Bill Simmons and Zach Lowe ranked the "NBA League pass watchability of each team" (meaning if youre a neutral fan in the middle of the country, which team would you want to watch). They ranked the knicks 10th and heres why (lololol):
"Bill: Ranked this high solely out of respect to MSG, the floor, the uniform, the announcers, your twice-a-season Carmelo three-week hot streak, J.R. Smith doing J.R. Smith things, and the real possibility that this season could be something of a disaster. Anything less than 48 wins is a letdown for Knicks fans, and that's where I think we're headed here — they're soooooooooooooooooo bad on paper defensively, I just don't see how you can finish more than 10 games over .500 with this roster.
Zach: I've written enough about the Knicks in the last week. But in terms of watchability, this is an all-around powerhouse — no. 4 on my list. They've got a telegenic scorer, a top-three overall broadcast crew, two of the wackiest dudes in the league (and that doesn't include Kenyon Martin!), and a 3-point-happy attack. What's not to like? Have you seen Mike Woodson's proto-beard this week? Huge upside!
Bill: The potential of an unhappy season scared me off a little. I don't want my 2013-14 League Pass experience to be unhappy; my Celtics season will be unhappy enough as it is. Like you, I am VERY dubious of this Knicks team. How will their lineups work? How do you ever play Bargnani and Stoudemire at the same time without just creating a layup line for the other team? Shouldn't we be worried that they lost two of their best 3-point bombers when that was such a big part of last year's arsenal? What if J.R. Smith looks more like "Indiana Series J.R. Smith" than "Borderline All-Star J.R. Smith"? What if Chandler looks like "Breaking Down Chandler" (like he did last spring)? Will Amar'e play even 50 games? So many red flags here, and we haven't even mentioned what Frank Vogel did to poor Woodson in Round 2. The good news: We're only one year away from the words "Amare's Expiring Contract."
Zach: The default assumption on Amare at this point has to be that he doesn't play at all, or that he plays so little as to not be very relevant. If he's healthy, he can prop up bench lineups, sans Melo, that would otherwise have very little scoring punch. Anything more than that and you're inviting an opponent bucket-fest"
Bill Simmons is phucking unwatchable on the air. He's a decent writer, sometimes funny on those short Grantland clips, but as an on air personality just relays Douchebag to infinite power.
It's because of Bill Simmons Magic Johnson and Michael Wilbon aren't rejoining the telecast this year, and it's a damn shame because it's Simmon's voice I want to hear the least of.
ChuckBuck wrote:Bill Simmons is phucking unwatchable on the air. He's a decent writer, sometimes funny on those short Grantland clips, but as an on air personality just relays Douchebag to infinite power.It's because of Bill Simmons Magic Johnson and Michael Wilbon aren't rejoining the telecast this year, and it's a damn shame because it's Simmon's voice I want to hear the least of.
Its a real shame Stern blocked SVG from being a tv analyst- would have been great. Stern is so spiteful and petty it's pathetic- good riddens!
Simmons is spot on!
Don't take personal, he is not predicting only what could go wrong.
And it could!
Im wondering if Amare does not even see the light of day and if so, he can't play all year and retire, his cap space gets amortized. Knicks don't get insurance but I think can move is number out over a number of seasons?
Agree with everything.. like em or not its a super watchable team. They can bomb themselves in and out of any game at any time.
fishmike wrote:Agree with everything.. like em or not its a super watchable team. They can bomb themselves in and out of any game at any time.
I have a hard time finding credibility in what fans of the team say regarding watchability. Hell majority of the people on this board were glued to the set during the dark ages looking for a sliver of light.
Bill Simmons is pure GARBAGE. He's so overrated as a writer and a horrible TV analyst. He's super biased against the Knicks as well. Why should I care about what he has to say?
Vmart wrote:fishmike wrote:Agree with everything.. like em or not its a super watchable team. They can bomb themselves in and out of any game at any time.
I have a hard time finding credibility in what fans of the team say regarding watchability. Hell majority of the people on this board were glued to the set during the dark ages looking for a sliver of light.
yea but we all knew the basketball was AWFUL. Did we kid ourselves?
Anybody who is a fan of a certain team is gonna watch them despite how they play. I mean watching the Knicks during the isiah years could be tough for even the most patient fans but we still watched them every game
Bill simmons isnt good on air. He always seems high
Jaelen and Simmons have a different approach. Change is good.
watchability is not so strong on knicks we know this,
warriors won the gm survey for most fun to watch and knicks didn't sniff a vote out of the bunch of teams listed,
and it's not the worst in the world. melo is a star, jr swag has appeal and bargnani/udrih add another dimension for fans,
you can watch them, you just won't fall in love with them if you're a casual nba fan
