Record: 2-1 (L: CHI 104-80, W: @CLE
95-90, W: CHA 96-93)
The first week of the 2014-2015
Knicks season is over. The Knicks faced
two teams who made the playoffs last year (Bulls, Hornets), and a Cavs team
that is expected to contend for the NBA championship. They won two out of those
three games; didn’t I tell everyone that the Knicks would win at least 50
games? Well they are on pace to win 55 games, which would be the team’s highest
win total since 1997. It’s not too late to
jump on the bandwagon guys; I won’t judge you.
Here is my diary regarding
the Knicks’ three games this week:
10/29: Sigh… the first game has ended and the season is already
over. The Knicks opened the season with
a home loss to the Bulls, a game in which the Knicks trailed as many as 35
points in the second half. This was the
second worst home opening loss in Knick history.[1]
Shane Larkin started for Jose Calderon, who was a late scratch due to a calf
injury. Amare also started after coming
mostly off the bench throughout the preseason. The Knicks had an early lead in
the first quarter, which made me believe that they actually had a chance to
win. The game completely changed when
the teams went to their respective benches, the Bulls went on a 25-10 run and
the Knicks were never able to recover. The
two most overrated Knicks on the roster, J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert, who shot
a combined 4/17, said that the Knicks quit as the Knicks were getting blown out
in the second half. That’s right, it’s the first game of the season, and the
Knicks already quitting. At least this
loss wasn’t as bad as game 5 of the 1993 Eastern Conference Finals. Isn’t that
right Charles Smith? Somehow, Carmelo was not embarrassed after tonight’s game.
“Embarassed? No, I am not embarrassed.
We’ll get better I believe that.”
Anthony said. Can Melo get mad at
least one time after a shitty Knicks performance? Just once?! Would Patrick
Ewing say something like that? Willis Reed?
“Not ready for showtime, were we guys?” Phil Jackson said after the game. Ya think?!
Sighs… at least my girlfriend’s
team, the San Francisco Giants won. At least one of us deserves to be happy,
although I’m getting sick of her favorite teams being more successful than
mine…
10/30: The Knicks just won the NBA championship! They just defeated the mighty Cavs in Cleveland 24 hours after being
embarrassed at home by the Bulls. This
reminds me of the Knicks beating the Heat in Carmelo’s third game as a Knick. The
spoiling of Lebron’s homecoming could be the highlight of the season, even if
it took 10290290929 hours to start; the Spurs ring ceremony didn’t even take
that long! “It was great to kind of spoil the excitement.” Amare said. You god
damn right it was! The Knicks started off slowly, trailing by seven after the
first quarter. But were able to get it together building a seven-point lead in
the third quarter, and held on for the win. They shot 54% from the field and
had 30 assists! Was I watching the
1970’s Knicks? Was that Walt Frazier inside J.R. Smith’s (who had seven
assists) body? Lebron had a terrible
game, shooting 5-15 and committing eight turnovers. Was that J.R. Smith in
Lebron’s body? I take back everything I
said yesterday after the Bulls game. No wonder Carmelo wasn’t embarrassed, he
knew that they’d win this game! Right? Right?!!!!!
11/2: The Knicks just won
their first home game of the season, beating the Charlotte Bobcats
Hornets in a thrilling game. The Knicks started out well, leading by as much as
15 in the first half, but the Hornets were able to cut the lead to two by
halftime. Jesus, why can’t the Knicks just have an easy win for once? The
second half went back and forth; there were a 13 lead changes. Carmelo’s jumper
with 1:23 left gave the Knicks a, 95-93 lead.
The Knicks still had some terrible possessions down the stretch,
including a shot clock violation. But the Knicks got a huge break when
Charlotte was called for a five second violation. The count seemed pretty fast,
like one of those Shane McMahon special guest referee counts, but the refs did
not review it, because there is a senseless rule that doesn’t allow that play
to be reviewed. The Knicks held on for the win even though Iman Shumpert almost
fouled Lance Stephenson shooting desperation 50 footer. Had he committed that foul, Shumpert would
have joined Charles Smith, Allan Houston, John Starks, and James Dolan on the
“Knicks I absolutely loathe “ list. Eddy
Curry is too fat to make that list; is the word fat offensive? In this case, I hope so!
Oh how could I forget, CONGRATS TO
MELO FOR SCORING 20,000 POINTS! He just
cemented his spot in the Hall of Fame. The only player in the 20,000 point club
who eligible for the Hall of Fame and not enshrined is Tom Chambers, who was
permanently banned from the league for assaulting Mark Jackson.
Hopefully the Knicks will keep
winning next week!
[1]
The Knicks lost by 31 to the Sixers in 2001.
But hey, at least the Knicks went to the playoffs that year!
