Archive for April, 2004

Veeck, Blog Maverick, and Ideas To Improve the NBA

April 13th, 2004 by Mike Kurylo

In case you didn’t know Mark Cuban runs a weblog just like this one. Well maybe it’s not like this one, because when I sell ice cream I don’t get thousands of fans showing up to meet me. (Also when I insult the common workers of Diary Queen, there aren’t teams of reports waiting to [...]

SuperSubs (aka Knicks 101 Hornets 97)

April 13th, 2004 by Mike Kurylo

The Supersubs were at it again. Tonight’s was even more impressive win than yesterday’s for a myriad of reasons. First tonight’s game was on the road. Instead of trouncing the weak Wizards, they beat the playoff-bound Hornets. Finally, instead of facing the other team’s reserves, the Hornets had their starters out there down the stretch. [...]

Knicks 102 Wizards 98

April 11th, 2004 by Mike Kurylo

It was one of those games as a fan, you love to watch. There was a little bit of everything for everyone. The Knicks are still fighting for a better playoff spot, so it was a meaningful game. Even though they clinched a playoff spot, a few wins might move them up to a higher [...]

Knicks 96 Chicago 82

April 8th, 2004 by Mike Kurylo

The Knicks clinched a playoff spot yesterday with a win against the hapless Bulls (and a Cleveland loss to Memphis). It’s great to be in the playoffs again, after a two year absence. Unlike the last few Knick playoff teams I don’t have expectations for the Knicks to get past the first round. Why? Well [...]

Indiana 107 New York 86

April 6th, 2004 by Mike Kurylo

First Half Notes: Two shocking moments for Knick fans in the first half. First is Lenny Wilkens getting visibly angry. The usually reserved Wilkens “lost it” when Tim Thomas got called on a dubious offensive foul against Ron Artest. No technical called on the Knicks coach. Maybe the refs were too shocked to call a [...]

Thanks UConn

April 6th, 2004 by Mike Kurylo

Oh and almost forgot – thanks to University of Connecticut’s men’s basketball team, for winning the national championship. They helped me get third place in my Baseball Primer league (out of 50) and more importantly, earned me a new best friend.

Heading Into Conseco

April 6th, 2004 by Mike Kurylo

Just to be lazy and combine the last two columns into a new one, here are the rankings & odds for the Knick’s game tonight: Ind#8 Offense#3 Defense#2 Overall Knicks#22 Offense#15 Defense#19 Overall The Pacers currently hold the best record in the league, and they’re doing it primarily with defense. Their defense ranks #3, tied [...]