Brooklyn bred dilemma!!!! what do i do???? - ironwork's Blog

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Brooklyn bred dilemma!!!! what do i do????

Posted on April 26, 2012 at 02:02 PM.

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so i am a die hard new york knicks fan! i have been watching the knicks every year since patrick ewing and john starks. we had a pretty crappy run for awhile there and finally things are looking up. which in a way make matters worse. i have a HUGE problem. i am and allways will be a brooklyn boy!! now i am a adult now, well my wife says im not but thats another story lol. i dont live in brooklyn but my heart and family are still there.i recently moved to AZ about 6 months ago. and here we are a brooklyn sports team is back. THE BROOKLYN NETS!! already im getting chills thinking about it. new yorkers in general are avid sports fans. we love the knicks, but for all of us on the other side of the bridge what do we do? long has been the time from when Brooklyn had a team of there own. my grandma used to tell me stories about Jackie Robinson, and taking the subway with my pop who was a new york giants fan lol. love will do that i guess. new yorkers get behind there teams and they dont jump ship. ITS NOT IN OUR DNA!! now sure you get a occasional derrick rose jersey at MSG. but you would never see what happened last year in the first round of the play offs. the bulls had more fans there then the HOME team the pacers. and this was the playyoffs? i thought that was nuts!! anyway we pretty much stick to our teams no matter how bad they are. we argue at barber shops, we yell at thanksgiving, and we watch and cheer to that fat lady is singing. which leaves me to my big dilemma. do i give the nets my attention? do i pretend there still in new jersey? or do i jump ship altogether? i dont know guys this is tough. i guess all i can do is wait. see what happens play it by ear. i only know one thing for sure... whatever happens in brooklyn there will be people behind them win lose or draw. im just undecided if one of those people are me!

Comments

# 1 shadia147 @ Apr 27

Look, It's not 1955 anymore. The Brooklyn Dodgers are gone forever.
The Magic that was the Brooklyn Dodgers is gone forever more. That magic was the notion that they (the players) were part of the community. They worked in Brooklyn during the off season. Modern day players are anything but members of the community. That concept is long gone.

Here's what I suggest; If Spike Lee suddenly switches from the Knicks to the Nets, then I'd say there's something to this.
But unless Spike switches, I'd say stay with the Knicks because as soon as you'd switch, the Knicks are going to win a Championship. And you're going to be stuck in Brooklyn with the ever-losing Nets forever.
And BTW, I remember Willis Reed in game seven. That's how long I've followed the Knicks.
But I don't see that happening.

# 2 ironwork @ Apr 27

@ shadia147 you know what, as sad as that is your 100% correct. growing up in BK i just wish we had something of our own. even queens and long island would represent BK. thanks for reading and your input.

# 3 shadia147 @ Apr 27

Let me ask you a rhetorical question...As a New Yorker, did you feel any less proud of the New York Giants winning the Super Bowl? Considering that they're actually in New Jersey.
You can take pride in the Nets if they ever do anything significant. Say "That's my Brooklyn!" All you want.
If you're from Brooklyn, you're still a New Yorker. Just don't trade the Knicks or the Nets for the Suns.
Phoenix is a great city. It ain't New York!
Take pride in the fact that

# 4 ironwork @ Apr 28

@shadia147 well you have me there! just had to throw the giants into the mix. i think in retrospect the situations are different. i was 6 or so when new york went over to new jersey. my uncle on long island was a jets freak. back when they where active at shea stadium. and he was PISSED!! he passed away god rest his sole. and we buried him with a broadway joe jersey under his suit lol. but for me living in BK and haveing family there, even living on long island for awhile haveing a team in brooklyn feels like home. your right spike is the bench mark for brooklyn. he is in alot of ways an ambassador for kings county. but we both know he isnt leaveing MSG. so its tough dont you wanna have that home team. i dont know. but your 100% right. i thank you for reading. hit me up anytime!