Take that Philly 76ers!!!

The Knicks were down big, fought back for a lead in the 4th, gave that up (naturally) and pulled it out in Overtime. Wow. This was a nice role reversal.

Keep it up Knicks.

7 things I plan to do before I die
1. Sky-diving
2. Scuba-dive through a sunken ship
3. Learn how to ride a horse
4. Learn how to shoot an arrow from said horse
5. Climb a mountain tall enough to take more than one day
6. Bury a time capsule
7. Buy the Knicks

7 things I can do
1. Keep statistics
2. Scout defense
3. Scream loudly
4. Play hockey lefty
5. Paint
6. Dance
7. Ski

7 things I cannot do
1. Eat mushrooms
2. Dunk a basketball
3. Root for the Nets
4. Sleep late
5. Get live scoring for my complicated fantasy football league (yet)
6. Wait patiently in traffic
7. Be bored

7 things that attract me to another person
1. Energy
2. Honesty
3. Pleasant smell
4. Sense of humor
5. Better Knicks tickets than me
6. Being a Virgo doesn't hurt
7. Strong sense of self

7 things that I say the most
1. DE-FENSE!!!
2. DE-FENSE!!!
3. DE-FENSE!!!
4. Play Ariza!!!
5. (music: NAH NAH nah-nah-nah) DA-VID LEE!!!
6. (in response to the other team's introduction) Who cares ?!?!?!
7. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

7 people I want to do this
1. Clyde Frazier
2. Charles Oakley
3. Anthony Mason
4. Red Holtzman
5. Section 339 Row L Seat 6
6. Alexander the Great
7. Yao Ming

I'll admit that because of my new job, and the games being out on the west coast, I have not seen every minute of every game. That said, Larry Brown needs to play the kids. Frye can shoot and score. David Lee can shoot, score, rebound. Ariza can defend and finish - though he's still a bit erratic. But regardless, the three of them hustle all of the time, and probably listen to the coach.

Steph? Well, what have we seen of him since he's been in NY? A lot of last minute losses, games in which he scores 20-8-10 but the Knicks don't win, a handful of memorable misses late in games, and a pitiful start to this season, including a .549 shooting percentage from the Freethrow line. Okay - Steph, shut up and run the offense, or sit down and don't interrupt someone else who's trying to do it right.

Everyone knows Steph could score 20 points for you every night, but everyone also knows you NEVER EVER want him taking the last shot - so Q, Jamal, Frye - someone else had better step up.

I wanted to give Larry Brown 10 games before I started calling for his head - today's game at the Garden is game 10. Let's see how it goes. After all, 9 of the first 14 Knicks games are on the road - that's real tough for a young team. December should be a little easier in that regard - its 7 home and 7 away.

This was simple. Knicks came out flat, trailed by 16 after one quarter. Then Larry Brown put Ariza in for Barnes and the Knicks came alive. With Nate and Frye's help, the kids got the Knicks back into it. But no one on the Knicks could stop Arenas nor Jamison. There were too many fouls by the Knicks - again. And there were too many Gerald Wilkins moments - big move to the basket but you bounce it off the rim, or underneath it, wherever, but not in the basket.

(0:22) [NYK] Barnes Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
(0:20) [NYK] Team Timeout: Short
(0:16) [NYK 92-93] Marbury Driving Layup: Made (19 PTS)
(0:16) [BOS] Team Timeout: Short
(0:15) [NYK] Barnes Foul: Personal (3 PF)
(0:15) [BOS] Pierce Free Throw 1 of 2 missed
(0:15) [BOS] Team Rebound
(0:15) [BOS 94-92] Pierce Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)
(0:02) [NYK 94-94] A. Davis Fade Away: Made (9 PTS)
(0:00) [BOS] Pierce Turnover: Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal: Marbury (1 ST)
(0:00) [NYK] Marbury Turnover: Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal: Pierce (1 ST)
(0:00) End Period

Here's the last few plays of regulation. The Knicks did some nice things. Steph made a good move to the basket. Then the unavoidable foul call on whoever's guarding Pierce. But he missed one, allowing a very clutch Antonio Davis score to tie it in regulation. I won't discuss overtime where the wheels fell off.

This game saw too many missed free throws by the Knicks and Jamal was off his game, to put it nicely. We'll see tomorrow though - home opener.

Nah -- Nah -- nah-nah-nah -- Da-vid Lee!!!