I have a friend who’s a die hard Knicks fan. Said he posted on a message board and it got good feedback. I’m going to share it here for anyone who cares.

The message: the sky isn’t falling!

“I do believe the fanbase is suffering from the sky is falling epidemic. 

While I will fully acknowledge the minutes are a legitimate concern, and the more than likely outcome is us limping into the playoffs, I’m trying to look bigger picture. 

Sports journalists are truly pathetic. For the last two seasons all I heard on the radio, on air, and on podcasts was that the Cavs were pretenders, not tough, ill fitting and that a shake to the core was needed. 

Now those very same people are Mia Khalifling them on a regular basis with every other statement being “historical.” 

Is it possible, and hear me out, that Allen-Mobley-Garland-Spida playing together for 117 games has helped? Or what about their initial core of Allen-Mobley-Garland having played 157 games together, nearly two full seasons. 

It’s not just that. The roster construction is a culmination of the last few years. Dean Wade was undrafted and they recently signed him for 3/18. Sam Merril was pick #60 by NO, added/dropped by MIL and scooped up by the Cavs for 3/5. Okoro, who never panned out as a top 5 pick, was still a young defensive wing developing a 3 and he got 3/32. They wanted more shooting got Strus 4/62 and Niang 3/25. Ty Jerome was shown the door by OKC, Pheonix and GS. Cavs thought they found something and gave him 2/5. 

The point is, this has been a culmination of adding talent, player development, taking chances, and their core getting more experience for the past three seasons. 

This Knicks SL has played 37 games together. The core had a huge shakeup in general. I understand it’s NY and when the ugliness shows it’s the coaching staff, players, medical team, cleaning crew, concession crew and Dolans fault.

Think everyone should get a little drunk tonight it’s Saturday”