SJUBB Bandwagon Debate

Bring on the fans from any and every background. We’ve been waiting too long for this. If my season ticket prices are higher, aren’t as good, or I can’t go to as many games in-person, so be it (and I don’t see the latter happening, because the tix are still the best deal in town IMO). The juice, energy, positive attention, excitement whatever you want to call it can only help the cause.
 
L J S A said:
We all hopped on at some point, right? I guess our younger fans should be commended for hopping on at low points, but us middle-aged and old guys probably had the benefit of becoming fans when we were at least good.

I think Spike pissed people off because he'd been a fan of a chief rival for as long as I've known who he was. That's weird bandwagoning even if he is a city guy. But I don't think any NYC celeb not previously so strongly connected with another program wouldn't and certainly shouldn't draw any ire.

Any celeb cool enough to show up unannounced to his own lookalike contest in Washington Square Park and pose for pics with fans is awesome in my book, so if Chalamet comes, I hope to see him posing with the 114 guys.

Get Adam Sandler to a game too. He loves basketball but don't ever recall him rooting for a particular college program.
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I am fine with a “celebrity row” at SJU games, except for Spike. And it has barely anything to do with his Georgetown fandom.

The guy went to the Met Gala instead of a Knicks game. Once you cross that rubicon, there is no getting your dude respect back. May as well pee sitting down.
 
Spocky Ramone said:
The reality is that NY is a front-running pro sports town. When the Mets suck (frequent occurrence), Shea is empty. It’s been a long time, but I remember when the Yanks were horrible and drew nobody. Jet and Giant fans unload their tickets to visiting teams’ fans when they’re bad. Or if it’s a night game. The Garden has been a desert for 20 years (until recently) for the Knickerbockers. Do the Nets draw any fans? I do remember the Coliseum rockin’ when the Doctor was operating! Ranger fans in the blue seats are always in attendance, I don’t think the rest of the Tri-state hockey fans are as devoted.

Would a kid want to come play in The Garden in front of some big time rapper like Puff Daddy Puffy P Diddy, uh, MC Hammer, or big stars like Barbra Streisand J Lo or Dr Ruth Westheimer? I think so! And we can use every advantage we can get! Bring on the beautiful people and bon vivants! Go big or go home! We know they’re front runners and are just here to be seen and have no emotional attachment whatsoever. If that brings us some wins, I am all for it. And when we’re back in the toilet, at least we’ll still all have each other…
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I am going to go out on a limb here and say that Shea will remain empty this year, as will the blue seats, and Dr Ruth will not attend any sporting event at MSG. 😀

In my years of observing sports bandwagon jumping, the majority of jumpers are hot girls who dont know anything about sports but wanna be in on the cool thing and I am decidedly in favor of it. If it means I have to endure people like Spike Lee, I'll find a way to carry on.
 
kranmars said:
I am fine with a “celebrity row” at SJU games, except for Spike. And it has barely anything to do with his Georgetown fandom.

The guy went to the Met Gala instead of a Knicks game. Once you cross that rubicon, there is no getting your dude respect back. May as well pee sitting down.
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nypost.com

Timothée Chalamet let Kylie Jenner go solo to Met Gala to watch Knicks’ win: ‘Shaking’

Chalamet posted several times to his Instagram story showing himself watching and reacting throughout the night as he suffered through the roller coaster win.
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Chalamet is your guy then ;)
 
kranmars said:
I am fine with a “celebrity row” at SJU games, except for Spike. And it has barely anything to do with his Georgetown fandom.

The guy went to the Met Gala instead of a Knicks game. Once you cross that rubicon, there is no getting your dude respect back. May as well pee sitting down.
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Don't discount the fact that a list front row folks go to games as much to be seen than to see, maybe a lot more. They are in an out of sight out of mind business.

Even Howard Stern, who knew dick about sports until it made him look cooler to the celebs he kisses up to, made a pitch for knick front riw seats, saying he won't go to games if its not front row.
 
Jack Williams said:
nypost.com

Timothée Chalamet let Kylie Jenner go solo to Met Gala to watch Knicks’ win: ‘Shaking’

Chalamet posted several times to his Instagram story showing himself watching and reacting throughout the night as he suffered through the roller coaster win.
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Chalamet is your guy then ;)
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L J S A said:
I am actually shocked she didn't dump him over that.
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He would have no problem finding a replacement. Past relationships he has included Madonna’s daughter and Johnny Depp’s daughter for starters.

Chalamet is a native New Yorker, who grew up in Hell’s Kitchen so he grew up watching the Knicks.

Note: I can’t believe I actually know this stuff and am admitting it.
 
SJU85 said:
He would have no problem finding a replacement. Past relationships he has included Madonna’s daughter and Johnny Depp’s daughter for starters.

Chalamet is a native New Yorker, who grew up in Hell’s Kitchen so he grew up watching the Knicks.

Note: I can’t believe I actually know this stuff and am admitting it.
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I'm so out of touch with newer movie stars...I had no idea who this guy was until about a month ago.
 
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Section3 said:
All upside…No downside…

We’ve had 20+ years of young kids saying “Who?” when asked about SJ…celebs as front running as they are add to the buzz…and buzz is good
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There's a reason those prime seats got comped. They sell other seats and attract fan interest. Ben Stiller and Timothee were on camera constantly.

Courtside seats the other night for Knicks game were listed for as much as $80,000 and I've been told some sold in that range.
 
Jack Williams said:
After taking a peek at the CBS Sports way too early top 25 that has our Johnnies at #1, I was doing some thinking about next season, and I wanted to get your opinions on something.

During this Knicks playoff run, the Garden has obviously been a major attraction, with NY based celebs all over the place at the games, from main stays like Spike Lee, Tracy Morgan, Jon Stewart, Ben Stiller, Larry David... to young and up and coming celebs like Timmy Chalamet. Their presence at the games, to the average viewers, give the games more of a "big time" feel.

With Ricky P bringing St. John's back to relevance, my question is this: Would it "bug" you as a fan if next season and beyond, more and more NY celebrities begin to grab on to this team and attend games?

Notably, Spike hopped on the bandwagon during last season, I even recall him getting up to Providence for our game against Arkansas in the dance. There were definitely some mixed reactions to it on here.

It is an interesting debate to me because I can see both sides. I want SJUBB to continue their upward trajectory into cultural relevance. But I also understand how a fan who has followed the team for years could feel like celebrities coming around now to sit courtside and get the camera in their face could feel "fake". Wondering how you all feel?
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Welcome to any and all new fans
 
Beasts of the East said:
There's a reason those prime seats got comped. They sell other seats and attract fan interest. Ben Stiller and Timothee were on camera constantly.

Courtside seats the other night for Knicks game were listed for as much as $80,000 and I've been told some sold in that range.
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A few may be comped but most are high priced
 
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