The skies out here this morning are grey. “Sunny” LA is overcast. Why? BECAUSE THEY DONT DESERVE OUR ORANGE AND BLUE SKIES TODAY!!! Hahahaahaha

This iteration of the Knicks is the best team since I became a fan 48 years ago. It is playing a beautiful brand of basketball, filled with teamwork, defense and effort. Jalen Brunson is a superstar who works like a role player. That mentality permeates the team.

Win or lose in the Finals, I am grateful for this delightful run through the first three rounds of the Playoffs. I am grateful for having my daughter sitting beside me and sharing the experience. I am grateful that I have come through the trials and tribulations of the last 27 years.

Go New York Go New York Go!

Brazil won the 1994 World Cup on my birthday, and as a 13 year old, that was so cool. But as Bruno said, Brazil was all but discredited before than run – including a really tough round of 16 game against the US on Independence Day in which they played with 10 guys in the scorching heat due to an early red card.

I’m so happy for these Knicks and doubly so bc they seem like a bunch of really good guys. Breen mentioned as much in his comments, and I do believe that was part of Leon’s plan: high character guys, please. Let’s hope the Canyon of Heroes awaits them.

And, man(!), Mitchell Robinson as the longest-tenured Knick brings a tear. I feel like he’s been through all the debates with us about incinerated picks and the like. Haha. I’m praying to all the various gods for his free throws. LET’S GO!!

(But it is true, we were on a major roll and R. Baggio looked unstoppable – until his knee started hurting like hell, he basically couldn’t run)

Still completely amazed at the whole journey this team went on for these playoffs. They play like a supercharged Euroleague/Olympics team, and I say that in a very good way.

Love the little Farfa recap, specially for a subject that’s also so dear to me, the first world cup win I watched with Brazil, and it’s so interesting that the personal journey of Italy was feeling Brazil as heavy favorites, because our own perception at the time was that Italy was in a major roll and was the favorite, while that Brazilian team went into the tournament almost failing to qualify, with a total carry job from Romário the legend, and only beat Sweden in the semis on a header goal by 5’6″ Romário against their giants on defense. For us, it was a heavily unusual team that was much less talented then the teams we were used to watch Joga bonito, but a team that came together when it mattered the most with a ton of unusual contributors, like Branco, Mazinho and Taffarel. Not totally unlike this Knicks team coming together in such an unexpected way at the perfect moment.

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Kenny Atkinson said losing the Game 6s in the previous rounds hurt the Cavaliers

“We win those Game 6s we beat the Knicks – I’m not saying that, but I think it gives us a better chance. But the density of the frequency of the games played a part in it”