It's 2007...

...and things are getting back to the way their they're (NICE!) supposed to be.

- The leather ball is back.

- Yay Sports! is back.

- The Knicks are back to losing.

- Bulleted lists are all the rage.

By the way, is it just me, or is every single decent player in the NBA injured? Off the top of my head, readysetgo: Yao, Pierce, Chris Paul, Shaq, Wade, Peja, David West, QRich, Bosh, Rashard Lewis, Billups, Odom, Krstic...alright, time to cheat... Josh Smith, Gerald Wallace, Marcus Camby, Jason Richardson, Bonzi Wells, Sam Cassell, and Bobby Simmons.

What...
...the...
...shit...
...is...
...up!?
That's 20 important players right there...and that's excluding all the day-to-day and sick guys. Just about every team has been hit hard by the injuries. I blame that new ball.

Anyway, let's hope this 2007 is a good one for the New York Knicks. May the guys be healthy and wise in the new year. Kings tomorrow night. Peace and Happy New Year.

Knicks-Clippers Today?

Uh...apparently the Knicks are playing in LA this afternoon (3:30 EST). They play games on New Years Eve...Day?

Anyway, the Clippers own the Knicks in Los Angeles, having won their last 7 meetings at home. This is a good test for the Knicks. It's a decent, healthy, streaking Clippers team that's 11-6 at home, and the guys are coming off a thorough beatdown from the Suns. One thing to look for is the matchup on Elton Brand. Expect to see Frye, Lee, and even Jeffries trying to slown down the beast. Keep an eye on the Clips three-point shooting as well, as Mobley, Maggette, and Sam Cassell (took me a few tries to spell that right) can all heat up from the perimeter. Sam-I-Am in particular has always been a Knick-killer, and loves to hit those dagger shots down the stretch. Sam Cassell is not my friend.

If this is among the top results in a Google search of your name, well...I'm very sorry.
Oh, and the lollygagging enigma of a swingman they call Tim Thomas is wearing an LA uniform these days, so I suppose there's an added motivational factor of "Fuck You" for Isiah and the kids.


So let's do this, everyone. This game and this road trip are key to getting closer to .500 and moving to the top of the Atlantic Division. Go Knicks.

Sunday Lookalikes

We're trying something a little different this time. Tell me what you think...

William Hurt...
+Donuts
= George Karl!

Happy New Year, everyone. Backatcha in 2007.

Guess Who's Back?

Yo yo yo. I'm home, kids. The Knicks played three games while I was gone. There was an inexplicable blowout loss in Philly which I did not see, an inexplicable 3OT victory against Detroit which I saw in part, and a perfectly understandable blowout loss in Phoenix last night, which I missed. I have nothing to say about the two losses, but god DAMN how bout that win against the Pistons!? That game really proved the notion that the Knicks love to play basketball. They've played 6 overtimes in the last two weeks, mainly because they don't put away games in the final seconds. We've seen at least two Crawford fadeaways and one inexplicable defensive lapse against Detroit to push games into overtime. Those dastardly kids just can't stand to see a game end. They want five more minutes. And five more. And five more. Gotta love that heart. Either way, I'm damn tired from a day of travel, so we'll get back into the swing of things tomorrow. Peace.

Knicks 103, Bulls 92

I gotta catch a plane early in the morning, so we'll make this quick. The Knicks, in one of their most convincing wins of the season, comfortably defeated the Bulls with 9 players. All of the bigs were in foul trouble, but New York obliterated Chicago on the glass (57-36) and the Bulls shot a miserable 3-18 from downtown. Eddy Curry pushed his Mean Streak to 2 games, scoring 20 with 6 rebounds. A few game notes:

- The Baby, the Knicks mascot I pointed out from a win against Washington earlier this year, was once again in the house. For those of you who haven't seen him, this kid must be about 2 years old (I'm no good at judging age), but he sits front row and dances and cheers throughout the entire game. It's magical. Well, Breen and Clyde spent a lot of time talking about this kid, and we found out that his name is Luca. I will continue to call him The Baby. Either way, the Knicks are 2-0 in The Baby's presence. They should keep him around the locker room like Pedro Martinez did with that little friend of his.

- Michael Sweetney is still the same old Michael Sweetney. He had 3 fouls in his first 3 minutes in the game.

- When Chan Frye got his 5th foul, he was LIVID. He had about a 5-minute flipout on the sidelines, stomping his feet and throwing stuff. I guess it's cool to see that kind of passion from the kid but...whoa.

- Eddy "Mittens" Curry actually did a great job of catching and converting some tough passes, even among double teams. Way to kill the nickname, man.

Skeets and Tas, where you at?
- I don't watch much Bulls basketball, but my guess would be that Ben Gordon is to Chicago what Jamal Crawford is to the Knicks. Some nights he can't miss. Other nights you scream "NOOOOO!!!!!" everytime he squares up for a 30 foot fadeaway.

- At the very end of the game, Tyrus Thomas couldn't find a man for his inbounds pass, so he just threw it to himself off David Lee's ass. Thought that was funny.

- Speaking of Lee...Shit, son. With Lee playing with such intensity and Frye so fluid in his shot, it's gotta be tough to distribute minutes. Isiah's handled it pretty well.


Anyway, this was a great win for a surely tired Knicks team (9 guys playing 3 overtimes over the last week). They have to play the Suns Sixers tomorrow night, but then get a nice 3-day break before taking on the Clippers. I'm gonna be out west until next Saturday so, as I mentioned before, I'd love if someone would write up recaps and/or summaries of the games this week and send them over. I'm probably not gonna be able to watch much.

Happy Holidays, everyone.

Knicks-Bulls Tonight

The STREAKING Knicks take on the Chicago Bulls this evening at MSG. The Bulls have pretty much been the Knicks' kryptonite (who hasn't?), winning both of their previous contests this season by double digits. Hinrich, Deng, and Knick-killer Ben Gordon can all fill it up from downtown, which has been the downfall of the Knick defense. I'd be very impressed if Eddy Curry could stretch his Mean Streak to 2 games against the formidable Ben Wallace.

A few more things:

-In defense of Mardy Collins at TrueHoop.

- Feel Good Knicks? from Father Knickerbocker.

- A new blog called Thank You Isiah all about your-...Chicago Bulls. Ooh, that's low. Very funny stuff though. Go check it out. (Found on Blog-a-Bull)

Well, I'm gonna do my best to catch most of the game tonight, but I can't guarantee it. I'm gonna be peacing out for a little western vacation tomorrow morning, returning on the 30th. I'll try to get some posts up while I'm out west, but I can't promise anything. Get your comments up, and if anyone wants to write some stuff about any of the upcoming games against Philly, Detroit, and Phoenix (previews, recaps, etc.), feel free to e-mail me and I'll put it up. I most likely won't be able to catch all three of those.


Anyway, I hope everyone has a relaxing week. Have a great holiday and a happy New Year. Peace.

Knicks-Bobcats Crumbs

Sorry about the screw-up in the last post's title. It was past my bedtime. Here's what's floatin' around from last night's exciting game:

- Game summary from Live from Section 404.

- Jake Appleman of Slam's game notes.

And some additional game notes that I forgot:

- Derek Anderson is being paid to play basketball. Now I've seen everything.

- Eddy Curry's Mean Streak now resumes at 1 game.

- It's amazing how much the refs have slacked off the zero tolerance calls since the start of the season. I'm happier with the way it is now, but is it really acceptable for the league to adjust the rules that much within one regular season? It's like getting rid of the three-point line midseason, or changing the ball or something...

- More on that British guy...On one play, Ray Felton threw a reeeeeally high halfcourt alley-oop pass for Gerald Wallace, who reached up for it and came down with a ridiculous stuff. British guy: "Am I allowed to say that was good?" Me: "Yeah. Yeah, that was good."

- I called every single one of Channing Frye's baskets before it went in, except for his ugly hook shot that tied it late in the fourth. When Chan shoots without hesitation, he's unbelievably wet on his jumper. As soon as he gets to his spastic faking, the shots clang. Have confidence, friend. (Great game for him, by the way. Really looked fluid from outside, and had a few nasty stuffs.)

Anyway, tonight is TNT NBA Thursday. Cavs-Pistons followed by Wizards- Kings. Good stuff. The Knicks take on the Chicago Bulls tomorrow night at the Garden. Until then, Peace.

Knicks 111, Bucks Bobcats (I was tired) 109- 2OT

I'm so tired I can barely sit up straight. I was screaming and jumping throughout this entire, fantastic game. For those of you who missed it, David Lee won the game on a inbounds tip-in with .1 seconds remaining. Kind of an iffy basket, but awesome either way. Really fun game. Quick-ass game notes so I can sleep.

- I went to the game with my friend Al, and the guy sitting next to us was a very friendly British chap who was visiting the city for four days alone. This was his first NBA game, and he knew absolutely nothing of basketball. I was a bit disappointed in the showing these two teams were giving him when the Knicks fell behind early, but he was really into it by the end. We had a lot of fun and he got his money's worth, fo sho.

- At the end of regulation, and at the end of the first OT, Crawford blew chances to break the tie with awful fadeaway threes. I do not understand. Even the British guy knew that those shots were "bollocks".

- Patrick Ewing, Charles Oakley, John Starks, and Michael Jordan were all in the house. I wish I could've somehow instigated a brawl between them.

- We walked through the entire Gonzaga basketball team in Times Square. They play Duke at the Garden on Thursday. That was pretty cool.

Eh, fuck it. Great game, great night, but that took a lot out of me. I'll get back to you tomorrow. Go Knicks. Goodnight.

Knicks-Bobcats Tonight

I will be in attendance, holding down section 335 tonight, as the Knicks play host to the Charlotte Bobcats. It is their first meeting of the season. I've gotta run, but in lieu of a preview, I give you this amazing video that I found last night, which includes just about every memorable buzzer beater of the last decade and change. It's a fuckin chillfest, yo.


I want David Stern to watch this, and then tell me with a straight face that online videos are bad for the league's image. This made me wanna watch basketball for the rest of my life.

Anyway, recap of the live action coming later tonight. Peace.

Iverson to Knicks!

Kidding. Sounds like he's going to Denver, which should be extremely interesting.

Nothing much to discuss today. Just a few things.

Some really fantastic posts about the brawl-

-Henry Abbott at TrueHoop

- From the Fan House...Big Lead...Miss Gossip...Mutoni...Jones. The Fan House is the shit.

- Also, Nate Robinson apologized. If he means what he says, then his lessons will be a Gr8 help to a team that could use the better half of his energy.

Anyway, the Knicks won last night. No game tonight. Good times for now.


Peace.

EDIT: Can you picture AI in a Nuggets jersey? Weeeeeird. Also, what number is he gonna wear? DerMarr Johnson is currently rocking number 3.

Knicks 97, Jazzes 96- OT

Wow! If you haven't noticed, I'm easily excitable when it comes to the Knicks. I'm having a little trouble typing right now cause I'm still having some mini heart attacks, but let's get this recap on. First of all, for those of you who missed it, the Knicks, playing with only 8 men, started off miserably, fell down by 16, came back with some hyper defense, took the lead, and pushed it to 10 in the fourth. The Jazz then came back on a flurry of threes by Mehmet Okur and the absolutely cold-blooded Deron Williams. After Williams buried several more ridiculous shots, including one to take the lead with 3 seconds left, Marbury ran the length of the court to lay it in at the buzzer. Game notes:

- Keep in mind that these game notes started at about 7:10, long before tip-off.

- Isiah looks kinda like a Furby when he does press conferences. His eyes are wide open, gazing off into infinity, and his voice is light and carefree, no matter the meaning of his words. It's fucking eerie.

What the hell are you smiling about, you psycho!?
- (Again, this is pre-game). Maybe the Knicks should check out John Basedow for the coaching spot? The infomercials for his workout tapes show that he's really good for your self esteem and focus. Tell me the Knicks wouldn't benefit from that.

Coaching made simple?
- George Karl came right out and called Isiah a "jackass" for his actions. It's displeasing to see such hostility between coaches, but, what are you gonna do. You make risky decisions, sometimes you pay the price. And sometimes the price is a fat guy calling you a jackass.

- MSG had some interesting camera angles from the brawl, including both benches and the scorer's table. The Knicks bench were all on their feet (Balkman was trying to get in to the fight), except for Marbury, who was hunched over with a towel on his head up until Carmelo's punch. Also, there were two Nugget scrubs at the scorer's table when it happened, in case you thought George Karl really was trying to run up the score.

- Eddy Curry had 3 rebounds in 22 minutes. David Lee had 3 rebounds in the first 52 seconds of the game. Just a thought.

- (I've really gotta say all these mean things I was writing down at the beginning). One of the things I disliked about Larry Brown was that he let his ego control the team and make news. Isiah Thomas might very well be heading in the same direction.

- In the second quarter, Kelvin Cato had the chair pulled out from under him, but managed to bank in a reverse while falling on his ass. He was called for a travel, but that was great.

- Kelvin talks a lot of trash. He blocked Dee Brown in the second quarter and grumbled something that appeared to include the words "You...out...my...house" in Brown's face.

- Paul Millsap might very well pop a basketball. I like him.

- Is it just me, or is Channing Frye trying to grow a Marbury mustache? That's a bold move.

- My favorite play of the game, besides the game winner: After a missed three or two, Lee and Balkman got around 5 offensive rebounds, repeatedly hitting the glass hard and putting it back up. Lee finished it with an and-one off the backboard, followed by a huge fist pump and a primal scream from the enthralled Marbury. That is basketball.

- Walt Frazier used the phrase, "Draining and Paining" in reference to Derek Fisher's repeated buckets over the Knicks. I'm pretty sure I've never heard that rhyme from him.

- As someone who spent much of his childhood in the Museum of Natural History, and knows it pretty much by heart, I'm definitely gonna go see "Night at the Museum". I'm pretty fuckin excited. Stop laughing, you heartless bastard.

- Crawford missed his first 11 shots, but it looked like he was just a tiny bit off calibration. Most of those misses were in-and-out or unlucky bounces. It doesn't justify his gunslinging, but a little WD-40 on the elbows might've made that a 30 point game for Jamal. That's just the way he is.

- Deron Williams is GOOD at basketball. His D needs some work, but he showed some sweet touch around the rim, and some absolutely ridiculous clutchness in the closing moments. To recap, he hit an off-balance, contested game-tying three in regulation, a similar three that got a soft bounce in late in OT, and a deadly fadeaway two with 3 seconds left in OT. I was very impressed.

They were not kidding about this guy.
- I'm still baffled by Jamal Crawford. He missed a long 3 when he had plenty of time to pass or create, putting the game into overtime. He also bricked a 3 when the Knicks were up with more than 15 seconds left on the shot clock very late in overtime. He had a few nice plays, but you've gotta wonder what's going through his head during these moments.


- Lee- 17 points, 20 rebounds. Marbury- 29 points, 8 assists. The rest of the team shot a combined 20-62.

- If Marbury didn't connect on that layup at the end, I think I might've cried. D-Will, again deserves plentiful props for his performance down the stretch. Had the Jazz won, he would've been instantly famous for his clutch shooting. I'm glad that didn't happen.

What a game, my friends. What a game. For one night, it feels good to be a Knick fan.


Goodnight.

HOLY SHIT!

I need a little bit to calm down. Recap coming in like a half hour.

100 Posts!

In kindergarten and first grade, we used to celebrate the 100th day of school. We'd make structures out of 100 popsicle sticks, measure 100 footsteps down the hallway (it's so far!), and make baller-ass necklaces out of 100 Cheerios. All of this taught me the importance and majesty of that fine number.

Well, this is the 100th post here at Your New York Knicks. I didn't really think I'd come this far. This whole thing started on a whim about two months ago. I had some killer insomnia one night, decided to put together a little blogger setup, wrote my first post, slept on it, and published it the next day. (Little known fact: this site was "Knickler" for a few hours. I'm glad I changed that.)

Anyway, it's been two months tomorrow. For someone who was never really written anything worthwhile in his life, I'm pretty pleased with how this has turned out. Generally, somewhere between 50 and 100 kids stop by these parts everyday. It's a number that bows and quivers in the shadow of the basketball blogsmith titans, but it keeps me putting stuff up. Anyway, thanks for visiting, feel free to leave any suggestions, comments, and damnations you please.

Special thanks must be given to the Nugg Doctor, Deadspin, Bullets Forever, Suns on Fire, the Rising Suns, Knickerblogger, Pounding the Rock, Bench Renaldo, Slam Online, The Basketball Jones, Knicks Online, Yay Sports, Live From Section 404, Indy Cornrows, The Hype, Lowpost, and all the other important persons who have commented on or linked to this page. (Links to everyone I mention are on the sidebar in alphabetical order, another key lesson from 1st grade.)

Xtra Special thanks go to Ryan McNeill for having me on his Hoops Addict Podcast, the Knicks for being so goddamn whacky, and to James Naismith for inventing basketball.

And of course, no thank you would be complete without giving props to the Man Upstairs for inventing James Naismith, the Knicks, Walt Frazier, facial hair, churros, and gangsta rap.

Anyway, thanks again to all Knick fans, basketball fans, blog fans, and ceiling fans that visit the site. You stay classy.

Time to go watch me some Knicks basketball. Peace.

EDIT: Big thanks to the goddamn hilarious Suns Gossip too. I probably forgot more.

Knicks-Jazzes* Tonight

Well then.Nate's gone for 10. Mardy's gone for 6. Jared's got 4. Jerome James has 1. Isiah Thomas has 0. Feel free to remark in the comments, but I'm very much ready to move on from the brawl in this space. It was embarassing, we're gonna be somewhat shorthanded, but there's more games to play.

The Knicks take on Utah tonight. Don't be surprised to see Steve Francis magically returning to health and pushing back into the starting lineup (with Q moving back to the 3). Lost in the hullabaloo of Saturday night were fine performances by Lee and Marbury. Curry was weak on the boards (3), and Crawford completely shat the bed, hitting only 1 of 9 from the field. The Knicks really haven't lost too much to suspension, so it'll be interesting to see how these guys react to Saturday's events, and the interactions between the players and Coach Isiah. The general mood of the crowd is a complete toss-up at this point as well. Veeeeery interesting. Anything can happen.

* I am fundamentally against professional team names that aren't decidedly plural. They sound like NBDL or WNBA names. Before long, we're gonna have a pro sports franchise called the San Diego Spunk or the Albuquerque Awesome or something like that. Not cool. The Jazzes' name is made even worse and less appropriate by their move from New Orleans to Utah.

Don't wanna get yourselves confused with these guys.
Recap despues del partido. Paz.

Sunday Lookalikes

Your New York Knicks is officially done with the brawl. Back to normal.

Vladimir Radmanovic vs. The Geico Caveman!



Looks like someone woke up on the wrong side of the rock!

Brawl Crumbs

- It's starting to sound like Isiah might have called for Collins' hard foul on J.R. Smith. This seems possible because, A. Collins is kind of a well-mannered, quiet guy and B. He wasn't ready to fight after he did it.

- It pains me to admit it, but Nate Robinson is a punk. Tim Thomas might call him a fugazi. That was a fugazi move, Nate.

- Mike Breen made a great point on Sportscenter last night. He said that Nate's justification that the Nuggets were showing them up is coming from a guy that tried to bounce a dunk to himself a few weeks ago. Yup.

- It's hard to say anyone was in the right during this thing, but I don't think Jared Jeffries did anything out of the ordinary. I can't imagine myself letting Carmelo Anthony run away after he blind-sided Collins like that.

- The team should suspend Nate beyond whatever the league gives him. He needs to learn a lesson about composing himself like an adult if he's gonna play professional basketball.

- Can you suspend a coach?

Anyway, this was the lowest point of the Knicks' many struggles, not to mention a horrendous blowout loss. I'm ashamed of my favorite team, and hope that we can all put this incident behind us.

EDIT: Henry Abbott at TrueHoop has a very interesting response to the events.

And every now and again, after something like that, I'll hear some racist crack. Racists are always waiting for an opportunity to paint the NBA as a bunch of out-of-control black players. It kills me to have these highlights all over the TV, knowing racist idiots in sports bars somewhere are seeing them and feeling vindicated.

I'm totally with him on this. After the Pistons-Pacers brawl, I was nearly choked up listening to the things people had to say about the NBA as a whole. Last night, a friend of mine said, "This is only going to make my dad more racist". I hate things like this, that have to overshadow the everyday grace of the most entertaining and amazing group of athletes in the whole world.

EDIT2: If you've come here looking for video of the fight, you're not gonna find it. Turn on the TV.

EDIT3: Let me make one more thing clear. I've probably overreacted a bit because I'm not exactly an objective observer. I tend to think that fighting has its place in basketball (I've been calling for the Knicks to fight Bruce Bowen and Paul Pierce at various times), I just don't think this was the place. Also, when I call this a "black eye" for the Knicks and the NBA, I mean to say that the media is going to go back to work at calling the NBA a bunch of "thugs" and "hoodlums". I'm not justifying the media's response, I'm merely stating the facts. This kind of shit used to happen all the time (and is still commonplace in other sports), but it's blown out of proportion in today's NBA. This post at the Fanhouse has some solid points, from the über-intelligent Bethlehem Shoals and Marcel Mutoni. I do think that it's easier for them to be even-handed, because they're not chained to the Knicks paddywagon like I am. So go check that out.

Whoa.

We'll talk tomorrow but let me say a few things:

1. Horrible foul by Mardy Collins. That was disgusting.
2. Isiah's justification (they shouldn't have had their starters in) does not hold up whatsoever.
3. Nate's reaction was childish and completely uncalled for. He really instigated the whole thing.
4. I honestly think that Carmelo's sucker punch on Mardy once the thing had pretty much died down is right up there with the flagrant and Nate's instigation. That was one of the dirtiest things I've seen in a while. Not to mention that he ran away afterwards.

Listen, I love a brawl as much as anyone, but this was a black eye for the Knicks organization and for Carmelo Anthony. This is the worst I've felt about my team in a long time.

Leave your thoughts in the comments. Back tomorrow.

EDIT: This isn't the top story on NBA.com. I really feel sorry for the league for having to deal with this shit. Man.

Knicks-Nuggets Tonight

Yeah. No recap for the Pacers game. I didn't watch much of it, cause it kinda sucked. Curry's Mean Streak™ came to an end at 11 games, the same day that I gave it a name. Dammit. Moving on.


The Knicks take on the Nuggets tonight, back at the Garden. You'll recall that the Knicks won on a bananas Jamal Crawford three in Denver a few weeks back. Mittens is coming off a shit night for the Knicks and Melo is coming off a 42 point outburst in a loss for the Nuggets. So this one should be interesting. For more Nuggets coverage, I command you to check out the Nugg Doctor. Do it.

Teehee
Back later. Peace.

EDIT: You want a recap? Check out Knickerblogger. By the way, I love the idea of Crawford going "1 on N". Ain't no value of "N" that could stop him from jacking it up. Jamal will shoot one-legged fadeaways over your whole team if he wants to.

Knicks-Pacers Tonight

Tonight, the Knicks break up their giant homestand with a quick trip to Indianapolis, to take on the Pacers. Let me be completely honest. I have no idea how good the Pacers are. They're probably around .500 but they've just never crossed my mind since they massacred the Knicks on opening night. (How bout that? I just looked, and they're 12-12. Sometimes I just wanna high five myself.) Anyway, this is a prime opportunity for Eddy Curry to keep his Mean Streak™ alive, as the Pacers have Jeff Foster and David Harrison as their centers.

Here's a little Pacers-related video for gameday...


I wish they went a little further with Stephen Jackson..

-Jack, what Pacer hails from Port Arthur, Texas?
SJ: True.
- No, it's a player.
SJ: Oh, Eddie Gill.
- No, it's you.
SJ: Scot Pollard?
- No, it's Stephen Jackson. It's you.
SJ: Oh, Stephen Jackson.
- You got it!


Go Knicks. Recap later.

Not Really a Post.

Hey. TNT NBA Thursday tonight. The crew is in the N.O. Two awesome/rare games: ORL/CHA and NOOCH/SAS. I gotta get some work done so I can catch those games. Here's a picture of an anteater for you to appreciate in my absence:

Awesome.
Peace.

Knicks 94, Hawks 82

After 3 stomach-turning losses in my past 3 visits, I finally got to see a live win at the Garden. The Knicks comfortably defeated the Joe Johnson-less Hawks, keeping them at arm's length for the latter 3 quarters. A relaxing game that didn't leave me red in the face was much appreciated. Game notes:

- Jerry Ferrara (Turtle from Entourage), Magic Johnson, Brandon Jacobs, David Wright, and Harry Carson were in attendance. Not bad.


- I'm pretty sure that I was one of about 8 people in the entire building who had heard of the entire Hawks roster. I'm pretty sure that even certain guys within the Atlanta organization have no idea who Solomon Jones and Matt Freije are.

- Speaking of that, there's a very nice lady who always sits behind me at the games with a friend of hers. I answer all her questions about the NBA, including the whereabouts of Keith Van Horn and Milos Vujanic, and Speedy Claxton's alma mater. She's taken to calling me "Encyclopedia". That makes me happy.

- Jared Jeffries played very solidly. He cleaned up a lot of defensive miscues, saving Curry's ass several times, and had a lot of saves and putbacks on the offensive end. There was one awkward moment, however, when he got cut and had to go to the lockerroom because he was bleeding. As he was walking out, he inexplicably smacked the scorer's table (I believe...I didn't have a great angle), and called for a technical. It was weird.

- Shelden Williams has a bionic arm or something. His entire right upper arm looked like it was made of plastic. Kind of like Will Smith in "I, Robot". Not that I've ever seen "I, Robot".


Check that thing out. I didn't know robot arms were legal.
- There was a Go-Kart race between a boy and a girl during a timeout. The boy CLEARLY started before anyone said "Go", and won the race by about two kart-lengths. It was complete bullshit.

- I think tonight was my favorite game of the year for Curry. He had a solid 20 and 9 but, more importantly, got off the right shots and didn't have very many Mittens moments. He hustled for some boards, made a few nice passes, got Atlanta's big guys in foul trouble, and scored when he had the opportunity.

- As soon as Curry scored his 20th point (making it 11 straight games), garbage time began. There were about 7 minutes of Jerome James/ Mardy Collins/ Cedric Bozeman/ Matt Freije/ Solomon Jones action. I love garbage time during a blowout. It's every man for himself. Oh, and Jerome had an and-one off a kind of mini dribble drive. Sarcastic guy behind me: "Now I've seen everything".

- Josh Smith paid tribute to such NBA greats as Horace Grant and Grant Long by rocking some rec-spec type glasses. Awesome.

Josh Smith: making nearsighted 10 year-olds everywhere feel stylish.
- Chants of "We Want Iverson" in the fourth quarter. I did not participate.

- Just as we were exiting the Garden, Spike Lee sprinted across my path. I totally blew the opportunity to yell "Do the Right Thing!" at him. For that, I am ashamed.

Anyway, a relaxing night for all parties involved. Solid game all around, and a good night's sleep for Seth, or "Encyclopedia", if you will. Peace.

Knicks-Hawks Tonight

Hey. Real quick. The Knicks take on the Hawks tonight. Joe Johnson is questionable. I will be in attendance. If the Knicks don't win, I'm gonna defacate on my seat. I will be in Section 335, if you need proof.

Other stuff:

- Lang Whitaker of Slam Online is starting a movement for Eddy Curry to be an All-Star. Though I frequently doubt Curry, he really is the most worthy candidate for the spot in the Eastern Conference. (Unless you count Dwight Howard as a center). I'll throw the big guy a few votes cause I love his improvement, but more because I love The Links.


- Marcel Mutoni reminds us of the days when Garnett and Starbury were the shit. I remember the first time I saw that commercial (1997 maybe?), and also remember my mom being in the room and saying, "That's disgusting".

Anyway, I've gotta get some stuff done before I hit the city, so, that's it for today. Recap coming when I get home. Peace.

Knicks-Celtics Crumbs

A couple remaining things from last night's shitstorm...

-Paul Pierce fell on Wayne Rooney's foot during the game last night. Who the hell cares? I slammed a car door on my foot today, but can't find the story anywhere.

In other celeb news, Jimmy Fallon farted during the game.
- This article from SI.com asks for your thoughts on the Knicks backcourt. Who of Marbury, Francis, and Crawford, do you want starting at PG? I sent in the response, "Scoonie Penn."


Anyway, the Knicks take on Atlanta tomorrow night. I'll be in attendance. Backatcha tomorrow. Lataz.

Celtics 97, Knicks 90: The Calm and Coherent Post

Alright, now that I'm settled down (with some aid from the saintly Nugg Doctor), let's talk Knicks-Celtics. One thing that may have been made clear from this game, is that the Knicks don't have much control over their own destiny. With a few exceptions, it seems that the Knicks wins tend to come when the opposing team beats themselves. Certain teams, including Washington, Cleveland, Boston, and Denver, lost to the Knicks mostly because they couldn't hit open shots, or make big ones down the stretch. The Knicks defense is a joke-consistently so- and might very well have zero effect on the opposing offense. As is the very nature of being a Knicks fan, I'm likely to go back on that observation, but that's the way I feel for now.

Anyway, the Knicks played like shit in the first half. Their offense was struggling, but it was the defense that blew open the game. The Celtics repeatedly ran the Knicks into the ground by setting simple picks and getting open looks. Some terrible hybrid of laziness and poor communication prevented the guards from fighting over a single pick or contesting a single outside shot. Due to such, I turned off the TV and abandoned the game in pure disgust...something I've never done. (I did watch the Gamecast on ESPN.com towards the end, but wouldn't watch the telly even when they cut it to three.)

So... here are my very brief game notes. (I wish my scanner was working, because the stuff I wrote on my notepad is classic. I think I scrawled something about eating Paul Pierce's family at the very bottom.)

- If you've read this blog before, you know I love me some awkward commercials. Well, a fine new one is for HIP health insurance, and stars Earl Monroe. I can't really describe the sheer awkwardness of his performance, but if you've seen it, I'm sure you know what I mean.

- Knick reactions to the return of the leather ball:
Jamal: In favor
Q: In favor
Jerome James: "When I block a shot, it feels the same either way." If that weren't Jerome James, that'd be a pretty badass comment right there.

- I mentioned this in the previous, outraged post, but what's with Jared Jeffries wearing number 20? It was uncool when Curry took Oak's number 34, and Jeffries taking 20 is fairly disrespectful to Mr. Houston. It's not like those numbers are retired, but jeez, can't you wait a little longer?

Man, if Jeffries cuts his hair, I might start mistaking him for Houston. Then again, Allan never got that close to the basket.
- Speaking of Mittens...he's now increased his streak to 10 games, but I'm extending the legitimacy mark to 15 games. You gotta dominate AND bring home the win, Eddy.

Legitimacy pending further review.
- I don't think anyone has ever taught Marbury even one simple thing about fighting over screens. It's unbelievable.

- I would never actually admit that Paul Pierce is good, because I despise everything he represents, but...god damn!

Anyway, that's where everything fell apart. Oh well. I'm happy to have landed safely from my flight to Planet Eat-My-Own-Head, and have now resolved to be bitterly disappointed about the Knicks...which is certainly an improvement from feverishly violent/enraged. Goodnight, everyone.

AAWEROIAWEHRGH!!!!!!

This is unbelievable. I don't care what happens the rest of the way, because I'm not watching this game anymore. The Knicks aren't even pretending to help out on defense, aren't thinking about moving on offense, and overall suck huge donkey balls. I've never completely walked out on watching a game in my entire life, but this will be the first time. It's now the beginning of the third quarter and they're down by about 30, and I will not watch no matter what happens. I'm disgusted. They should be ashamed of themselves.

Here's my game notes:

- Stephon Marbury and Nate Robinson- Hey guys, just calling to let you know that running past a guy with your hand raised doesn't usually qualify as defense. Just a friendly reminder.

- Jamal Crawford- Generally, it is frowned upon to force up 20-foot leaners with 15 seconds left on the shot clock. Just a thought.

- Eddy Curry- No, don't worry about hustling back on defense, the other guys have got it. Seriously.

- David Lee- Cut your fucking hair

- Jared Jeffries- Who the shit allowed you to wear number 20!?

Whatever. None of this changes the fact that I hate Paul Pierce and I hate the motherfucking Celtics. I hate basketball in general. Fuck.

EDIT: The Knicks have now cut the lead to 9. I'm still not watching. That first half was inexcusable.

EDIT2: And they lost. I watched the business on ESPN Gamecast, cause I'm a man of my word. Boy oh boy. We'll talk tomorrow.

Knicks-Celtics Tonight

Celtics come to town tonight. I hate the Celtics. I'm fuckin' gung ho about this game.

Some quick things...

Pradamaster of Bullets Fever (link on sidebar) is going BIG TIME.

Is Eddy Curry for reals??? I said 10 games of solid production would be a real sign. Tonight is Game 10. Did I mention that I was pumped about tonight's game?

An interview with The Hype's Howie over at Lowpost. Hilarious, and thanks to Howie for the shoutout.

Anyway, make sure to come right back to this friggin location after the Knicks-Celts game, cause I'll be recapping like whoa. GO KNICKS.

(By the way, that fruity logo up top was the Celtics' during the 50's. Its downright fruitiness represents my hate for the Celtics. I got it from Sportslogos.net which is the sweetest site ever. Someday I'll dedicate a full post to this site.)

EDIT: The trade machine at ESPN.com is BULLSHIT.

Sunday Lookalikes

Ruben Patterson vs. Evander Holyfield




Give or take an ear.

Knicks 115, Bucks 107

"Overwhelming!"- Yahoo Sports

"Great!"- Isiah Thomas

"A Monster!"- Terry Stotts

"Mittens!?"- Seth


"Two mittened thumbs up!"-Ebert and Roeper
For those of you who missed it, Eddy Curry's performance last night was one for the ages. He dropped a career high 36 points and 9 rebounds to completely take over the Bucks' smaller defenders. The Knicks almost choked away his fantastic performance, but held on in the end to defeat Milwaukee for their third home win. My brief game notes:

- Here's the thing. I missed the end of the game, so I went to ESPN at about 10:30 to see what the score was. I saw that they won, and then watched Knicks in 60 (which sucks balls) so I could catch the end of the game. Let me just say that, had I seen the end of the game live, and in real time, I probably would've had a heart attack. They did absolutely everything they could to shit that game away, but some good bounces and made free throws kept it a win. I managed to remain calm since I already knew the outcome. It was very thereapeutic.

- Mittens had two blocks, including a straight up smother chicken of Andrew Bogut. He had two steals as well, which was really my favorite part of his game. The crowd rained down chants of "Eddy! Eddy!" when he sat down towards the end.

"Get out...""...Of my house, bitch!"
- The Bucks put in Brian Skinner to stop Eddy in the fourth quarter, which he did. He did so, however, by punching, kneeing, and grabbing Eddy every time he didn't have the ball. The fact that he wasn't called for anything was bogus.

- Nate troubled me in this game. He had some downright amazing moments, but then had others when he got too excited and did completely boneheaded things. I sometimes wonder if it's just cause he's so small, but he really seems like a little kid when he's out there. I'm not sure. When Isiah took him out for coughing up the ball down the stretch, he screamed "FUCK!" and wouldn't make eye contact with Zeke on the sidelines. That's just juvenile. Do you realize that someday, Nate's gonna be a grizzled vet? That's funny to me.


- Marbury hurt his arm, but I had a dream that he would play in the next game, so he's gonna. My dreams are never wrong, except for the one where I was hunting bison with Mariah Carey.

- Some other good performances: Lee: 12, 13, and 5....Crawford: 25, 5, and 9...Richardson: 14, 10, and 3.

Anyway, it was a solid game. The crowd was really into it, there were some sweet dunks, and the guys hit their free throws down the stretch. The Celtics (bastards) come to town tomorrow night. Let's go streaking, Knicks. Sunday Lookalikes in a little bit. Later.