Jake S.: Why does every NBA player wear a jacket or a shirt with epaulets? Someone needs to get the bottom of this.  

stop stealing material from GQ, they asked this like twice already

Jim Cavan:
C’mon now. We’re tough on our Bockers, sure. But we’re critical out of love.
Let’s use the parenting analogy. What would you rather be: the parent who takes every opportunity to tell anyone who’s willing to listen how much of a genius their 6 year old kid is; how special they are; how they’re first in their class; how they watch Law & Order and know all the characters; or worse, how every failure or bad grade or failed sports team tryout had nothing to do with said child’s ability, but some grudge held by a higher power or authority figure?…. Or the parent who’s willing to impart praise and criticism judiciously and where appropriate? More importantly, which parent would you want to be stuck sitting next to at the annual Christmas play? Exactly.
I’ve read many a Knick blog, and the reason why this one is the shiznit is because people here are critical and even-handed, for the most part. We can be slow to praise, but that’s just because we’re trying to keep expectations tempered.  

I respectfully disagree

basketball is a crazy game sometimes, Anthony Carter with some highlight plays tonight back home in Atlanta. you know you’re old when you’re still in the NBA and your high school doesn’t exist anymore.

I’d also like to be the first to point out how hilariously ironic it is that the player who may have finally got D’Antoni to focus more on the defensive side of the ball is Carmelo Anthony.

Spree8nyk8:
I wish they’d take over this board lol  

C’mon now. We’re tough on our Bockers, sure. But we’re critical out of love.

Let’s use the parenting analogy. What would you rather be: the parent who takes every opportunity to tell anyone who’s willing to listen how much of a genius their 6 year old kid is; how special they are; how they’re first in their class; how they watch Law & Order and know all the characters; or worse, how every failure or bad grade or failed sports team tryout had nothing to do with said child’s ability, but some grudge held by a higher power or authority figure?…. Or the parent who’s willing to impart praise and criticism judiciously and where appropriate? More importantly, which parent would you want to be stuck sitting next to at the annual Christmas play? Exactly.

I’ve read many a Knick blog, and the reason why this one is the shiznit is because people here are critical and even-handed, for the most part. We can be slow to praise, but that’s just because we’re trying to keep expectations tempered.

The Hawks might miss Bibby for a while

Kudos to Mason Jr. for staying ready, he has looked good for a guy who has been buried on the bench and reviled by fans for his 1-18 shooting over the first 50 games. Loved the way he and AC stepped up big time.

As always, we lived or died by the 3, tonight, man did we live!

If ever there was a player that exposed the limitations of PER, It’s Landry Fields. Despite his gaudy efficiency and rebounding stats, his PER is 13, i.e. a below avg player

BigBlueAL: They could very well drop to the 7th seed.  

I have $100 that say’s that won’t happen…….

still looking for a taker

I know we’ve cited plenty of candidates for “wake-up call game”, but I think that one really woke us up. Granted we played a Hawks team that was trending towards the depressive end of the manic-depressive scale, but we definitely brought the energy on the defensive end. Hopefully we’ll have Billups, Turiaf and Walker back tomorrow. The guys that played tonight will probably be gassed.