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LeBron v. Kobe posted on 12/21/2007

The head-to-head match-up between LeBron and Kobe is always exciting -- and for the longest time, no two extra marquee players were in the same Conference to allow more than twice a year confrontation -- particularly when a play-off melee could be in the running.

However, seeing 

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Taskmaster Thomas Tough Talks His Team To Togetherness posted on 12/21/2007

Well, well, well... Isiah Thomas took out the blowtorch and put it to the feet of his entire roster and the New York Knicks -- miraculously -- responded by dishing a supreme butt-kicking to the ailing near King-less Cleveland Cavaliers. In what was the most lopsided victory the Knicks have had probably in the Post-Patrick Ewing era, the Knicks trounced the Cavs 108 to 90! Damn near twenty points -- and what was really interesting mourning Stephon Marburry did NOT play (still battle back the tears from the loss of his father, Donald, again my condolences -- losing one's dad sucks!)

Who would have thought that the Knick's David Lee would earned the moniker, Beautician, because he was serving up facials throughout the night, scoreing 17 points. 11, in the first half.

The lackluster Cavs -- with LeBron -- gave up 56% shooting from the field! The Knicks haven't had that kind of firepower since the days of John Starks and Anthony Mason. Or was it more of a matter of atrocious D poorly played by the porous Cavs? Are they going to be play this way in the later part of the season? They have no 

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Unabashed Whupping Of The King posted on 12/20/2007

If I'm LeBron James, I'm asking to be traded NOW! You can't be THE marquee player and not get your team past the abyssmal New York Knicks! For the Cleveland Cavaliers to lose to a permanantly slumping squard like the Knicks, the whole game plan for the season is in doubt and must be reassessed.

This is the Knicks most lopside W of the season, beating the Cavs by 18 points! Have Knicks even been up by more than 10 on any opponent ALL YEAR? Possibly, but I can't recall. Zeke has been on the hot-seat for a long time, and it culminated with fans carrying a huge placard outside of MSG emploring Knicks' owner James Dolan to oust old boy. For some inexplicable reason Dolan is keeping Zeke at the reins -- maybe there's some blackmail scheme that Zeke has over Dolan that keeps him employed, or maybe it has to do with a back-room deal done surrounding that sexual harassment case.

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Knickerboxers in complete disarry posted on 12/18/2007

I was talking before about the Curse of the Basketball Gods when it comes to the New  York Knicks piss-poor performance over the last eight seasons, but this season is shaping up to be sheer insanity -- which as we know is defined as doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results. I guess wins against the Nets is good for the cross-town rivalry, but other than that? I wonder if dumping Larry Brown was a smart move on the Dolans' part? He wasn't given a chance and his squad was horrendous -- even worse than what they have now. Sure he tallied up the franchise's worst record EVER, but he's a quality coach who would have had something to prove the following season. I mean were the clashes with perennial cancer Stephon Marberry that much of an issue to can the coach instead of the venom-spreading Starberry?

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It Takes Double Time posted on 12/18/2007

So King James and his ailing Cavs defeat the Bucks in OT last night. I'm surprised that the Cavs needed the 2nd extra period to eek out a win... the sad thing is, whenever I see the Bucks play against the Cleveland Cavaliers I have a series of "what might have been" thoughts cascading into my head. Why? Because Michael Redd should be playing alongside LeBron. But for some reason, the Cavs couldn't make a competitive offer to the man two or three seasons ago when he was a free agent. Or maybe Redd, like so many other players, ain't tryin' to play roundball in the Mistake By The Lake! Imagine if LeBron was dishing off to Michael Redd in the corner instead of Larry Hughes? Imagine Redd leading the break off a defensive rebound outlet pass, he could dish to LeBron or take it to rack himself and bring the crowd at The Q to its feet? Those are just pipe dreams... sadly.

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