Knicks · Proud of this Knicks team. (page 3)

I look in the mirror and can't decide if I am one of the "somber six"?

Im not angry because the team is taking care of business. Team is doing a great job.

We'll have bumps in the road. Its to be expected.

We in a tough division!

Nalod wrote:
IM proud of the pride.

I look in the mirror and can't decide if I am one of the "somber six"?

Im not angry because the team is taking care of business. Team is doing a great job.

We'll have bumps in the road. Its to be expected.

We in a tough division!

ChuckBuck wrote:"Somber Six" sound like a cool Spiderman super villain unit...how does one get in?

You need to qualify by:

1. BiPolar
2. Starphuched as a yoot
3. Have Low Testosterone levels.
4. Type A independant thinking.

If your a homer you qualify by:

1. Bipolar
2. Starphuched and likes it.
3. Have too high testosterone levels
4. Laid back type that follows peers.

Either way, your in one club or another.

Nalod wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:"Somber Six" sound like a cool Spiderman super villain unit...how does one get in?

You need to qualify by:

1. BiPolar
2. Starphuched as a yoot
3. Have Low Testosterone levels.
4. Type A independant thinking.

If your a homer you qualify by:

1. Bipolar
2. Starphuched and likes it.
3. Have too high testosterone levels
4. Laid back type that follows peers.

Either way, your in one club or another.

PHUCK! My testosterone is too high...

ChuckBuck wrote:

Nalod wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:"Somber Six" sound like a cool Spiderman super villain unit...how does one get in?

You need to qualify by:

1. BiPolar
2. Starphuched as a yoot
3. Have Low Testosterone levels.
4. Type A independant thinking.

If your a homer you qualify by:

1. Bipolar
2. Starphuched and likes it.
3. Have too high testosterone levels
4. Laid back type that follows peers.

Either way, your in one club or another.

PHUCK! My testosterone is too high...

Have it checked, Symptoms are Acne, Anger, impulsive behavior, irrational attraction to Melo, enlarged prostate and shrinking Testicles.

Nalod wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:"Somber Six" sound like a cool Spiderman super villain unit...how does one get in?

You need to qualify by:

1. BiPolar
2. Starphuched as a yoot
3. Have Low Testosterone levels.
4. Type A independant thinking.

If your a homer you qualify by:

1. Bipolar
2. Starphuched and likes it.
3. Have too high testosterone levels
4. Laid back type that follows peers.

Either way, your in one club or another.

Actual Somberites are:
1. Fixated on maintaining own unique, inner voice at all costs, despite facts
2. Liberal politically; fiscally conservative
3. Any and all ED drugs are equivalent to tic tacs
4. Maintains a factual reality that people like John Sterling represent the antichrist.

Homers would actually qualify if:
1. Unipolar
2. Think Starphuched Knicks are nice; think Shump is nice.
3. Takes vitamins; afraid of side effects of Big Blue or Cialis
4. Dedicated to team loyalty/faith trumping stark statistical overanalysis

jrodmc wrote:

Nalod wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:"Somber Six" sound like a cool Spiderman super villain unit...how does one get in?

You need to qualify by:

1. BiPolar
2. Starphuched as a yoot
3. Have Low Testosterone levels.
4. Type A independant thinking.

If your a homer you qualify by:

1. Bipolar
2. Starphuched and likes it.
3. Have too high testosterone levels
4. Laid back type that follows peers.

Either way, your in one club or another.

Actual Somberites are:
1. Fixated on maintaining own unique, inner voice at all costs, despite facts
2. Liberal politically; fiscally conservative
3. Any and all ER drugs are equivalent to tic tacs
4. Maintains a factual reality that people like John Sterling represent the antichrist.

Homers would actually qualify if:
1. Unipolar
2. Think Starphuched Knicks are nice; think Shump is nice.
3. Takes vitamins; afraid of side effects of Big Blue or Cialis
4. Dedicated to team loyalty/faith trumping stark statistical overanalysis

Hmm, I do like Shumpert and I do take B-12 and multivitamins. Also, I hate numbers...BALL DON'T LIE!

The other area that New York has improved upon from last season is turnovers. Last season the Knicks struggled heavily with turnovers, averaging 14.9 per 100 possessions, which was 27th in the league. By the same metric, this year’s team ranks first by a far margin with only 10.9 turnovers. Of last season’s team, the leaders in personal turnover percentage (with over 500 minutes) were Baron Davis, Jeremy Lin, Tyson Chandler, Bill Walker, Iman Shumpert, Toney Douglas, Landry Fields, Jared Jeffries, Mike Bibby, Amar’e Stoudemire, and Josh Harrellson. All except Chandler, Shumpert, and Stoudemire are no longer on the roster, while Shumpert and Stoudemire have yet to suit up this season because of injuries.

Since shooting and turnovers are the two most important components of offense, New York’s improvement in these areas bodes well for its offense. For instance, in the Knicks’ 121-100 victory over Detroit on Sunday, they held advantages in effective field goal percentage (58.9 percent to 53.2 percent) and team turnovers (11 to 20). As long as the Knicks continue to shoot well and take care of the ball, their offense will remain among the league’s best. - Mike Kurylo, NYTimes

Hit the open man. Shoot it.

I think Bonn is a slave to numbers, but I don't think he hates the team. If a player starts producing the X quantity he wants he has changed his views.

Nalod is like an undecided Liberal voter, playing the fence on everything NYK related because the grass is always browner on this side of the fence, but I don't know if he is in the league of the Big AntiMelo Trio.

IlikeDolphin is in there though he doesn't post that much since the Golden Child was let go.

Who else???

Anji wrote:Somber six, that's pretty damn good. I wonder who actually makes the roster.

(Over The Top Proud Party People)

Yeah, you know me

I don't there is over the top when it comes to Pride, either you have it or you don't.

Anji wrote:Somber six, that's pretty damn good. I wonder who actually makes the roster.
I know the quoting circle jerking melo hate big three T3GK7. Who's the other three??

I think Bonn is a slave to numbers, but I don't think he hates the team. If a player starts producing the X quantity he wants he has changed his views.

Nalod is like an undecided Liberal voter, playing the fence on everything NYK related because the grass is always browner on this side of the fence, but I don't know if he is in the league of the Big AntiMelo Trio.

IlikeDolphin is in there though he doesn't post that much since the Golden Child was let go.

Who else???

hahaha...perfect

ChuckBuck wrote:"Somber Six" sound like a cool Spiderman super villain unit...how does one get in?

I was thinking the Somber Six is to UK as the Final Five in Battlestar Galatica (new school). They lurk in the shadows among the fleet, not even know who they are, signaling the end of this community... >pushed glasses on nose<

gunsnewing wrote:Homers = Fire Man Ed

Met a 55 year old man at a party last december who had just gotten back seeing the Jets and was excited he got Fire Man Ed's autograph on his jet hardhat.

He went to his car and got it to show everyone. I was "This close" to taking it off his head and beating him with it. He is actually a nice guy, father or two nice young men but divorced. I wonder why? Out of respect I did not go off on him. Ok, maybe I did cuz it was a holiday party.

Nalod wrote:

gunsnewing wrote:Homers = Fire Man Ed

Met a 55 year old man at a party last december who had just gotten back seeing the Jets and was excited he got Fire Man Ed's autograph on his jet hardhat.

He went to his car and got it to show everyone. I was "This close" to taking it off his head and beating him with it. He is actually a nice guy, father or two nice young men but divorced. I wonder why? Out of respect I did not go off on him. Ok, maybe I did cuz it was a holiday party.

The best thing about Fire Man Ed is that he was a Dolphins fan originally. I find the hilarious.

gunsnewing wrote:Here's the Somber Six

fans go too far, this is disrespectful.... you can boo, and say they suck, but these guys are verbally abusive and crossing the line.. I don't like it..

A knick fan is first of all a proud fan . This team was made to make us proud again. It's alright, just play D and pass to the open man.

Nalod wrote:Homer fable-ism.

Not to single you out Nalod (because there were lots of over the top and/or ridiculous knee jerk types of reactions during this thread); but you sure do have a bad habit of calling others out as being "homers". You've called me out as being a "homer" time and time again. You calling me out as being a homer on 11/23/2012 was only one example. Even during a time in which our Knicks were 8-3 overall, you were still throwing out the 'homer fable-ism' types of remarks and/or insults towards others (not just myself).

It's now 12/12/2012 and I've since seen you use that same remark of "homer fable-ism" time and time again. In all honesty, you shouldn't blame others as being homers Nalod, but instead blame yourself for being a negative nancy and/or the type of sports fan in which didn't (or doesn't) have the ability and/or overall knowledge of the game to basketball in order to see/envision something elite before it's "already happened". Because hindsight is always 20/20.

Have you ever thought that maybe, just maybe, fans such as myself (and lots of others around here) could (and can) see something special in the making and/or something very impressive when we seen it? Because I myself personally seen a New York machine during our offseason before we ever stepped foot on the basketball court. I've been a die hard basketball fan for well over 20 years but yet have never seen a Knicks team as deep as our current one. Ever.

Even went as far as creating a thread on another Knicks forum comparing this Knicks team of 2012-2013 to our old school Knicks team of 1993-1994. Also explained why as well. Come to find out, there were also fans (such as yourself) who couldn't envision the overall potential and/or ability that this current Knicks team truthfully possessed (during the offseason). Words such as "homer" and/or "homer fable-ism" were dropped left and right during a thread comparing this current Knicks team to our throwback Knicks team of 93-94. Come to find out? We're 16-5 for the first time since, well, you guessed it... 1993-1994. The same exact team in which I compared our current squad to during our offseason. Coincidence? I think not. It's called being able to use your overall basketball knowledge of well over 20 years while being able to envision something in which hasn't (already) happened yet. That's why being a sports fan is all about. The ability to think outside the box. Simple minded fans consider that as being "homer fable-ism".

I created this thread during a time in which we were on a two game losing streak (Dallas/Houston). Was excited for this team during the offseason. Was pumped after beating the likes of Miami, Philly (during a home/away series), Dallas, Orlando, San Antonio, Indiana and New Orleans along with being proud of our Knicks, even after dropping two consecutive ball games. Why be proud of a team after two loses? Because A.) I'm not a love you while you're up/kick you when you're down type of fan. B.) Understand that loses happen (even the Bulls of 1996 lost 10 games) and C.) Had enough knowledge to understand that this team wasn't only good enough to respond against the likes of the lowly Pistons... But also bounce back in full force moving forward. 8-2 since our two game losing streak doesn't lie either. Victories over the Pistons, Bucks, Wizards, Suns, Bobcats, Heat, Denver and Brooklyn. That's why I was proud of these guys.

In closing, this team is something very special in the making. The best has yet to come and we've yet to see our finished product (Shumpert, Stoudemire and Camby). Our franchise is currently featuring the type of team in which all die hard Knick fans should be proud of, confident in and/or excited for. There shouldn't be a single Knicks fan dropping the "Homer fable-ism" bombshell towards fellow posters (fans). Let's be honest here, we're 16-5 for the first time since the 1993-1994 season. 19 years to be exact. Something to be proud of (personally speaking). We're currently in first place of our Atlantic Division by 4 full games (haven't won the Atlantic since 1994). Last but most definitely not least; we're currently first place of the Eastern Conference (plus a tiebreaker over Miami) by one full game.

A very long winded post but the moral of this story wasn't to say I told you so and/or to tute my own horn Nalod but instead, for you to understand that you've been very nasty and/or disrespectful towards lots of very knowledgeable Knick fans around here. Your homer and/or homer fable-ism remarks/insults have been played out (old) since the moment this current Knicks team stepped foot on the court. Don't blame others all because you (yourself personally) lacked the overall insight, knowledge and/or envision to spot, notice and/or see something special in the making... Before it actually happened that is. Hindsight is always 20/20. Remeber that. It's the journey that matters most. Maybe you can soak all of this up, and actually think about it before accusing someone as being a "homer".