and new ownership that’s hungry to win. Even if they don’t land Dwight Howard, they’re probably still a better team. They have a billionaire and a pop culture icon building a new New York franchise that has more buzz about them overnight than any team in the league. Meanwhile the Knicks are yet again a capped out disaster turning to the likes of Jason Kidd and Marcus fucking Camby to try to turn them into a contender. Its old versus new. Hot and fresh versus old and boring. Asshole Jim Dolan vs. Maniac Russian Proko. Jay Z vs. Spike Lee.
I don’t think many Knicks fans would actually jump ship and become Nets fans because they are a better fan base than that. But the last 12 years of ineptitude from the Knicks have created a lot of fans like Alex here. Apathetic is the best word for it. Guys who are a bit younger and weren’t around for the glory days of the Knicks and feel no allegiance towards Dolan and the piece of shit teams he’s churned out. The Joe Benigno’s of the world aren’t giving up on this franchise for anything in the world. But for the younger fan who has never really cared about the NBA or known nothing other than the Isaiah Thomas-esque Knicks, I think picking up the Nets are gonna be a seriously attractive option.
Couple years back when the Nets looked like they could have potentially landed Lebron and the number 1 pick I blogged saying I was becoming a Nets fan. But that was more from a blogger perspective, thinking the Knicks were going to be bad for the foreseeable future and the Nets could possibly rise to prominence and would need to be blogged about. But with a slight return to relevance and the excitement of Linsanity the Knicks at least were able to rope back in apathetic fans like myself. And at my age I’ve got enough fond memories of 4 point plays and Knicks-Heat, Knicks Pacers, Knicks Bulls rivalries to keep me loyal. But while I won’t be lured away I by the Brooklyn Nets, I promise you I’ll be jealous as shit of the excitement surrounding them.
Point #5 is classic
It’s the NBA. No one over the age of 25 or with a net worth of more than $5,000 cares.
5Minute thats kinda the point though. Nobody would ever jump ship on a MLB or NFL team but for a lot of people the NBA is a level below that. I think a lot of people would rather just root for the new hot team because they aren’t really die hards in the first place
This is the city that voted Jeremy Lin the “Most Beloved Athlete in NY” and Derek Jeter the “Greatest Yankee of All Time”. They aren’t the brightest people and we’re talking about the Bandwagon Capital of American Sports. So, yeah, of course they’ll steal fans away but it’s NY “fans”, so the bar is set pretty low.
Hahaha @TampaJack always hating hard on NY. Love it
If you choose the Nets be aware that you will hear the N*ggas in Paris beat every/any chance possible. Enough to scare me away.
alex is a fag. gotta stay loyal and go down with the ship if (when) it comes to it
Yanks > Mets
Giants > Jets
Nets > Knicks
Whats the common denominator of the lesser teams? #1 fan is Kevin “Mush” Clancy.
If the Brooklyn nets get Howard they will be the only legitimate team that can beat the heat. The Knicks front office is probably shitting themselves about the fact theyre about to be the second team in NY. That being said….fuck the nba
And fuck Mondays
^^Yea because those players and owners will show you the same loyalty.
Bandwagon fanship is the way to go.
u summed up my enitre thoughts on this so well… get out of my head….
it’s nyc. the fans will root for the team that wins, unless you’re a masochist like kfc
New Yorkers are wagon hopping idiots possessing the smarts of a window licking retard with water on the brain (ok, last time I steal this line from the UGA blog post)…….
Jets fans turn into Giants fans, Mets fans turn into Yankees fans whenever they are in the postseason. Fairweather fans who are just loud obnoxious idiots.
Jeremy Lin ain’t shit.
Glad you threw in Knicks-Pacers. Eight points, nine seconds was the greatest moment of my childhood hands down.
KFC, come on man those are good signings for the Knicks. A good back up center to give minutes while TC is out and Kidd who at the very least will be a good mentor. Can’t hate on them when Nash doesn’t come your way. Have to make due and I think they’re doing a solid job so far this off-season.
Right now the nets are not better than the knicks, but when they get Howard it will be make it really interesting.
mike lupica literally just said what you blogged about the younger generation will be switchin over
Most new yorkers root for all new york teams when it comes to the post season unless your an asshole mets fan who hates seeing the yankees in it every year.
Just speaking for myself as a Yankees, giants, and rangers fan. I never root for the mets, jets, or devils. In fact, I hate all of these teams with immense passion. I dont know anyone if my group of friends who roots for opposing new York/new jersey teams either. I don’t know what kind of new York fans u guys are talking about but I’ve never met one
^^^What true Mets fan wants to see the Yankees having success every year? People that root for NY teams in the postseason, but consider themselves solely a Mets fan or Giants fan or whatever are a bunch of fucking idiots.
N-E-T-S NETS! NETS! NETS!
All black eerythang
Im going to root for the NETS and im a celtics fan, knicks will play 2nd fiddle bro
someone want to explain how the Nets will be any better than the Magic have been for the last 4-5 years if they get Dwight?
^^Thast’s easy Breezey, the Magic didn’t have players as good as Joe Johnson and Deron Williams.
^^^ they made it the finals bro, they had j nelson and richardson was better than Johnson at the time bro, follow me @kingblackdude
Who cares honestly, there are so many fair weather basketball fans out there its expected that “Knicks fans” will become nets fans overnight because a couple guys have signed and they haven’t even played one fucking game yet. All I have to say is this: regardless of how fucking awful the Knicks have been for the past 11 years, the garden is always full, and real knicks fans always hope.
P.S. Tampa jack, I hope you get colon cancer and you don’t die, but that you need surgery to remove your large intestine so you have to shit in a plastic bag for the rest of your life you shit head. Yes I am mad, Bro.
“All black everything”
How is this different from every other nba team?
Blackdude/Will, the fuck you talking about dude? Jason nor Quenten Richardson played on that Magic 2008-09 Finals team. They had some scrub named Jeremy Richardson.
Joe Johnson > any Richardson
Deron Williams >>> Jameer Nelson
BWHAHAHA “the glory days of the Knicks”!!! Oh Clancy you slay me!
Hey Kiddo, when you write “There are so many fair weather basketball fans out there” you really mean “There are so many fair weather NY fans out there”. Fixed it for you son.
The funny thing is I always thought Knick fans were the only somewhat loyal fans in NY. Nobody cares or knows anything about hockey. Your football teams loyalties go back and forth depending on who is winning and neither baseball team can sell out a home game. Even when the Knicks are horrible and the seats are overpriced people still show up. But I guess the entire town is apparently all bandwagoners. Oh well, stick to Broadway, that’s what you guys do best. Leave sports to real sports towns.
The yankees are one of the top 3 teams in attendance average at home. They bring in millions of fans every year that is the highest among any baseball stadium. Their stadium alone can have more people than most in the league. The average yankee ticket is the highest among the league. This is all with a shitty economy. Tampa Jack your point sucks just like you.
Why wouldn’t you root for the mets in the post season if your a yankee fan and the yankees were out of it already or did not make it? I would. Stop being assholes.
this is hilarious and so typical of new york, already preparing for fans to switch teams to whoever is good. what’s funnier is KFC mentioning some people not remembering the “glory days” of the knicks. when was that? 1973? I guess you consider the patrick ewing era the glory days, and that’s laughable.
@donnie – Yankees play in a city with a population year 18 million (greater ny area) and they average almost 10K empty seats per game. not to mention their tv and radio ratings are middle of the pack the past five years or so. sorry son, nice try. stick to broadway.
I enjoy it when grown men argue over who is the more die hard sports fan, because regardless of the outcome, everyone is a loser.
Tampa you still missed the point you moron. They still average the third most attendance in the league and the most attendance everywhere they go on the road. They do everyone a favor by bringing in crowds. Stop being a hater all your life and enjoy life for once.
Oh yeah the yes network is one of the most profitable sports tv stations in the country. NBD.
Sorry kiddo. Facts are facts. Close to 10k in empty seats per night. Average media ratings (12th to 15th year in year out). NY isn’t a baseball town. Cities one fifth NY’s size fill their stadiums up but NY can’t? Sad stuff son, do the math. Hang in there.
Nope, we just have more to do than just go to baseball games though^
Again you don’t read what people write do you? They average the THIRD most attendance out of every team in the league. Not how many empty seats are left over. Who gives a shit about that, its about how much you bring in. They bring in the third most you putz.
Hang in there! ha. What a loser. You ever been to New York? this place is filled up with more loonies that don’t even know what a baseball looks like. Get a grip.
Wow Tampa, just when I thought u couldn’t be any more of a cunt, you go and do something like this. Are u seriously claiming that NY isnt a baseball town? Are u fucking high? And any knowledgable new Yorker knows that the rangers fanbase is number one in loyalty every single year. Go suck a dick and die.
stay on the grind all you cube monkeys
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Tampa Jack, it’s cool to hate on NY so glad you’re on that bandwagon. But when you say “real sports towns” you can’t possibly be talking about Tampa. New York shits on Tampa when it comes to everything. There are so many things to do in NY (ie Broadway shows) that not everyone is willing to pay through the nose for tickets when you can go out and have a good time watching with your buddies at the bar while you get sloshed. While I’d admit I have never been there, I’d venture a guess there isn’t much to do in Tampa besides catch swamp rats and attend the occasional sporting event. Having said all that, go suck a dead dogs dick.
PS-Why all the talk about Broadway, you’re singing show tunes right now aren’t you?
Tampa Jack, when not referring to the commenter k1ddo, saying things like kiddo and son make you sound like a bitter old prick which you very well may be. If you’re under 30 and talking like that it just makes you a colossal douche squid hardo. I don’t even like baseball but for you to say NY, with 27 WS Titles + the 2 the Mets kicked in, is not a baseball town is pure lunacy. There are Yankee fans all over the country, dare I say the world, not everyone can make it to a game at Yankee Stadium. But when you watch the yankees play teams like the red sox and the orioles you might notice that yankee fans out number the home fans, that is assuming your face isn’t buried in yours boyfriends asshole. If the purpose of your posts is to incite NY fans to dislike you and call you nasty names like fuckstick, doucherag and the like you’re gonna get it in spades. But if you actually believe the nuggets of shit you spew from that cum catcher you call a mouth than you are truly a dunce.
^ standing ovation sir