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I cannot believe the run these guys are on.
I grew up in southwest Connecticut and my grandma needed the cable package with UNIVISION and TELEMUNDO so we also got the MSG network channel. Despite me being a Miami Heat fan (coolest franchise in the league) I watched a ridiculous amount of Knicks basketball from 2011-2015. They had so many shitty teams during that run. Completely wasted Melo’s prime.
And naturally I grew to be a Knicks hater on account of the franchise being historically ass And also in my face style ass.
But I am so happy to see the run they’re having with these Villanova guys. Brunson might be the truth. He’s having his Isaiah Thomas (the young one) season. Their championship run might be loading. I don’t think they have it this year tho.
+ Hartenstein’s new tattoo sleeve is ass.
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New Yawk. The Big Apple. Greatest city in the world. Best basketball team in the world as a result. It doesn't matter that the last championship this team won was in 1973. It's not about winning. It's about NY grit and determination. It is about paying $400 for nosebleed seat tickets at an aging stadium built on the broken corpse of one of this city's most beautiful landmarks.
I like the team colors. Blue and orange is fun and aligned with the Fibonacci Sequence.
This is god's chosen team. Leon Rose is leading us all on a crusade to Eastern Conference Championship glory. When the Knicks do well New York experiences a revival of the summer of love.
I hope this is convincing.
Mar 17, 2024
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Another routine-- This typically airs at 7:30 (right after Jeopardy!) unless its a west coast game or a weekend matinee. NYK is the greatest basketball club to root for in the world. They’re in the best form they’ve been in since their 1990’s seasons with final appearances. Go Knicks.
Feb 8, 2025
St. John's University, a Catholic University based in Queens, is New York's college basketball team, and their comeback story is perhaps the best thing in New York sports right now. The Johnnies are off to a 20-3 start, the best record since 1985, which was their last "final four" team. That roster had New York heroes like Chris Mullin, Mark Jackson, and Walter Berry. Last night, they beat Marquette University in a tough 70-64 battle at Madison Square Garden.
A good St. John's team is a long time coming: It is a legendary program that had watched its lore dissipate. For many reasons, such as the closings of longtime HS basketball programs, people of color not being able to affordable living in NY, the rise of the prep school program, New York basketball at the college level has suffered. St. Johns went through a period, after Ron Artest's 2000 team, of perennial losing and embarrassment. (There were a few decent seasons under Steve Lavin, but it wasn't the place that it used to be; it wasn't a landmark in the cultural hub of New York).
But, now, the Johnnies are back. Rick Pitino is now on the sidelines, and at 72 years old, he is still the best coach in college basketball. This is a New York story: Pitino, after years of exile after his ousting at Louisville, is back in his hometown, coaching a typical New York squad. The Johnnies don't have the best shooting in the Big East, nor the tallest players, but they're sensational athletes, and they attack the paint every minute of the game. On defense, they're ferocious, and are constantly up in the opposition's faces. Kadary Richmond is a slasher, pure slicer and diver; there hasn't been a guard that fearless since Kemba Walker, Lance Stephenson. He is old school.
I went to the game last night. I was in the press section smiling and clapping the whole night, and I never do that in the press section. But, I could not help but cheer. The Johnnies matter again!
Feb 5, 2025
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Jun 28, 2024
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*only do this when you MUST get FLY and exude unspeakable and ineffable confidence where ppl will probably call you a cocky asshole*
recite this prayer:
Dear Haters,
You can all suck my balls from the back and my dick from the front.
I was born to be great.
you were all born to debate my greatness.
Clearly we are not the same.
in times of uncertainty I stand tall.
Even when alone, my spirit is guided by God’s invisible hand who shields me from the bullshit.
A back this broad was earned by climbing to places most could never reach.
If theyve never seen these heights, how could they comprehend my perspective?
Anyone with something negative to say is miles beneath me with mushy shit in their pamper and piss dribbling down their soft, weak legs.
Thank you mint god for humility.
Thank you mint god for strength.
Love,
(Your name)
And although I may not appear in the physical form, you will feel an aura of mint purple surrounding you and a genuine earthy sense of pride in your chest to continue on your mission, no fucks given.
Jun 19, 2024
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i Am a proud fan of weird women!!!
Newest weird woman acquisition: the cute shy girl from my MBA program with a curly bob and red highlights.
Shes so quiet and shy, we’ve had every class together so far over 3 semesters and barely ever spoke aside from her saying happy Valentine’s Day to me in February. Fast forward to this semester I sit next to her first day of finance class and decide to Be friendly and chat. She’s quiet but cool so I get her number, offer to maybe study later in the semester (which is a mild courtesy as I was lowkey just gaining new allies in the class to assist with cheating).
But once I started texting her about class we just never stopped texting, and now I think we’re actively flirting? Shes into dark romance novels? she brought one of her novels to class yesterday and after class she snuggled up against me in the hallway and made me read a (very graphic) page about a girl getting fucked by a gun? This chick is nuts. Am I catching feelings?
Sep 17, 2024