We were as loyal to Kurt Thomas and Wallace as long as we could hold out
I enjoyed watching Wallace on the bench for us last game in Atlanta and I hope can continue to be a voice in the locker room and sidelines
Would love for both of them, especially Wallace, to stay within the franchise as a player development coach/assistant coach

possibly Felton on SG and JR on PG
In my opinion is our best defensive lineup
Camby is slightly more mobile than Chandler and we would rotate better as a team but if Chandler gives the effort he is very good as well
As poor as Tyson has played this season on DEF for the most part, he also never had sidekicks with him either to make his job easier

Dagger wrote:

ramtour420 wrote:

Hersports85 wrote:

Solace wrote:

SupremeCommander wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

tkf wrote:

3G4G wrote:We have so many Fake Thug Debos on this team it's not even funny.

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Net negative result? Nice! We need a like and dislike button added to this site for posts.

Anyway, yeah, fake thug debos? You've got to be kidding me. Let's make it -3.

-4 I noticed those pictures were ignored and most importantly, we're taking Kenyon comments as being a thug when he's more so talking about being a stand up teammate - standing up for the star of your team, which I have no doubt that he will back up those words. In the 90s we would have applauded these comments, and honestly, this is what's needed to go deep into the playoffs - all teams have a bulldog. I just can't understand why everything have to be turned into a negative.

Just waiting on Jr to win the sixth man and for it to somehow be turned into a debate.

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-7 When did hating your team become part of being a fan?

tkf wrote:

3G4G wrote:

tkf wrote:

ActionJackson wrote:

tkf wrote:

think of anyone here who would have anything to say to K-Mart's face.

that quote is off base.. you don't know anyone on here like that... who is k-mart honestly?
you could be talking to a guy on a forum who did 10 years in a mexican prison, a gang banger, a hit man.. you have no idea... saying stuff like " you wouldn't say it in his face" is absolutely ridiculous..... some things are not necessary at all, heck I wouldn't walk to jeff van gundy's face and say something negative about him.. doesn't ,mean I am scared of JVG and it certainly doesn't make him any tougher because I choose not to do so..... LOL.. just not really necessary... this is what the internet is all about.. voice your opinion.. not to prove how tough you are....

There is NOTHING that i say here about a player or another UK member that i wouldnt say to their face but hey maybe i just i live by a different set of man rules. Having an opinion from the den of your mother's house doesnt remove a sense of social responsibility.

WELL THAT IS YOU...I am sure in life there are things you have said that you would not say to the person.. if you say that has never happened, then I don't believe you... you can try to play this macho man card, but I don't have time for that... it is ridiculous because none of us may never see kenyon martin face to face and if we do still may not have the opportunity to approach him.. so what is the use for such comments?

If the situation called for it, I don't think anyone would have a problem saying that to his, or anyone else face.... if need be!

Oh this exchange was Rich....full of lol

Hey rumor has it Q gets it in with the Bloods....Oky Doky!!!!

Garnett says Honey Nut Cheerios for a second or third time what is K-Mart going to do Suplex him? Put him in a Camel Clutch? Supa Fly Snuka Him? Figure Four Leg Lock Him? Perform a Back Breaker? Make Him Tap Out? Overturn The Greyhound Bus The Celtics Ride In? Anderson Silva Back Spin Back Hand Him?

I remember Melo said in response to Lebron's Flopping...."He couldn't get away with that in the streets"....lulz. Look Lebron is a notorious flopper and actor but the flopping I guess is no more asinine than Melo sucker punching a role player in a blow out, laying out spread eagle in the middle of a basketball game or J.R. Smith giggity gangsta with the hands signs after making 3s all of which Knicks fans used to rail them over when they were Nuggets.

I'd wager they couldn't get away with any of that on the street either but Hey Melo is A Shot Caller Big Baller

camel clutch...... rofl..

CrushAlot wrote:

Knicksfan wrote:

Dagger wrote:

ramtour420 wrote:

Hersports85 wrote:

Solace wrote:

SupremeCommander wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:

tkf wrote:

3G4G wrote:We have so many Fake Thug Debos on this team it's not even funny.

+1

-1

-2

Net negative result? Nice! We need a like and dislike button added to this site for posts.

Anyway, yeah, fake thug debos? You've got to be kidding me. Let's make it -3.

-4 I noticed those pictures were ignored and most importantly, we're taking Kenyon comments as being a thug when he's more so talking about being a stand up teammate - standing up for the star of your team, which I have no doubt that he will back up those words. In the 90s we would have applauded these comments, and honestly, this is what's needed to go deep into the playoffs - all teams have a bulldog. I just can't understand why everything have to be turned into a negative.

Just waiting on Jr to win the sixth man and for it to somehow be turned into a debate.

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-7 When did hating your team become part of being a fan?

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The Post’s Steve Serby went one-on-one with the late-season arrival who energized the Knicks during their strong finish on the way to the No. 2 seed.

Q: How would you sum up your on-court mentality?

A: I take the fight to people. I never play on my heels. I’m always the aggressor, in every situation.

Q: Do you think you’ve been misrepresented as a player?

A: By who, though? That’s the thing.

Q: By media, fans ...

A: The teams I’ve played on, they love me. The people that I play against? They don’t like me. That’s a good thing.

Q: You’re one of those guys who doesn’t like anybody in the other color uniform.

A: Not at all. I love my guys, I love who I’m on the team with at the time. I’m not takin’ nothin’ from nobody — opposing coaches, players. I’m out there to win, and whatever it takes to win, that’s what I’m out there to do. I’m out there to win basketball games, I’m not there to make friends.

Q: You play basketball the way Lawrence Taylor played football.

A: Yeah, go get it. Like a bunch of crazed dogs out here. You heard it; that’s what it’s gonna be. That’s the way I approach the game. That’s just the way I was taught from when I first started playing basketball at 10 years old, man.

Q: How do you know about Lawrence Taylor?

A: I’m a big football fan. I don’t like the Giants, I’m a Cowboys fan. But I’m a huge football fanatic. Huge.

Q: The reason I asked you whether you think you’ve been misrepresented is because I’ve seen coaches and teammates say your basketball IQ is off the charts.

A: I know the game well. I’m a student of basketball, I know what it takes to win.

Q: But you also consider yourself an enforcer, don’t you?

A: Definitely. Like that’s what I do. I don’t back down. Like I don’t know how to flop. That’s never been a part of my game. For me to know if a guy likes to turn left shoulder or right shoulder in the post, I have an advantage. Or if he likes to go left all the time, I have an advantage. Or if he can’t make open jump shots, I have an advantage.

Q: Do you think you get in players’ heads?

A: Maybe ’cause I play ’em a certain way, and the frustration level kicks in ’cause I’m there all the time. I’m gonna bump you, hit you, hold you, push you down, step over you ... so if that’s getting in their head, then great. Going out there and making it a conscious effort that, “I’m gonna get in this guy’s head today,” no. But if you’re in a game and I’m playing against you, you’re gonna know you’re in a game. You’re in a dogfight for 48 minutes.

Q: So is cutthroat a word?

A: Definitely.

Q: Mean?

A: I can be. I’m not a mean person, though, off the court.

Q: So if you were an animal, what kind of animal would you be?

A: (Pauses) Probably an alligator.

Q: Why alligator?

A: You get in their territory, they’re comin’ after you. You get in their territory, you are bait (laughs).

Q: Do you talk trash a lot?

A: If someone started with me ... I can talk and play. I talk with the best of ’em. But I don’t do it every game. I talk more on the bench than I do on the court.

Q: Favorite story about the young Jason Kidd.

A: We were playing Indiana, and I never seen him get mad — never. And Jamaal Tinsley did something to him on the court, and he surprised the hell out of me. Swung an elbow at him, almost knocked his head off. He’s always been someone who I could talk to, good and bad, someone I always can go to.

Q: Mike Woodson?

A: Great guy, man. I love him. Different coach than I’ve ever had. He’ll laugh and joke with you, but he’s stern and he treats everybody the same around here. I love playing for him.

Q: Oak Cliff?

A: One of the roughest neighborhoods in Dallas. If you mention Oak Cliff around Texas, people automatically know what you’re talking about.

Q: Worst thing you ever saw there?

A: Just getting shot at as a kid.

Q: What happened?

A: Just people trying to take your coats and your shoes and stuff like that, chasing you with guns, and all that kinda stuff going on, man.

Q: How old were you?

A: A lot of stuff happened in junior high, man. Like a lot of horrible stuff that you saw growing up happened in seventh, eighth grade.

Q: Did you see anybody get killed?

A: One of my childhood friends died before he reached the ninth grade. He got shot. A guy had a gun, shot him in his heart.

Q: Boyhood idol?

A: My mom. She took care of me and my sister, so I look up to my mom.

Q: Describe your mom for me.

A: Loving, caring, strong-willed ... attitude similar to mine (smiles) ... mouth similar to mine ... she’s feisty.

Q: Is that how you would describe your attitude — feisty?

A: Just don’t take no stuff from nobody, don’t take no B.S., so yeah, it’s the same mentality. Never back down from anyone.

Q: You last saw your father when you were 7?

A: I saw him a couple of years ago, when my little brother Rich Roby got married in Vegas. Since I’ve been adult, it was the first time I’ve had a conversation with him.

Q: What was that like?

A: A little weird but, I’m a grown man now, so ... but I don’t hold no grudges against him, I just don’t know him. So I think I’ve turned out to be a decent man and I had to learn a lot of stuff on the fly.

Q: So your mom filling both roles made you not miss having a father?

A: Of course there’s some things that I would have liked to have ... none of my friends growing up had their father in the house. None of ’em. We had uncles and stuff like that, but nobody had a father in the house, none of my friends.

Q: What was the worst part of having a stuttering problem as a kid?

A: Just getting teased. It affected my grades in school. I would never talk in class, never read in class, never participate and stuff like that.

Q: How did you overcome it?

A: Just fight people. If you tease me, I’ll fight you.

Q: And now?

A: I still stutter now, but I don’t think about it. I used to be conscious of it then. I went to speech therapy when I was like second or third grade. Now it doesn’t bother me. I don’t care what nobody says now. I’m a grown man, and if I stutter, I take it in stride, that’s just me getting my thoughts out.

Q: You have a Bad Ass Yellow Boy tattoo on your chest.

A: Down South, they call light-skinned people Yellow. When I got to college (Cincinnati), there was a song out, that some guys from New Orleans called UNLV, they had made the song, and that was my theme song.

Q: How many tattoos do you have?

A: I have no idea, man, I lost count after the first couple. So my mom sees me now, she’s like, “You’re still markin’ your body up, huh?”

Q: What’s your favorite tattoo?

A: All of my tattoos have meaning, I don’t have random tattoos. So probably, the portraits of my kids (Kenyon Jr., 12, Sierra, 10 next month, Kameron, 8).

Q: Are they basketball fans?

A: My daughter likes to go to games, but she doesn’t like to play. My boys do. My oldest son is gonna be player. Kameron started playing when he was 7, so he’s gonna be pretty good.

Q: Do the boys or the girl remind you of you?

A: My oldest. He’s me all over. He’s a Capricorn, he’s quiet around people he don’t know, but he’s outgoing around his friends. He’s aggressive on the basketball court as they come. Sneaky kid, to try to get away with stuff, I was the same way — he’s me all over.

Q: What other stuff did you try to get away with?

A: Everything. I averaged about a whuppin’ a week when I was a kid, man (chuckles).

Q: Do you remember beating the N.Y. Riverside Church team in the semis of the Slam’N’Jam tournament?

A: Yes. I remember Elton Brand playing, Erick Barkley playing ... they didn’t give us a shot (to win). So we went out there and showed ’em that these boys from Texas can play. We took it to ’em pretty good.

Q: Bob Huggins?

A: After I got to college, he was like a father to me. He didn’t take it easy on me. He motivated me to get better each and every day. He was on me, but it was tough love and I understand it. He didn’t really have to coach me ’cause I always played hard. If you come out and you play hard for him, he loves you. I knew it wasn’t gonna be easy, ’cause he told me, he was in my house recruiting me: “I’ll give you nothing but a hard time and a pair of tennis shoes.” You gotta respect that (chuckles). And he did. But I was there for four wonderful years, four long years. Some of the stuff you don’t like doing at the time, but I realize it was getting me better.

Q : The moment when you broke your leg as a senior before the NCAA tournament?

A: It was heartbreaking for me to go down that fast the first game of the Conference tournament. Then when Hugs came out on the court, only thing I just kept repeating: “Not now. We came too far for this, man. Not now.”

Q: What was it like being the top overall pick of the 2000 NBA draft?

A: The best day of my life.

Q: Other than this interview, you mean?

A: Besides the birth of my kids and this interview (smiles)? It’s probably the best date of my life, man, ’cause I knew I was gonna be able to provide for my mom and my sister, man.

Q: You also broke your leg as a rookie.

A: I got kneed on my fibula, I knew I broke it right away. I was on the sideline trying to get my feeling back and I told the trainer, “I broke my leg again.” He was like, “Don’t say that.” People don’t know, the major thing when I broke my leg in college, was I tore my ligaments in my ankle, that was the thing. I had to get a screw in my ankle.

Q: Why did your grandma call you Killer?

A: (Laughs) I killed all her plants when I was little. She had a house full of plants, so I went around taking stems and leaves off of the plants ... I was bad, man, I was mischievous.

Q: Why did your uncle call you Honeydew?

A: I shaved my head bald, and it was real yellow at the time, so he called me Honeydew.

Q: Why did your sister call you Boo?

A: She still calls me Boo to this day. It’s just her name for her little brother, man.

Q: You still play the violin?

A: Nah, I haven’t played the violin since the third grade, man. It was fun ... I would like to probably play it again, but it was fun learning all the different songs. I think one of the songs was “Hot Cross Buns,” and different stuff like that. So it was fun at the time.

Q: Three dinner guests?

A: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; John Wooden; Malcolm X.

Q: Favorite movie?

A: Life.

Q: Favorite actors?

A: Al Pacino; Denzel.

Q: Favorite actress?

A: Catherine Zeta-Jones?

Q: Favorite entertainer?

A: Jay-Z.

Q: Favorite meal?

A: My mom’s tacos.

Q: Are you going to be on TV after your basketball days are over?

A: That’s my thing, I don’t hold no punches, man. But only thing, they’d have to have a short time delay with , I might let one slip here and there (smiles).

Q: What do you want Knicks fans to say about you?

A: I play with my heart, and they love their Knicks. So from Day 1, they knew what they were gettin’ from me. The one game I didn’t play, they were calling for me. That just showed me right there that they respect what I’ve done through my career.

Q: Can you imagine what this city would be like if you guys made a deep playoff run?

A: This place is gonna be up in arms, man. That’s what we want it to be. We want them to be on their toes from the tip.

Q: Anything else you want to add?

A: I’m lovin’ this journey that we’re on. It started late for me. But better late than never.

Just an interesting read on Kmart, I hope he stays, and we make a "New Begginging's show on him, as he has an interesting story"
He is a true classic "NY mentality (not the banned version), REAL (not a phony or fake tough guy), plays with emotion/heart, does not back down, and fearless *will get dunked on but would look to return to favor*,tough/gritt, and defense first with fundamentals, always has his team mates back"

I agree, he is my favorite veteran at this point...Charles Oakley with hops

And I did find him annoying as a Net but like he said..

"The teams I’ve played on, they love me. The people that I play against? They don’t like me. That’s a good thing."

Like KG, it is true, you might find him annoying if he was against u, but if was on our team, u will love what he brings to the table...

Then again, we cannot really blame him or the Nets, including Kidd, the Knick's always got more attention even though they were horrible and had more fans in Jersey and around the US, even when they were HORRIBLE
Net's were a top team during that era and owned NY for many years but couldn't win the fans, even with their consistent success in a watered down East...

yellowboy90 wrote:
How can you not like Kmart?

Wait...I thought 3G4G said he was a "fake thug"??? I'm so confused now

yellowboy90 wrote:

ActionJackson wrote:

yellowboy90 wrote:
How can you not like Kmart?

Wait...I thought 3G4G said he was a "fake thug"??? I'm so confused now

Well you can't be a "fake thug" when you're not a thug at all.

lol according to some, taking up for your wife or teammate means your thuggish lmao