New York Knicks: 3 Reasons Why You Have Lost Your Fandom

By Owen Sanborn | Feb 22, 2015

Mar 18, 2014; New York, NY, USA; Madison Square Garden chairman James Dolan in attendance at a press conference to introduce New York Knicks new president of basketball of operations Phil Jackson (not pictured) at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: William Perlman/THE STAR-LEDGER via USA TODAY Sports /

Diving deeper and deeper into the depths of the NBA’s cellar with each passing week, the New York Knicks have made a mockery of their once proud fan base. Stephen A. Smith nearly has a heart attack on air each time they get brought up during ESPN’s First Take and famous Knicks fans everywhere bow their heads down in shame.

Even the average Knicks fan like you and me cannot help but feel ashamed of the product that has been displayed on the court this season. If you asked any New Yorker in October if the Knicks would have a worse record than the Philadelphia 76ers by Feb. 22, they would have given you some mixture of the one-finger salute with a ceremonial get outta here or fugetaboutit.

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Bless their heart because Knicks fans are as loyal as they are boisterous. They never waver from believing that their beloved team has a chance to make a run for a title in the near future. New York is the “mecca” of basketball after all.

However, after this skid mark of a season, I personally would allow sorry Knicks fans to finally rid themselves of the burden of rooting for the franchise. Here are three possible reasons why you have reached such a dark place in your fandom.

3. The triangle offense is a real (female dog) to watch.

Nearly every team in the NBA has embraced the whole “pace and space” era to the fullest by chucking up threes and pushing boring old post up plays to the curb. But not your New York Knicks. They have been hellbent on running the triangle offense to a tee despite not having the correct roster to implement such a system. I can’t even run it correctly in NBA 2k for heaven’s sake.

Because of this, watching the Knicks offense is like when a child draws you a self portrait of themselves thinking that they did a fantastic job with it. Only instead of the picture looking like an actual human, it looks more like Danny DeVito in stature.

You have sympathy for the child you know what self portraits are supposed to look like (pace and space), only they simply do not have the brain power to execute it.

(OK, OK. That comparison sounded WAY better in my head than when I actually wrote it down but I’m keeping it anyways just for the crack at Danny DeVito. You’re welcome.)

2. Carmelo Anthony still has four years left on his contract and just had knee surgery.

I love Melo. Good dude, great scorer, spectacular ambassador for the hat wearing folk. But I am not sure that he will ever win a championship with his style of play. Inefficient, high volume scorers are a thing of the past in today’s NBA and no matter how many points Melo is capable of scoring in a game it just never seems like he makes any of his teammates better.

His best shot at ever gaining some bling was to have teamed up with the Big Three in Miami last summer. Him playing with that cast of characters and that offense would have been unfair for the rest of the league.

If I were a Knicks fan, I would not feel comfortable with Melo being the centerpiece of my future championship roster. Jump off the ship now, before it’s too late.

1. You send James Dolan an email about your displeasure with the team’s struggles as of late. As a lifelong Knicks fans of say, fifty years, you feel like your voice should matter in these kinds of situations. You throw out the idea that maybe his resignation would be a good solution for both parties. Also, you add a little note at the end questioning his passion for the blues.

Dolan then retorts to your email by viciously exclaiming that the Knicks do not want you any longer and that you should try getting sober (because only an alcoholic could grow infuriated with the current state of the Knicks) before sending you a recorded video of him rocking out as JD in “JD and the Straight Shot.”

As always, things usually always come back to good ol’ JD.

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