Thoughts on all star weekend from a Knicks fan’s point of view

 Lee

Watched the game in pieces, did not see Lee score his two baskets, but I read a quote where he said, “I just want to score a bucket.”  In that respect, it was a success.  Lee deserves to be recognized for the great season he is having.

Nate

That reverse dunk he tried from under the basket was something else.   Innovative, he understood he needed to be innovative with that dunk.   He went for it, but did not execute, as he missed it twice before moving on.  Had he made it on the first attempt it would have been the best dunk of the contest. Good think you remembered to move on this time Nate, none of that 18 attempts stuff that made me cring the first time you won the championship.

Speaking of championship, Jordan and Dominique only won the dunk contest twice, surely Nate is not better than either legend.

Gallinari

Is his arm still injured?  If not, he had kind of a forgettable weekend, despite being part of two events during the festivities.  How about that Paul Pierce?  I thought for sure Stephen Curry was going to win it after that first round.

T-Mac

The latest rumors on the web include a revised trade (down from a three team swap to a two-team trade) that is 50-50 to occur:

The Knicks and Rockets are getting closer to a deal that would send Tracy McGrady, Joey Dorsey and Brian Cook to New York in exchange for Jared Jeffries, Jordan Hill, and either Al Harrington or Larry Hughes.

There would also be some swapped draft picks, but the details are still being ironed out — for example, if Harrington is included instead of Hughes, the Rockets wouldn’t have to send back Brian Cook. T-Mac would certainly get some run for the sinking Knicks, but New York’s real motivation is unloading Jeffries’ $6.9 million salary next season.

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/35412359/ns/sports-player_news/

I’m going to leave you with this:  assume this trade that is about to go through with Houston is only to clear enough salary cap to get Wade and LeBron (yeah, dare to imagine that despite the fact that it seems obvious the odds are against us) this summer. 

You sign those two, and you can’t afford David Lee any more.

Would you then trade David Lee for Ty Thomas now, before we lose him and get nothing for him this summer, when he is an unrestricted free agent?

The trade deadline is this Thursday.  The Knicks have been on the clock for the past decade, will 2010 bring better Kharma to the New York Knicks?

Just bloggin’