The Knicks Are Back.

I read today that Carmelo Anthony wanted to be Bernard King when he was a kid. Not Jordan, or Magic, Bernard King, Yo! If you're as hardcore a NY Knicks fan as I am, that's either a dream come true kind of statement, or an evil plot, designed to melt and completely capture the hearts of the fans who have waited 37 years for an NBA title to return to NYC. If the latter is true it worked, at least on me. For those of you who don't know who Bernard king is, you're not alone. He was an  unbelievably talented player but he suffered a devastating knee injury at the peak of his career and was never the same after that. He was only with the team for 3 seasons, but still, he's a legend in NY, a true Knick. Anyway, now we've got arguably the best all around player in team history doing his thing in The Garden, playing with a newly inspired Amare Stoudemire, and people haven't been this excited since these dudes were causing mayhem in Manhattan.

The Knicks are back and that's good because the Knicks are NY. We've had our hearts broken before, so of course we remain skeptical but hopefully not for much longer.

*Oh, and here's how NY feels about the original "The King".



Sorry, lil' guy. You probably should have thought it through a little better.