Posted by misterearl:
Do you believe in miracles?

Posted by misterearl:

1. The cohesiveness between Francis and Crawford, after a brief time together, is something worth noting. They could be a distinct Knicks advantage as teams go to their benches.

2. Malik and QRich hold down the 3-4 with tough defense and big butts boxing out

3. Jackie Butler provides inside activity

4. The Garden crowd gets back in the game

5. Remember 1999!

1, What cohesiveness? Jamal's a streaky shooter. He hit a few in garbage time against a totally out-of-it Pacers team.

2. I'm amazed at Malik's sudden surgence (he didn't have one before, so it can't be a re-). i've been loving Q1's game. I swear his back must be much better - he's moving differently .

3. i'm loving Jackie Blue. He's got a little of that "dribble" disease - just HAS to do a meaningless dribble first whenever he grabs the ball lin the paint. But I love his attitude going right up at the rim.

4. The Garden crowd will turn in a second on this team if they go back to their junitor varsity ways. And deservedly so.

5. Yeah I remember 1999. A .500 team got hot at the right time. Check uot this team's record recently? Record schmecord indeed.

Posted by djsunyc:

one thing about guys like starks, mason, brad miller, ben wallace, and now jackie blue - guys that weren't drafted and busted ass to get to the nba. and you can see that they don't want to leave.

Posted by misterearl:

Marv

1, Of COURSE Jamal's a streaky shooter. So was John Starks, and we loved him. With Steve Francis as his sidekick, Jamal seems to play with more fluidity and confidence. Some cats just play better together.

2. C'mon Marv, how can anyone NOT give mad props to Quentin for fighting through a relationshhip gone sour, a painful back injury AND losing a sibling. He's my MVP.

3. "facilitatorn - Jackie's a Keeper. Looked at 82games.com. We score more and get scored on less when He's on the floor. He's one of the five knicks with a possitive rolland rating which measures just that (somehow)"

4. The Garden crowd will be okay so long as djsunyc keeps section 404 in line

5. Marv, this is about looking forward.

Why are you mired in misery?

Life am good

Earl, i was mired in misery after the Franchise deal becausee I think it personifies everything wrong with how this franchise is being run. The Jalen move to me was an okay, whatever, like the Mo T. But Franchise???

Here's my dealio:

Brown and Isiah both f'd up after Marbs got hurt and AD went into the stands. Larry panicked and stopped playing Nate and dlee. Forgot what he had somehow learned for a short period of time. THat this season was a rebuilding season where losses could be absorbed if young plyers were being taught and formed and integrated into a team. THat's when you started to hear all this crap about Larry Brown type players and he couldn't win with all these young players, get me some veteran help, blah blah blah.

Isiah, at this point looking like an idiot because he either brought in the wrong coach in Larry or Larry was just looking to screw him, plus his cluster f**k with Anucha plus the growing perception to everyone that he had sold out this team's future (next 2 #1's ) for nothing, panicked, and started throwing MASSIVE amounts of money to recoup a #1 pick and add MASSIVELY overpriced veterans to the team. Guys that I didn't want on the team in any case. Guys that I especially don't want at their salaries. Guys who came via trades that just continue to extend our absurd spending habits (throw some more megamillions against a wall and see if any of it sticks). This ain't leadership or direction in my opinon. THis is BS. Where is this franchise going? What are we developing? What's happening/going to happen with our young players?

Now I'm rooitng for my Knickies like always. But I'm sure as s**t not signing off on either Isiah's "plan" or LB's "right way' approaches. I think they've both been clueless this year.