Why the New York Knicks lost from a free thinking and informed former fan's perspective.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
I don't think Chauncey would have done that
The Knicks Lose Again OKC 101 - Knicks 98
Friday, January 21, 2011
It is time to make drastic changes
It is time for this franchise to make drastic changes with or without Carmelo Anthony. Well, it was fun while it lasted.
The Knicks Lose Again Spurs 101 - Knicks 92
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Let's make it happen Donnie
From what I understand the Knicks showed up at an arena in Houston tonight but decided not to play so the Rockets ran circles around them and got a victory.
I also heard that the Russian has broken off talks with the Nuggets so I am sure Donnie Walsh knows that Denver will be open to taking a bag of bagels for Carmelo Anthony right now. But Donnie is a nice man and will probably offer Fields, Gallinari, Curry and one of the two 1st round draft picks he acquires for trading Randolph to a third team.
Personally I wouldn't even go after Carmelo.
I would work on getting Marc Gasol and Iguadala which would make the Knicks contenders for the East today. Unfortunately my opinion doesn't matter, except to you nice folks.
Whatever deal you can make Donnie let's make it happen immediately and move forward, I can't watch much more of this.
The Knicks Lose Again Houston 104 - Knicks 89
Monday, January 17, 2011
The wheels have officially fallen off
I have to admit, I didn't watch today's game. I figured that since the Knicks couldn't beat the Kings at MSG they certainly can't beat the Suns at home either. And I was right.
Donnie, make your trades now since the wheels have officially fallen off. Get as much value out of the current roster on the trading block that you can while the getting is good.
The Knicks Lose Again Suns 129 - Knicks 121
Friday, January 14, 2011
No guts and no pride
The Knicks Lose Again Kings 93 - Knicks 83
The players should donate tonight's wages to charity since they certainly didn't earn it.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
This is what happens when you don't develop your bench
The Knicks Lose Again, Jazz 131 - Knicks 125
Everyone is going to chalk this loss up to the Knicks being tired and several players banged up. But when you witnessed the Jazz coach not afraid to go 10 players deep to get the most out of his teams effort it is abundantly clear why the Knicks lost.
When D'Antoni attempted to go beyond his normal group of players and they gave him nothing he too could find nothing on his bench. Why is that? Because he hasn't played and developed the bench so there was nothing there to call upon when he needed it the most.
Will he learn from this? Of course not. And the Knicks will keep on losing to teams that they have no business failing against even on back to back road trip games.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Thanks for giving up before the game began coach
Tonight against the Lakers everyone knew that the Knicks were going to face a steady diet of Bynum and Gasol down low so it only made sense to start Turiaf at the center position so that Amare wouldn't have to wrestle with two beasts in the first half. But D'Antoni had already made up his mind that his team had very little chance of winning and thought (wrongly of course ) that his only chance was to play Shawne Williams and hoped that he could hit some three pointers and pull one of those guys out of the paint. We all know by now that with this coach the three point shot is the answer for all that ails you. Well it didn't work tonight.
Amare only had 5 points in the first half because he and no answer for Bynum's bulk on either end of the court. And Shawne Williams finished the game 8 points. Great move Mike.
Now, I am not saying that starting Turiaf and having Mozgov backing him up at the center position would have gotten the Knicks a victory at all. However it would have done more to neutralize the advantage the Lakers had in the front court and allowed Amare to open his game up offensively thereby giving the Knicks a decent shot at defeating the Lakers.
Thanks for giving up before the game began Mike. Nice job.
The Knicks lose again Lakers 109 - Knicks 87