5 teams to root for now that rooting for the Knicks is (still) misery

2. The Jamaican Bobsled Team

“Nuff people say they know they can’t believe. Jamaica we have a bobsled team”

Think of how effective that chant playing over and over again in your head would be to block out interfering notions of dismay. Some people cover their ears and say “la la la la la la.” You, on the other hand, can throw your hands in the air and scream:

“Nuff people say they know they can’t believe. Jamaica we have a bobsled team”

Over and over again until the bad noises eventually stop.

But Matt, the one bright spot for the franchise since Phil took over might be on the trading blo-

“Nuff people say they know they can’t believe! Jamaica we have a bobsled team!”

Both James Dolan and Phil Jackson agreed to not opt out. They don’t even see this as a prob-

“Nuff people say they know they can’t believe!!! Jamaica we have a bobsled team!!!”

This is actually making me miss Isiah Thomas.

“NUFF PEOPLE SAY THEY KNOW THEY CAN’T BELIEVE JAMAICA WE HAVE A BOBSLED TEAM”

See? Perfect.

I miss John Candy. I miss Patrick Ewing. I miss the Knicks being something other than a cautionary tale. We can’t do anything about that, but what we can do is root for these plucky bunch of bobsledding neophytes to put their country on their back, and race it down some ice to the bottom of a hill while teaching us, the viewer, that sometimes moral victories are still victories.

If you’re a Knicks fan, you take what you can get.