Monday, November 12, 2007

"We just fell apart..."

That was Curry's response to the Knicks 75-72 loss to the previously winless Miami Heat in the Garden last night.

He's right about falling apart, but that happened somewhere between their strong fourth quarter against Denver last Tuesday and just before tip off of the Magic game on Friday.

I heard someone say "...but if we had Randolph playing....", but that's just bs, every team in the league has to deal with injuries and other issues where their "go to" players are out. This time it was Zach attending to personal family matters with the death of his grandmother. I'm sure the Heat would loved to have had Dwayne "T-Mobile" Wade in their "five" (sorry), but they found a way to win.

David Lee took his spot in the starting lineup with 14 points and 14 boards, but that was about the lone bright spot. When is Crawford going to come out of his funk? and the turnovers again, 18 last night.

If they don't figure this thing out by the time they land in Phoenix, things could get really ugly against the Suns. They are coming off a fairly easy handling of the Magic in Orlando where their back court of Nash and Barbosa combined for 58 points, 12 rebounds, and 17 assists against only four turnovers.

I'm sure the Suns are salivating with the thought of playing New York right now. We all know that Phoenix loves to push the ball up the court, but they also play defense and protect the ball as well as scoring points. They are averaging 104 ppg, while holding their opponents to just under 100.

Will tomorrow night serve as yet another platform for a supporting opposing player to play like an All Star?(Jameer Nelson, Jason Williams...), Will the Knicks turn the ball over 20 times? Will Jamal's shooting woes continue?

Or will tomorrow night be the night where they pick up the pieces? Stay tuned....

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