Approved forms: Bison, Bison Chandler, Tyson "The Bison" Chandler. Other forms are pending approval.

Disclaimer: Another nickname may be used if Clyde comes up with something better on a game telecast. This is how we got "Wil the Thrill," after all. Having said that, Bison will still be acceptable nomenclature.

Thank you for reading this public service announcement, and please remember to refer to Tyson Chandler as Bison in all comments and game threads forthwith.

"I'm active," Knicks president Donnie Walsh told ESPN.com. "I'm talking to people to kind of find out what's out there. It's not like we're shopping or anything; we just want to see what's available. In my mind the team is getting more defined, so it's not like you're out there not quite sure of what you want. It's a little more defined as to what we need.

"[It's] not just bigs. We're looking at a couple positions to see if we can make ourselves better. But also, whoever we're looking at has to be good enough to play now. This isn't a future thing."

from Chris Sheridan's post-game blog, found here.

Clearly, Walsh is considering making moves, although he might not have the level of urgency that some of us would like. He talks about needing to look at "a couple positions," but what positions should he be looking at? Does Donnie even need to make a move this season? Answer the poll and mix it up in the comments, toasters.

Here's the link: http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nba/news/story?id=5401779

Are we overjoyed with NY pride, concerned because he doesn't have much experience, or ambivalent since Donnie Walsh still calls all the shots anyway? Some combination of the...three?

THREE POINT BALL, ALLAN HOU-STON!

(I had to get that out of my system. Also, I'm nowhere near 75 words and I'm stalling. Can you tell?)

As you know, the Knicks have been universally mocked for trading away many first-round draft picks. Well, now we're not the only ones. To get Lebron and Bosh, the Heat traded 4 (four!!) first round draft picks for guys that were going to sign outright anyway.

Here's the link on ESPN

The breakdown is this:

Raptors get: their own 1st rounder in 2011, the Heat's first rounder in 2011, 14.5 million trade exception

Cavs get: the Heat's first rounders in 2013 and 2015, the option to swap firsts in 2012, two unspecified second rounders, 14.5 million trade exception

Will the Knicks still be the ones mocked for their draft transgressions? Will the Heat live to regret these deals? Are Oreo Cakesters the greatest snack ever conceived by man? I want to know where P&T stands on this.

The NBA.com website runs a Pick N' Roll contest to see who can pick the playoffs the most accurately. All you have to do is pick the winners of each series and the number of games each series will go. I put together a league for all of us at P&T. Go to the link, and then use this info to join the league.

NBA.com Pick n' Roll

League name: Posting and Toasting

Password: DWTDD

You'll need to make a NBA.com account if you don't have one - the process should be relatively quick and relatively painless. 

Anyway, there are prizes up for grabs, and you get to talk smack to you fellow P&T users. What's not to like? Get in there ASAP.

Editor's Note: Another night, another top-notch guest recap. Here's latrell...

Yes, I went to the Izod. Yes, the Knicks won. Yes, the Nets are still terrible. Yes, this is your recap.

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Editor's Note: Once again, thanks to latrell for setting things up. One more of these and we may have to crown him "Official Coordinator of Special Events".

With the draft quickly approaching, and the Finals over and done with, it's time for another P&T contest. Congrats to pdtuminaro for winning our last contest, the playoff Pick N' Roll bracket challenge. You now have some type of bragging rights and you clearly know more about the playoffs than the rest of us.

Anyway, nba.com has now put up the EA Sports Draft Pick 'Em Game.

No leagues in this one, so anyone interested should just do your mock draft there and report back after the draft with your score. We're working on the honor system for this, which is just as well since I don't actually have any prizes to offer. 

All you have to do is go there and make the first 14 selections of the draft, in any order you choose. 

...and of course, you can comment here with your picks, trash talk, and compelling youtube links. Go!

Editor's Note: Latrell gets five points for showing initiative.

The NBA.com website runs a Pick N' Roll contest to see who can pick the playoffs the most accurately. All you have to do is pick the winners of each series and the number of games each series will go. I put together a league for all of us at P&T. Go to the link, and then use this info to join the league.

NBA Pick N Roll

League name: Posting & Toasting

Password: kryptonate

The winner gets a free statement of love from Danilo Gallinari (not really, but NBA.com does offer cool prizes to the highest scores). Make your brackets now!

Editor's Note: Our very own "latrell chokewell" was in Chicago last night, and was kind enough to recap the enthralling Knicks-Bulls match-up. What follows is his hard-hitting work.

This is Mike D'Antoni. Mike is the coach of the New York Knicks. I saw him coach at the United Center. I am now calling for his head (or am I?). 

Read on to find out what the hell I'm talking about, why I think the Knicks lost, and who the most talented members of the Bulls really are. 

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Editor's Note: In lieu of a weepy, bedraggled recap on my part, our very own "latrell" was at tonight's game. Read on for a superb recap of the loss that was. Enjoy.

"Just knowing his character, he's a fugazy guy." - Tim Thomas on Kenyon Martin, 2004

This brilliant quote underscores my main theme of the night. In going to my first game at the Izod Center, I found out the truth that us Knicks fans already knew. The Nets won tonight, and the Nets are probably the better team right now, but they will always be the fugazy franchise of the tri-state area. 

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