I wanted to fight someone the day Oakley was traded. I'll never forget it. But it was the right move and paid big dividends. I was wrong.

fast forward to the MDA era.

I never wanted MDA. Didn't think it was NY basketball, and didn't think he focussed enough on defense. He never had a great team, had alot of moving parts, and had some bumps in the road, (like the lockout) but the only thing that was consistent was we underachieved and had alot of excuses. Too many losses to too many teams we should have beaten. The moment we fired him we were better. Addition by subtraction. Woodson had us protecting homecourt, and winning, even after Linsanity and against high caliber NBA teams. I was correct about MDA.

Never wanted Gallo. Thought he'd be a soft Euro big. I was wrong. Whatever his flaws are, softness isn't one of them. He shoots alot of jumpers but slashes to the basket as well. Not a great defender but played inspired sometimes. All in all, he was a young player I grew to like and root for.

Never wanted Amare. Thought he was a limited player, and was convinced his body would breakdown halfway into his contract. I was pissed when we signed him, but thought he was the better option than Bosh and I woulda committed Hari Kari on the Knick logo at half court if we maxed Joe Johnson.
I was wrong about Amare's skills. He was MUCH better than I thought offensively. However, I was right with my concerns about his fragility. He was fun for the first half of the season and wore down over time. Partially due to his style of play and partially due to the wrong coach playing him a crazy amount of minutes. There was no way to know that when we got Amare, we would then get Melo, but if we could have foreseen that, Bosh would have been the better compliment.

I loved Linsanity as much as the next guy. BUT, I didnt believe LIN was the kind of talent needed for us to go the next level. We didn't need a scoring pg, we needed a pick and roll pg who could hit the open jumper, get in the hole aggressively and defend. Lin wasnt that guy as far as I was concerned but I wouldve liked to have had him, just not for that money. I had no problem letting him walk. Replacing him with Felton was a better fit, imo. I never wanted to let him go in the first place. So far i'd say I'm right, I don't think Lin will ever come close to linsanity numbers again, but the season is still young so we'll see.

I hated the signing of all the old guys Kidd/Sheed/Camby. I just couldn't get excited about it. I especially hated the Kidd signing because I especially hated Kidd from his Net days when he used to really give it to us and make smug remarks in the papers. But I couldn't have been more wrong. Signing the Senior Citizens was brilliant actually. They are complimentary pieces. A few minutes here and there. We aren't relying on Kidd to run the offense, hes just some additional help out there, another shooter another distributor. Sheed has been awesome, and Camby I think will be a great help for a few minutes off the bench and against certain matchups.

So theres my UK confessions. Anyone else wanna confess to some things they think they were wrong and right about?

100% dead wrong on thinking that Melo and MDA could co-exist.

Our strongest roster/team since the 1993-1994 Knicks. And now? We've matched our best start of 7-1 since the 1993-1994 team in which also started off 7-1. Went as far as creating a thread comparing our Knicks of 2012-2013 to the Knicks of 1993-1994.

Felton as an upgrade over Lin.

Knicks would feature a top 5 defense. I actually predicted the #1 defense in regards to points allowed and top 5 in regards to FG% against; time will tell.

Predicted J.R Smith becoming a house hold name and/or serious contender for the 6th Man of the Year award. Had threds on RGM, during a time where J.R was in China (last year) calling (more like begging) for J.R Smith to become a Knick.

Predicted a top 1-2 seed during the offseason. As of right now we're the one seed but once again; only time will tell.

Seen our team on paper during the offseason and stated how we're the deepest team around, without question too. We're currently 11 deep in Felton, Kidd, Pablo, J.R Smith, Brewer, Novak, Melo, Kurt Thomas, Rasheed, Camby and Tyson Chandler. That's without both Stoudemire and Shumpert too. From top to bottom we're deep in depth and loaded with talent. The deepest team in the NBA.

Predicted Melo as the MVP of the 2012-2013 season. Why? Becaise I believed Melo would rank top 3 in scoring while the Knicks landed a top 1-2 seed. Enough to put Melo in the running as a serious MVP contender.

Predicted a 9-1 start during a "predict the first 10 games" type of thread. Only team I had us losing to were the Spurs, but instead lost to Memphis. Two wins away from hitting that 9-1 prediction on the head.

But yet, I was called out as some type of homer during the offseason but when in reality, I've been a die hard fan of the game of basketball for well over 20 years. Knew that an all-time great in Kidd would become a blessing. I had a strong vision for this Knicks team and everything I've envisioned is finally coming to light.

I always love the "prodigal son returns" to NY stories. They're inspirational and do it for me as a fan.

I still have his jersey in my closet, don't know whether to just leave it there or burn it one day.

Melo, I was 100% right about. Loved him in 'Cuse, and watched his game from afar. Had some maturity issues, who doesn't, but never pulled a Marbury on the Knicks. There's a huge difference in the 2. Marbury's a pure cancer in the lockerroom and outside of it, Melo's issue had to do with chemistry and fit on the court.

Would do that trade 11 times out of 10, and twice on Sundays.

fishmike wrote:

NYKMentality wrote:I was wrong about Mike D'Antoni. But at the same time, if D'Antoni had a roster of Felton, Kidd and Pablo at the PG position ala veteran PG's along with the likes of veterans such as Camby, Kurt Thomas and Rasheed Wallace to go along with a full offseason with the likes of J.R Smith... I believe we could have been a very good teame. But, with all that said, due to our success throughout the 90's; D'Antoni wasn't the right fit for our franchise and/or fan base. We all missed those chants of defense rocking the Garden during the 90's. Defense has returned to the Mecca, and Mike Woodson is perfect fit for this fan base and our city. A defensive minded head coach.

dude... we were a good team. 3rd or 4th youngest in the league, 4th seed, 21-9 over a 30 game stretch, wins over Spurs, OKC, Chi, Dallas, Denver. Still had picks + max cap space that offseason and only Wilson as FA. I was pretty excited about that team and until now its been a sh!tshow since that MElo trade.

The team was never 21-9 over any stretch of games. Started out 17-13, best stretch was 19-11 over 30 games.

But like a great man said, "The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will be."

I didn't want Swish here last year, and the guy is playing like he'll be the starting 2 guard within the year.