Let’s admit it: The Nets-Knicks rivalry has long been the lamest sports rivalry in New York.
This is no Islanders-Rangers. No Yankees-Mets. No Giants-Jets. Not even close.
The Knicks-Nets rivalry is less Pepsi-Coke and more Amazon-corner bodega.
One fan base isn’t clearly better than the other, just a whole lot bigger and more arrogant. Even when the Nets have been a clearly superior team — say last season, when they made the playoffs and the Knicks had a league-low 17 wins — the Nets have had trouble drawing and the Knicks regularly have been among the league’s top 10 teams in attendance.