Disappointing Loss to Orlando

Knicks still need a piece or two to compete with the elite.

Loss to Miami

Close but no victory.

Twenty-Nine to Go

Knicks beat Bulls on Christmas. Beautiful.

Idle Trade Talk

It appears as if there's a holiday and tragedy time out being called by Denver on any trade talks involving Carmelo Anthony.  The inevitable trade of Anthony somewhere is a grueling exercise.

Anthony appears to want to play for the Knicks but the unexpected success of the Knicks make a trade increasingly unlikely.  The fact of the matter is that many of the early season trade candidates are becoming stars before our eyes.

Wilson Chandler, Landry Fields, Ronnie Turiaf, and Toney Douglas are all players whose market value has soared.  They used to be talked about as throw ins in trade speculation.

It is hard to imagine Fields being traded under any circumstance this year.  And Turiaf and Douglas won't be traded as contract filler.

As a result my opinion has long been that any Carmelo Anthony trade with Denver will be a mixture of acquiring Anthony and someone else on Denver's roster who is an expensive contract whose exit will yield some financial relief for Denver in addition to some nice players.

JR Smith is the most likely candidate.  Billups, Nene, and KMart are all nearly impossible to package to the Knicks.  And such a trade would signal a desire on Donnie Walsh's part to contend this year before Miami establishes a footprint in the playoffs.

Any deal that involves a second contract will inevitably require either Turiaf or Mosgov's contract being included.  This makes the signing of Earl Barron a reasonable priority going into the trading season.

Thirty to go

Knicks beat OKC.  Team effort.  The bench rebounds.

Silly Loss to Cleveland

Embarrassing.

Loss to Miami

Tough Loss to Boston

Thirty-One to Go

Knicks beat Denver in a hard-fought and bitter game.  Stoudamire puts in over thirty for the eighth straight time.

Thirty Two to Go

Beat the Wizards.

Thirty Three to Go

Felton heroics, Stoudamire solid, and Chandler off the bench beats Toronto.

Thirty Four to Go

Knicks beat Wolves.

Thirty-Five to Go

Knicks beat Toronto.  Shawne Williams steps it up!

Thirty Six to Go

Beat NO handily.