Game Thread: Knicks vs. Spurs- 2/17/09
by Seth on Feb 17, 2009 4:34 PM EST
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Welcome back, friends. Been a sec since we last spoke. Hope everybody had a pleasant All-Star break and Valentine's Day. To recap where we left off, remember that the Knicks are reeling from a six-game losing streak that most recently includes infuriating losses to Golden State and Los Angeles. The immediate future ain't sympathetic, though. The Spurs invade the Garden tonight, bringing a 17-9 road record with them. The good news is that Manu Ginobili won't play, but the Spurs still have Duncan, Parker, and (as a TKB commenter notes) the three-point shooting Roger Mason to light up the Knicks. Those of us who witnessed Steve (not a Jew) Novak's downtown explosion last week tremble in fear at what Mason can do.
Gametime's 7:30. Come on by for comments and Jackie Butler reminiscence (remember that time he ate a cheerleader!?), and make sure to check out Pounding the Rock for the world's best Spurs coverage.
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no manu, but
peep the boxscore from the last game. yeah, a lot’s changed, especially for the knicks, but the spurs started george hill, fabricio oberto, ime udoka, gave significant minutes to anthony tolliver and jacque vaughn. and we lost.
well
we know, at the very least, what udoka’s capable of.
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namely
murder
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i get the feeling im becoming fatally ill
just by listening to tripucka’s commentary
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i actually am sick.
perhaps this fever i have came to me as a harbinger that i would have to hear kelly tripucka’s voice.
just me and you i guess.
reminds me of early 2008.
when we had an on-and-off long distance relationship
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um...
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is there a team in the league
that’s more boring to watch than San Antonio?
when Tim Duncan touches the ball, i fall asleep.
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by Anthony Masons Haircut on Feb 17, 2009 7:57 PM EST reply actions
on the other hand
watching david lee can jumpers over him is exhilirating. seriously.
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dlee
the knicks MUST keep him. he is becoming an amazing scorer, both hands, inside/outside, quickness…more than nate, we need him.
Anyway, you should check out the movie "Black and White," which actually stars Allan Houston. It’s not a comedy, but rather a really serious and emotional movie. - Wilson Chandler
by ny knickerbocker on Feb 17, 2009 8:00 PM EST reply actions
oh my god
what a signature
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taken from his blog, and its true.
Anyway, you should check out the movie "Black and White," which actually stars Allan Houston. It’s not a comedy, but rather a really serious and emotional movie. - Wilson Chandler
by ny knickerbocker on Feb 17, 2009 8:01 PM EST up reply actions
yeah i saw that
and neglected to realize how awesome “it’s not a comedy, but rather a really serious and emotional movie” was. i love wil’s blog.
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ugh
vid of the spurs championship win. killer.
trivia: name the 5 players from the knicks/spurs finals who are still active.
kurt thomas. tim duncan. marcus camby. malik rose.
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antonio daniels?
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by Anthony Masons Haircut on Feb 17, 2009 8:07 PM EST up reply actions
oooh good one
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trailer!
http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi3437298457/
allan is primarily in the second half of the video. i feel like spree should have been cast as the character named rich.
Anyway, you should check out the movie "Black and White," which actually stars Allan Houston. It’s not a comedy, but rather a really serious and emotional movie. - Wilson Chandler
by ny knickerbocker on Feb 17, 2009 8:06 PM EST reply actions
gus
“posting, and as one man would say…toasting”.
nice.
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"Posting...
and, as one man would say, toasting?" Tripucka, you dog.
Anyway, you should check out the movie "Black and White," which actually stars Allan Houston. It’s not a comedy, but rather a really serious and emotional movie. - Wilson Chandler
by ny knickerbocker on Feb 17, 2009 8:13 PM EST reply actions
MASE.
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i don't have visuals
is here there?
or were you just beckoning me?
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by Anthony Masons Haircut on Feb 17, 2009 8:16 PM EST up reply actions
he was sitting courtside
got interviewed by al and cackled at all of his questions. also indicated that he’d like to join the coaching staff or front office of the knicks, and then cackled.
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i must be paying really bad attention
i thought you were talking about roger jr.s six straight points. how did i miss that?
Mase for Coach!
Sorry, D’Antoni.
Anyway, you should check out the movie "Black and White," which actually stars Allan Houston. It’s not a comedy, but rather a really serious and emotional movie. - Wilson Chandler
by ny knickerbocker on Feb 17, 2009 8:15 PM EST reply actions
Gallo shaved
Anyway, you should check out the movie "Black and White," which actually stars Allan Houston. It’s not a comedy, but rather a really serious and emotional movie. - Wilson Chandler
by ny knickerbocker on Feb 17, 2009 8:16 PM EST reply actions
thats how he managed that dunk
more aerodynamic
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You know you're in a nightmare when...
…the radio announcer says, “Roger that!” as Mason scores.
by twincitiesknick on Feb 17, 2009 8:17 PM EST reply actions
you know that
tonight might be the last time we see Nate in a Knicks’ uniform. i’m going to try to soak it in.
Ewing with the step...YES! and the foul!
by Anthony Masons Haircut on Feb 17, 2009 8:24 PM EST reply actions
what if...
the knicks sign both nate and dlee? instead of packaging either of them in a salary dump, how about trying to trade chandler with curry, and then wait on a jeffries trade until next year? they could still get lebron and a solid second option in that scenario i think. some teams would love chandler, and he has a long rookie contract remaining, but i’d rather see him go than nate or dlee.
Anyway, you should check out the movie "Black and White," which actually stars Allan Houston. It’s not a comedy, but rather a really serious and emotional movie. - Wilson Chandler
by ny knickerbocker on Feb 17, 2009 8:27 PM EST reply actions
you'd rather ship Chandler
than Nate? don’t get me wrong, i love Nate but there’s no way i would keep him over Chandler.
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by Anthony Masons Haircut on Feb 17, 2009 8:29 PM EST up reply actions
as long as d'antoni is here
nate will be the more valuable player of the two i think. i mean chandler is quick and athletic, but i think given that the knicks want to add lebron (who loves nate’s game, btw), keeping nate makes more sense than chandler because he would be the better backcourt threat to pair with lebron (spot up 3’s, ability to jump start the break)
Anyway, you should check out the movie "Black and White," which actually stars Allan Houston. It’s not a comedy, but rather a really serious and emotional movie. - Wilson Chandler
by ny knickerbocker on Feb 17, 2009 8:32 PM EST up reply actions
i think Chandler
is too passive at times and needs to look for his offense more. but, i think he has a much higher ceiling than Nate does. nobody is going to argue Nate’s talent, but is he (and will he ever be) anything more than a high-energy 6th man? in other words, he could be a valuable bench guy on a winning team, but i don’t see him as LeBron’s starting backcourt mate.
Ewing with the step...YES! and the foul!
by Anthony Masons Haircut on Feb 17, 2009 8:35 PM EST up reply actions
al harrington
please.
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Kurt Thomas
= the best.
Around the year 2000, I had to go into surgery in New York. It was around Christmas, and just as the anesthesia was wearing off, Kurt Thomas was visiting patients in the hospital giving out gifts. I have a photo still of me, smiling but drugged out, with Kurt Thomas at my bedside spreading some holiday cheer.
Plus, he played some solid basketball.
by twincitiesknick on Feb 17, 2009 8:30 PM EST reply actions
My mind is churning
to think of a stinging nickname, but “I’m A Huge Dork-a” is all that leaps to mind.
by twincitiesknick on Feb 17, 2009 8:37 PM EST up reply actions
"hannibal"
seeing as he kills people and eats their bodies
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announcer's worst nightmare
kurt thomas
tim thomas
tim duncan
on the court at the same time. i’ve heard at least two fuckups, but there have probably been more i haven’t noticed.
reese's hearts
good lord
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duncan just pushes harrington in the back
nice.
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you know what?
we’re playing legit d on tim duncan. lee is doing a pretty good job on him, and when he gets beat, the help by al and jeffries has been good too.
its true
and he’s getting away with a lot of pushing as well. im impressed.
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lee gets punished for going straight up
thats 4 fouls. balls.
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on the plus side
hooking jared jeffries and hitting a jumper is now an and-one
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on the minus side
i think everybody appears to have left.
hooking jared jeffres = prostitute’s worst nightmare
i don't get it.
i know my limitations on a basketball court, and i don’t get paid to play it. how does jared jeffries not know his?
gus said he's been given the green light to shoot
as long as he “rises with confidence”. asking jeffries to rise with confidence is like asking a fish to walk with confidence.
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dude
top five tony parker fact.
also, steve kerr was born in lebanon.
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and his dad was assassinated
by lebanese militants
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donte' greene too
i think
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jared jeffries
apparently american.
i always assumed he was icelandic.
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anybody ever noticed
the msg security guard who looks like bunk moreland? hes always there. wearing shades.
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goosedown
gotta make both
Anyway, you should check out the movie "Black and White," which actually stars Allan Houston. It’s not a comedy, but rather a really serious and emotional movie. - Wilson Chandler
by ny knickerbocker on Feb 17, 2009 9:30 PM EST reply actions
gotta grab both of em
you might say
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with duncan resting
i dont like where this game is headed
Anyway, you should check out the movie "Black and White," which actually stars Allan Houston. It’s not a comedy, but rather a really serious and emotional movie. - Wilson Chandler
by ny knickerbocker on Feb 17, 2009 9:30 PM EST reply actions
to be fair
malik is resting
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see?
nate must stay…nate must stay…
Anyway, you should check out the movie "Black and White," which actually stars Allan Houston. It’s not a comedy, but rather a really serious and emotional movie. - Wilson Chandler
by ny knickerbocker on Feb 17, 2009 9:32 PM EST reply actions
but
what if it came down to him and lee? as it very well might?
i think i’d like to keep both, but i doubt donnie walsh feels that way.
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oh my god
lee has 5 fouls now, 4 of which are horseshit.
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lee on the bench
“fuck that motherfucker”
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does NOBODY else rank them both above chandler long term, even if it means bigger contracts?
Anyway, you should check out the movie "Black and White," which actually stars Allan Houston. It’s not a comedy, but rather a really serious and emotional movie. - Wilson Chandler
by ny knickerbocker on Feb 17, 2009 9:35 PM EST reply actions
lee
i’m iffy on nate
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NATE
Anyway, you should check out the movie "Black and White," which actually stars Allan Houston. It’s not a comedy, but rather a really serious and emotional movie. - Wilson Chandler
by ny knickerbocker on Feb 17, 2009 9:43 PM EST reply actions
followed by
the most drawn-out celebration ever.
fuck bruce bowen
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i was trying to think of what that reminded me of
Anyway, you should check out the movie "Black and White," which actually stars Allan Houston. It’s not a comedy, but rather a really serious and emotional movie. - Wilson Chandler
by ny knickerbocker on Feb 17, 2009 9:46 PM EST up reply actions
DUHON.
and 7
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chandler
YES! NO!
ugh
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everything about this particular game makes me want to keep the older guys over chandler
Anyway, you should check out the movie "Black and White," which actually stars Allan Houston. It’s not a comedy, but rather a really serious and emotional movie. - Wilson Chandler
by ny knickerbocker on Feb 17, 2009 9:52 PM EST reply actions
horrible switch
Anyway, you should check out the movie "Black and White," which actually stars Allan Houston. It’s not a comedy, but rather a really serious and emotional movie. - Wilson Chandler
by ny knickerbocker on Feb 17, 2009 9:54 PM EST reply actions
i feel sick
at least they gave the foul this time.
cmon cmon cmon
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gave the foul
but maybe it’s better to have tony parker with the ball with three seconds left. probably couldn’t have gotten to the rim that fast, definitely couldn’t dish off, and is shooting worse than jared jeffries tonight.
suck my balls, duncan.
no lee in overtime, which doesn’t bode well
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Tim Duncan walks into David Robinson’s house with a giant dildo.
Robinson: You brought THIS into my house?
Duncan: It’s not something I’m proud of.
Anyway, you should check out the movie "Black and White," which actually stars Allan Houston. It’s not a comedy, but rather a really serious and emotional movie. - Wilson Chandler
by ny knickerbocker on Feb 17, 2009 9:57 PM EST reply actions
ot records
spurs 4-0
knicks 0-20 (clippers count for 19)
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this would be a big win
considering the Knicks have lost something like 5,406 overtime games in a row.
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by Anthony Masons Haircut on Feb 17, 2009 10:00 PM EST reply actions
i think it's karma
for all the absurdly strange, weird, and clutch victories we had in ot or in the last few seconds during the zeke era.
gotta get better shots
cmon now
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once again
cmon now.
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HOOOOOLY MACKEREL.
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please mr. walsh, dont take them away from me
Anyway, you should check out the movie "Black and White," which actually stars Allan Houston. It’s not a comedy, but rather a really serious and emotional movie. - Wilson Chandler
by ny knickerbocker on Feb 17, 2009 10:04 PM EST reply actions
buckets!
excellent execution in the last minute or two. gotta attack the rim.
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where the hell was this team
in Cali?
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by Anthony Masons Haircut on Feb 17, 2009 10:05 PM EST reply actions
here
in new york
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they're starting
to get that MSG swagger back. i’m not saying they’re anywhere close to the mid-90’s teams, but at least they’re starting to play a lot better at home.
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by Anthony Masons Haircut on Feb 17, 2009 10:07 PM EST up reply actions
no threes
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I hate being late
Had a night class tonight, so I missed most of the game. Have caught the 4th quarter while eating dinner, though. GO KNICKS!
good call kelly
duncan just took 10-12 steps
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EAT IT TIM
ball dont lie
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chandler!
making up for al’s insolence
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he's gotta get closer though
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hey
get laid get fucked.
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by Anthony Masons Haircut on Feb 17, 2009 10:14 PM EST up reply actions
shit
cmon wil
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Popodick
Anyway, you should check out the movie "Black and White," which actually stars Allan Houston. It’s not a comedy, but rather a really serious and emotional movie. - Wilson Chandler
by ny knickerbocker on Feb 17, 2009 10:12 PM EST reply actions
well like
its suspenseful. is she gonna be his girl?
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there it is
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game!
we did it
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in ot?
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yay
OT win. feels like forever.
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by Anthony Masons Haircut on Feb 17, 2009 10:16 PM EST reply actions
one more to match last year
Anyway, you should check out the movie "Black and White," which actually stars Allan Houston. It’s not a comedy, but rather a really serious and emotional movie. - Wilson Chandler
by ny knickerbocker on Feb 17, 2009 10:16 PM EST reply actions
hah nate just called her "man"
Anyway, you should check out the movie "Black and White," which actually stars Allan Houston. It’s not a comedy, but rather a really serious and emotional movie. - Wilson Chandler
by ny knickerbocker on Feb 17, 2009 10:16 PM EST reply actions
Looks like I missed a good one
Glad to see the break did them some good. No more crap losses to teams like the Clippers, please.
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