I hope it isnt too soon, but Melo and Chauncey need Knicknames STAT. Yeah, that was corny.

Lame jokes aside, yall know the drill. Lets get to it. I noticed Melo is sportin a 007 avatar on twitter, so maybe he has taken to that? I like it simply because he is an offensive assassin, you know?

As for Billups, he'll be trickier. I dont think CB4 is an option for obvious reasons (1-18 anyone?) So Im interested to see what comes up for him.

Also feel free to give ideas for the other new Knicks, although its almost certain at least 1 of them will be cut very soon.

Seth wasnt sure if he should make a game thread for our fallen soldiers.....So I went ahead and made one. I will be watching our former troops do their best to bring Denver a win, and Im sure some of you will as well. So let's discuss their (hopefully stellar) play here!

Any predictions on which former Knick has the best game?  Worst game? Will Felton morph into Triple Felt Goose at all? Will Gallo drop any cock slams? Can Wil still be ill in that fresh ass air? Will Mozzie crush anyone? See yall at tipoff for the answers.

So Im on Alan Hahn's twitter, gettin ready for the Rookie/Soph game, and what do I see?

Apparently, the tweet is gone. But I just saw we offered Gallo, Chandler, Curry , the 1st for AR, and Felton for Billups, Melo and fillers. So if this is true, and this deal goes through, it means Fields is the last man standing. Walsh was quoted as saying he pretty much went above what he wanted to. We would look like.....

Billups, Fields, Melo, Amare, Mozzie

TD, Bully, Shawne off the bench along with Denver's fillers.

I dunno, now that I look at it, I think after a nice cry I could deal with this. Anyone else?

In the spirit of not making a retread type FanPost, I decided to take my love of number crunching once again and shine some light on our friend Landry Fields. As I said with the Gallo/Wil Conundrum, Im just doing this to pass time and spur conversation. If this is well received, Ill do another similar one for you guys Knick of choice. I will disclose that Ronny the Beard is high on my list though.

This version isnt really to figure anything out, its more of a list of fun facts about Fields contributions to the Knicks. I just want to see exactly what effect he is having on the team, as well as which of his many magical powers translate into wins the most. So let's try it out. Connect the cables to the car battery, and jump.

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So I know myself and other P&T residents have wondered why it seems Gallo and Ill Wil cant seem to get it going at the same time. No one really knows for sure, but I wonder if they ever have had a good game at the same time during this season. Im sure it happened last season, but this year not so much.

So I decided to find out for lack of something better to do. Here are some numbers to ponder. And please understand that Im not throwing these numbers around to make either of them look good or bad. Just to show whats going on with our 2 young guns. Jump for some number crunching.

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And here's why.

Felton and Amare are our unquestioned leaders. Co-captains. New to the squad. Chip on their shoulder, something to prove. And every night they play as such. Fierce, nasty, want to break you. And we love it.

Gallo on the other hand, has a much more innocently murderous spirit. Oh yeah, he wants to break you as well, but he wants it to look accidental. He doesnt want you to know he is a killer. Ninja like. 

Problem with these contrasting styles is it causes the leaders to look away from him. All of us scream for Gallo to assert himself more. Be more consistent. But he cant do that without a bigger role. Last night, damn near everytime he got the ball he made something happen. Sweet spin move on LeBron for the And 1. Clutch 3 near the end to close it to 6. Assist to TD on the 4 point play. But Gallo isnt gonna bark at AMARE and demand the ball. Nor will he do it to Felton. They are the leaders, Gallo is just falling in line.

Over the last few games, Gallo for some reason has been froze out of the offense. Whenever he is allowed to create on his own, he usually succeeds. Coach has simply got to run MORE PLAYS for Gallo. Whether its to get him open for a jumper, or to give him the ball and let him decide what to do. When that happens, I think the effect will be twofold.

1) Gallo will finally be able to turn in consistent efforts due to being a consistent part of the offense.

2) This in turn will take pressure off of Amare and Felton to create all of our offense, which may allow those 2 to rest a lil more while Gallo carries the load.

If I make no sense, dont hesitate to tell me go back to Jersey with my stupid analysis. I just dont see how we can keep blaming Gallo when he is making the most out of the opportunities he is given.

I really hate to be the parent around here. I also really hate that this fanpost is about Melo (partially.) But what I am seeing is a bunch of miscommunication getting everyone worked up. So I'll try to clear up some things that I have noticed. Jump if your knees permit, crawl under if not.

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I haven't been around much for the past week (thanks for noticing) and I have come back to see......The same bickering from the summer.

My question is, why must every single loss be pinned on someone? The Knicks win as a team, and lose as a team. That's from the owner, right on down to the towelboy/gatorade supplier. All I see is Gallo this, Dantoni that, Amare blah, Chandler's god.......

Aren't we supposed to lift ALL OUR KNICKS UP? Im not saying ignore mistakes or bad play, but damn! Is this how we are supposed to act as fans? Bail on our players/coaches at the first sign of trouble? Or should we respectfully break down their play and discuss rational solutions (even though we cant get this info to them, I like to believe they read our insight and adjust accordingly.) 

All I'm saying is let's spend less time placing blame (justified or not) and more time having RATIONAL and PRODUCTIVE discussion. Calling for Coach D's head isnt productive. Bitchin about Gallo starting isnt productive. Bitching about Dolan's trades, or lack of trades, is you guessed it, unproductive. Lot of commas huh.

As a team, EVERYONE needs to step their cookies up. Period. Do what needs to be fucking done, get this win Sunday, and try to get back to .500 and go from there. The best we can do as a loyal fanbase is be positive and supportive of EVERYONE. Not just the players we gravitate to. But the players rocking that Orange and Blue. Thanks for your time. And sorry if someone made a recent fanpost similar to this, or if you feel its unnecessary.

The day of reckoning is here. The hands have almost fully been dealt. Wade, Bosh, and HWSNBL (He Who Shall not Be Liked) have formed a triangle of hate in Miami. However, unlike the fanbases of Chicago, Cleveland, and NJ, we have a future. We have a plan. We have.....hope.

The Knicks aint never scared, and we shall not be either. If you have ANY FEAR in your heart about Miami, leave this site now. NOW. Because we have the best fans in the world, the best city in the world, and a plan in place. We have Amare, an angry Amare no less. We have D'Antoni, who is no longer biding his time. We have Walsh, won has won us all over with a great offseason that is NOT over. We have Gallo, who is ready for prime time. We have TD, who does what the fuck he does. 

We have the ups, we have the downs. We have the memories, we have the future. We will rally, we will support, we will NOT BE SCARED. We will fight. We will win. And most importantly, we will POAST AND TOAST!

Word around the rumor mill is that John Salmons wants to opt out and become a free agent this year. How do you guys feel about him as a Knick? What price would it take for you to warm up to the idea? He was a beast for the Bucks after the Chicago trade, I dont think that is debatable. I know it gives us yet ANOTHER wing player, which isnt really ideal, but I think if he isnt asking too much its something to look into. That is depending on how everything else shakes out of course. Sound off fellas.

I touched on this in another thread, but I really believe all of this LBJ groveling is hurting teams as far as bringing in free agents. Imagine you are D Wade, or Bosh, or JJ. Amare even. You're watching every team with max cap space basically offer their first born for LBJ's services. Now we all know only one team can have LBJ. So for every team that misses out, how do you make a serious pitch to one of the other superstars (assuming none of them follow LBJ?) They already know they were a backup plan for one. Its insulting and demeaning in a way. ESPECIALLY for Wade, who has a ring and Finals MVP on his resume, 2 things LBJ doesnt. He is a phenom, no doubt, but the way teams are acting is not helping endear them to the other top tier free agents. Does anyone agree? Disagree? Wish I would go away? Wish LBJ would go away? Sound off.

He is destroying the Magic right now by himself. How do you guys feel watching this? I'm actually proud of him, he is performing on the big stage like we always knew he could if given the chance. Its even more impressive considering he hasnt really played all postseason. They dont have an answer for him, he is killing all who step forward. He even tried to posterize Superman. Anyone upset seeing this? Happy? Indifferent? Hungry? Sound off.