Knicks = Blerg

In the last week, two ridiculous things have happened in New York Knick land. First, coach Mike D'antoni was quoted as saying that his offensive system will produce a title for the franchise. This is, by the way, the same Knick franchise that currently sits in 13th place in the Eastern Conference with an anemic 21-41 record. Then yesterday that same Knick team lost (and incidentally lost BADLY) to the New Jersey Nets who now have their 7th win of the season. This loss was marked by D'antoni's run-and-gun-and-don't-play-defense system that resulted in an NBA-record 0 for 18 from three point range for the whole team.

I used to be a big Knick fan. I stuck with them through 2 Finals losses and a host of tough times and rough basketball. I bailed when they traded Latrell Sprewell (the heart and soul of the team) for Keith Van Horn (who never once in his life cared about the game of basketball). Since that time I have been justified over and over in my decision to bail. Mike D'antoni is an idiot if he truly thinks his system will EVER win a title and anyone who buys into that idiocy is even dumber. He had the perfect players for his system in Phoenix and couldn't get past the Conference Finals. It's a fun system to watch and I imagine it's a blast to play in. But in the end, you are always going to end up on the wrong side of the equation when you get involved with a team that plays hard-nosed defense and controls the pace of the game. And if any of the big free agents this summer end up in New York, we can all safely say it's all about the money. This team has so far gone nowhere with D'antoni and will continue to go nowhere important as long as he's at the helm.

-BG