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SNEAKER FIENDS UNITE!

Saturday, February 4th, 2012

The good people at Foot Locker are calling February the #HottestMonthEver. To celebrate this Foot Locker got the Knicks to loan them some time on the hallowed hardwood of Madison Square Garden for the bloggerati to shoot a few hoops..

The same floor where Larry ‘Granmama’ Johnson made an impossible four(4) point play. The same floor that John Starks dunked on Michael Jordan and the whole Bulls team. The same floor where Willis Reed earned his ‘chip.

The whole point was to test drive some of the models available at the premiere footwear dealership. LeBron 9s, Kobe 7 Supremes, Rose adiZero 2s were just some of the shoes you could test drive on your way to the hoop.

After the scrimmage Foot Locker treated us to preview all the styles that are dropping in the month of February.

In the most wintry of months you can see that Foot Locker will be bringing the HEAT.

Quickly Moving In Opposite Directions…

Sunday, January 29th, 2012

Houston beat fire out of the Knicks yesterday with a stellar performance from a volleyball player. That’s right. Houston reserve Chase Budinger scored 19 points on 7 for 12 shooting. Budinger could might as well be a professional surfer with the way the Knicks are playing defense right now. The Houston Rockets were without their leading scorer and playmaker Kevin Martin yet they still handed the Knicks their eighth loss in nine games.

The Knicks finished off their road trip skidding to a halt. While Carmelo Anthony nursed his injured ankle and wrists Amar’e Stoudemire was mired deep in a performance quandary. Who are these Knickerbockers anyhoo? When did they become so enamored with the three point shot? This almost reminds me of the ill-fated Pitino era at MSG. But at least Pitino could instruct his players on how to execute a half-court trap.

The D’Antoni led Knicks are uninspired to extend their defense past arms length. And now even the teams offense has left them lonely. I was absolutely convinced several weeks ago when I personally watched the Knicks lackluster home court efforts that Mike D’Antoni would not be coaching this team into Black History month. Well, I’ve still got two(2) days left to dream I guess?

Fanboyz Unite!

Friday, January 13th, 2012

The saga of Dontrevius Wenters lives on as Terrence and I had a chance to bring Dontrevius into Madison Square Garden, but this time with a media credential.

Dontrevius walked on the hallowed hardwood and kicked it with fans and Knicks legends alike.

Talking with John Starks about ‘The Dunk’ >>>infinity>>>

Leaving A Crap In Phoenix…

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012


KOBE BRYANT’s statline against the Suns…

48 PTS
18-31 FG
12-13 FT
0-3 3P
5/0 RB
3 AS
0 BL
3 ST
2 TO
2 PF
39 MN

Taking Care Of Business…

Sunday, January 8th, 2012

All is well back in MSGland after the Knicks manhandled [ll] the already emaciated Detroit Pistons team. The Knicks were supposed to beat Detroit handily, but then again the Knicks were supposed to control the Wizards, Bobcats and Raptors as well.

What was the difference then against the Pistons? Could it have been Iman Shumpert’s first start of the season? I’ve been pitching Shumpert to be the Knicks 6th man so that he gives his skillsets (scoring, defense, overall energy) to the Knickbocker’s reserves. Our bench is paper thin right now for a dependable player who can post points and play some shutdown ‘D’ on another teams scorer.

The ‘D’ in D’Antoni right now must stand for desperate if he is starting Shumpert over Douglas. I can’t blame Mike either because the Kings dismissed their coach, Paul Westphal, after only 7 games. If D’Antoni wants to avoid the same fate he better inspire some more defensive effort from his troops.