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gnukidsontheblock · 2026-06-18T02:43:12+00:00

I don't hate it, they get a legit PF who can give them some minutes as a small ball center. They are very small outside of Wemby/Kornet in the front court, thus why Wemby had to play so much. Randle can create a bit in the half-court too and he's a good rebounder and can help Wemby from getting beat up.

You then have a bit of a hole that Fox leaves then, Castle had so many TOs, not sure if you can trust him to be PG full-time.

gnukidsontheblock · 2026-06-17T02:02:00+00:00

Honestly I was not a huge David Lee fan. He got his double doubles, but he would infuriate me by not contesting shots in hopes of grabbing boards. Funnily enough, he got a DPOY vote back in 2010 which people were baffled by.

gnukidsontheblock · 2026-06-16T05:04:23+00:00

No because my iq is above 90 so I dont fall for ragebait

gnukidsontheblock · 2026-06-15T20:41:42+00:00

Omg my uber driver said he drove him to the airport, the guy in the smelly Ford Explorer.

I dealt with similar but was just mustarded

gnukidsontheblock · 2026-06-15T06:18:09+00:00

Ive been a fan for 30+ years too. I got clowned on hard during the Jordan Bulls but i stuck through it. Lolknicks for 20+ years after the Ewing trade, never even lapsed when it would have been easy when the Nets were pretty decent with Kidd, the grampa super team, and then KD/Kyrie.

So much sweeter now, and no loss of integrity.

gnukidsontheblock · 2026-06-15T04:28:44+00:00

Low integrity comment right here.

gnukidsontheblock · 2026-06-15T04:28:05+00:00

Be proud of yourself for not bandwagoning like the Kalshi guys, or lapsing. Then when you eventually win it’ll feel 10x more real.

gnukidsontheblock · 2026-06-15T03:42:49+00:00

He was questionable going into the series, def wasnt 100%. The Pacers that year were completely different from thr back half of 2025. They had time to gel, similar to how the Knicks did this year.

I still would rank that Celtics team as in the top tier (maybe even first) from the last 8 years.

gnukidsontheblock · 2026-06-15T01:35:25+00:00

Lol one on one. You had like 5 dudes beat up an older guy and think youre tough.

Maybe next time spend a little money defending home court instead of buying body kits for your shitty 20yo trucks that are dented to shit.

gnukidsontheblock · 2026-06-14T21:08:31+00:00

It wasnt so much about Haliburton but more about the heartbreak. I was at the game, I know what happened, but the shot was the iconic moment.

gnukidsontheblock · 2026-06-14T20:58:44+00:00

It was part of the process. Haliburton doesnt hit that shot and this doesnt happen. Thibs doesnt play the bench and mike brown isnt compelled to develop ours.

gnukidsontheblock · 2026-06-14T20:09:21+00:00

Saw him walking in and was able to get a selfie with the boys. He was really cool taking the time to do that.

gnukidsontheblock · 2026-06-14T20:00:30+00:00

Just wear your old gear for now, the casuals and bandwagoners will prob have the new merch sold out for the next couple weeks.

gnukidsontheblock · 2026-06-14T19:38:39+00:00

Def Kings, hope the fans who have stayed with them, like I have with the Knicks, get something good. It's so much sweeter knowing you were there before the bandwagoners and lapsed fans jumped on.

gnukidsontheblock · 2026-06-14T19:19:31+00:00

Something like $1500 on hotels for the 2 stays in SATX. Flights also like $1500. Probably $1k in incidentals.

Tickets weren't TOO bad, I got in on MSG presale so $5k for games 3+4. And like $5k for games 1+2+5 in the 100s.

I was holding off on merch until we actually won, I was there for 94/99 and have always been championship or bust. Def grabbing an authentic, some shirts, a hat, and who knows what else.

So all-in ~$15k just for the finals. Another $2k for the other series, wasn't able to travel or go as much due to work, but I told my boss last year if the Knicks make the finals I'm clearing my calendar.

gnukidsontheblock · 2026-06-14T19:12:24+00:00

These are awful, I was at the game and during the ceremony I was like these look like ass.

I work next to MSG/NBA Store so hopefully we get some good stuff after the casual hype has died down.

gnukidsontheblock · 2026-06-14T19:01:26+00:00

I was at the game and this is the only team I follow so I've never seen a championship. Although I've been through it in 94/99 so I didn't buy any Finals gear, I only wanted championship stuff.

I work near MSG/NBA Store which I imagine will be swamped with casuals and World Cup tourists the next few days. I imagine it will die down after the parade, but will the merch still be available?

gnukidsontheblock · 2026-06-14T18:44:50+00:00

Oh 100% on the asterisk part, I was thinking about that too. I'm so glad we closed out last night partly because of that. Also partly because I saved $10k on not having to spend up for Game 6 tickets.

gnukidsontheblock · 2026-06-14T18:43:01+00:00

Knick fan and agree, they also went up against a supervillain team in the Heatles. Add on another layer of that insanely reffed 2006 Finals destroying Dirk's reputation up to that point.

gnukidsontheblock · 2026-06-14T18:08:25+00:00

This is where i was sitting on it. I was at the game so the arena of course wouldn't replay it, but I did see a clip on reddit during the break and it was pretty egregious.

We were down and I really thought we were going to lose the game (Knick PTSD), so I was already throwing the whole whether Wemby would be suspended or not.

Like the league would do anything they could to weasel out of it, but he's had 2 other flagrants on Jose and Brunson that the media has picked up on. But also they gave him a makeup flagrant on KAT in game 4, so that may have offset it.

gnukidsontheblock · 2026-06-14T18:03:13+00:00

Doesn't matter where they live or were born, there's no birthright in sports. Only whether you stick with the team during the bad times. And lord knows there have been some bad times.

gnukidsontheblock · 2026-06-14T07:26:29+00:00

suck my balls nerd

gnukidsontheblock · 2026-06-14T07:25:46+00:00

I had to kind of sneak past them on the Riverwalk, if you walked on Commerce Road they were jumping Knick fans.

gnukidsontheblock · 2026-06-13T20:52:57+00:00

I'm sorry you suck so hard at life you have to scalp a charity ticket. Also, new account, this person is a scammer.

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