Monthly Archives: November 2012

Kyle Weidie @Truth_About_It of the fine Wizards blog Truth About It.Net asked KB to share a few thoughts on this evening’s game between the Knicks (10-4)  and the Wizards (1-12). Here to provide the DC Council Opening Statements for Washington’s 14th game of the season against the Knicks in New York are TAI’s Kyle Weidie (@Truth_About_It), guest Dion Black, who writes about the Knicks for the ESPN TrueHoop blog Knickerblogger.net, and TAI’s John Converse Townsend (@JohnCTownsend), who bookends the post with his game prediction. Read the entire post here.  Go New York. Go New York. GO!

[New York Times] Short-Handed Spurs Fall to Heat, 105-100 (Fri, 30 Nov 2012 08:39:04 GMT) When Gregg Popovich gives his best players a night off to rest, it’s not uncommon for the San Antonio Spurs coach to get letters from upset fans. [New York Times] Warriors Take Down Nuggets in Wild Finish (Fri, 30 Nov 2012 07:29:26 GMT) The Golden State Warriors had to survive a video review after the final buzzer on Thursday but prevailed 106-105 in a thriller against the Denver Nuggets in Oakland. [New York Times] Warriors Hold Off Nuggets 106-105 in Wild Finish (Fri, 30 Nov …continue reading

Gregg Popovich rested his top four scorers tonight against the Miami Heat (Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and Danny Green), sending them home to San Antonio to prepare for the Spurs’ next game against the Western Conference leading Memphis Grizzlies. NBA Commissioner David Stern had this to say, “I apologize to all NBA fans. This was an unacceptable decision by the San Antonio Spurs and substantial sanctions will be forthcoming.” Do you think Popovich’s actions should be punished?

So, a few days ago Marc Lamont Hill published an article about Jeremy Lin that I differed with. As a result, I made some fairly, incendiary 3AM tweets, offered to write a rebuttal for the Huffington Post, and somehow this resulted in my appearance this afternoon on a HuffPo Live Debate with Mr. Hill and a few other peeps. You can watch it here: Robert Talks About Jeremy Lin, gets all kinds of madz (Yes, I need to learn to look directly into the camera. And maybe stop twitching/gesticulating wildly. I just hope I didn’t look fat. Did I look fat? DidIlookfat? …continue reading

[New York Newsday] Wisconsin's own Steve Novak stars as Knicks roll to big win in Milwaukee (Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:16:45 EST) The Knicks didn't wilt without Jason Kidd. They prospered. [New York Newsday] Mike D'Antoni regrets leaving Phoenix for Knicks job (Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:10:08 EST) New Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni said Wednesday in an ESPNLA.com story that he regrets leaving Steve Nash and the Phoenix Suns for the Knicks in 2008. [New York Post] Reserves, Melo lead Knicks past Bucks (Thu, 29 Nov 2012 04:54:38 -0500) MILWAUKEE â?? As the final seconds melted away Wednesday night at …continue reading

New York Knicks 102 Final Recap | Box Score 88 Milwaukee Bucks Kurt Thomas, PF 4 MIN | 0-1 FG | 0-0 FT | 1 REB | 0 AST | 0 PTS | -4 I for one am in full support of these four-minute honorary starts, even if Kurt hasn’t made a shot since the Polk administration. It’s almost comical, really, waiting to hear what a slightly short-handed Woodson’s going to do lineup-wise, only to hear him burp out something about “waiting to see what the other team’s gonna do,” when we all know perfectly well he’s going to start …continue reading