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Originally posted by Min81@Feb 8 2004, 07:15 PM
Saying that the Knicks "suck and have always sucked" is pretty naive, especially coming from somebody that is a Nets fan... The Knicks were a perennial contender in the East for all through the mid 80's (a year after they drafted Ewing) until Van Gundy left the bench around 2000-01... The Nets have pretty much, as you so distinctly put it, "always sucked" up until the last few seasons... I'm glad to see that the Nets are finally playing some decent ball the last few years.. It's about damn time... but regardless of this, the bottom line is that they have made the finals two years in a row and have gotten spanked both times... BIG DEAL! The Knicks took the Rockets to 7 in the '94 finals and probably should have won the championship that year, and they made it again with an undermanned team against the Spurs in '99 (I think)... Plus the Knicks have a couple of championships in the 70's and their fan base is far larger and more loyal than the Nets base... The Knicks are a more successful franchise than the Nets are.. It is basically that simple... The Nets have owned the Knicks the last 2-3 years, but that does not make up for the previous 15-20 years of Nets futility and Knicks dominance.. The Knicks are playing good ball now, and the Nets are playing better recently.. (lets face it, 28-20 is not too impressive coming off a season in which they made the finals and had high expectations)... Let's all just see how the season pans out.. Right now, the Nets are the better team, but I think the Knicks have a good chance to surpass them if they get healthy (Houston) and continue to gel...

Saying that the Knicks "suck and have always sucked" is pretty naive, especially coming from somebody that is a Nets fan

Jets matermind
Listen, I'm just trying to stir up some Basketball rivalry since the football seasons over.

Its going to get boring until the draft, so what else is there to do on this board?

I'm sitting here working a late shift man, I gotta make something excitng.

Im just giving it back to them...i know the knicks dont suck...they just choke.