Think Your Job Sucks? At Least You Don't Cover The Knicks.

Remember when the Knicks used to win games? That was pretty cool…

We always thought covering the Knicks would be a fun job. You go see some games, wax nostalgic about the Patrick Ewing/John Starks era team and curse Isiah Thomas under your breath.

But it turns out that, for sportswriters, the Knicks c. 2008 are the worst beat in the world.

Here are just a few of the quotes gathered by the Observer‘s John Koblin on how sportswriters view covering the Knicks:

  • Newsday‘s Alan Hahn: “It’s Madison Square Garden, it’s New York City, it should be one of the top beats in New York… It’s maddening.
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