 Wysłany: Śro 16:19, 08 Sty 2014 Temat postu: New York Knicks rivalry truly exist |
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| New York Knicks rivalry truly exist
That has history and championships and tradition and a bitterness that's been around since the 1980s. The teams don't like each other, that's welldocumented but there is a past there that makes it special. Knicks and Nets is fun right now, especially to watch from afar, but there needs to be more before it can be seen as anything but two ascendant teams trying to reach the next level. In Milwaukee earlier this week, fans chanted "Brooklyn's better, Brooklyn's better" when the Knicks were shooting free throws. And since "New York's better, New York's better" has the same number of syllables, it could become a leaguewide chant against whichever team is playing. The Dallas Mavericks, who have been stumbling and bumbling along in the absence of Dirk Nowitzki good some nights, ordinary some other nights, downright bad on the odd occasion have done what a lot of teams have been doing of late. Reach out to a grizzled veteran to provide some calm, some context, some experience. This time it's Derek Fisher, the 38yearold, welltravelled point guard they signed Thursday. It's not like Fisher is going to come in and light things up on the court his best days are far behind him but his savvy,[url=http://www.xantrex.cc]louis vuitton australia[/url], his multiple titles, his personality could be just what a team needs. Instead of looking to the D League or Europe or somewhere even more farflung, the Mavs figured they needed someone of a certain age to keep them together mentally more than anything as they weather a tough start to the season. That's going to be Fisher's greatest contribution, his personality rather than his ability, and you can't discount how valuable that is. Brooklyn Nets: They've won four straight including a big home win over the Knicks and an easy win in Boston and are right there chasing Miami for first overall in the East. The 71 record at home suggests this new Barclay's Center is working out quite well for them. Wonder if the Golden State Warriors are regretting the blockbuster deal that cost them Monta Ellis last season. Probably not, since they've thrown their lot in with Stephen Curry rather than Ellis and that's a "plausible basketball decision" but finding out this week that centre Andrew Bogut, the prized piece they got in the Ellis trade, may miss a month, or maybe two, or even three because of an ankle injury surely hurts. Making the Bogut situation at least a bit more palatable is the fact the Warriors are off to an 86 start without him; they had playoff aspirations before the season began and they haven't been dashed. |
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