so far so good. the team is really making some strides. there are nice positives and some bad negatives. but this team is a work in progress and i like what i'm seeing so far.

now, december's schedule is BRUTAL. if we're still over .500 after this month, then this team would really be cooking.

mem - W
orl
@cha
@mem
@no
@was
den
@nj
det
@phi
uta
dal
@bos
cha
@orl
min

Yeah that is all good. Plus, from a purely subjective perspective, I have been EXCITED about the Knicks since Isiah and Marbury arrived. For the previous 2 years or so I had been DEPRESSED about the Knicks. I'm loving this feeling and this excitement about the team. The last few games in particular have been a blast. That's a lot of what I'm looking for from my basketball addiction.

it's just the new york fan thing that's keeping me from being a true believer of this team. i still keep thinking that we're not as good as we're playing due to years of layden conditioning. it's like pavlov dog's or something.

but i agree, we have some road games that should be wins:

cha, no, nj

phi, bos and orl will be tough but we do historically play well there.

and those home games are great tests to see how good we really are. i also agree we can win a bunch of those home games b/c i think this team is really starting to play well at home (overcoming bad defense early in games). but those home games will be tough, each and every one except charlotte.

it really is exciting being able to look at the schedule and actually expect us to win some games now.

[Edited by - djsunyc on 12/02/2004 10:37:39]

If we can go through december, we'll make some noise. cause the more our guys will play together, the better they'll play.

they're shking the "looser" sticker we have on the back right now. if we start winning a few in a roll, or maybe a few 4 games streak, medias will talk about us, crowd will come to the garden rooting for a win badly.

players will get pumped, and city will carry them.

My guess is as long as houston won't be back (and plays well), we won't be able to know exaclty what we're worth.

Posted by fishmike:

whoa.. kwazi, I was just talking about being a good team, not about winning a title. I think we are making some nice strides but that could all go away with a losing streak or a sprained ankle to a key player. The upside is of course that TT has been awfull and you havent gotten anything from Houston, so we still have some bullets in the gun we havent even fired.

Houston really excites me.. I cant wait to see the impact a shooter has on this squad.

I know you were fishmike,I was looking at the big picture.As far as december and beyond goes I believe TT is the X factor here.If he can get back to the numbers he put up last season and like you said barring injuries,the Knicks can move up the east.My only real concern is Lenny keeping them focused.

It will be nice to have Houston back now to go against the elite teams but he will probably need some time to get into a rhythm,especially since he is coming off the bench.If he is healthy by the time the playoffs come around then I believe we have a good chance of surprising some teams that are ahead of us in the rankings.

[Edited by - kwazimodal on 12/02/2004 11:07:09]

Posted by MaTT4281:

Knicks have a 2 game lead in first place

are 6-1 at home

We gotta make teams fear the Garden, and eventually, the Knicks in general. A lot of bright spots so far this season. Can't wait to see what else unfolds.

I agree.... people "like" the garden. I remember when Jason Kidd scored 42 at the garden.... DAMN!!! We have to eleminate the like and bring back the hate.... i mean fans can love the garden and the knicks can too. But we have 2 make the opponent team fear our home court... you know what i mean