Diehard to Knicks: Tell Denver Nuggets to kick rocks!

The Nets have moved mountains to try and appease the greedy Denver nuggets. They have basically all 30 first picks to offer and found a team in Detroit that would take Troy Murphy when they have no use for him. Denver still wants more and Melo still hasn't given any indication that he would sign an extention with the Nets. Its become embarrassing and downright pathetic. Its the same old thing with the Nba. Everyone has to copy what another team did or wanna make sure they can pull better value than another team got. Denver is afraid to lose Melo for nothing but a trade exemption. That's the price you pay for raping a superstar player to put bodies in their arena seats. Denver sucked for alot of years. Melo saved that franchise. The least they could do is trade him to where he wants to go and move on. Its ridiculous because Denver is still a playoff team as is. The players are frustrated but still showing up every night. The fans are in limbo. As a knick fan, I would be on suicide watch knowing my playoff team is in serious danger of being blown up for no good reason except that the Denver franchise doesn't want to get "Lebroned" or "Boshed". Give me a break. The Nuggets need to say straight up that they will not trade Melo and give the fans one last shot at the playoffs.

What should the knicks do? Right now the knicks are already a playoff team. They don't even need Melo as much as they need a real center and help on the perimeter. The knicks should make two lateral trades, cap space for cap space and then sign Melo outright in the off season. Bong! Game over, insert coin to continue.
Lets remember who is the real desperate team. Its the Nuggets! After the Nets, who else is willing to add Melo? They are not trading him to a rival. So who? The Bulls? Makes sense but who cares? Life goes on and the knicks are gonna be alright. They will definately be alright if they can get a center that can rebound, block shots, finish and move the ball. They will also be better if they got a shooting guard that could create his own shot a little.

The knicks have enough to trade for Oj Mayo and a Guy like Sam dalembert and still hold on to theit current 8-9 man rotation. How? You mean to tell me Memphis wouldn't take Anthony Randolph for Mayo? You mean to tell me sactown wouldn't trade Dalembert for Eddy curry and sone second rounders? Please...It can be done.

Get a grip Knick fans and remember what city you are from!

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Maybe Plan B is the new Plan A... Again

Anybody else sick of this Melo madness? Anyone want make the eerie comparison to the Lebron douchebaggery from the summer? This time the "villian" isn't the player, its a whole franchise! The Denver Duggets went about thus whole situation the wrong way. Melo didn't sign his extention. Its in their best interest to try to get value for him so they don't get embarrassed like Cleveland and Toronto did. Did you taste the sarcasm in that last sentence? Years ago a team would just get what they could immediately just to avoid the media frenzy. Its not the best example, but the Knicks dumped Ewing off fairly quickly. They got what they thought was best for the team. Best part was all parties were able to move on. Melo is in his prime. He gave them 6 great seasons. As looking as they get decent value, why not make this easier and just trade Melo to where he wants to go?

Which brings me to my point? Do the Knicks even need to trade half the team to get Melo? The Knicks aren't strapped for scoring and they already have at least 5 players that can fill in and play small forward and play it well. In the Knicks last game against Utah, Shawne Williams and Billy Walker combined for 48 points filling in for the injured Gallo. Just want to mention Gallo is small forward and the fact that Wilson Chandler is a natural small forward playing out of position...Yeah so...Getting back on track, this Melo trade to the Nets might be a blessing in disguise.

Why have the Knicks been so successful this year? Its not just because they signed Amar'e. The players the Knicks picked up in the off season share the same dog mentality. They complete every game and show the same determination on offense as they do defense. The Knicks don't need a trade that could quite possibly destroy the team chemistry. What they do need is rebounding help and experience in the backcourt. The Knicks have assets that are not part of the rotation that could be flipped to achieve this. You mean to tell me Anthony Randolph, Roger Mason, Eddy Curry and Azubuike's contracts can't pull some roster upgrades?

Question for my diehards: Would you trade Eddy curry's and azubuike's contracts for Hinrich and Blatche??? Washington needs the money for their rebuild .Knicks need the talent. Hinrich would take alot of pressure off Felton and would add experience and depth to the bench. Blatche is insurance for Amar'e and adds depth inside to mix either in front or behind Ronnie Turiaf. *Bong Bong*

"And that's all I have to say about that..." - Forrest Gump

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Not to kick a good Gallo when its down but...

Its only one win. Ok it was against the San Antonio Spurs. Their record is the best in the league. Better than Miami, Boston, Orlando and whoever else scorn Knicks fans fantasize about. "But the Spurs are old!" (Cover your ears) THEY HAVE THE BEST RECORD IN THE LEAGUE!!! (You may uncover them now)....

That's not the point of the blog. The point I wanna make is Gallo. The Knicks have redundant talent at his position. That's the same position that Carmelo Anthony plays if anyone is paying attention. Wilson Chandler has awakened this year. He's now what Isi...ur I mean all of us wanted him to be. He really is a mix between what Richard Jefferson used to be and a few notches under what Shawn Marion used to be. He's also the new Latrell Sprewell. Not in infamy, but in role with the team. Who's playing the role of Allan Houston? Wilson Chandler has played 3 positions since D'antoni has been around. Gallo has only played Carmelo Anthony's position.

I keep saying Carmelo Anthony's position because the majority of Knicks fans are dying for him to smile for the cameras at Msg. It makes you wonder if winning is really the goal for fans. Winning is what the Knicks have been doing. They're at a point now where they need to think about patching up holes, not overturning the roster just to get a player the Knicks already have filled twice already.

Now if Wilson Chandler was hurt would my blog be titled "Hate to kick the Mayor when he's down"? Maybe...but he isn't hurt and he has been the most consistent Knicks not named Amar'e Stoudamire. Aside from scoring the brother is averaging about 2 blocks a game. I'm not knocking Gallo because he's been playing well. More times than anything the kid has to be kicked in the nuts before he wakes up. Some days he disappears.

D'antoni has been calling Gallo's injury a time to experiment. Experiment with a more traditional line up? Trying to decide if getting Carmelo is even worth it? What we do know from this experiment is Wilson Chandler is a force at small forward. Amar'e owns any power forward you put in front of him. Ronnie Turiaf's intensity and intangibility is sorely needed to start games because he takes pressure of other players to be something they are not. When Ronnie Turiaf threw his shoulder into the chest of that spurs player after he dunked it all the proof you need.

Again *beating that dead horse*....

....how do these Knicks get better?

They need to look no further than this Spurs game and then review tape of previous games. Knicks need help inside, whether it's a rebounder/shot blocker/finisher or a scorer/rebounder. They also need a true prototypical nba shooting guard. Landry Fields at this point is a rotation Guy but the Knicks need a polished scoring threat at that position. Gallo might need to be shipped for the overall improvement of the team. Again before any Gallo purist beat me up...what position does Gallo play again? You might want to read this blog again.

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Knicks could use some more Landry and a little Casspi on the side

Carl Landry and Omri Casspi of the Sacramento Kings are supposed to be on the trading block as per the many busy bodies you see on basic cable. In my best "Brain" (pinky and the brain...google it!!!) voice, "Are you pondering what I'm pondering?"

Carl Landry is a hard working post scorer. He excelled in a reserve role with Houston then fell into kind of a rut with his current team, the Sacramento kings. The Knicks need help inside. Amar'e seems to be unbreakable but even the great Karl Malone and Charles Barkley had a Antoine Carr or a Rick Mahorn to back them up. Knicks need to drop a power forward with the same motor as Ronnie Turiaf in the rotation mix and Carl Landry is that guy. Don't confuse the dude with his brother, former Knick Marcus Landry. Marcus was a Shawne Williams type if back up tweener type if small forward that could play some shooting guard. Carl Landry is a true no nonsense blue color power player.

I mentioned Antoine Carr. Remember Mark Bryant during his time with Houston and Portland? Remember Armon "the hammer" Gilliam? If you are too young ask the older heads at the water cooler, lunch room barber shop, etc. All the great post players had a guy on the bench that was a handful in 15-20 mins a night and often carried their teams for stretches of games while their starters were in foul trouble, etc. In today's NBA you can look at Boston's "Big Baby" as an example of this type of player. Amar'e needs that, Ronnie needs that...the Knicks need that! Patrick Ewing had Anthony Mason in the 1994 playoffs. Ewing was hurt and wearing stockings to help his gimpy legs. Mason was the one guarding Hakeem "the dream" and making plays from the post. In 1999 finals the Knicks had a young Marcus Camby and Kurt Thomas. The Knicks have....nobody. I did mention Ronnie Turiaf. Ronnie is more like Chris Dudley. Not knocking brother Ronnie at all because Chris Dudley was a valuable warrior for our Knicks. Our 2010/11 group needs help.

Now don't get me wrong. Carl Landry is not Chuck Norris all of a sudden. He is an option that fills an alarming void in the Knicks rotation. I didn't even get to Landry's current teammate, Omri Casspi who's Israeli roots have made him a hero to the Jewish community especially in NYC. Shawne Williams fills the role Omri would fill but 2 Shawne's on the bench is alllright with me.

"Get er dun!!!"

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Getting numbers is not enough to beat these Knicks

Ever since Amar'e Stoudamire called out his teammates and seemingly took control of the locker room the Knicks have been on a tear. Much wants to be made about who the Knicks are beating. I'm glad the media talking heads have stopped but some fans are still claiming the Knicks haven't beat anyone. That's so far from the truth it isn't funny. Without boring you with stats, just reciently the Knicks handily defeated Durant and Westbrook and the OKC Thunder while giving the business to the Boozer/Rose led Chicago team. Both teams are considered elite in their respective divisions and sport a record 2-3 games better than the Knicks.

The kicker with this Knicks team is they are not afraid to compete. You simply cannot lay off this group and cruise because they will make a run and can "drop the hammer" like Amar'e Stoudamire favorite gesture after a big play. In every win, the opposing teams have been able to get their stats. Against OKC the other day Durant and Westbrook got their numbers and the Knicks blew them out for nearly the entire 48 mins. Against Chicago, Rose got theirs and then some yet the Knicks prevailed. Checkout the recient 3 game losing streak. It took a great player in Paul Pierce to hit a last second step back jumper to defeat the Knicks. If it wasn't for a bonehead clock operator (curses!!! *mojo jojo voice*) not putting the .2 back on the clock the Knicks would have won with Stoudamire's prayer. Against Miami last week the three Queens had to play their best came collectively to beat the Knicks, scoring a total of 84pts between them. Knicks scored 91 as a team. Cleveland is the lone blip as everybody including some Knicks admitted they took that game off that day. Last example I'll make is the recent Miami loss. Lebron had a near triple double, bosh had a double double, IIgauskas dropped 14pts/10rebs in 14 mins, while Wade gave the Knicks 40pts. See my point. The only way you're gonna beat the Knicks in 2010 is if all your teams top playes have career games at the same time. Even then the Knicks are always right on their heals fighting tooth and nail always staying within striking distance of pull out an upset victory. Erase the first 10 games and this is your New York Knicks basketball club. Your season averages aren't good enough....you must bring your "A" game or you will lose.

This is coming from a Knicks team that's not even complete. The Knicks are a team that is in dire need of a rotational big man compliment what Amar'e, Turiaf, and Wilson Chandler have been able to do inside on both ends. Even though that Rookie Landry Fields has been balling, he's still a rookie and at times he gets that "deer in the headlights" look and needs to be taken out. Knicks need to either test Azubuike's knee out or make a trade to bring in an adequate shooting guard for the rotation. Billy Waller and Roger Mason both had their shot and floundered. I'm not Captain Patience the way Donnie Walsh has been. I guess he's waiting to see what happens with Melo. At the same time the season goes on and whatever moves need to be made there will be a gelling period. In my humble opinion, the Knicks can't wait till after the all-star break when the trading deadline is over. They need to add these small pieces to their rotation and reinforce the seemingly dog mentally this team has adapted this year.

Couple names:
Dalembert in Sacramento - he's a prototypical lunch pail NBA center. Rebound, block shots, dunk. He will get starters numbers in those categories in bench player minutes

Varejao in Cleveland: he's been playing well this year in a full-time starter role averaging nearly a double double with decent blocked shots. He's an uptempo player with a great motor....he's what we all wish Mosgov could be

Mike Dunlevy in Indiana: dude can light it up from the outside and fill up the stat sheet at times. He's been hurt but playing decent right now on a team that's treading water around. 500

Nene in Denver: dude is a tough Guy. He gets his 14/7/1 with a chip on his shoulder. He'd fit well next to Amar'e instead of nose to nose with him.

Honorable mention (to avoid more rambling) Zaza Pachuilla (atl), Speights (Philly), Koufos (Minn), Fernandez (Port), Mayo (Memphis)

"Now its sing song time!!!"

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Pump the breaks...need service after 3 game skid

Lets face it...the Knicks are back, but they haven't arrived yet. Against Boston they fell victim to experience and the hand of a cold blooded assassin. In Miami, the Knicks were simply out classed and overpowered by the 3 Queens. What hurt the most was losing to the scrappy Cavaliers. The Cavs have a losing record but they don't suck. They play hard and they don't give up. They're a well coached team and the players play with pride. The coaching played a huge part in making Amar'e look human. The Cav players did a great job of cutting Stoudamire off and making him work for possession. 23pts is very pedestrian like for Amar'e Stoudamire this season.

What am I getting at? Well lets look at what the Orlando magic did last night via trade. They basically get rid of old Vince Carter, mediocre Mickeal Pietrus, overrated Rashard Lewis and seldom used Gordon Gortat for Turkalou, Jason Richardson, and Gilbert Arenas. Real NY basketball heads know that's a grade "A" fleece job. This is the great Orlando magic team that was in the Finals a few years ago and was dominating the eastern conference. Its not like they are a bad team now. They were floundering a little and the highers up knew they were not good enough to compete with the top tier teams in the league. I believe they reloaded pretty good. They needed to get better ball handlers without losing their outside threats to open the inside for Dwight Howard. Mission accomplished. The Knicks have their own holes to fill. At this point the Knicks are good enough to get into the playoffs. What's the point of getting there if you can't beat anyone? Sticking with Orlando. Are the Knicks prepared to compete with Dwight Howard inside? Are they going to be able to compete with Richardson, Hedo, Arenas and Jameer Nelson on the perimeter? The Knicks aren't good enough.

The key now is to understand the teams strength along with the coaches game plan. It doesn't need to be revamped because it works. However the team does need reinforcements. #1 is poor Ronnie Turiaf. He's the lone big man out there assigned to do the dirty work and be the glue Guy inside. He's always hurt and forces Amar'e to start at center. Knicks need reinforcements inside. At least one player to throw in the mix to slide Amar'e back to the power forward and help Ronnie out there. #2 is the holes on the perimeter. Shawne Williams has been a big surprise but the Knicks can't expect to win with the rookie Landry Fields and the inconsistent Gallo out there. They both have been great at times but the Knicks need someone that can be at least pretty good every single night. They also need an extra rotation player in the backcourt with more experience than Landry.

I believe in Kelenna Azubuike. He's a legit nba shooting guard. He's excelled in golden state even though he jumped around from starter to 6th man often under Nutty Don Nelson. Its almost Christmas so I think he might be almost ready to contribute after recovering from knee surgery. He'd be that solid rotation Guy to plug into the mix with Landry Fields in the backcourt.

Melo, Melo, Melo, Melo.....how much is it gonna cost to get him? New Jersey made a move to get the same picks the Knicks wanted to ship over to Denver. The Knicks look to still be on the fence with Denver's stingy management. Do the Knicks need Melo? Yes...I know I've flip flopped on that subject, but after watching the Cavaliers put clamps on Amar'e and watching Gallo all but disappear when they needed him to produce buckets....I'm back on the bandwagon. Knicks need a true consistent scorer lined up next to Amar'e.....period. The Knicks can't properly compete without one. It's the difference between them crawling from pretenders to contenders *Clyde voice*

Go Knicks!!!!

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"The Knicks are back!"..."How sweet it is!!!"

I've been in disbelief the last few weeks. The last time I wrote a blog the Knicks were tail spinning. The offense was stagnant. Guys were just shooting every time they got the ball behind the 3pt line. Nobody was driving the ball and attacking the defense. They yweren't passing the ball. They weren't playing defense aside from blocking shots. They weren't rebounding. The pick and roll was horrible. It was a scene that us true orange and blue diehards were used to. It wasn't anywhere near Christmas and fans wanted D'antoni fired. I wasn't there yet, but I was definitely ready to abort the Gallo project for help inside....Well, Christmas is around the corner and the difference between the first 10 games and the last 14 is night and day.

The Knicks are running a beautiful ad campaign right now. They are connecting the past to the present. This time the organization didn't throw its fan base under the bus with that "formidable....you hear that Boston?" embarrassment. Its ironic that the Knicks next game is against those same Celtics. This time around they probably aren't laughing at us while licking their chops. The 2010 Knicks are the hottest team in the NBA. That is not fiction, that is a fact. 13-1 in the last 14. The proof is in the stats...and the truth is in STAT!

What brought on this resurgence? Did the Knicks trade for Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul? Nope...for the first time in a decade all the pieces seem to be falling in place for our Knicks. Raymond Felton is making a name for himself and that name is All-star! (Check the stats and the record people!!!) When Amar'e came through he told us his name was STAT. In New York we're calling him MVP! (How many 30pt games does he need to prove that?) Wilson and Gallo have become solid NBA starters in this league. Wilson was ready from day one this year....Gallo needed Amar'e to badger the team in the media to figure out he's allowed to dribble in the NBA....also what can you say about our rookie Landry Fields? John Wall was the favorite amongst his jockers and Blake Griffin is a super freshman being drafted last year but never playing a game. Who's the top rookie behind those two rock stars? Landry!!! He was overlooked because of the school he went to but he is turning out to be the steal of the draft. If you disqualified Griffin and went by winning record, Landry is hands down the Rookie of the year. Clyde Frazier said it before I could. Believe it brother.

What's left to believe? That the Knicks can pull out a victory in their next to games....game 1 being the hated Celtics and....*wait for it*.......those 3 Queens in Miami!

"Bong!!!" Lil' Fame voice

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