Tuesday Andean Mountain Cats

by Seth on Mar 3, 2009 5:23 PM EST in News Comment 8 comments

Evening, folks. The Knicks don't play again until tomorrow, but I thought I'd take you on a quick tour of the internet in the meantime. Strap in.

- Cheikh Samb is a Knick, will wear #25, and practiced today. Click that second link. Is that really the best picture the Daily News could find of him? I think this gaffe should begin a long-term challenge around here. From now on, pictures with Cheikh Samb in the background are gold at Posting and Toasting. The smaller and more peripheral he is, the better.

- Cheek? Chick? Sheek? Anybody? (Update: Alan Hahn says "check". Excellent.)

- Tommy Dee, oddly enough, thinks the Knicks will draft Wayne Brady this June. For a guy that's been around the NBA for a bit, you'd think he'd understand that overwhelmingly harmless actor-comedians don't usually go until at least the early second round.

- Nate Robinson's ankle is bugging him, but I bet he'll play tomorrow against Atlanta.

- I don't know exactly what this means, but Rod Benson was traded to the Reno Bighorns- our D-League affiliate. I would assume this somehow makes the possibility of Boom Tho! in NYC more likely, but I'm not entirely sure. Gotta ask Ridiculous Scott about that one. Fingers crossed.

- In celebration of "Latino Night" (because Al Horford's coming?), the Knicks will wear special "Nueva York" jerseys for tomorrow's game. Cheikh Samb- who played two years in Spain- is going to be very confused. (Update: I'm stupid. This is a league-wide thing.

- Also, D'Antoni should dye his moustache black, wear a wide-brimmed hat, and be Juan Valdez for the night.

That is all. Have a good evening and check back tomorrow for Knicks-Hawks coverage.

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Tough Call

As we know, the D-League isn’t a baseball-like minor league, where a team has rights to the players on its affiliates. However, if you trust the wondrous Knicks front office, it does give Benson a better shot to make it to the Big Apple. Since the Knicks are affiliated with Reno, they should have a scout or someone watching this team closer than the others.
In summation, this should mean something, but not necessarily. This season, 10 players have been called-up.
Pops Mensah-Bonsu, Courtney Sims, and Malik Hairston have been called-up to their affiliate this year, 3/10, and two of the three were called up by the team that owns their D-League team, which makes sense.
I would assume that it’s likely the Knicks brass pushed for this trade, interested in being able to get a closer look at Too Much..

Ridiculous? I think Not.
Upside? Plenty.
RidiculousUpside

by Scott Schroeder on Mar 3, 2009 9:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

thank you

so…potentially good news.

Posting and Toasting: "Say yo Oak, what's the dish tonight? A couple steaks on the grill and we season it right."

by Seth on Mar 3, 2009 10:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Ha

Could have summed it up like that, I guess. Reno could potentially start a lineup that looks like this, fyi:
Russell Robinson
Richie Frahm
David Noel
Patrick Ewing Jr
Rod Benson

That team could beat the Knicks a couple years ago..

Ridiculous? I think Not.
Upside? Plenty.
RidiculousUpside

by Scott Schroeder on Mar 3, 2009 10:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Check?

I was hoping it was pronounced Sheek so that Clyde could say, “Look at the technique on SHEEK!” every time Cheikh scores.

by Mrs. Shaquanta D. Edwards on Mar 3, 2009 11:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

“every time Cheikh scores.”

You are living a pipe dream if you think he’s going to score.
But so am I, because I’m with you. I love Clyde and hope it’s “Sheek” for the same reason.

Speaking of which, anyone remember the old Microsoft game “Pipe Dream?”
Good shit.

"I'll probably go get lifted right now with Greg. Hey, and come back tomorrow and try to get another win."

-Renaldo

by solanumbrella on Mar 3, 2009 11:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs