Fire Isiah!!!!!
As an avid basketball fan from New York, I was excited to be able to attend the Knicks game versus Golden State Warriors. Unfortunately, I was wildly disappointed by the game. Although I identify basketball as an art, what the Knicks played was not basketball. It was an uninspired and lackluster lack of an attempt at basketball that was simply played for the paycheck. This was not the same team I grew up watching.
Instead, I had to find my own art. So, when I looked around Madison Square Garden, I was in awe that I was in the self-proclaimed “world’s most famous arena.” It was crazy to sit so close to the court that I see on TV. It was also crazy considering I was sitting in seats about 30 times the price I paid for. However, the most artistic thing that night was the chants. These were not chants cheering on the team. Instead, they were a chorus of raucous boos. My favorite chant that night was in the final minutes of the game when the crowd was finally able to get the famed “Fire Isiah” chant in unison. Although I had refrained from the chant before, I had to join in. Overall, I enjoyed the game but I do not think I will be attending a Knicks game anytime soon.
December 14th, 2007 at 3:52 am
Haha, I went to the Knicks game yesterday. They started yelling “Fire Isiah” like 2 minutes into the game, but then the knicks actually started playing well and were up the most game against the Sonics. Bu then they crashed in the final 4 minutes and then the “Fire Isiah” chats began to roar. It was greatt! I noticed that not everyone would yell fire Isiah, instead they’d rather just boo or yell other obscenities. But once the chants got going, it was great. It was like a small section of music. You’d hear “Fire Isiah clap clap clap clap clap Fire Isiah” it was just great. Totally worth the 10 bucks