First I’d like to thank Wil for the welcome and also for attacking my first post (No, I wasn’t being sarcastic). Maybe you misread my last post. When I say they need a shot blocker/enforcer type, I mean they should trade one of their big men to do it. Think about it, there’re plenty of teams in the league that can use a scoring big man. For example, what if the knicks got rid of Curry (they still have a low post threat in Randolph and at least he grabs rebounds) and got back an enforcer like Camby, Kaman or Bogut? The Knicks’ back court wouldn’t have to worry so much about getting beat off the dribble, which would enable them to be alot more agressive on D. The pistons backcourt did the same thing when Ben was guarding the paint. The difference would be palpable even though it probably wouldn’t show up on any stat sheets. Isiah still gets a free pass as a talent evaluator because he drafted D. Lee, Frye, Balkman, and Robinson (verdict’s still out on Mardy). When those players get minutes they genuinely excel (yeah I know Frye’s not there anymore but just stay with me on this). Those guys he bought to the team weren’t drafted by him. Isiah’s a bad businessman (Ladies and gentlemen, the understatement of the decade!!) but not a bad talent evaluator.

Knicks hold Celtics to 104 points….

I was impressed. That was the 8th lowest point total for the Celtics this season. The Knicks had a whopping 6 blocks to go along with 3 steals. They even committed 22 fouls because they just knew the Celts would only be shooting just 72% from the charity stripe. They were playing so well defensively that they became bored with their own success. Several players began yawning and showing a lack of interest during the 4th quarter. Unfortunately I neglected to look at their offensive stats. I must’ve bumped my head or something. Heard some crazy rumor that they only managed to put up 59. Couldn’t possibly be true. Oh well. Moving right along…

….But manage to come back from 17 against the Bucks

This game should be one big “In Your Face” statement from the Knicks showing that they indeed have no quit in them. A team that has quit on its coach will not be coming back from a 17 point deficit. Yes I know it was against the bucks but they have Yi (beware the Yi!!). An Elite team the bucks aren’t, but the knicks could’ve said “Here we go again” but instead they decided to win back over their 23 remaining fans and gut out a victory. There is something I have noticed though. I don’t think the Knicks have quit on Isiah. I think they’ve quit on Marbury. If you have an inexplicable need to torture yourself, take a look back at the Knicks other 4 W’s. In 2 of those wins they came back from double digit leads. During both come-backs Marbury was on the bench. The Knicks seem to play better with Marbury on the bench. Maybe that 24 hour hiatus was more damaging than they’re letting on. Still I don’t think the Knicks should trade him…  yet. More on this as the season progresses.

One last thing….

I will still stand by my words in this post even after the Knicks get annhilated by Pheonix tomorrow night. Why do I say this? Because the 2 positions that the Knicks suffer the most defensively is PG and center. That happens to be the positions of the Suns 2 best offensive players. Amare and Nash will have a field day. Let’s just hope they hold ‘em to less than 104 points.

Go Knicks!!