Isaac
Years ago
Knicks hit rock bottom, keep digging
Spotted a piece on the ESPN site that's guaranteed to make anyone who's complained about the 36ers this year or last feel like things are just beautiful here at home (well, they're not too bad now, but you know what I mean).
For those that want to read it all, hit this link now. Otherwise, I'll quote some highlightslowlights below. And there are a few!
Chris Sheridan's Daily Dime, #1
Nearly a decade of bearing personal witness to the downfall of the New York Knickerbockers has taught us to never label anything "the worst it has ever or could ever be," because recent history has shown us time after head-shaking time that things actually will get worse at Madison Square Garden, that this week's or this month's or this season's new low will not remain a new low for long.
Still, it really was a new low at MSG Tuesday night as the fans chanted "Fire Isiah" more than a half-dozen times during a lifeless 26-point loss to the Golden State Warriors that extended New York's losing streak to seven games.
Taking it all in with a pronounced frown on his face was owner Jim Dolan, who marched straight into Isiah Thomas' office after the game and either did not have the guts, the will or the good sense to do the right thing and fire his head coach and president.
"We're not headed in the right direction right now, that's for sure," David Lee said afterward in a home locker room where the collective mood of the players was best described as one of self-disgust.
Might this lead to something bad happening?
"Something bad already happened -- 20,000 people just said 'Fire the Coach,'" Jamal Crawford replied.
And this bit is just brutal:
The crowd began booing the Knicks even before the opening tip, and Stephon Marbury heard it in the opening moments of the game every single time he touched the ball. The first "Fire Isiah" chant rang out half-heartedly from the seats upstairs late in the second quarter with the Knicks trailing by 11 and well on their way to accumulating 29 turnovers...
Big city. Big money. How could it all go so wrong and just keep getting worse?!
And, for dessert, here's a great Baron Davis flop in a dead ball scenario (spotted on TrueHoop):