We're going through hard times guys. We're in mid November, still early in the season but a 3 game losing streak is not a welcome thing no matter when it happens. This is especially true when said streak is not obtained going up against the league's fiercest competition.

Yeah, fans are gonna panic. We should be use to it, but to hell with that we wanna win.

Let me assure you my highly pissed-off bretheren, insanity is not the answer.

There's been lots of infighting amongst our community, comments start off just trying to be clever until the responses get snarkier and snarkier until we are possessed by snark demons and we end up attacking each other.

One of the most fiery topics, is the state of Danilo Gallinari's play.

I'd  like to tackle this in a civilized debating fashion, not with the intent of changing anyone's mind on the matter but instead to engage in open dialogue and give the opportunity for those both against and for number 8 to fully explain their thoughts and feelings and the reasoning behind them.

Bonzai.

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Happy New Year's all. Well it's not quite time yet. But I stumbled upon this little gem just in time to blow my mind one last time for 2009 and thought I'd share it. Not sure what to even say about it. Wow!?! Say hello to King James' new unreleased kicks. Just take a look...

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I'm sure everyone is sick of the "non-news" news as of late, since nothing but an endless void of waiting has been thrust upon us. It irks me as well, but as long as I don't see any more filler headlines about the Knicks looking to sign some ridiculous dude who really has no basketball relevance then I'm fine. But some fans may take interest in what seems like David Kahn's one man crusade to pull the breaks on every Knicks related  point guard pursuit. At least the pursuits that actually matter anyways.

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Updates on D Lee and Nate. There is Hope!

"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.

This summer the Knicks  problem has not been the free agent players targeted....except maybe Kidd, I mean who really likes him? The problem has been the over evaluation and compensation  offered to these players in relation to our teams current situation and needs. Let's examine some of the astonishing and bat shit crazy would-be moves attempted, what the next move will be and some moves that make a lot more sense than the crack headish shit he was trying to pull.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Donnie Walsh says he will consider giving more than a one-year deal to a free agent, following a report that he plans to do that with Jason Kidd.

Also, veteran forward Grant Hill will visit the Knicks on Monday, agent Lon Babby said. Hill played for Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni in Phoenix.            By BRIAN MAHONEY(AP)

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So... I said some things on draft day. I might have said some silly comment about farting in a box and yada yada yada and then Donnie Walsh can choke on some  ghost cock. Perhaps I was a tad harsh, perhaps i was drunk, perhaps I was stressed from the dead prostitute in my closet.

Fact is, after diposing of the body and a good nights rest I actually feel okay about the draft.

I didn't like the Hill pick at first because I didn't know how he'd fit in and his role on the team. Mostly because he seems to have a similar skillset to D Lee but I hear he can D up...and that is priceless on this team. I also hear good things about ghostface he could become a go to guy hopefully, because we don't have one now.

The combination of the unknown and the letdown of not grabbing Evans/Jennings/Curry might be the reason for my initial disappointment and the murder of Mercedez....with a "Z". Her soul is in a better place now.

So apologies to Knicks management and our new recruits, I'll definately root for you if you if your great but also if you suck to; because that's what Knicks fans do.

First, I'm not gonna pretend I'm a T'Wolve's crusader.

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I've got draft fever like everyone else these days and have read up on the latest news with talk of the Knicks entertaining the idea of  drafting Jordan Hill.

Pretty Interesting, but could end up being bungled into an Isiah level 5 disaster.

Hill has some game in him but if we're going to take a big man lets hope it's not too painful. What??? ...Sorry, bad dream...don't judge. Anyway, If we're taking a big it needs to be someone who won't let D Wade and other less talented guards  such as Jarrett Jack and Beno Udrich drive the lane uncontested for 40 straight points on a nightly basis.

Hill might be a terrific back to the basket defender but that's different but no less important than protecting the paint from slashers which I think should be on our grocery list of attributes.

That being the case the only way I'd want Hill in a Knicks uniform is If  D Lee is not being picked up. That would make sense. But, resigning Lee and drafting Hill without trading either of them would seem like overkill especially since it would make it tougher to  get that defensive presence in the middle.

If  we're draftig a 3or 4, I like Thabeet who I know has detractors but I don't give a flying fudgecracker. I keep hearing he has limited offense and basketball IQ...OK. and...?

He. Blocks. Shots. Period. That's pretty much all we need him for.

Criticizing his lack of offensive ability and labeling him a shot blocker is not a  crime or even far off from wrong but ...

Ricky Rubio has tremendous hype and at the end of the day, well...he's just a passer.

Curry, he's just a scorer.

Point is,  whatever talent these guys have now are commodities. The trick is mixing those abilities with  those on your current or future roster  so they all mesh and work well together.

At best Rubio on average was a 10/4 guy in euroleague play. (which was better than Jennings averages but I digress)

but there is no doubt about it Rubio has intangibles and he has been playing adults since 14 so he's bound to be tough and scrappy.

Thabeet didn't turn heads with offensive prowess but dominated with shot blocking and believe it or not his all around game and numbers (including his offense) improved each year while at Uconn without any drastic increase in minutes indicating he may actually develop into a more well rounded player at some point.

Check the stats...g'head google em.

I bring these two guys up because of rumblings of trying to move up . Should this happen (which I don't  think it will. ) it is said we'd take Rubio or Thabeet.

I've been Greek Greco-Roman  Wresteling with what we should do in this instance and may have come up with a very unpopular decision based on logic.

If we do move up we should not even consider Rubio and go straight for Thabeet.

Fudgecrackers to you also, thank you very much.

Nothing against Rubio, but this draft is pretty deep and talented...

...at the guard position.

Guards are a dime a dozen this year. And I can't find anyone that can tell me with *certainty* that a Flynn, Maynor, Lawson or Teague wont be as productive as Rubio out of the gate.

Big Men though, not too many stand outs in this year's draft. Thabeet being one of the few that would fit in.

Should we move up? I dunno undecided on that one but if we do it should be Thabeet.

After that it's slim pickings for big men. Hill is more than likely to be productive but Earl Clark would be a better fit in D'antoni's system if going that route, despite not being as developed as Hill.

At the end of the day, I really see us staying at 8 and picking the best play making guard left on the board.


All right, it's been real but gotta go. I've got a few boxes of flying fudge crackers to hand out.