Friday, December 22, 2006

Knicks win third strait at home, break Chicago's 5-game winning streak 103-92

Well it feels great to see my Knicks play so well together. We have to keep this lineup when everyone comes back from suspension and injury.
Tonight Steph had his career averages of 19 and 8, Frye and Lee BOTH had double doubles, and Crawford with the big 30 point outing against nemesis Ben Gordon. Curry showed up Ben Wallace with 20 and 6.
What does this mean for the New York Knicks? It means that both Nate and Francis are not needed on this Knicks team. It means that since we've got a great young fundamental player like Mardy Collins, that he can fill in for Steph or Jamal when they need to rest. It means that Quentin and Jeffries need to earn their minutes because although they both play great defense, three victories in a row speaks louder than statistics, the players who are playing now deserve to continue to get the minutes. This is the only three-game win streak this season for the Knicks, why try to mess with a good thing when everyone comes back?
Steph will be 30 in Febuary (as will Francis) BUT he is playing great ball with the extra minutes. Balkman is so versatile he's been able to guard some of the NBA's quickest guards and most powerful forwards.
bottom line is when the chemistry is a big problem -as it has been over the past two years- once you find something that works you stick with it.
Great chemistry tonight with 9 players available to play.
David Lee is becoming a leader for this team. With all these double-doubles, Lee seems prime to be a future all-star.
Eddy Curry really does deserve to be an all-star candidate THIS YEAR.
I'm happy for Steph's recent success.
Jeffries is the only guy I think deserves any minutes when he comes back, everyone else's minutes should be reduced (francis, nate, quentin), and they can earn their minutes back should the knicks start loosing again. Quentin is a great team player, a great shooter and defender but he doesn't like Marbury and doesn't play well with Steph, plus he has chronic back problems that force him to occasionally miss games. If it isn't broken Isiah, please don't fix it.
Nets lost tonight, which is a good thing for the Knicks and their playoff aspirations! Kristic got injured, which is bad for them, but good for us.
Fire Isola!

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