OT: Breaking News in ESPN

[maxiep]

True story: I worked for Prudential Mortgage Capital in Chicago. Pru is headquartered in Newark. They offered me a promotion with the condition that I would have to relocate to HQ. I declined. They told me that HAD to move to HQ. I quit.

I was born in New Jersey. You can't tell me that Newark is like living in New York City. What a fucking shithole.

 

[KingSpeed]

The MSG is sort of a dump, from what I remember. They'll have a newer arena in Brooklyn. The only appeal the Knicks have is this sort of artificial legacy.

I've been to over half the arenas in the league. The Rose Garden is the best arena, no question. MSG has the most exciting environment though. I was at a game last season when the Knicks sucked but the atmosphere at the game felt like Game 7 of the Finals. So much energy in the building. NYC, IMHO, is the most exciting city in the world (that I've been to) and that exciting energy carries into the arena.

For what it's worth I'm in my 40's and I can't remember the Knicks winning anything in my lifetime, this worship for the Knicks seems unwarranted and I don't understand it!

You haven't been paying attention then. The Knicks won in 1970 and 1973.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Completely OT post:

True story: I worked for Prudential Mortgage Capital in Chicago. Pru is headquartered in Newark. They offered me a promotion with the condition that I would have to relocate to HQ. I declined. They told me that HAD to move to HQ. I quit.

I was born in New Jersey. You can't tell me that Newark is like living in New York City. What a fucking shithole.

My wife, kids, and I will be going on a 2 month self-guided American History tour of the U.S. We will be looking at graduate schools (music) for one of my sons. One of the one's we were considering is William Paterson University in NJ.

I just wanted to say that you and HCP know how to scare the &*()&*( out of a parent considering schools for their kids! After watching the video I keep thinking about the quote from Good Morning Viet Nam (a 1987 Movie!):

Cronauer: ""Jimmy Wilkes." Where you from Jimmy?"
Jimmy Wilkes: "I'm also New York."
Cronauer: "Ohh! Two boys joined together. Hey, said, "Well, I got drunk, man. All of a sudden, I went for a tatoo. The next thing you know, I'm on a bleepin' truck What happened? It's wild baby. I don't know what's goin' down." But you're both from New York. Nice to have you here. Like, you just, like hangin' out? You're headed north. Where you goin' to?"
Convoy Soldier: "Nha Trengh."
Cronauer: "Well, you gotta be careful, Jack. That's some heavy stuff up there. That's like Newark after dark. You gotta watch out. There's some heavy bleep goin' down, baby. You'll feel like George Wallace campaigning in Harlem. "Hi, have you seen my face?" "Get your ass outta here!" You gotta watch it. What type of music do you like? You like, uh, you like Little Anthony? You like Little Anthony?"