Knicks fans idolized Nate Robinson since the day he entered the pro basketball scene. The Knicks stunk for most of this decade so the fans wanted a player to pin their hopes on, and Robinson's style and size attracts those desperate souls.
With that said, everything is in the eye of the beholder.
Robinson can do great things with the ball, but it means nothing when one looks at the baggage he brings to the team.
It's amazing why the Knicks bothered to retain this guy when he was a free agent especially when no team wanted to associate with him.
After his drunk-driving incident this past summer and then laughing about it on his Twitter page, Donnie Walsh should have announced his team would sever ties with him. He needed to display his alleged talent and stupidity elsewhere.
Robinson was signed only so he can get fans interested for this season while the Knicks prepare this coming summer for their 2010 pursuit of stars that can help them land to the Eastern Conference Finals.
He is marketable for the folks at Madison Square Garden along with David Lee and Danilo Gallinari.
While fans love him, R ...
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It’s All Over with Knicks’ Nate Robinson
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