Thanks to all the defenders who represented Knicksdefense in my two game absence. I had to take care of some business that kept me away from the computer, but I caught both games and still root for the orange and blue in the 19 or so remaining Knicks games that have yet to be played out this season.
Nate put up 45 last night, wow! A career night for Nate, congrats for him as he was able to do it against his college teammate Brandon Roy’s team, the Blazers. Against Steve Blake, Nate basically had his way, but Blake had the last laugh when he hit the pull up jumper in the lane down to force overtime, and once Brandon Roy got going in OT, the Knicks had lost their sixth straight. We had no Crawford, Randolph or Curry and yet Nate, in starters’ minutes and field goal attempts, almost accounted for their missing production by himself. I always thought Nate could average 20+ in starters minutes but 45 is quite an accomplishment from the third year guard. Nate can score the ball on pretty much anyone in the league because of his quickness and shooting ability.
Defensively, however, I kind of cringed when during the Cavs game, Nate had to switch and pick up LeBron who went right through him (LeBron does that to EVERYONE anyway), or when last night Nate had to do TWO jump balls against Joel Przybilla, who stands at 7’1″. He does get a lot of mileage out of his 5’8″ frame, but defensively, there are going to be times Nate isn’t going to have the advantage out there. He has to continue to work on that as well as his distribution skills.
I liked some of the spin moves Chandler used last night, and hope to see more from this talent in the remaining weeks of the season. I’ve been saying all season, Free Wilson Chandler. Too bad Randolph Morris wasn’t able to play (for whatever the reason).
My interpretation of the remainder of this Knicks season is like many of yours, I don’t/won’t root against my team, but I want to see the kids play more, and if we get more ping pong balls as a result of it, I’m not complaining.
It seems like this is the third straight season Knicks players are dropping off like flies as the season comes to a close. Why are injuries a recurring theme come March and April on the New York Knicks? Is conditioning a problem? I’ll leave that to you to decide, but I have heard that the Knicks sometimes have 30 minute practices, a far cry from the grueling sessions you hear about from Riles and Van Gundy.
The next Knicks game is slated for Monday in Dallas. Around this time last season, Stephon had a similar high-scoring game in that all the Knicks were out with injuries, and Steph was feeling good and put up 43 against the Mavs. That was a make-or-break type game last season, because the team gave 110% and when they didn’t win, I think it ended up breaking their spirit in hopes of securing a playoff spot. You remember the game right? Mardy played clutch down the stretch, and Renaldo had the below monster dunk on Harris. We had won 31 games by that game, which was on March 30th 2007. The Knicks have won 18 games thus far this season.

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O&B, I remember the series. It was very intriguing although I don’t think I had an opinion about the proposed rules changes at the time. I was just considering this morning that this is a problem that should have a solution. I don’t necessarily think my suggestion is the best as it is probably full of holes, but I absolutely agree about the flex-date. That is what I was trying to convey. But the more I think about it, I am not so sure I like my idea much.
States, I didn’t miss the point. I got it.
Now as far as that OCS article is concerned, I really can’t say a whole helluva lot because some people in mi familia will actually think there is some credence to that study. In fact, I think I had a younger sibling actually send me an article on that topic about middle children. So I can’t really say much but LMAO. But yes, I see the younger sibling in your typeface. I’ll get back to this topic when I stop laughing and think of something witty to say (that I would say to my smartass brothers). LMAOOOOOO.
Lives,
Fa shizzle my nizzle–I dig those main frames 2–on da D side. Mebe DD.
O&B,
Excellent formulation. You did threaten to rise up to the level of discourse. You must be on to a major task or proposal. Best wishes and God’s continued blessings.
Excellent reads this AM. Just super, duper.
KFLL
Here’s a thought!Restructure the draft to resemble the “marketplace.Best team drafts first, WITH the stipulation that if you sign the rook you must drop one of your first 6 into a pool of the bottom feeders, let’s see, last six teams.Bottom feeders can choose to pick from two pools, rookies or vets available.If your team drops out of your draft space you receive more cap space under the luxury tax to sign your vets, or you can trade the draft spot down for “Spitzer incentives”.Just a thought to get the juices flowing.Are you listening David?
Tman,
David’s hearing/reading but he ain’t listening/comprehending. Useful post. Very useful and quiet.
KFLL
Not sure that the psycho-jibber-jabber is related to abstinance but I once read an article in either Essence, Jet, or Mademoiselle where they described a growing trend among young teenage girls doing anal sex instead of vaginal sex. In their logic, by preserving the hymen they are preserving their virginity. WoW! I wonder how many Defenders would consider that “Tankin’”?
Now, as Steady as I may try to be, I’m steadily mindful that it is easier to fish from the shore than from the depth of the ocean. The moral compasses are outer consciances, the entrusted comps from the shore that guide the rods in that great big ocean. When those compasses fail, the sailor must look to the Heavens, recalibrate to the stars once more and then look for that great bright star–the Northerly or even formations like the Dippers to get centered again. It was already written–look and trust to the heavens for guidance, not onto man. As Malcolm X once said, “you may get hoodwinked, bamboozled or led astray”.
Now who really knows how AC Green preserved his virginity, was it by “tankin’” or was it by abstinance? Knickerbockers please! answer if ya know what’s good.
On another note brother Lives–it may have been a while but sometimes, you get some visitors who come ’round da way for a pizza delivery and you just wish they’d forget the way to the Cave and never to reappear again. That’s a jump off. More 2 come on the P-tip.
KFLL
Lives re: #198
Side Piece – Your chica on the side who should remain nameless and doesn’t know where you live.
Jump off – Your regular sex partner.
Batcave – Your actual residence.
Hopefully, Steady is not knocking them out before he drags them home. That’s kinda illegal. If they knock themselves out however, that’s just luck.
Just kidding, that’s arguably illegal too. What’s the world coming to when you can’t obtain drunk p without legal ramifications?
A.C. Green probably preserved his “virginity” by taking it up the hershey highway like the girls earlier mentioned in your comment #205. He did have that floppy jheri curl coming into the league.
Zilla, where’s that gameday post? Don’t start slackin’ now because some of us are getting under your skin. We all get busy. But you’ve got a job to do. I don’t even care if you don’t have any thing to say today as long as it says Knicks @ Heat, I’m good. Work it out, or get some elves. Just kidding. I don’t want to start getting hate mail from any Elf’s Rights groups.
jay bee, i got your back…
JayBee,
Give Blogzilla the okey doke for sharing your e-mail and I’ll send you a treat on the P-tip. Overall, you know what’s good alter ego.
KFLL
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