2008-2009 New York Knicks End of Season Awards

Sorry I haven’t posted in a while but writing about the Knicks has been rough with them being out of it for a while now, I simply lost my motivation to write about them. I really believed they would make the playoffs this year with the 8th seed and it hurts that they didn’t. I know I know 2010 but I wanted a little more progress this season. If they didn't trade Crawford they probably would have made the playoffs but I’d be beating a dead horse if I started talking about that again.

Walt Frazier Award (MVP) – David Lee - 16.1 ppg, 11.7 rpg, 1 spg
The best player on the team and if they don’t resign him they will be making a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge mistake and fans would never forgive Mr. Walsh. At the time of this post “Double” Lee currently is leading the league in double doubles over Dwight Howard 63-62. Lee would have been an All Star if the Knicks had a little more respect throughout the league but more respect comes with more wins (and more wins comes with more respect from officials as well the Knicks got screwed on calls all year long).




Patrick Ewing Award (Offensive Player) Al Harrington – 20.9 ppg, 6.3 rpg
Al “Cap Space” Harrington had some huge games this season after being acquired by the Knicks early on this year. He posted two 39 point efforts as well as a 38 point effort while leading the team in scoring. Harrington, however, is a black hole on offense because once he touches the ball 9 times out of 10 he is going to shoot it up. If Harrington can learn to play a team oriented game then he will be a tremendous asset to this squad. However, there is one thing for sure though he can flat out shoot.

Willis Reed Award (Team Leader) – Quentin Richardson – 10.2 ppg, 4 rpg, .6 spg
Q-Rich didn’t have a good season numbers wise and at points throughout the season he couldn’t crack the rotation but if you pay attention to the games he is by far the team leader. He is the guy who is going to call someone out for not being a true teammate (Stephon “Me” Marbury) and he is also the guy who will get in a teammates face for not hustling or playing up to their potential (Eddy Curry). Richardson J might not be what it used to be but he is definitely a valuable piece to this team.

John Starks Award (Most Heart) – Nate Robinson – 17.4 ppg, 4.1 apg, 1.3 spg
Crypto-Nate, Nasty Nate, Nate the Great (or whatever you want to call him) stepped up huge this year and took a tremendous step forward. He took a huge step forward offensively and more importantly defensively. The only problem with Nate is that he is immature and as described by Mike D’Antoni (paraphrasing) his biggest strength is his biggest weakness because he can get a shot when ever he wants. Nate also needs to mature a little he gets trapped in one on one show downs with opposing point guards and needs to continue to play a team oriented game. However, there is one thing clear that little Nate gives it everything he has every night. Even with that said he is still the heart and soul of this team and us fans would not forgive management if the fan favorite Nate is not resigned.......Shake and bake.

Anthony Mason Award(Most Improved Player)Wilson Chandler–14.3 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 2.1 apg
After unfairly being benched for the majority of last season by New York’s former genius coach, Wilson Chandler came on strong dunking on anybody who got in his way. You can call him Mr. Smooth or the Carlos Beltran of the Knicks because he shows no emotion but one thing’s for sure he will always gives it his all. The skies the limit for this youngster because he basically just finished his rookie year.







Derek Harper Award (Best Shut Down Defender) Larry Hughes – 11 ppg, 1.4 spg
Every since Hughes was traded to the Knicks he has been the man who gets assigned the go to scorer on the opposing team. His numbers don’t reflect his stellar defensive play because he didn’t have consistent minutes while in Chicago. If he doesn’t get traded it will be good to see him play a full year at the Garden and more people will take notice of his great defensive play.

Shandon Anderson Award (Biggest Waste of Space) Jared Jeffries – 5.2 ppg, 4.4 rpg, .8 spg
I’ve given off a lot of hate towards Jared Jeffries over the last 3 seasons he’s been here and rightfully so. He can’t shoot, he’s over rated defensively, he’s over rated by MSG announcers with the “little things” he does, he can’t catch a pass in traffic, he can’t shoot free throws, and he messes up virtually every fast break he is involved in. It’s nothing personal but if the Knicks want to win in the future(he has 2 years left plus a player option for a 3rd year…THANKS ISIAH!!) they either have to bury him on their bench or trade him.



That is all folks for the 2008BL-2009BL Knicks season I know there are a few games left but I am in full baseball mode until the NBA playoffs begin. Hopefully next year the Knicks will play better throughout the season in 2009BL-2010BL (BL - Before LeBron) and not just in bits and pieces.

Nate Robinson Slam Dunk Contest - 2009 Champion

Knick fans have something to be proud of and who cares how meaningless it really is. Nate Robinson did his thing jumping over the 6'10 Dwight Howard beating "Superman" (don't forget Shaq is the original Superman of the NBA).

After the first round Nate went into the locker room after the first round to put on the green St. Patties Day uniform to signify cryptonite and it was histerical.




Reggie Miller gets the just STFU (Shut The F*** Up) Award last night. He was annoying and I enjoyed how Kenny Smith continuously put him in his place. Call it bias if you want but even during regular games I find myself yelling at the TV for Reggie to shutup. Is it because I am a die hard Knick fan and I hate Reggie "The Original Flopper" Miller anyway? I'll admit that might be the case.

The Knicks Better Go After Amare

Amare Stoudemire is "officially on the trade block" and the Knicks should waste no time in entertaining Phoenix with offers. It is being "reported" that Phoenix is looking for expiring contracts and draft picks. Suns management is tired of their team under achieving it seems to be that simple. With that said, it still wouldn't be a particularly smart move by the Suns to trade the 26 year old All-Star Starter. However, the possibility the recession has hit the Suns organization can not be over looked in this rough economic time.

There is always one thing certain about the Knicks they are not going to be hit by the recession. They are currently at the top or close to the top of the most valuable franchises in all of sports (I don't care enough to look that up but I remember hearing that). So the Knicks can afford to bring in Amare and they still would be in a position to have enough money under the cap to sign LeBron in 2010. Honestly, do you think LeBron would want to come to New York more if there was already an MVP caliber player on the Knicks? Uhhh, YEAH!! Not to mention the obvious ties Amare has to Coach D'Antoni.

I was trying to work out possible trades on ESPN's Trade Machine and the best possilbe one that would work out salary wise (while keeping "Double" Lee) is Stephon Marbury, Nate Robinson and throw in however many first round picks and straight cash you can for Amare Stoudemire and Leandro Barbosa (don't cry this time Leandro Isiah's not the coach anymore) and I don't see why the Knicks wouldn't do this. However, if the Knicks have to part with fan favorite "Double" Lee to get Amare Stoudemire obviously you make the move

Mr. Walsh has said (paraphrasing)the goal is to get under the cap by 2010 but if a star player you can't pass up on becomes available then we would do our best to pick him up. The only problem is that Phoenix might be a little immature in not wanting to give Amare to D'Antoni and will probably demand for "Double" Lee. Bottom line is getting a star player like Amare Stoudemire is not just a dream for THIS year it could be reality.

In the words of rapper Red Cafe' on his new song "Hottest in the Hood" - "I blend with the money like a good fade, I'm a Knick fan we need a good traaaade"

check out the ESPN trade machine it's great
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/features/trademachine

The player that Mr. Walsh is more likely to go after is his former player Jermaine O'Neal who is also on the "block."

Hard Loss To Swallow

The Knicks lost yesturday afternoon to the Blazers 109-108 with this tough scooping finger roll by Brandon Roy at the buzzer. New York has ended this "Dream Week" (which is more like "Hell Week") going 0-4 and this is not the type of week the Knicks hoped for. Overall the Knicks played well and showed alot of fight and if it weren't for a few questionable calls N.Y. mitght've been able to beat the Cavs this past Wednesday.

Hopefully This Doesn't Happen Again

These are highlights from LeBron James' 50 point performance last season at the Garden. The Fans were rooting for LeBron to get to 50 somewhat like Kobe the other night who dropped 61.

Listen up fellow fans I understand that you want LeBron (and of course I do to) but at the game tonight (which I will be attending) cheer for him before the game and after with polite applause (maybe throw in a "WE WANT LEBRON" chant which I am going to try and start). However, once this game begins he is the enemy. The Knicks are only a half a game out of the final playoff spot so this game is huge. This is not last season or the previous 5 when they have been dreadfull.

When Kobe is Hot, He Can't Be Stopped

Kobe Bryant started off the game by hitting a few jump shots and immediately I thought to myself, "uh oh." Wilson Chandler was draped all over him all night long and it just did not matter. Kobe would hit Chandler with a pump fake then a spin and it would be cash, or it would be a one dribble pull up and it would be cash or it would be a fake left then fake right then fade away left and it would be cash plus the foul. It was just an amazing performance by the best player in the NBA.

Kobe Bryant broke Bernard King's record of 60 points at the new Garden by dropping 61 last night. It's going to be funny what MSG Network calls this night like they call Michael Jordan's 55 points the "double nickle." How about.....Kobe Bryant's "Half-dollar-dime-penny" hosted by Al Trautwig (don't get all crazy MSG I'm just teasing).

When Kobe gets hot there is nobody in league who can keep up with him and I mean nobody as in LeBron as well. Once Kobe got going full speed ahead in the second half the Knicks just got deflated and were blown out a lot worse then the final score was - only losing by 9. Out of all the stats from last night of Kobe Bryant (19-31 from the field and 3-6 from downtown) the most impressive to me was the 20-20 from the free throw line.

The Knicks Are In Hell Week

The Knicks start off their hell week with a game at home against the defending Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers, then Wednesday they host the LeBrons, Friday they host the World Champion Bastin Celtics and then to cap it off they have to go to Portland next Sunday.....YIKES!! If the Knicks can some how win two of these games it'll be a huge accomplishment (hopefully they win the Wednesday game that I am going to and spent $55 on!!). However, if New York can keep this hot streak they have been on and somehow win more then two, they would be on a huge high heading into the All-Star break.

There are some injuries that'll help the Knicks out as Andrew Bynum is out with a knee injury (again) and Kevin Garnett is banged up and has the flu. So hopefully the Knicks can pull some of these huge games out. It's going to be a fun week of basketball to say the least and it'll definitely help me get over my football withdrawal (FOR THE TIME BEING!!).

NBA TV Top 10 Best Dunks: Nate Robinson

In honer of Super Bowl Sunday here are the top 10 dunks of the best football player on the Knicks, Nate Robinson. Nasty Nate was a nasty return man and corner back for the University of Washington. Then he walked on as a basketball player and chose to stick with basketball (great choice guaranteed contracts and less contact).

These are only the best dunks of his NBA career so far. VOTE FOR NATE IN THE SLAM DUNK CONTEST!!

Luis Scola Meet Wilson Chandler

Wilson Chandler aka Mr. Smooth aka the Carlos Beltran of basketball dunks it in the face of Luis Scola. The whole Garden and the entire Knicks team went crazy but there was not even a smile from Chandler....but who cares what a dunk!!!

Eddy Curry

In light of everything that has gone on in Eddy Curry's life over the last 2 months I will never say anything bad about him again. I will never call him names for being lazy, I will never refer to him as Oliver Miller's little brother anymore none of that will ever come from my writing again. In light of the tragic murders of his ex girl friend and her 9 month old baby daughter with Curry's 3 year old son watching....I think it is the proper thing to do. Not to mention on top of all that he is being sued in a bull sh** case(there's just no other way to put it).

For the full breakdown of the murder click here http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-double-murderjan25,0,6766518.story. I couldn't even get through the entire article it is just to depressing

It is clearly one of the most bogus lawsuit in recent memory. In order to really understand how false this lawsuit is click here http://www.wfan.com/pages/870783.php and scroll down on the left hand side and listen to the interviews with the lawyer of Eddy Curry and the lawyer of the man suing Curry (I will not mention his name and give the guy one of the two things he wants which is publicity and the other thing he wants is obviously money). The lawyers were interviewed on The Boomer & Carton Morning Show on WFAN 660AM. Eddy Curry's lawyers name is Kelly Saindon and the gold digging loser's lawyer's name is Matthew Blit. You can tell Matthew Blit doesn't even believe the accusations he is being paid to prove and Kelly Saindon obviously is confident that she will win the bogus lawsuit.

Nate Robinson's Lefty Swat on Javaris Crittenton

He smacked that one so hard I think the ball said "ouch." My post defending Eddy Curry in this whole limo driver garbage is coming soon.

Fellow Fans You Should Root Like Hell for Curry

What I will be doing when Eddy Curry returns from injury (and what any sensible Knick fan out there will be doing) is rooting like hell for Eddy Curry and not booing him as usual. Hopefully, D’Antoni makes Curry the focal point of the offense when he returns from his injury within the next game or 2. If he plays well in the next month and half until the February 19th deadline he will be valuable enough to be traded. If he is the focal point of the offense and Curry stays healthy Eddy will put up his usual scoring numbers of somewhere around 18 ppg. If he puts up those kind of numbers there is going to be some (sucker) GM out there that will trade for the 6’11 290+ pound big man. The (sucker) GM will over look the fact that Curry has been over weight throughout his career and he will over look the fact that at 6’11 he can’t block shots or grab rebounds. Hopefully, this (sucker) GM will only look at one fact and that is that he can flat out score from 5 feet away.

If the Knicks can move Curry for a contract that expires before the 2010 season they will be able to afford two big superstars OR a big superstar and maybe two other All Star caliber players. Imagine a team with an Amare and LeBron or a Bosh and LeBron or Amare and Wade or Amare, Wade and Nash or Amare, Josh Howard and Tony Parker or a starting lineup of Amare, Bosh, Wilson Chandler, Jason Richardson and Duhon or getting Kirilenko, LeBron and Jason Richardson or Richard Jefferson, LeBron and Jason Richardson…..I know, I know I am getting ahead of myself but these kind of things never happen to my favorite teams (Knicks, Jets, and Mets) and it IS acutally possible. So let’s here some cheers at the Garden for Eddy Curry……EDDY!!! EDDY!!! EDDY!!! EDDY!!