Knicks lose to Nets...Should I Just Kill Myself?

Ok, so last night the Knicks helped the Nets snap a 10 game losing streak and win for just the third time all season. The final was 104-95, and it is just depressing that the Knicks cross river rivals were the ones to break the streak of keeping teams under 100 points that lasted 11 games. Obviously, it is very disappointing when the Knicks dominate the Pistons one night and then get crushed by the worst team in the NBA the next. Then again, who can expect any team in the NBA to win when Yi is in the opposing lineup?

Now for some bullets.

• "The Chairman" Yi was an absolute beast, an unstoppable force. He dominated the low post with numerous hookshots, and finished with 22 points on 9-16, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks, 2 steals, and a +/- of +13 which led the Nets. Combined with Brook Lopez, it was just too much height for the Knicks.
• David Lee and Brook Lopez were going at it and chatting it up all night. Lee won the statistical battle with what has been his norm lately, 24 and 15, plus he added a career high 8 assists, 2 blocks (!), and 2 steals. Nice work from the Knicks point center. Lopez was too big for Lee to handle on the other end, as he went for 21 and 14 with 4 blocks. While Lee got 14 of his 15 boards on the defensive end, half of Lopez' 14 were of the offensive variety, which really hurt the Knicks.
• Larry Hughes has been in a stupor lately, and has not been making the impact as backup point guard that he was a few weeks ago.
• Danilo had his most dreadful game of the season by my eyes. He had 3 turnovers and was 3-9 in 31 minutes. He tried a ridiculous driving, jumping, twirling behind the back pass that was easily stolen (but would have been amazing if he pulled it off). He got stripped a few times, and looked to be more sluggish than ever. I wish he would be more of a focal point of the offense, and I wish he would start to be consistently awesome instead of sporadically awesome.
• Bender still doesn't look like he can move very quickly, but he managed 5 rebounds and 2 assists in 14 minutes, so that was good.
• Duhon rained down a few early threes, which got him thinking he was actually good. How many times do we need to see Du Du airball heat check 3 point bombs after hitting a couple? Why can't he just be satisfied with nailing the good shots? Ugh. Duhon was good in the 1st and sucked majorly the rest of the game.12 points on 13 shots is far from ideal for a facilitator point guard.
• Why does Al Harrington keep attempting 3 pointers? He should take a page from Josh Smith's book and only shoot close shots. He is shooting a nice 66% at the rim (better than guys like Amare and Bosh) He is shooting 30% on 3's, and therefore should not be attempting near his current 5.4 per game. He had 25 points on 10-19 shooting last night, which is good, but he was 1-6 on 3 point attempts. I'd rather he had 22 points on 9-13...
• The Nets outplayed the Knicks. The shot well, and took more shots at the rim and less 3's than the Knicks, which made all the difference.
• The Knicks defense seems to hinge on Jared Jeffries. He is the cornerstone, the lynchpin, and as much as I want him off the books so we can be assured room to sign Lee and LeBron, I hate to imagine how much worse the team will be without him. Maybe once/if he is dealt, Jordan Hill will fill his place with energy and activity, but Jeffries plays intelligently, something Hill may not yet be capable of.
• Al Harrington doesn't seem to be all there, mentally. After stuffing Yi in the 4th quarter, you could see his heart and passion turn off his brain, as he fist pumped and cried out triumphantly. As he ran down to join the offense, you could just tell he was about to do something crazy, like maybe dunk and hang on the rim too long in celebration. This time he chose to go for an MJ'esque tomahawk slam from near the foul line, that unfortunately went awry, but at least he drew a foul. It is funny to see him get taken over by his emotions, even if the results are usually bad shots or fouls or techs.

That's all folks, hopefully next year will be better for the Knicks. See you in 2010.