It's a New Day.....
I have purposely avoided writing about the Knicks this season. Call me superstitious, but I was fearful that I would jinx all the good mojo that is in the air. The past few years, the Knicks have been the epitome of everything that can go wrong with an NBA franchise. Too much money spent on too many players that care too much about themselves and too little about the team. No heart, no soul, no respect for the game or the fans. Isiah will go down in history as the worst GM/Coach in the history of the NBA. Marbury will go down as one of biggest wastes of talent the game has ever seen.
Well, today I hesitantly declare that it’s a new day. Donnie Walsh and Mike D’Antoni are slowly bringing respect back to the Knicks. When Isiah was fired, it was a good step from management. But the signals we have gotten since then have been so incredibly promising. It started with the benching of Marbury. Refusing to waive him or buy him out, they are forcing him to sit and watch while the team he always dreamed of playing for is regaining hope….without him. It continued with the benching of Eddy Curry, another player with all the talent in the world who was missing the desire to play and win. Even though we are only 6 games into the season, this current Knicks roster is playing with more chemistry than last years team had at any point. Their confidence is starting to come back and with it, hope is returning to the Garden.
Mike D’Antoni was nervous that us fans would expect the Knicks to be playoff contenders this year. Well Mike, you are in for a pleasant surprise. Knicks fans just want to see a group of guys that play hard every night. We want to see a team - not a bunch of prima donna superstars. If the Knicks continue to play hard, something I predict they will do, the fans will support you beyond your wildest dreams.
The dark cloud surrounding the Knicks is slowly passing away. It’s a new day….
The video below is inspirational for different reasons . If I knew how, I would remix it to show the current Knicks team. For now, use your imagination. And also be happy that Obama won 
on Nov 11th, 2008 at 4:06 am
[...] Pickaxe and Roll - Give it up for the Denver Nuggets defense. That’s right, their defense. - Half-Blog Half-Amazing - The dawn of a new day at MSG (and Donnie Walsh is a zombie). - Hoops Addict - If you don’t [...]
on Nov 11th, 2008 at 11:26 am
Word.
on Nov 11th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
with no parker and no manu, there is a hole in the spurs the size of the hole in my mouth. we better win.
on Nov 11th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
Come back and talk to me at the end of December. Until then, I have no faith. Oh, and by the way, he was trying to push my tongue out of his mouth. 100% fact.
on Nov 25th, 2008 at 6:06 pm
[...] at the start of the season I blogged that It’s a New Day for the Knicks and I stand behind every word. For years we lived under the psychotic regime of Isiah Thomas - a [...]