Steve and the Tank! - Trying to Find the Silver Lining the Day After the Knicks-Nuggets Brawl

Sunday, December 17, 2006

Trying to Find the Silver Lining the Day After the Knicks-Nuggets Brawl

The Tank had prepared a post for Saturday night's Knicks-Nuggets game. However, the fight at the end of the game changed everything.

Though the Knicks lost, the game wasn't all fisticuffs and had some bright spots and I wanted to share them with you.

As my friend PG and I walked into the Garden, we saw two young ladies buying jerseys including a Stephon Marbury. The Tank asked PG: "Who would buy a Stephon Marbury jersey? Is this young person being setup for a life of disappointment? Should the Tank intervene and advise her to
buy another jersey of someone who plays hard every night like Nate Robinson or Derek Lee?"

PG replied: "She probably a tourist."

The Tank: "OK, let's get our tickets."

I walk up to the Will Call line and the attendant asks, "Annie or the Knicks?". Annie is playing at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden.

The Tank: "The Knicks."

Attendant: "You have to go to the other line."

The Tank: "Ugh, darn it!"

Anyway, why are there so many people in the Will Call lines? The Knicks were just routed the night before by the Pacers. It didn't make any sense. The Tank asked the next attendant "Why did so many people walkup?"

Attendant: "Tourists."

PG was right. The Tank won't tell the tourists that he bought the $60.50 tickets online for $20 each through a special offer (i.e. the Knicks were desperate for fans at any price) on Saturday morning as to not provoke an international incident.

Time for the starting line-ups and tip-off. The Tank went to grab something to eat and walked by the season ticket table. The first man gave me some schedules and card. The second man encouraged me to bring a group. The Tank thought about organizing a Church group for a charity
event. Maybe our group prayers would help the Knicks; the way the season is going, it couldn't hurt. If the Knicks continue to go down the tubes, we'll at least have a priest to serve the Last Rites.

PG and The Tank sat in front a young family. The 10 and 12 year old kids were brutal. They were heckling the referees and players. No one escaped their wrath. "Marbury's a bum!". "Nate sucks!". "Fire Isiah!". "The ref is blind!". Other comments are unprintable.

Though sarcastic, the Tank is afraid for the future of our fellow young fans. So young, so jaded and they are not even teenagers yet.

The Knicks actually started decently. However, Carmelo Anthony and the Nuggets took over and had a 26 point lead before the Knicks. The crowd booed. The Knicks then went on a 15-3 run and the crowd started to rally behind the Knicks. Carmelo and the Nuggets buried the Knicks.

Too little, too late. In the words of the great Paul Harvey, "you know the rest of the story."

Where Do We Go From Here: I am not crazy about Isiah as Knicks Coach. Unless there is a change of ownership, we don't have much choice given Mr. Dolan's vote of confidence in Isiah earlier this week. This is highly unlikely as the Garden is a printing press and I don't see the Dolans giving it up.

You're comments are welcome. Until then, please light a candle for the Knicks.

If you do watch a Knicks game, the action in between the basketball and brawls is entertaining as the Knicks City Dancers, the City Kids, and the Extreme Team performed well.

Posted by the Tank in NY.

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Sunday, December 17, 2006 11:42:22 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

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