Congratulations and best of luck in Brooklyn! Eliminating the commute will add years back your life and I’m so excited for your kids to grow up in the greatest city in the world. You deserve all the success. I have to say, this Newsletter has been as much of a must read in the off-season as it was during the season and I’m stunned at your ability to produce quality content on a daily basis. Subscribing was some of the best money I’ve spent this year. I look forward to what the future holds for KFS and for your amazing family.
Thank you so much, both for the well-wishes and for the kind words about the newsletter! Hearing how you feel about it is such a validation for the time and energy I put in, because all I want is to be a positive part of people's days. Really appreciate you taking the time to write.
Too much commuting time sucks! Hope your family loves the move. I grew up in a different NYC, but I still think it's a great place to be a kid [and it's even better for the parents].
Orange Julius was up for the challenge of being a Knick. Is a disciple of the Kobe School of NBA Professionalism, Skill Development. Competition, and Winning. He had a rough first year, under Fiz & Miller, but overcame his struggles (too much 1 on 1 play, too many spinorama moves & holding the ball forever). He's made for the modern NBA game and he's up for the City. Hurrah!
You can only [successfully] build on a firm foundation. So, RJ, IQ, the 21 draft kids, Obi (will he be there longterm?), and Mitch (Ditto?) have a Dude to look up to. And, forgive the religious sacrilege, Kobe to Julius to the Knick youngsters is kind of like Apostolic Succession. Knowing and spending time with a great, a legend matters. These are great roots for present and future Knick players to grow from.
Really like your comment about passing down the roots here. The lineage is real. And thank you for the well wishes...what era did you grow up in the city? I'm unsurprisingly fascinated by the history of the city and have done a lot of reading on the subject.
I became a teen in 1968. Don't have any memories of the Old Garden [or Penn Station for that matter]. Lived in the West Bronx and Washington Heights. Went to HS in Lower Manhattan so I travelled the length of the island. Got to see the Hippies and Freaks in the East Village on St. Marks Place. Drink underage at McSorley's and West End. Attend concerts at the Rink and get stoned in Central Park. Go to Vietnam protests. Cut school and go to the Met and Modern. Go to matinees and watch old movies and foreign films at places like the Thalia. The subways sucked. You got jumped and mugged. There were lots of scary places and fiends, but it was always happening. We witnessed the end of the old and the start of the new. So, life was unsettling, exciting. As were our Knicks. I remember Willis taking over for Bellamy. Walt being drafted after a great NIT [when it was still big]. Bradley returning from his Rhodes at Oxford. They didn't contend overnight. They built a team. Vets like Barnett and kids. And, then finally---the missing piece, the Debusschere Trade.
Man, you just transported me back to a time I would give anything to have been able to experience. Just seems like the most amazing place to be and the most amazing time to be there.
Congrats on the move Macri! I'm sure you'll love it, and Prospect Park is kind of the place that gave me hope about this country, as I grew up mostly in Tennessee. PP is pretty much a melting pot fantasy of scruffy grass and good vibes. I bike everywhere too and Brooklyn and New York in general are the most fun urban biking I've ever done (Berlin aint bad). Exciting move and exciting year to be covering the Knicks. Mazal Tov!
Hey David, sorry for the belated reply, but thank you so much for reaching out! I look forward to utilizing the Citibikes across from my new place and seeing the city that way, although I'm a walker and runner by nature. Thanks again!
I grew up in Brooklyn a few decades ago, and it’s still a place I call home. There’s something about the city that keeps it’s inhabitants hungry for more, it keeps you moving and grinding, growing and striving and reaching and searching for more.
Keep grinding Sir, and never let the dust settle beneath your feet.
Thanks so much for the comment. I think you encapsulated what it is to be in the city perfectly. There's a fire I feel when I'm here that is indescribable. Hope that continues to reflect in the work!
Congratulations and best of luck in Brooklyn! Eliminating the commute will add years back your life and I’m so excited for your kids to grow up in the greatest city in the world. You deserve all the success. I have to say, this Newsletter has been as much of a must read in the off-season as it was during the season and I’m stunned at your ability to produce quality content on a daily basis. Subscribing was some of the best money I’ve spent this year. I look forward to what the future holds for KFS and for your amazing family.
Thank you so much, both for the well-wishes and for the kind words about the newsletter! Hearing how you feel about it is such a validation for the time and energy I put in, because all I want is to be a positive part of people's days. Really appreciate you taking the time to write.
Too much commuting time sucks! Hope your family loves the move. I grew up in a different NYC, but I still think it's a great place to be a kid [and it's even better for the parents].
Orange Julius was up for the challenge of being a Knick. Is a disciple of the Kobe School of NBA Professionalism, Skill Development. Competition, and Winning. He had a rough first year, under Fiz & Miller, but overcame his struggles (too much 1 on 1 play, too many spinorama moves & holding the ball forever). He's made for the modern NBA game and he's up for the City. Hurrah!
You can only [successfully] build on a firm foundation. So, RJ, IQ, the 21 draft kids, Obi (will he be there longterm?), and Mitch (Ditto?) have a Dude to look up to. And, forgive the religious sacrilege, Kobe to Julius to the Knick youngsters is kind of like Apostolic Succession. Knowing and spending time with a great, a legend matters. These are great roots for present and future Knick players to grow from.
Really like your comment about passing down the roots here. The lineage is real. And thank you for the well wishes...what era did you grow up in the city? I'm unsurprisingly fascinated by the history of the city and have done a lot of reading on the subject.
I became a teen in 1968. Don't have any memories of the Old Garden [or Penn Station for that matter]. Lived in the West Bronx and Washington Heights. Went to HS in Lower Manhattan so I travelled the length of the island. Got to see the Hippies and Freaks in the East Village on St. Marks Place. Drink underage at McSorley's and West End. Attend concerts at the Rink and get stoned in Central Park. Go to Vietnam protests. Cut school and go to the Met and Modern. Go to matinees and watch old movies and foreign films at places like the Thalia. The subways sucked. You got jumped and mugged. There were lots of scary places and fiends, but it was always happening. We witnessed the end of the old and the start of the new. So, life was unsettling, exciting. As were our Knicks. I remember Willis taking over for Bellamy. Walt being drafted after a great NIT [when it was still big]. Bradley returning from his Rhodes at Oxford. They didn't contend overnight. They built a team. Vets like Barnett and kids. And, then finally---the missing piece, the Debusschere Trade.
Man, you just transported me back to a time I would give anything to have been able to experience. Just seems like the most amazing place to be and the most amazing time to be there.
Congrats on the move Macri! I'm sure you'll love it, and Prospect Park is kind of the place that gave me hope about this country, as I grew up mostly in Tennessee. PP is pretty much a melting pot fantasy of scruffy grass and good vibes. I bike everywhere too and Brooklyn and New York in general are the most fun urban biking I've ever done (Berlin aint bad). Exciting move and exciting year to be covering the Knicks. Mazal Tov!
Hey David, sorry for the belated reply, but thank you so much for reaching out! I look forward to utilizing the Citibikes across from my new place and seeing the city that way, although I'm a walker and runner by nature. Thanks again!
I grew up in Brooklyn a few decades ago, and it’s still a place I call home. There’s something about the city that keeps it’s inhabitants hungry for more, it keeps you moving and grinding, growing and striving and reaching and searching for more.
Keep grinding Sir, and never let the dust settle beneath your feet.
Thanks so much for the comment. I think you encapsulated what it is to be in the city perfectly. There's a fire I feel when I'm here that is indescribable. Hope that continues to reflect in the work!