It was all the Lakers fans in MSG.
Like why are you people there? Are you New Yorkers? All the people there couldn't be out of towners. The people who attended the game could attribute to this fact. More than half the people in MSG on Friday were Laker fans.
I was really upset, but then i read this beautifully written post by Knicksonline's johnstarky. He explains the different kind of fans in this world.
1.People who don't like sports at all:A large number of people fall into this category but they don't make up the majority.
These people could care less about rooting for or following a sports team.Knowing about a team is basically a waste of time for them.They find no significance or social benefit in liking a particular team.Even if that team is the best team,plays in their home city and makes the playoffs every year they'll never pay attention to them.Their priorities seem to occupy most of their time and day for them to attend a game or watch a sporting event on television.Sports is something that is completely oblivious to these type of people.
2.The casual fan:Most people fall into this category and sadly but true, they make up the majority of the population.
Bandwagoners, frontrunners, fairweathers and people who are easily persuaded by glamor and success fall into this very category.But they're not the only ones that fall into this list.Some people actually do like a team but their twenty four hour schedule doesn't allow them to dedicate as much time as they'd like to their team.And people that root for a particular individual of a team rather than the team as a whole go under this category as well.
Most people in this category won't watch 95% of any sports season and will turn on the tv only if their home team is competing in the playoffs and is the talk of the town.These are the kind of people who aren't that passionate about a team but will celebrate amongst passionate fans if that team happens to win it all.Sure they'll be happy and excited for a few days after watching a championship run but they'll totally forget about the team until that team makes another championship run.They could go more than 15 years ignoring a team if that team happens to be irrelevant for that long.
Example:Many people who rooted for the New York Knicks in the 90's and the NY Mets in the late 80's have been reported missing for more than a decade.The Knicks in early 2010 are to New York what the Yankees were to NY during the first half of the 1990's.
Only winning and triumph can resuscitate the part of the brain in these people which allows them to pay attention to and like a sports team.But if that team happens to fall from grace they'll turn their backs on them once again.Some of these people even have the nerve to claim that they've been a fan of that team for most of their lives.
I forgot to mention that these are the people that attend championship parades and have limited knowledge about sports teams.They could probably tell you the jersey colors of a team but can only name you 2 or 3 players on that team.This is why I consider them casual fans because of their erratic knowledge and attitude towards teams.
3.The True fan or die-hard fan:They make up the minority and are very rare to find in a large city with a big market.
These are the people like us who follow their teams religiously.They'll buy the newspaper everyday just to read the latest news about their teams.They'll show up at games even if the stadium or arena is 3 quarters empty.They'll go ahead and watch the same highlights over and over again and never get tired of it.They'll root for their teams wholeheartedly even when nobody else wants to root for them.These people can tell you the history of their teams like the back of their hands.They do not root for a team because they're popular, successful or well liked by the masses.The'll get frustrated or even depressed after their team loses a game and will watch every single game of the season even if it's an exhibition game.Whenever they hear someone criticize their team they'll defend their team as though it was their birth right.And would never turn their back on their teams to root for other teams.
These are the best fans in the world and this is why I decided to leave them for last.
These people could care less about rooting for or following a sports team.Knowing about a team is basically a waste of time for them.They find no significance or social benefit in liking a particular team.Even if that team is the best team,plays in their home city and makes the playoffs every year they'll never pay attention to them.Their priorities seem to occupy most of their time and day for them to attend a game or watch a sporting event on television.Sports is something that is completely oblivious to these type of people.
2.The casual fan:Most people fall into this category and sadly but true, they make up the majority of the population.
Bandwagoners, frontrunners, fairweathers and people who are easily persuaded by glamor and success fall into this very category.But they're not the only ones that fall into this list.Some people actually do like a team but their twenty four hour schedule doesn't allow them to dedicate as much time as they'd like to their team.And people that root for a particular individual of a team rather than the team as a whole go under this category as well.
Most people in this category won't watch 95% of any sports season and will turn on the tv only if their home team is competing in the playoffs and is the talk of the town.These are the kind of people who aren't that passionate about a team but will celebrate amongst passionate fans if that team happens to win it all.Sure they'll be happy and excited for a few days after watching a championship run but they'll totally forget about the team until that team makes another championship run.They could go more than 15 years ignoring a team if that team happens to be irrelevant for that long.
Example:Many people who rooted for the New York Knicks in the 90's and the NY Mets in the late 80's have been reported missing for more than a decade.The Knicks in early 2010 are to New York what the Yankees were to NY during the first half of the 1990's.
Only winning and triumph can resuscitate the part of the brain in these people which allows them to pay attention to and like a sports team.But if that team happens to fall from grace they'll turn their backs on them once again.Some of these people even have the nerve to claim that they've been a fan of that team for most of their lives.
I forgot to mention that these are the people that attend championship parades and have limited knowledge about sports teams.They could probably tell you the jersey colors of a team but can only name you 2 or 3 players on that team.This is why I consider them casual fans because of their erratic knowledge and attitude towards teams.
3.The True fan or die-hard fan:They make up the minority and are very rare to find in a large city with a big market.
These are the people like us who follow their teams religiously.They'll buy the newspaper everyday just to read the latest news about their teams.They'll show up at games even if the stadium or arena is 3 quarters empty.They'll go ahead and watch the same highlights over and over again and never get tired of it.They'll root for their teams wholeheartedly even when nobody else wants to root for them.These people can tell you the history of their teams like the back of their hands.They do not root for a team because they're popular, successful or well liked by the masses.The'll get frustrated or even depressed after their team loses a game and will watch every single game of the season even if it's an exhibition game.Whenever they hear someone criticize their team they'll defend their team as though it was their birth right.And would never turn their back on their teams to root for other teams.
These are the best fans in the world and this is why I decided to leave them for last.
This post really made me feel better, Knicks fans. It is people like you who read posts like these that really show the commitment to being a die-hard fan. The feel-good victories and the painful losses are what make us who we are. And when the Knicks are given that championship trophy one day, you can all feel proud because you stuck with the team through it all. You can tell your kids "I saw us at our best and worst times." Just as we were told the stories of Willis Reed, Walt Clyde Frazier, Red Holzman, and Bernard King by our ancestors, you could tell them the horrors of Isiah, the rebuilding that started with Mike D'Antoni, and whatever the future holds for us. It will come one day Knicks fans. The day we can say we have truly seen the best and worst times.
It will all be worth it in the end Knicks fans. I promise.
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