why are the Knicks now called Knickerbockers?

[Maximus96]

i just noticed it sometime ago...curious...

go kings!!

 

[Viper GTS]

They always have been.

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[Maximus96]

i see...

 

[fatalbert]

yep it goes back to the knickerbocker school, it had to do with art and was based on the hudson river

 

[Bulk Beef]

New York is also known as the Knickerbocker State, after the Dutch settlers (their pants, specifically ).

 

[Gonad the Barbarian]

'Knicks' was deemed a culturally insensitive term.

 

[LuDaCriS66]

Knicks is just short for Knickerbockers... so whats the difference?

 

[Bulk Beef]

<< 'Knicks' was deemed a culturally insensitive term for Knickerbockers. >>

True, true. I would never, ever consider calling a Knickerbocker a Knick. Knickerbocker-American is more acceptable, at least for today.

 

[Joyride]

<< They always have been.

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I've known it since before I can remember

 

[jjones]

They've always been the Knickerbockers. The usage of Knicks is just the shortened expression.


<< << 'Knicks' was deemed a culturally insensitive term for Knickerbockers. >>

True, true. I would never, ever consider calling a Knickerbocker a Knick. Knickerbocker-American is more acceptable, at least for today. >>


LOL

 

[Cyberian]

<< True, true. I would never, ever consider calling a Knickerbocker a Knick. Knickerbocker-American is more acceptable, at least for today.

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