This is the third and final installment of a three-part series sponsored by Samsung. Your reward for putting up with these posts will be a TV giveaway in the near future. -Seth

Y'all already know what it is, but just to recap, the theme of these Samsung-sponsored posts is "Enhance Your Experience". The idea is to look at how technology supplements the age-old experience of watching Knicks basketball. Here at P&T, we've been dissecting the Knicks' tweets in order to better understand and predict their on-court performance. Here. We. Go.

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This is the second in a series of three sponsored posts. See the first one of these for a little explanation.

Last week, we kicked off our examination of how technology, and particularly the omnipresent time-waster they call Twitter, "enhances" our "experience" of watching Knicks basketball. The assumption here is that having access to players' innermost thoughts gives us hints about their mindset and demeanor when they take the court each night. Much of a Knick's output can be explained- even predicted- by the desires, dreams, and demons (and dachshunds, in Bill Walker's case) that follow him onto the court. Let's take a look.

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Note: This is the first in a short series of sponsored posts. As always, I overcame my hesitation to go through with the sponsorship because 1. It's minimally intrusive 2. The advertising company isn't totally reprehensible and 3. I get to give away free stuff at the end of the series. -Seth

The theme of these Samsung-sponsored posts is "Enhance Your Experience", a vague sort of testament to the ways in which technology augments our appreciation of basketball. TVs, computers, mobile devices, and pocket abaci have all latched onto our NBA-viewing experience, lending us instant outlets for statistics, multimedia, and community discussions like those here at P&T. The undisputed champ of all NBA-friendly technology, though, is Twitter.

Twitter, more than any innovation before it, gives us a look into what our Knicks are up to, what they're thinking, and what sort of baggage they're bringing with them into each game. I can't think of a better way of "enhancing your experience" than peering directly into the soul of a Knick. Like dreaming, tweeting is a glimpse into the mind's deepest thoughts, desires, and fears. Therefore, each of these posts will highlight a couple of excellent/relevant tweets that our favorite Knicks hath twat throughout the preceding week. Through our dissection of Knick tweets, we will gain insight into the feelings and subplots underlying the on-court product.

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