I know people out there are criticizing Knicks fans for over-celebrating just making it to the Eastern Conference Finals but with all due respect, you don't get it.
It has been 25 years since they got this far, which has been spent watching some of the worst basketball anyone has ever had to endure. The jokes. The ridicule. The draft lottery was the highlight of most seasons, at least the ones where they didn't foolishly trade away their first round pick, which was more often than anyone liked.
I'm not going to run through all embarrassing moments, bad GM's, coaches and players. There's not enough bandwidth on the internet. Trust me, it was even worse than the records indicated.
The Knicks didn't just get to the Eastern Conference Finals tonight. They upset the number two seed. Which was Boston. And last year's champion. They have HOME COURT ADVANTAGE in the ECF. Let them enjoy this.
There's more work to do. The fan base is not satisfied. Most of us are already thinking about Indiana.
And so is this coach and team.
Here's a fact: the Knicks have a real chance, for the first time in a generation, to win an NBA Championship. They haven't won one of those in more than HALF A CENTURY. Everyone is enjoying that hope right now before the stress of having to beat the Pacers kicks in.
Let the fans cook. They earned this for one night.
Go Knicks!
I really expected better from Celtics fans. Idk why, but I did. Blaming this on the Tatum injury or this lame ass “congrats on your 2nd round win!” angle is such a soft ass cop out. Boston & the entire world said the Knicks don’t belong in the same gym and you crumbled. Own it.
We can debate all day long if Brunson should be in the MVP conversation… but the one thing that’s not debatable is Big Body Brunson being 1st Team All-NBA!!! Carry the hell on…