Daily Insight: Loyalty

I’m going to go a bit off the beaten path today with today’s daily insight. Everyone who knows me knows I am a huge sports fan, always have been and always will be. Ever since that great day in May or 1987 I have been conditioned to remain loyal to all NY sports teams. Yankees, Mets, Islanders, Rangers, Jet, Giants, and of course the best of all the KNICKS.

I know we got some great news yesterday as Knicks fans when it was announced that Carmelo Anthony, and Chauncey Billups will wear that blue and orange uniform, and dap up Spike Lee on that layup line. And with such an epic accomplishment comes the bandwagon fans. Yes ladies and gentlemen the people who hop from team to team with no type of loyalty. I have a few questions for those people, just to clarify if you’re not sure if you fit into the category.

Were you a NY Knicks fan when Patrick Ewing came down the lane wiiiiideee open and looked like he was going to dunk the ball but instead opted for that finger roll which he BRICKED?? Were you a fan when John Starks aka “the great light hope” would chuck the ball up everytime he touched it?? Were you a fan when Anthony Mason was crazier than Ron Artest and Kevin Garnett put together?? Were you a fan when Latrell Sprewell was our greatest hope?? -__-. Were you a fan when Jeff Van Gundy clung to the leg of Alonzo Morning when that Heat/ Knicks fight broke out?? Were you a fan when Alan Houston was ALWAYS hurt?? And were you a fan when Reggie Miller would hit a miracle 3 pointer at the buzzer every single time to crush the Knicks playoff dreams??

No? Well I was. My relationship with the Knicks has been like Ike and Tina Turner. I give and I give but never got back in return. Until now. Let us loyal fans bask in this glory, and you bandwagoners can hang on to the back.

-Becks