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Why choosing a loosing team? Why ?
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what the is a loosing team?
After two years in the studio, guess Grant Hill beat him to the Suns,
From Wikipedia : Losing team, scientific name : Bunchofmoronus Douchus Vulgaris.
Origin and therapeutic properties
Rare team usually team found in the region of New York; the most popular specie is usually found at famous Madison Square Garden, where a lot of fans use it to treat anger and depression; in fact, watching such a bunch of loosers make them feel better about themselves.
History
Founded some year (who cares?), the Knicks won 2 les in the 70's; in the 90's, the Knicks were a contender; despite having to face the Bulls and Reggie Miller, the Knicks reached the Finals twice during this decade, only to be defeated by the only 2 non-choking Texan teams (Dallas being the choking Texan team).
Present
"Led" by Isiah Thomas and Stephon Marbury, the Knicks are currently hopeless; losing, losing and sexual scandals.
This brilliant analysis has been provided by Kenny Smith; thank you Kenny !
Future
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So, truth = fail ?
Weird
NY will make the playoffs - book it.
niceNY will make the playoffs - book it.
Allan Houston on why he chose New York:
"After my wife and I were blessed with the birth of our fourth child last week, I realized that New York is where I am supposed to be, and the Knick uniform is the one I want to wear. I have seen the Garden in some of its best moments, and I truly believe that this team is on the verge of experiencing that again. This team is hungry and energetic. I hope to contribute in the weeks and months ahead."
"It's really like I never got to finish. You ever been cut off in midsentence and never been able to finish what you were saying? It feels like I get to finish now ... Of course I want to win, but this quest to me is more about being able to play again while I still can," Houston said in a recent interview with ESPN The Magazine's Chris Broussard.
Sounds like the guy isn't out glory-chasing. He's not just another one of those veterans out looking for a ring to add to his resume before he hangs up the sneakers.
From what he says, it sounds like he's doing this because he still loves the game and wants one last chance to play, and he still wants to give something back to the Knicks organization.
Considering his tenure in New York, I'd say he definitely owes them. But at the same time, I commend his choice and the reasons he stands behind it.
I can appreciate a guy who would find a way to help HIS team win rather than jump ship to a winning team.
Last edited by Dex; 10-10-2007 at 09:48 PM.
The Knicks.
I guess it's when your GM calls some chick "loose" and gets sued for it?!?!?
Just a guess...
If it's for the vet min, i think Boston can give him the biggest chance of getting back to the final. Oh well, i think he's a pus$y controlled guy, so New York it is.
If he wants to finish his career, he picked the perfect place to do it. Dude is living in the past. Fine shooter in his prime, but never more than that. With the unstable personalities on that roster, the "mish-mosh" talent level, and potential ball-hogging, I don't see see how he expects to ever make a difference there.
I wish him the best, but this has disaster written all over this comeback.
Hey, at least he's trying to earn the money he's been getting paid without having to play.
I applaud his loyalty, but the current Knick team doesn't deserve it or him.
October 11, 2007
Houston’s Return to Knicks Is a Long Shot
By HOWARD BECK
GREENBURGH, N.Y., Oct. 10 — In his first nine years as a Knick, Allan Houston lived every role, from franchise icon to payroll albatross. When he walked away two years ago, he played the part of the proud old warrior, bowing to the realities of middle age and the chronic pain in his knees.
It is not clear what role, if any, awaits Houston as he rejoins the Knicks, only that it will be unlike anything he experienced in his prime.
Houston signed a contract Wednesday afternoon and will attend his first practice Friday. At 36, he will be the oldest player on a roster crowded with young prospects and guaranteed contracts. He has less than three weeks to convince management that he can still play — and that it is worth waiving or trading someone to make room for him.
The locker room could use Houston’s leadership and wisdom. The franchise, battered by a sexual-harassment case, could use his pristine image and his ties to better times.
None of that will apparently factor into Houston’s bid to make the team.
“No, we can use the people on the floor,” Coach Isiah Thomas said. “We got enough guys that have been through some tough times in this league. We don’t necessarily need a locker-room monitor. We need a guy that can play.”
The hard reality of Houston’s feel-good comeback attempt is that the Knicks probably have no room for him. They are carrying 15 guaranteed contracts, the league maximum. They have four players — Jamal Crawford, Mardy Collins, Fred Jones and Nate Robinson — to rotate at shooting guard, and several others who can play there.
If the Knicks could open a roster spot, it would probably go to the rookie Demetris Nichols, a sharpshooter who is 13 years younger than Houston. The Knicks seemed to extend the invitation to Houston out of a sense of obligation.
“It’s all respect,” Thomas said last week. “He was a great Knick, and he wants to come back and give it a shot. So it’s out of respect.”
So Houston returns to the Knicks as a long shot and a curiosity, a new iden y that will be accompanied by a new uniform number, 7. Houston’s old No. 20 is now worn by Jared Jeffries, and the N.B.A. does not allow players to change numbers after training camp has begun.
When Houston retired two Octobers ago, he said he had “exhausted everything that I had” to overcome chronic knee problems. The left knee has chronic arthritis, a condition that was apparently caused by a rushed comeback from microfracture surgery on his right knee.
Houston never really left the Knicks’ orbit, however. He attended some games, occasionally stopped by practice and maintained his friendships with a number of players and, most notably, with James L. Dolan, the Madison Square Garden chairman.
In retirement, Houston earned $42 million, the final payout from the six-year, $100 million contract he signed in 2001. Under league rules, Houston could not return until that deal expired this summer.
“He’s elated at just having an opportunity to go out and compete again and potentially make a contribution to a young club,” said Bill Strickland, Houston’s longtime agent.
Houston is expected to speak to reporters Thursday before the Knicks’ preseason game against Maccabi Tel Aviv at the Garden.
Strickland said that Houston drew interest from a number of teams, including some finals contenders. The Knicks cannot even guarantee a playoff appearance. Strickland said that Houston merely wanted the chance to leave the game “on his terms.”
After the birth of his fourth child last week, Houston also wanted to stay close to his home in Greenwich, Conn. In a prepared statement, he said, “New York is where I am supposed to be.”
“I have seen the Garden in some of its best moments, and I truly believe that this team is on the verge of experiencing that again,” Houston said.
REBOUNDS
Isiah Thomas will face Knicks fans en masse Thursday for the first time since a jury found him liable for sexual harassment last week. Thomas said he had received support from fans so far and believed he would get the benefit of the doubt at Madison Square Garden. “But if not, then I’ll earn it,” he said. “I’ve been fighting for my life all my life. I’m not a guy that walks away or shies away. Whatever comes my way, I’ll deal with it and I’ll stand tall. But I’m not expecting a bad reaction tomorrow at all.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/11/sp...rssnyt&emc=rss
The Knicks are the worst organization in the history of mankind.
loose != lose
Just what the Knicks needs another over the hill past his prime player.
Why?
Knicks signed Ewing (flls), too. 1990s all over again.
I heard Oakley and Mason were coming back too.
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