About The Knicks' 3 Game West Coast Trip

In a nutshell? Overall?...Horrible but hopeful.

Knicks Beat Celtics To Give Us A Clutch Holiday Treat

So this is how the Knicks greeted us back to basketball.

Yeah. That's right, it's an expensive as hell HD-3D projector being displayed across MSG's entire floor.

Ballin!

Trash Talk 12.23.11

We're deep in winter now, but the Knicks, Jets and Giants are turning up the heat in the city and there are plenty of stories right now but I'm a bit juvenile and relish the trash talk. The Knicks have a new attitude and are looking to contend for a championship as soon as the season starts on Christmas meanwhile the Jets and Giants battle for New York's football crown as well as for playoff aspirations this Saturday.

With all this going on, it's only natural for a bit of chippiness to set in and so I present to you choice cuts of the juiciest trash talk this week.

Knicks Wrap Up Pre Season By Handling Nets

The Knicks and Nets faced off in both of their pre season games and the Knicks won both games pretty much in control the whole time winning the first of the two game series 92-83 and the second Wednesday 88-82. It didn't help that the Nets let my main man Renaldo Balkman look like Reggie Miller hitting fade away threes in that first game, scoring 20 points. It also won't help that in the second game Brook Lopez broke his foot and no one knows yet how long he'll be out. Both teams played sloppy as expected from the pre season.

Hey There Tyson Chandler, How Ya Doing?

Satryday or what I like to call "Saturday" when I can type properly, the New York Knicks and the New York media welcomed Tyson Chandler to the team and he was introduced via this presser which you can watch here thanks to knicksnow.com

It's Been A Craaaaazy Week For The NBA. Today Was Even Crazier

Tyson Chandler does this kinda stuff, is tall, & now a Knick.

As soon as the NBA lockout ended the talk began. It was being reported through various news outlets that Chris Paul via proxy had told the now NBA owned and controlled Hornets that he would not sign an extension and that he wanted to be traded most preferably to the New York Knicks.

Sure enough the Knicks were hungry for a huge serving of Chris Paul only, New Orleans would be damned before they gave him up to us for belly button lint.

The Carmelo Anthony trade left the cupboard empty for the Knicks. All the top market teams are seemingly in a high stakes arms race and this set the stage for the madness that ensued this week.

The NBA Is Back

Reports came in Saturday that the NBA looks like it's back in effect. It sounds as if basketball related income will be about a 50-50 split and that was enough to give fans a 66 game season starting Christmas day if what's reported is true. It's like a gift unto the world! I don't know how this plays on owners and players on an individual level but I'm willing to bet that one side remains filthy rich and the other still disguistingly rich. Just guessing.

In other news the blinged out chrome rim industry expects record profits for 2012.

Football Back, SSNY Back...NBA, What's Your Problem?

Good to be back folks...or folk. Whatever, don't bust my balls. Anyhow, my little hiatus is done & there are major sports to talk about so here I am. After worrying all summer if we would have football because of a very tense labor situation, Football came back to us as well, with the only major casualty being a shortened pre-season. No one really cared too much about that though. Week one just wrapped up and we'll have a rundown on the Jets & Giants up tomorrow, with a breakdown of week two games coming up this weekend to follow. I also aim to decode some of the ridiculous crap that found it's way into this new labor agreement the owners and players were fighting over, so I'll probably be a little busy. Maybe I'll even pretend I'm important and where my top hat as I write. I dunno, we'll leave it open for debate. As you noticed in the header, the NBA still can't get their stuff together. I guess I'll just have to "investigate" the matter.

Hope For The Knicks

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Knicks fans may have some hope. Due to the terrible financial restictions of most NBA teams going into the 2009-2010 season the Knicks have played the waiting game and may be able to retain two of their hugest assets in David Lee and Nate Robinson.

From the Daily News:

"Nate wants to stay in New York."

Goodwin refused to discuss terms of a possible deal, but according to a Knicks source, Robinson is expected to sign a one-year contract worth between $4 million and $5 million, or at least $1 million more than his qualifying offer.

Goodwin has had talks with European clubs about Robinson, but the agent denied that he's used those conversations as leverage with the Knicks.

"We did not call up the Greek club (Olympiakos) to drum up an opportunity for Nate," he said. "They called us."

One league executive suggested that Robinson's deal is being delayed due to negotiations between the Knicks and their other restricted free agent, David Lee. For weeks, Lee's agent has made it clear he is looking for a contract that will pay his client $12 million annually.

The only team with cap space to sign Lee outright is Portland. There is also a possibility of a sign-and-trade with a number of teams. The Knicks would prefer to sign Lee to a one-year deal, which would enable them to retain his Bird Rights and also give the club flexibility for the free agent class of 2010. If Robinson were to sign for $5 million, Lee would likely ask for $10 million since, unlike Robinson, he is a full-time starter.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/2009/07/23/2009-07-23_agent_confident_nate_robinson_will_stay_with_knicks.html#ixzz0M65lM6KS

NBA Summer League Fun!!!

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The NBA Las Vegas Summer League has kicked off while I was recovering from that roofie an obeese one legged woman gave me outside of Target. Can't remember her name so let's call her Heather Hills. Get it? Like Heather Mills but fat! I'm trying dammit. I should have known better than to beleive a 300 pound woman would willingly hand out free cupcakes to raise diabetes awareness. Anyway word is Tyreke Evans and Brandon Jennings either of which the Knicks could have had are putting on a show in Vegas. Meanwhile the Dicks...pause....pardon, the Knicks start off tomorrow with a squad comprised of various vagrants and hobos found dwelling in the subways under MSG but also a few notables including rookies Toney Douglas, Jordan Hill and free agent Morris Almond of various nut jokes and Utah Jazz fame. If you guys would like to follow the action and even peek at the schedule check out http://www.nba.com/summerleague2009/. Now I must shower...I feel vulnerable.

No...No, Wait. Lebron Will be a Knick

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Just when I thought hope was lost...Andy my chinese delivery man (big up to Sheng Gardens holding it down on the late nite delivery) thinks Lebron will join the Knicks in 2010. As a serious sports observer interested only in facts I concluded two corrobarating peices of evidence. One, Andy works with fortune cookies all day. Two, fortune cookies are filled with all knowing, time honored wisdom. Connect the dots people!!! So Andy just happens to show up at my door when I call for delivery and replies that he thinks Lebron will be in NY when asked!?! That doesn't happen every day folks. Lebron James will be a New York Knick come 2010.

On another note neither Nike or LBJ were responsible for the dunkgate tapes...there was a mystery guest in attendance and I think you all will not be surprised to find that the tapes have been taken and are in possession by the one and only....one armed man. The tape was indeed taken with his...one and only arm.

UPDATE!!!! Lebron James Did NOT Say He'd Join The New York Knicks In 2010

Gadzooks! As It turns out the agent who first had info on the Lebron James 2010 free agency update that used to play on the same intramural squad as Lebron's cousin, who happened to be the cousin of my ex-girl Shareene, was full of shit. Go figure.