Same Old Knicks
They’ll fuck it up.
No one wins in New York.
Not with this owner.
Something will go wrong, you’ll see.
When you hear this kind of talk long enough, you start to believe. Hell, I bet even the Knicks players and coaches believed it over the years too. That no matter how good things were going that something was going to give, because good things can’t happen around here.
This year’s team, and the Knicks’ teams of the past few years chose to believe something positive. They preached “belief” and never say die even when their backs were to the wall; a position they found themselves so often it’s as if they wanted to prove this belief point to all of us.
No matter how dire the situation. No matter the history of the Knicks. No matter that everyone picked the Spurs or whatever negative things people say about the Knicks. This Knicks team chose to believe they could do it.
Just because something hasn’t happened in a while (or ever) doesn’t mean it cannot happen again (or at all). Crazy things happen all the time. Crazy isn’t that rare, so get on board when it shows up.
This playoffs, the Knicks broke (or tied) several records: 1) Tied the record for consecutive playoff wins (13); 2) broke the all-time record for point-differential in those 13 straight wins; 3) broke the record for consecutive road wins; 4) broke the record for come-from-behind victories in the finals and of course who could forget 5) the largest come-from-behind victory in finals history (29 points).
This Knicks run supports why it’s so important to go with trends. You just never know where they can go. To new all-time highs. To fresh ground never touched before, or at least in a long while. In a sort of cruel way, the unlikelihood of the trend may even further support it’s validity.
When you go with trends, regardless of what “should” or “shouldn’t” happen, you’re able to capitalize on the unthinkable and the “impossible”.
The Spurs didn’t accept the trend. They were in denial the entire series. They believed they were better and never took the Knicks seriously. They didn’t think they needed to change much. If they just show up, they’d win. Like arrogant fundamentalist investors who think they know everything, those blind to the present and waiting for that inevitable a rebound in price (pun intended), they succumbed to their own egos and unwillingness to adapt.
Should the Knicks have won? I don’t know. If they played the Spurs ten times, would they win the majority? I don’t know. Is Brunson that good? Is the Knicks lineup better than the Spurs? I don’t know.
Let the smart people figure it out. I’ll go with the trend.
See ya never, Wemby.