A funny thing happened on the way to the Garden Party

“I never thought I would see this.” Michael Lortz, local author, friend, Knicks fan. I’ve been geeking out pretty heavily to some Knicks basketball lately.  From the looks of it, I’m not the only one. Tens of thousands of New Continue reading A funny thing happened on the way to the Garden Party→

Fibbs, Knicks party like it’s 1999

“Ooh, yea, and I like it.  And you say New York City!” Grand Puba, I Like It, 1995 The Eastern Conference Finals came and went with a flurry.  We’ve already given the Cleveland Cavaliers fans some harsh love so now Continue reading Fibbs, Knicks party like it’s 1999→

NBA First Round Playoff Haikus

My buddy in the Midwestern quadrant of Blogsville occasionally writes posts in haiku form. I’m not sure where this comes from.  He’s not Asian although, by the looks of it, he may have been born a giant panda bear in Continue reading NBA First Round Playoff Haikus→

New York Knicks do it again, the only way they know how

After the Toronto Maple Leafs coughed up a two-games-to-nothing advantage in these NHL Playoffs, losing four of their next five games, and the series, to the Florida Panthers, I thought about contacting some of my Leafs fans friends to see Continue reading New York Knicks do it again, the only way they know how→

The Transition: Out with the old, in with the new

“Of course there is always resistance, always a drag on movement toward better things. The dead hand of the past clutches us by way of living people who are too frightened to accept change.” ― Kim Stanley Robinson, The Ministry Continue reading The Transition: Out with the old, in with the new→

The NBA’s youth movement: A changing of the guards

A funny thing happened on the way to these NBA playoffs. You used to be able to set your clock to veteran teams winning playoff series.  The greatest teams in NBA history, or at least recent history, had to pay Continue reading The NBA’s youth movement: A changing of the guards→