Wednesday, October 30, 2013

2013/14 Season Preview: The Media/fans hate us

What team do you know can win 54 games with a #2 seed in the playoffs one year and go into the next season with some media outlets saying the Knicks won't even make the playoffs? Not only in NY, but only when it comes to a NY team. You can see it with the Giants. They won 2 championships in recent years and was not given the credit they deserve. Some say they were lucky. This season they are experiencing the worst start in franchise history and everyone is feasting on their misfortune like someone pawned the championship rings they just won. It's not just the media. I know you true diehard fans out there are going through hell trying to defend your team. Some have probably joined in on the bandwagon burning. It's pathetic guys. Stop it! *Bob Newhart voice*

Back on subject....these Knicks won 54 games with Rasheed Wallace coming out of retirement only to be out for the season and retire again before the playoffs. Jason Kidd clearly had dead legs playing shooting guard of all things. Novak started playing like the specialist he is. Amare was out for most of the year with 2 surgeries. Felton broke both his hands. Melo had a busted shoulder. Kurt Thomas was our best big man all year before he went down the last month or so before the season ended. I'm sure I missed something. Anyway, the Knicks got rid of all that rubbish and added Beno Urich, Metta World Peace, Andrea Bargnani, Tim Hardaway Jr. How did we not get better? Ok maybe we won't win 54 games, but we for darn sure should make the playoffs and fight for top seed in the East division with Brooklyn.

It's a shame how they do us, but nothing compares to the BS that Carmelo has to deal with. Carmelo is as real as they come in the NBA. You ask him a question and he will answer it truthfully. Everyone knows he is going to be a free agent and will opt out. Carmelo was asked will he opt out....the man gave an honest answer. "I wants to be a free agent". Now drop the gasoline firemen. What is wrong with what he said? He explained that he wanted to stay and dreams about himself winning a championship in NY. He's not afraid of the pressure and wants the pressure. A few days later he stepped that up even further saying he will recruit players to come here. Bottom line? Carmelo's only leverage with the Knicks is to sit in front of them and ask the question, "How are we going to win this thing?" If he signs the extension outright, he commits the same mistakes that Patrick Ewing made in his day. Ewing had to put the whole NY on his back and management sucked him dry. The only real help they gave him his whole career while he was in his prime was a dude that was bagging groceries before he was called up, John Starks. Don't even mention Johnny Newman, Kiki, X-man, Houston or Sprewell. Any of these guys were either not that good, way past his prime or coming up when Ewing was in the twilight of his career. So yeah, get off of Melo's back. I believe the brother is genuine is his intentions and will be here and will be a huge part in the next reloading phase in 2015.

2013/14? Who knows? Understand that we....as in us....our team, the New York Knicks got better. Our projected starting 5 will consist of Melo at the power forward, Metta at the small fwd, Tyson at Center, Raymond and Shump at the guards. We can surely compete with that. It's definitely a stronger starting 5 than we start last season with. Our bench is golden, with Bargnani, Kmart, Beno, Tim Hardaway Jr, and Prigioni. That knuckle head JR Smith is out 5 games due to suspension and Amare is probably being help out the first game because its a back to back. We are good. It's time to let the BS go and just enjoy these Knicks. Our team needs us to back them especially with the fake Brooklyn Net fans out there. It's going to be a fun ride.

Go Knicks!