Knicks lose to Bobcats, Make me Cry

The Knicks should have won last night. They played very hard and had one of their best defensive showings of the year, but the pressure of Larry Brown's defense led to a ton of Knicks turnovers (21) which cost them the game. Jared Jeffries was all over the place and scored a few buckets too, having probably his best game of the year and showing why he gets PT. Gallo seemed out of it, was almost scared to shoot, and missed a few treys by a couple miles. He did get his usual 2 blocks in just 22 minutes, prompting me to ponder who will go down as the better shot blocker, Danilo or Dikembe?

The Knicks had 10 swats last night

You could feel the momentum swing in the Bobcats favor as the Knicks sluggishly finished the 3rd quarter and let the Bobcats back within single digits. It was deja vu when Raymond Felton stuck the dagger in with 2 uncontested layups down the stretch, which I think he did at the Garden in the previous fiasco against the Bobcats.

I really hate this guy

Why is Eddy Curry playing? I know they want to showcase him or whatever, but is anybody dumb enough to want to trade for him? The only reason anyone would trade for Curry is if it saves them money down the road. For example, maybe the Bobcats deal Desagana Diop and Acie Law for Eddy Picante. Diop's contract goes into 2011/2012, when he will make an insane 7 million, but it would lower the Knicks cap figure by about 4 million next year. The Bobcats would like it because it would save them a couple million over the long term. Is it worth it getting that extra cap space for next year if you have to take back one of the worst contracts in the NBA? I don't know. I just wish Jordan Hill or Toney Douglas were getting minutes instead of Eddy.

The Knicks will bounce back tomorrow against the Bulls. It's just the beginning of another winning streak.

Bender, star of 2010 Knicks?