Kevin Durante said this weekend that the players are not giving in to the owners during negotiations, which means both aide have dug in and the lockout now in effect may just be a long one.
So, what’s a Knicks fan like me to when the weather turns cold? Well, the Jets, my boyhood team, won again today, and after last week’s stunning win (a blocked punt for a touchdown is one of sport’s truly great plays) I may have to start paying attention to football for the first time in 20 years.
I lost interest in football back then because I just didn’t have time to follow two sports and football was never in the same class for me as basketball and baseball.
But I do remember Namath throwing long distance to Richard Caster and, later, great receivers like Wesley Walker and Al Toon and if Mark Sanchez and company can make a run, I could be persuaded to care again.
So, with baseball ending for the season and basketball may never start this year, it’s time for the cheer: J-E-T-S, Jets. Jets, Jets!
Hank Kalet 