Ok, everyone, step off the ledge, put down the lighter you were about to use on your new number 7 Anthony jersey and hang up the phone you were going to use to cancel MSG on your cable subscription.
IT'S ONLY ONE GAME.
The game just ended about an hour and a half ago and already I've seen Facebook and Twitter posts crying about the same old Knicks, etc. I'm sure whoever hosts the late night shows on WFAN and ESPN radio are fielding calls from frantic Knicks fans demanding D'Antoni's firing and proclaiming this trade a failure. Same goes for the callers into that drunk on NY1's late night show.
Well, everyone can calm down. It's just one game. Melo, Billups, Amare and the rest have had literally 3 days together. I don't care if you assembled the original dream team in 1992 and had them play a game on the road after 3 days...actually they'd kick the Cavs' ass but anyway, the point is let's not get carried away either way. The Knicks aren't going to win a championship this year (sorry bandwagon) and they're not going to lose every game like they did tonight. We all saw what happened with the Heat and they had a full training camp and preseason together. They got it together and are now a second level elite team in this league. One thing that we're all going to have to get used to is winning expectations. About 2 months ago the Knicks lost to these same Cavs and nobody cared. Expectations can be a bitch.
So, take it easy Knicks fans (old and new). The Knicks might just beat Miami or Orlando in a couple days. And then they might lose to some more bum ass teams. But we're all paying attention right?
I may be frustrated with tonight's game, but there's no way in hell I'm jumping off the ledge. I've been a loyal Knicks fan since the 92-93 season. Loyal throughout the entire Layden/Isiah era. I'm not about to abandon ship after one loss.
ReplyDeleteBTW, I was never a fan of D'Antoni and never will be. Not unless he starts preaching some defense anytime soon. But I'll save that post for some other time.
My main problem with tonight's loss was the lack of intensity and effort on the boards and defensive end. There's no excuse for the way they were outworked by what nearly equates to a "D-League" team. Letting the Cavs grab all those boards as if we were giving away free candy is just inexcusable. Cleveland doesn't even have their best rebounder/hustle player in Varegao, yet they still killed the Knicks on the boards. Even Sessions grabbed 8 rebounds. This isn't just a problem that occurred last night, but an ongoing problem throughout the entire season. Lack of chemistry doesn't explain the lack of overall team effort. Hence the frustration.
Anyway, I don't expect the Knicks to contend this year. It's just a completely unrealistic goal given the circumstances and current personnel. I just hate seeing the Knicks lose to teams they're clearly better than.
Shank
Damn, even the Nets beat the Cavs.
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