Why are the Knicks a storied franchise with only 2 championships since forever?

[Josh]

Someone of the OP's stature (or lack thereof) couldn't comprehend what it's all about in the NYC. It's only the holy mecca of basketball. More legends are born and raised there than anywhere else (North Carolina is a close second). Young studs are the product of them mean NYC streets. Occasionally, you do get a farm boy from the back roads of say an Indiana (Larry Bird) or West Virginia (Jerry West) who can ball with the best of 'em, but it's rare.

The bigger the city (Chicago, LA, NYC, etc) the bigger the stars. Part of it is sheer population factor, but more than anything it's that playground grimy, gritty hustle that equates to boys transforming into grown men who dominate the game of basketball. Much of it bleeds over into the fan base of NY and its residents - hence why the Knicks are a marquee franchise and maybe even the marquee franchise (behind only the Lakers and maybe a close Bulls thank you Michael Jordan).

NYC is the holy mecca of the game. Don't ever question it again, ever.

[iDunk]

Winter disagrees.

NY is beautiful in the winter time. Especially when it snows.

If you can't handle cold that's just you then.

[ILLsmak]

Someone of the OP's stature (or lack thereof) couldn't comprehend what it's all about in the NYC. It's only the holy mecca of basketball. More legends are born and raised there than anywhere else (North Carolina is a close second). Young studs are the product of them mean NYC streets. Occasionally, you do get a farm boy from the back roads of say an Indiana (Larry Bird) or West Virginia (Jerry West) who can ball with the best of 'em, but it's rare.

The bigger the city (Chicago, LA, NYC, etc) the bigger the stars. Part of it is sheer population factor, but more than anything it's that playground grimy, gritty hustle that equates to boys transforming into grown men who dominate the game of basketball. Much of it bleeds over into the fan base of NY and its residents - hence why the Knicks are a marquee franchise and maybe even the marquee franchise (behind only the Lakers and maybe a close Bulls thank you Michael Jordan).

NYC is the holy mecca of the game. Don't ever question it again, ever.

With fans like these, you don't have to win to sell tickets.

-Smak

[WhySoInsecure?]

[HiphopRelated]

They're famous for being the Arena where the opposition drops 50

[RoseCity07]

They aren't a storied franchise. No one talks about the Knicks.

[Knicksfever2010]

They aren't a storied franchise. No one talks about the Knicks.

And yet people start threads about them.

[La Frescobaldi]

Knicks have to go through the one hundred year curse of futility and failure for trading away easily their greatest player and the all-time historical face of the franchise.

Sending Clyde to Siberia in '76 was a shameful act.

Carmelo Anthony is most deserved to that franchise. He represents discontent, greed, ballhoggery, team destruction, coach hating. Everything appropriate to that accursed team for that foulest deed.

They still have 60 years of getting their Knickers jerked down nightly.

[wagexslave]

Someone of the OP's stature (or lack thereof) couldn't comprehend what it's all about in the NYC. It's only the holy mecca of basketball. More legends are born and raised there than anywhere else (North Carolina is a close second). Young studs are the product of them mean NYC streets. Occasionally, you do get a farm boy from the back roads of say an Indiana (Larry Bird) or West Virginia (Jerry West) who can ball with the best of 'em, but it's rare.

The bigger the city (Chicago, LA, NYC, etc) the bigger the stars. Part of it is sheer population factor, but more than anything it's that playground grimy, gritty hustle that equates to boys transforming into grown men who dominate the game of basketball. Much of it bleeds over into the fan base of NY and its residents - hence why the Knicks are a marquee franchise and maybe even the marquee franchise (behind only the Lakers and maybe a close Bulls thank you Michael Jordan).

NYC is the holy mecca of the game. Don't ever question it again, ever.

NYC is the holy mecca of delusional homer fans who worship the laughing stock of the NBA.

[wagexslave]

[QUOTE=tomtucker]nope.......just one championship >>>>>>> 100 "winning" seasons
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if you don

[JellyBean]

Just a case of timing and not enough people in the right places.

[Locked_Up_Tonight]

Don't confuse MSG and the Knicks. MSG is a storied building. The Knicks? Not so much.

[imdaman99]

If you say so. I'd much rather enjoy watching my team as much as possible throughout the entire season than my team winning some championship before I was even born then sucking a fat d*ck the majority of my whole life watching them and being disappointed game after game and never being in the playoffs etc.

Championships matter when discussing which squad/player was better than the other. But as far as by fans of the team I think they stop mattering after 10 years. You can't really brag about championships or still be enjoying championships from over a decade ago if your team has mostly sucked since.. Dynasties, yes. But single championships, no.

Are you 15 years old? I could understand your sentiments than. As a Suns fan, maybe you know about a certain Michael Jordan standing in your way. But then again, you could be 15 and no idea about that.
The Knicks had the 3 best rivalries in the 90s, so believe it or not they havent always been terrible. In the last 10 years, sure the Knicks have stunk. But so will you now that Nash aged (and traded).

2 championships >>>> less than 2 championships.

[CelticBaller]

championship = history

[moe94]

Someone of the OP's stature (or lack thereof) couldn't comprehend what it's all about in the NYC. It's only the holy mecca of basketball. More legends are born and raised there than anywhere else (North Carolina is a close second). Young studs are the product of them mean NYC streets. Occasionally, you do get a farm boy from the back roads of say an Indiana (Larry Bird) or West Virginia (Jerry West) who can ball with the best of 'em, but it's rare.

The bigger the city (Chicago, LA, NYC, etc) the bigger the stars. Part of it is sheer population factor, but more than anything it's that playground grimy, gritty hustle that equates to boys transforming into grown men who dominate the game of basketball. Much of it bleeds over into the fan base of NY and its residents - hence why the Knicks are a marquee franchise and maybe even the marquee franchise (behind only the Lakers and maybe a close Bulls thank you Michael Jordan).

NYC is the holy mecca of the game. Don't ever question it again, ever.

The likability (or lack thereof) of NYC.