just got in

why did steph only play 10 minutes?

So, same old Knicks. What's the excuse this time? Oh I know, we were tired. That is why we lost to another tired team, who just happens to own the worst record in the NBA, and traded their best player away.

Nice, real nice. IT is doing such an awesome job. He is really the man. We have young players. Yey!

Posted by TrueBlue:

But what players look tired to you? You're being very vague and make a sweeping statement.

Yes, you should really only bother posting things that you can back up with solid evidence. For instance, that Marbury didn't have it tonight because he doesn't like playing with Francis.

I have to wonder if TrueBlue has ever played basketball to the point of exhaustion before. Your legs the next day can be just jello. And you are never on top of your game when you don't have your legs underneath you. That is not an "excuse," it's a biological fact.

These are pros yes, but they are also coming off 3 straight games when each of the top 5 played balls out for most of the game due to shortened rotation, including an OT and double OT game. (You want to say Philly's tired too, why don't you compile the minutes per game of their top 5 over the past few games and compare to NY.) Frankly I was expecting an exhausted bunch last night against Chicago, but much to my surprise and to their credit they pulled that one out. If this stinker was the price we had to pay for the previous 3 wins, I'll take it gladly... let's see what they do after the break.

between Webber and Igodala what was the matchup with Frye and David Lee?

That doesn't mean I like Frye and Lee any less

win or lose, you stay behind your guys

unless, like simrud, you pounce on their struggles and revel in them

45 - 25 advantage to the Philly bench

Marbury played 10 minutes

His knee has been ailing and will not improve on a back-to-back

We desperately need a leadership guard

Posted by TrueBlue:

Actually I was being vecetious when discussing Marbury's play. I will never make an excuse for him and seriously stand behind it because IMO he's just a terrible point gaurd who's too moody and stupid to be depended on night-in-night-out.

You think Marbury's stupid? I think he's just vecetious.

Not a good game, not a good game at all. I seriously can't get a true reading on this team, when you go out one night and handily beat a very good team like the Chicago Bulls and then the next game get handily beat by a very bad team like the 76ers, it just makes it impossible to figure out what this team really is.

This is mediocrity at it's best folks.

Miller is going to help that team. He makes his teammates better, not at the Nash, Kidd level but the next level. Philly has some talent otherwise. Webber will be the happiest now and Joe Smith can still play a bit.

As for the Knicks last night, it was disappointing although not unexpected. I hoped for more but alas, the mental toughness is not there yet.

JJ2 comes back, Francis is back, the team is no longer in neeed of bodies. Now they need to set their goal to get to .500 It is in reach.

Posted by simrud:

So, same old Knicks. What's the excuse this time? Oh I know, we were tired. That is why we lost to another tired team, who just happens to own the worst record in the NBA, and traded their best player away.

Nice, real nice. IT is doing such an awesome job. He is really the man. We have young players. Yey!

Wow, haven't seen you in week...................... wonder why?????