Warriors...Come out to Play-ay!

by Seth on Apr 28, 2007 1:24 PM EDT in Events Comment 11 comments

Time for a little "Dear Seth..." advice column.

"Am I betraying my Knicks fandom by rooting really hard for the Warriors? Help, I'm having a little bit of a crisis here."

- Barnesgasm in New York

Great question, Barnesy. When our team is left out of the playoffs, we all go through a period of confusion and excitement. I, too, found myself gasping for breath last night as the Warriors spray-farted all over the hapless Mavericks. I even let out a vociferous "Oh Shit!" when Jason Richardson threw a gorgeous pass from a seated position. The fact is, Golden State is one of the most likeable teams in history. They have a hilarious cast of characters, a sloppy and hilarious coach, rowdy fans, and an style of play that makes you dizzy. The Mavs on the other hand, are an evil empire. They have a lizard coach, a rich, pissy owner, and a bumbling German star. Oh, and their point guard pretends he's an airplane when he makes a three-pointer.

As diehard Knicks fans though, we need reasons to love the Warriors. Here's the best I can muster....

Reasons Knicks fans can love the Warriors this postseason:

They fucking rocked us in February. And didn't the samurais say you should respect a worthy adversary or something? It was either the samurais or Yoda who said that. Or maybe Speed Racer. Respect.
On the other hand, we beat Golden State in March. So maybe, like, we coulda taken the Mavs in a playoff series, too? How bout that?
Baron Davis' beard, Jason Richardson's ears, Al Harrington's scalp, and Mickael Pietrus' fishy tail.
Don Nelson used to coach the Knicks...although he wasn't as loveable or sloppy at the time.
Matt Barnes is a former Knick and, well, you know...
Zarko Cabarkapa dunks on his opponents, and then carves a "Z" into their foreheads with his sword.

Things you can do to repent:

Find your 96-97 Knicks CD and play "Go New York, Go New York, Go." Know all the lyrics.
Watch a full episode of "MSG, NY."
Put on a velvet jacket and fedora and call your friends "precocious neophytes."
Watch David Lee's tip-in video. Then watch it again without sound and do your own rendition of Gus Johnson's call.
Watch "Eddie".

So there you go. Show your Warriors pride, hit up Golden State of Mind, and reminisce about the days of Chris Mills and Bimbo Coles. For now, we can be Warriors fans. Just don't forget who you really are...

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Barnes..

That picture is for you. Note Matt's contemplative expression on the right.

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by Seth on Apr 28, 2007 2:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Thanks

For the advice, consolation and for the photo. I'll try to repent, but upon looking for my Knicks CD, I only found a Yankees CD. Shit, what I wouldn't to have "Go New York Go New York Go" played whenever I walked into a room.
Also, that's a surprising photo, in that Matt is actually making a normal face. Although I can assure you, his eyes are looking right at the expensive computer equipment on the desk in front of him, with an approximate street value of 47 dollars.

The Son of Dippin.

by Barnesgasm on Apr 28, 2007 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Go Golden State?

i'm envisioning a GOlden State - Nets Finals Matchup, what'd you think?

by Sirnanzy on Apr 28, 2007 2:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Who knows?

I'd certainly enjoy watching the Warriors run the Nets into the floor.

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by Seth on Apr 28, 2007 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The Warriors...

remind me of the '99 Knicks. Latrell Sprewell, Camby, and Houston, out-running their opponents. A late season surge just to make the playoffs as the #8 seed. The upset over the #1 seed, a team they owed, a team that we hated because it was our former coach (sort of a reverse Nellie).

I doubt the Warriors are making past the second round, but for now... run, Baron, run...

by stopmikelupica on Apr 28, 2007 2:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

on that repenting thing

Go, watch this one as well:

Yao denied

Cya Wraith

by wraith on Apr 29, 2007 3:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Allan Houston?

This is from last night, but did anybody else see him last night doing studio work for ESPN? Its always good to see a former Knick find work, kind of like when I saw Rick Brunson clean up my table at a coffee shop last week.

The Son of Dippin.

by Barnesgasm on Apr 29, 2007 9:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Houston

I've seen Allan on ESPN a couple times, including one time when he completely misunderstood the idea of a cue and stared at the camera for about 3 seconds before he started talking about the Heat.

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by Seth on Apr 29, 2007 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

jax

i was an intern with a radio station in indy a couple years ago and used to have to go to pacers games on fri/sat nights to get postgame audio from players.

the highlight of my time was staring at stephen jacksons golf-ball sized diamond earrings and trying to transale his audio clips into actual text:

Quote: "J has got to do him just like I gotta do me. If we get both, we hard to beat"
Translation: Jermaine O'Neal has to get back to playing his style of basketball and I have to play my game. If both of those things happen, then we will be a tough team to beat"

Ewing with the step...YES! and the foul!

by Anthony Masons Haircut on Apr 30, 2007 9:32 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs