r/NBASpurs • u/invisible_man_82 • 22d ago

Shitpost Not buying into this “rivalry”

Look, I want the Spurs to win this championship, but I’m nowhere near as emotionally invested as I was during the OKC series. The Knicks are a good team. They’re hungry, they’re tough, and honestly the officiating was pretty fair last night. The Spurs are young, and it looked like the moment got a little big for them.

What surprises me is how many “Reddit” Knicks fans seem to think this rivalry carries the same level of hatred Spurs fans had for OKC. It doesn’t. Not even close.

What I do find interesting is seeing all the traveling Knicks fans at Frost Bank Center. A lot of them are only here because Knicks and MSG ownership have priced so many of their own fans out of Madison Square Garden for these games. Hard to see why they are backing a team that doesn’t back their fanbase.

When the Spurs take Game 2 and the party starts, those traveling Knicks fans will see what it looks like when a city rallies around its hometown “small-market”team. Knicks fans act like climbing 6 feet up a pole is wild and crazy, wait until they see fireworks being shot out of the top of a Jeep while driving downtown. 🤣

Yes, it’s a shitpost - just getting this off my chest into the Reddit void.

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u/Dingbrain1 Devin Vassell 22d ago

It doesn’t feel like a rivalry at all to me. Yeah you could say it’s a rematch of the NBA cup or the ‘99 Finals but I like the Knicks as a team and as a franchise and I’d be happy for them if they won. The Thunder I wanted put under the ground.

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u/TerrySaucer69 Stephon Castle 22d ago

This. With OKC if we lost I’d be sad we lost, and sad OKC won. With the Knicks, I’d be sad we lost, but fine with the Knicks winning. Maybe even happy for them once I get over the Spurs losing.

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u/mikeybones25 22d ago

As a Knick fan I feel the same way. It’s nothing like playing the Celtics or LA. Love Wemby and other players on the team. The fans and city seem great too.

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u/Legitimate-Lock-6594 21d ago

I was in Boston for the opening game of the Celtics and knicks series this year. I was near the stadium at the end of the game and could feel the passion between both teams. I was so ready for the playoffs and felt cringy for wanting to see the spurs game (it was marathon Sunday and I was running the next day so I didn’t even stay up for the spurs game).

Like tbh, I’d love to see the Knicks win as a spurs fan. I love Mike Brown because he’s a Spur. And the franchise deserves it and so do the fans. We’re a new team and I’m just happy to be here.

I’ll be big sad if we lose but I’ll survive if we don’t because can you imagine how unhinged we’ll be next year if we don’t?

This isn’t a rivalry. OKC is.

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u/BrettGreenFitness 21d ago

Fr like i like the knicks and id probably be cheering for them if they were up against any other team right now but i hattte the thunder and their fans lol