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Please Don’t Hold Me To These NBA Awards Picks

This NBA season is going to be bonkers. At least I hope it is after the landscape shifting summer we just experienced. The Western Conference could very well have three or four over .500 teams miss out on the playoffs. In contrast, I believe the East may put at least three under .500 squads into… Continue reading Please Don’t Hold Me To These NBA Awards Picks

Carmelo Anthony Saga Comes To A Fitting End

This NBA offseason has been one for the ages. Even if this is the start of the new normal in the Association, it’s been a crazy summer. Star players moved in every division through every conceivable channel. I could drone on for days about all the comings and goings. However, I am going to take… Continue reading Carmelo Anthony Saga Comes To A Fitting End

Let The Bagley/Porter Tankapalooza Begin

The NBA has a tanking problem. It is something the league combats on a yearly basis. But rather than most people who try to find solutions to the issue, I’ve embraced it. There is no sense in fighting it any longer. There are too many blue chippers worth throwing a season away for these days.… Continue reading Let The Bagley/Porter Tankapalooza Begin

Kyrie Isn’t Coming

Knicks fans don’t have much to look forward to this season. Outside of the development of Kristaps Porzingis, Madison Square Garden will be filled with disappointment and despair yet again. Yet a beacon of hope has been raised recently. Kyrie Irving shook up the NBA landscape with reports that the former #1 overall pick wants… Continue reading Kyrie Isn’t Coming

Just Trade Carmelo Already

This has gone on far too long. It is a trade saga that has now dragged out over the span of two seasons. Phil Jackson may be back in Montana sipping on ginseng and juice, but his messes still remain. Those disasters will only get worse if his replacements, and yes I pluralize that, don’t… Continue reading Just Trade Carmelo Already

Firing Phil Jackson Isn’t A Cure-All

I’ll admit it. When I woke up to the news of Phil Jackson’s firing on Wednesday, I smiled ear to ear. Knicks fans don’t get many of those moments. However, the releasing of the Zen Master back into the NBA wild isn’t a cure-all for a team with many ills. The Knicks find new avenues… Continue reading Firing Phil Jackson Isn’t A Cure-All

The Knicks At Pick 8 Scare Me

Being a Knicks fan is rough. In the arena of NBA fandom, rooting for Madison Square Garden’s inhabitants makes you a target of disdain. Nowadays though, it has also made you a target of pity. The way the organization has been run in the past two-plus decades makes everything seem like impending disaster. So every… Continue reading The Knicks At Pick 8 Scare Me

Please Don't Hold Me To These NBA Awards Picks