There was absolutely no way the Knicks would drop a fifth straight game. Especially considering the opposition's headquarters has a large white flag erected until the day of the 2014 draft. What a perfect game for the "win now" Knicks to fatten up the anorexic W column. But what an even better opportunity for them to lose said game and remind us that we are being trolled by an entire franchise.
And not just any franchise: The Most Profitable Franchise In The NBA. That's a fact Forbes plugged into the collective Knicks consciousness yesterday, hours before a loss to the corpse of the 76ers. But it makes sense. New York is a grand city full of wonders unknown to smaller towns, villages, settlements and small nations. Here you can find seven human adults living in a two bedroom apartment going about their lives in a whirlwind of youth and bad decisions (the young creative). This is where other human adults have decided for a Mercedes Benz and against leaving the comfort of their parents closet (the young native). Tell someone on the subway that you like their outfit and they may reveal that they haven't eaten something remotely close to a meal in a fortnight. Excess, baby: $2.50 for a cup of coffee from a street cart.
But what does it all add up to? While living in New York you are invited to a presentation focused on the American Dream and wild expectation. The dark backdrop is reality: a nasty beast that spews figures regarding the distribution of wealth and the grim conclusions reached by researchers when analyzing these figures (namely that only 8% of the poor escape poverty). Ah, but inhale the forsaken air deeply and bear witness to the luxury that masks the grime. Your perception distorted by all the damn lights: The World Is Yours. The Knicks are placed upon a mantle gently, in the midst of this.
So yes, it makes sense for the Knicks franchise to call this city home. Barely getting by but arrogant, sticking to the guns that landed them here, they find a way to be mediocre but demonstratively "well off". Calling for coach Woodson's head is a natural reaction from the inhabitants of a city that rids itself of excess humans during the process of gentrification. Speaking of which, how about those Brooklyn Nets? While the Knicks explore new dramas and help cement Manhattan as a bastion of hardcore capitalism, the Nets have found ways to win and put together a run with purpose and drive. You know, the same stuff that moves people to perform a Google search regarding their career when they've turned 20 something and have nothing resembling a passion.
Fittingly, in the same 24 hours within which the Knicks were named The Most Profitable Franchise In The NBA and lost a fifth consecutive game, it was revealed that in the next 40 games they would need to win 39 of those games in order to equal last year's campaign. Purpose and drive be damned, this is still the after party of that 2013 Atlantic Division title.
- Alex Moran (@MoonbeanMarcos)
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