When Amare’s last millisecond three-pointer swished through the net I rose majestically off my couch with reckless abandon and roared with gusto. I had goose bumps. Even after I learned the game-winning basket would not count I was still energized and mesmerized. Wednesday night proved it. The Knicks are rejuvenated!
It’s been a vexing and daunting decade. A few years ago I wrote a blog post called A Knickerbocker Depression where I listed out the Knicks ten most stumbling, bumbling moments of the decade. I had all but given up on the franchise that had been run into oblivion. I followed the team in the papers but quit watching games or rooting.
A few years ago, I somehow ended up on a Knicks email list with my friends and a few die-hard fans who had kept hope percolating. I thought they were suckers and my forte was to be overly skeptical of their optimism. But it did get me interested and hoping once again.
Shout out to the omnipresent Lech for lifting me out of my Knicks stupor. Our dream was to bring Lebron and an all-star sidekick to NYC in the summer of 2010. When that didn’t happen I felt cheated.
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