Alright, since most of you could care less about basketball and/or hockey I'll try not to bore you and make this as quick and painless as possible.
NBA
Knicks - When the Knicks we're signing Rasheed Wallace and Marcus Camby, Kurt Thomas and yes even Jason Kidd, most people we're wondering "is this a current knick team, or a team that would have been good 10 years ago". Well a lot of people got those words shoved right back in their mouth (including myself to a point). The veteran leadership of this team now, everyone knowing their roll on the team, the defensive focus and Carmelo Anthony playing unselfishly when needed and being the pure scorer the rest is becoming a winning combo most New Yorkers can grow to love for years.
If I told you that the Knicks would be in a bit of a slump and that They would be 21-9 after 30 games, you would have laughed at me a few months ago. One of the keys to this run is the personal brought here. Chandler may be one of the most intense player I have seen in a while. His passion on defense and in the game in general, reminds me of Oakley. Felton has come back here and made say, "why did we even question giving Lin all that money?". His play so far has been brilliant along with Mr. Reliable, Jason Kidd. His leadership and stability on and off the quart has taken a talented group of guys and given then a direction and focus.
One other thing that helps them this season is the unsung hero's of most teams. THE BENCH!!! JR Smith has been nothing short of amazing this season with the way he has embarrassed this team and the 6th man roll. Wallace has played well and given Chandler some time to breath without a total defensive collapse. Then there is "Novocain" Novak (Discount Double check). My man is one of the best catch and shot 3 guys since Reggie miller. We are a few weeks away from getting Amaire and Shumpert back too. These guys haven't even played yet!
I know a lot of you don't care or won't till playoff time but it's an exciting year to be a knick fan again.
Nets - First I have to say I am impressed with the moves that the nets made in the off season to become contenders. Joe and Wallace we're big signings. But as the knocks, the Nets with be playing the "Can we catch Miami" game until they do best them. I hear the Barclay Center is amazing (haven't been yet but intend on going). This is what I don't get so far. The Nets started out smoking hot for a while. The coach wins "coach of the month" and they have an awful December and he gets fired even thought they are still a .500 basketball team. These owners sometimes don't have the patience they need to let these developing teams go through some of "growing pains" needed to develop. It's pretty sad and I feel for Avery Johnson.
NBA - Most of the league is where they need to be. Heat are on top, OKC is on top, Spurs are doing their thing and Chicago is buying time till rose can come back. The clippers have been amazing so far. They just went through a month where they didn't lose a game! Golden State is doing better then anyone could have ever expected (David Lee what's up!), and at times Memphis has looked great as well
Two of the biggest disappointments this year need to the Mavs and the Lakers. Both have struggled to look good and both have looked completely lost. There can be blame to players being hurt but these teams aren't gelling this year. Most notably, the Lakers. Spent a ton of money and power trying to get what they thought was a sure fire All start cast here, hasn't worked out so far. But who knows with that team, Koby is a beast.
NHL
This League is just an embarrassment to everyone. Two lockouts/strikes in 10 years is a joke. For a sport that comes in a distant second to the other 3 and needs to gain fans as much as possible, I think they need to put themselves into perspective here and realize they can't do this. You won't ever be able to retain fans this was. M an up finish this deal and let's get the move on. Or just let the Canadians figure it out and I'll watch that for all I care
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