@ New York

So these Nuggets. Um. Yeah.

It looks like they're just feeling their way through the beginning of a long season, right? Fine. Fucking great. But don't start telling the papers about 60 wins, then come out and play like this. Pace yourself or go all out, you can't have it both ways. You don't sneak out of NYC, you burn it down.



Marcus Camby continues to dominate on paper. My coworker was just talking about how Camby was SUCH a savvy pick in his fantasty draft. P4P BEST FANTASY DEFENSIVE BIG MAN IN THE LAST TEN YEARS!! In reality, he goes up soft in crunch time and gets his layup swatted by the floorbound Ed Curry.



Melo, meanwhile, is passing (!) and defending (!!!) better than ever before. But he's making bad decisions in crunch time, forcing it when he shouldn't. He usually gets better as the year goes along, but shouldn't he have been a little pissed off last nite? Everybody knows we're consummate professionals here at HyTop's spot, but once in a while, even we show some emotion sometimes. I guess Melo doesn't know when to act out and when to lay back. Can't smile all the time, dude, it starts to look questionable.

Iverson is Iverson, which is no longer enough. He needs help. He's great to root for, though.

Kleiza and JR played well. On both ends. JR looked focused and intense and controlled. LK had a little swagger. Both of them need to remember what that felt like.

OMG YOU GUYS: I think I saw a muscle in Nene's arm!! It might've been a shadow. Still: Keep ordering the salad, big fella. (What infuriates me about Nene is this: Shaq Deez played the center position at a Top-5-All-Time level for a decade before he decided he could start playing his way into shape during the season. He won an MVP and 3 rings. Nene hasn't done shit, and already he's easing his way into it. If he understood English, I would suggest that Coach Karl give him a talking to.)

Of course, that might be difficult, cuz I think Coach Karl is high or something. At least Rush Limbaugh kept yelling when he was doped up. I'm not sure Karl has moved all year. Well, he stands up during timeouts, but just cuz his legs sometimes fall asleep. I hate that. One time I got out of my car, rolled my ankle, ran around like a madman, and didn't even feel it for like an hour.



But it hurt when I stopped. Don't get it twisted. There's a rumor around the town's medical community that Coach George, the Prince of Whales, has developed gout. So I'm going to give him some advice that applies to both his diet and his squad: MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS! MIX IT UP! Can't have steak every night.



Also, I keep harping on this, but Kenyon is very important to this team. And it's the height of arrogance to think that the win in NY is guaranteed, so let's save K for Boston. This franchise might be the most arrogant in the league. Be cool if that translated into wins. Used to work for Shanahan.

For real: the Knicks are kind of good. All their players do something extremely well. A couple of them can do two things. And all their players were hot last night. Ol' Snake Eyes here is laughing all the way to a first round exit, catch him if you can!



Still, Isiah ain't the happiest one in New York. Won't be for a while. Show 'em, girl!