- Carmelo Anthony is really really good.
- LOVE how D’Antoni had either Anthony or Stoudemire on the court and the other on the bench for much of the game.
- Less Bill Walker and more Renaldo Balkman please. (I can’t believe I just typed that)
- When the PG drives SOMEONE has to check the opposing teams PG.
- Brandon Bass really stepped up. Is he a good player or does the Knicks defense just stink?
- With Imam Shumpert injured get ready to see a lot of Mike Bibby the next two weeks.
- Toney Douglas need to pass a lot more.
- Carmelo Anthony is really really good.
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Episode 91: Breaking Down The Knicks Roster
We get ready for the season to begin by analyzing every player on the Knicks roster by best case scenario, worst case scenario and most realistic scenario. Download Episode 91
Western Conference Predictions
Jay’s Picks
1. Oklahoma City Thunder
2. Dallas Mavericks
3. Memphis Grizzlies
4. Los Angeles Lakers
5. San Antonio Spurs
6. Los Angeles Clippers
7. Denver Nuggets
8. Portland Trailblazers
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Episode 90: Western Conference Preview
We talk about Baron Davis coming to the Knicks and Jeff Green out for the year and what that means for the Celtics. We introduce a few new segments into the show. Then we do our western conference preview, predictions for the 8 playoff seeds, 5 questions, most/least improved and more. Download Episode 90
Eastern Conference Predictions
In Episode 89 we went through our predictions for the Eastern Conference for the upcoming season. Here are the results:
Jay’s Picks
Playoff Seeds:
1. Chicago Bulls
2. Miami Heat
3. Boston Celtics
4. New York Knicks
5. Orlando Magic
6. Atlanta Hawks
7. Indiana Pacers
8. Philadelphia 76’ers
Episode 89: Eastern Conference Preview
We do our Eastern Conference Preview. Predictions for the playoff seeds, who makes the finals, most/least improved, MVP, and top 5 questions. Download Episode 89
Episode 88: If Stern Allows It
We talk about David Stern’s veto of the Chris Paul trade. Then we cover all the free agent moves and trades that have happened in the last 24 hours. Download Episode 88
Top 10 Events that Followed King David Stern nixing the Chris Paul trade
King David Stern
- Asked if it would be worse for New Orleans if Chris Paul leaves through free agency, David Stern laughs maniacally and says, “if he is allowed ever to leave…HAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
- David Stern also nixes Albert Pujols signing with the Angels as he is protecting competitive balance in all sports.
- Stern orders Shaq to lose 50 pounds and rejoin the Magic.
- Stern announces that New Orleans and Orlando are more than welcome to still trade their two superstars as long as they only trade with each other.
- Stern also announces that Blake Griffin will no longer be allowed to dunk as it is not fair that no one can stop him.
- Friends react awkwardly as Eddy Curry wonders out loud to them whether Stern will also nix his signing with the Miami Heat for the sake of competitive balance. Continue reading
David Stern Goes Mad With Power
The NBA took some heat for the extended and unnecessary lockout. It’s time for damage control. So the very first thing David Stern did, before the ink was even try on the new CBA was to kill the Chris Paul to L.A. trade. Winning the new CBA and getting 3 billion dollars back from the players was only the beginning apparently. David Stern is officially mad with power, he’s jumped the shark, he’s turned the NBA into a dictatorship….
What does this mean for the upcoming season? No one knows. I guess David Stern can now pick and choose whatever deal he does and does not want to approve. The NBA under Stern’s regime has been accused of being fixed for a long time. Ask Sacramento fans. I guess every trade has to be followed by “If David Stern Allows It.”
The sad part about this is the Hornets will never even come close to getting this much for Chris Paul. They were about to get Kevin Martin, Luis Scola, Lamar Odom, Goran Dragic and a 2012 first-round pick that Houston had acquired from the Knicks. Who is even going to come close to that? New Orleans basically received an entire starting lineup for Chris Pau. Houston would have gotten Pau Gasol and the Lakers would have gotten Chris Paul. We are now robbed of seeing Derrick Caracter and Ater Majok as the Lakers front line once Andrew Bynum gets his annual injury. OK, it wouldn’t have been that bad, the Lakers would have two trade exceptions after that trade, one worth 8.9 Million, so in theory they would have been able to fill the void on the front line with a pretty decent player.
So far the backlash from this has been pretty heavy. Twitter exploded as soon as this was announced, fans from EVERY team were pissed, even the usually loyal writers at ESPN wrote a number of articles criticizing this move. Oh and Chris Paul is planning on suing the NBA. He has a good case too. If New Orleans can’t trade Chris Paul by the end of the season (and I bet a lot of owners are going to be scared to even try, think about how awkward practice is going to be when Lamar Odom and Pau Gasol show up), he won’t be able to sign a max contract with that team. That means he could lose up to 30-40 million dollars.
Nice work Stern, what’s the next move? Are you going to make all the trades yourself for now on?
