Times when I was completely and utterly wrong

I hated the Gallo pick, loved the Marbury deal, and loved the Randolph deal. I also thought Mike Sweetney would amount to something, but I still won’t acknowledge any error in that notion.

I thought John Starks just needed to keep shooting during game 7 of the ’94 finals. I kept thinking the next one would go down.

I thought Sprewell would be a distraction and a problem (he turned out to be one of my favorite Knicks).

I though John Wallace would develop into a star.

I thought Antonio McDyess would be an all star player for us.

I thought Dikembe Mutombo would become an intimidating presence in the middle, and become a fan favorite.

I liked the Isiah Thomas hiring. We had Scott Layden at the time, and I thought anyone with a pulse would be better. Guess not.

I celebrated when we landed Stephon Marbury. I insisted on telling everyone in my vicinity that the Knicks were back. If only I could go back in time and warn myself.

I was mad about the draft picks, but I thought Eddy Curry was going to be a beast. Well, he was, but not the way we hoped.

I thought Channing Frye would develop into a starter at least.

I thought Nate would grow a brain and become an unstoppable point guard.

I thought Zach Randoph would suck in Pringles’ system. He ended up overachieving in it.

I thought Wilson Chandler was going to suck. People forget that he was the 21st pick. We got a lot of value for him.

I thought Patrick Ewing Jr. was going to make the roster after that viscious dunk he threw down in preseason. “Master Blaster” said Clyde.

There were about 72 times when I was sure that Isiah Thomas would be fired the next morning, and he never was.

I thought Gallo was really good, but I bought into the back injury propaganda, and labeled him a bust. (Screw you Berman. You made me doubt the Cock).

I was scared of Donnie Walsh initially because he mentored front office legends such as Isiah Thomas and Larry Bird. I was still glad to have him though because he wasn’t Isiah.

I thought Lebron was going to stay in Cleveland. I never thought he was coming to New York.

I thought Darko was going to finally develop in Pringles’ run and gun offense, since he’s not a banger.

Ohhh… I have so many more…

when we signed Steve Francis.

especially cuz I thought he’d work well with Curry. Fuck.

that most of us were geeked like crazy (myself included) about the Randolph, Francis, and Marbury deals? And that we’re getting geeked again?

I realize it’s not the same situation at all with where the franchise stands, but…

loved the Cock pick though I did have some doubt……….who did you guys want? just curious
hated the Jordan Hill pick, wanted Jennings……..still do
like Randolph………and the new one
thought Marbury was gonna be a beast
wanted Stephenson too………glad we didnt what a dirtbag he is

sorry forgot
really liked the Wilson Chandler pick and thought it could be a steal (kinda thinking Fields might be too)
also thought Nasty Nate would be a beast

I saw a pic of him chilling at his mansion with like 30 cars

“They need somebody to guard Shaq”.

I thought the Knicks should have kept the roster from 93-95 forever, regardless of age… so when they picked up decent players, such as LJ and Sprewell or Allan Houston, I was always skeptical, but they did well. I was excited when Don Nelson became coach. I thought that the defensive nature of the Knicks, combined with the fast tempo of Nelson would create a basketball supernova in MSG… but yea, guess not. I thought the hiring of Lenny Wilkens would work out a lot better than it did. I really rooted for Eddy Curry to become the dominant player I always hoped he would be. When Marbury signed, I just thought it was all over, that he would be the homecoming savior. I guess I was going through a period where I wanted everybody originally from NY to come to the Knicks. Just like Larry Brown. I was like, “well, sure, he’s from NY, it should work” haha. I never liked the Knicks draft picks throughout the 2000s, even the ones that kinda worked out, whether for us or for somebody else. I kinda thought Sweetney would be somebody. I sorta thought Jordan Hill would work out, until I saw him in summer league, and realized it wasnt going to work, at least not for us. When they drafted Gallo, I was like, who? but then I saw the sweet stroke of the Cock in the highlights and it calmed me down, I figured he would work well. I never wanted Jennings on our team, just like I wouldnt want Jeremy Tyler on our team this next year. Sure he may become a beast, but, I dont want that level of immaturity running our team. Just like the reason I never wanted LeBron in the first place either.

I think Eddy Curry is going to show up and give a shit

and although I’m a little late, here are some of mine for those that care (and in no particular order):

I actually remember thinking “wow – we drafted John Wallace, Walter McCarty, and Donte’ Jones! Three guys that were just in the Final Four! This could turn out to be really great!”

I thought Frederic Weis would surprise alot of people and redeem himself for the whole “getting dunked OVER by Vince Carter” thing.

I was ecstatic when we hired Larry Brown. Nothing really to add to that. It’s Larry Brown.

I actually used the phrase “that’s a squad!!” when referring to a team consisting of Curry and Z-Bo in the frontcourt with Crawford and Marbury in the backcourt. sigh.

I thought Larry Johnson was finished when we got him based solely on the fact that he was doing “grandmama” commercials the previous year and then suddenly stopped dunking when he came to NY. He adapted well enough with the back issues to earn my respect and make some great memories.

I thought Antonio McDyess would have his number retired as a Knick. Well, not really lol. I thought he would actually play enough minutes and score enough points to make the trade for Camby and Nene seem like a win-win for both teams.

I didn’t think twice when we got rid of Doug Christie, since he never took off his warm-up under Pat Riley – who could do no wrong in my opinion BACK THEN.

I was optimistic that T-Mac still had something in the tank and just needed a change of scenery and a teammate like Lebron. I should have asked his knee surgeon….and Pat Riley.

I thought Dolan would seriously wise up and know better than to attend the meeting with Lebron.