I still would like to believe that if the Knicks make the playoffs, that Jim Dolan would have enough common sense to extend Donnie Walsh to stay at the helm of the New York Knicks franchise.

The other two guys, they each got four full years to run the show in New York, why should Donnie be treated any differently?  By my count, it has only been 2.5 years for Walsh to turn the tides of failure into a championship caliber team.

I don’t care for the NY Press, trying to push Dolan into making a decision right now, like a bunch of bullies (indeed they were language arts dorks in high school, but secretly wished they were jocks), they may have a point, Donnie should be treated better, but I am skeptical when it comes to some of these writer’s intent.  Some of us actually love Donnie for the Knicks team he assembled, other people like Adrien Wojo, may just be looking for sensationalism.  You don’t have to work for the NY Daily News to look to get a rise out of your readers.  The fact is, the last time Dolan made a mid-season contract extension, it was a colossal mistake with dire consequences and new all-time lows for Knicks fans everywhere.

Still, if Dolan doesn’t end up keeping Donnie on, it’s time for me to choose to not live with the insanity of being a Knick fan while James Dolan is the owner.  Cancel my subscription to your demolition.  Send my credentials to the house of Prudential.

For other die hard Knick lovers, such as Tom Brokaw, that day came years ago.

For me though, in my eyes, the greatest Knick since the legends of Patrick Ewing, Clyde and Willis, is Donnie Walsh.

Sometimes cancers can be too big to remove.  Left unchecked, they will end up killing the organism until the living, breathing spirit is dead and gone.

It’s a damn shame too, I have no doubt Knick fans are the greatest basketball fans on this Earth.  No one at 2 Penn Plaza knows this to be true more than Donnie Walsh.

No one else could have come up up with Knicks Legends night.  Maybe one day Donnie Walsh will be honored during Knicks Legends night.

Half way through the season defenders and I won’t lie to you: it has been a tough season for the orange and blue. I want to know how everyone sees this going down, check out this survey and please take the time to be honest about these knicks.

The New York Knicks (2-7) should be well rested and ready to go when they taken on top-flight point guard Baron Davis and the Golden State Warriors (2-6) tonight at 7:30pm. The Knicks look to stop their current losing streak which is now at six games, but the Warriors won’t go without putting up a fight, having just defeated the Raptors in Toronto. Don’t let the Warriors’ record fool you into thinking this will be an easy win, they’re a western conference playoff team who just got Stephen Jackson back and have now won two in a row after starting the season 0-6. Ellis isn’t shooting as well thus far this season. The knicks need to make sure to box out Andris Biedrins who is a walking double-double not unlike D Lee, only taller.

The keys to victory for the Knicks will be the same throughout the season: good ball rotation (don’t over-dribble, don’t over-rely on freelance scoring) get the ball inside, reduce turnovers, make free-throws (assuming you’re getting to the line), guard the perimeter scorers. The knicks simply must do all of these things if they’re going to turn it around this season. Sink or swim.

NBA.com has an interesting preview article here.

I’ll be unable to watch this one as I will be away from the TV. Hold the fort down as always.

Preseason game two has come and gone, and the Knicks are now 2-0. It was admittedly a tough game to watch, but I’m encouraged by some of what I saw and look forward to seeing this Knicks team again as they continue to learn how to play together.

Early on the Knicks looked nervous, Stephon and Quentin missed some easy buckets I’d like to think they’d make once they get into regular season rhythem.

Mardy’s got no hops yet coming off surgery, yet he did some great stuff including a spin move in the paint that dazzled. He had a few looks at the basket where it seemed he had no lift. I know from the Wheelchair Charity game last year that Mardy can throw it down, so I hope with more time he can redevelop his leaping ability. His defense was still very good, and he picked somebody’s pocket out there and pushed the ball on the break. That’s what I like to see from Mardy Collins.

Fred Jones played solid defense and challenged/altered some shots in the paint. I’d hate to think of what would happen if it were against a more athletic NBA player, Fred might get dunked on some times, but nobody said good defensive players don’t ever get dunked on–ask Mutumbo about that.

Nate looked like a real distributor out there. I’m liking what I’m seeing this year. His jumper looked good too–lookout AH7.

We’ve heard that Nate and Fred would be picking up their man at 3/4 court, yet I didn’t see much full court press tonight; I suppose we didn’t need it once New York took the lead.

Physically, Fizer looked like Boozer out there. He put on some weight while he’s been overseas.

I noticed they played Mardy at the Small Forward position some tonight, with Fred Jones and Nate Robinson in the back court. Very interesting lineup choice. There was some good chemistry between Nate and Fred, looks like that second unit is going to be a terror.

But what stood out most in my mind was Zach Randolph’s performance. He didn’t hit too many from the perimeter as he did in the first preseason game, but instead he showed great ability to score the ball with his lefty shot. Early on ZBO and Stephon played some promising two-man game, something to look forward to this season. All the rumors that ZBO doesn’t pass the ball once he gets it seem to be false, because I saw Zach passing to everybody out there, he just didn’t get any assists out of it.

Jared Jeffries had a nice dunk on the break, but he and Mardy still seem to be passing up open shots, I hope they develop the confidence and skill to take–and make–that shot this season.

The rookies: Chandler is very athletic, he has a shot too. Too bad Jared Jordan, Demetris Nichols and Randolph Morris played limited minutes, I’d like to see more from them in the next game.

Overall they looked rusty, but I like the team passing and I’m more than impressed that New York only had 11 turnovers for the game.

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I’m a lefty myself so it is nice to see such great lefties on this team like ZBO and DLee.

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I tried to get tickets to this game, the cheapest they had today at the Garden Box Office was $250. I couldn’t bring myself to pay that much for a game that doesn’t matter, even if it is for chairty. Outside MSG they were selling Maccabi jerseys and everything was very pro Maccabi Elite, I did not see much Knicks stuff at the merchandise tables. Suffice to say the crowd wasn’t a knicks crowd, they were still cheering for Israel despite being down by 20 in the fourth quarter.