Knicks Beatwriter Holds Back…Um, Not a Whole Lot Actually
By Cecilio's Scribe on Feb 26, 2008 with Comments 0
I miss reading the local tabloid sports sections every morning. Back in the day, before the rigors of a day job got in the way, I used to lazily wake up at home and bask in the glory of a Dunkin’ Donuts coffee and a stack of local papers. I read from back to front.
In our house, we had the Daily News, Post, Journal-News and Times…every day. Occasionally, Newsday would make the cut if there was a compelling enough Mets back page. Now, we yearn for the smudge of newsprint now predominantly replaced with the likes of our convenient, yet sometimes unfulfilling, Google reader filled with blogs.
What has caused us these reminiscent pangs of longing on this particular day? It’s the realization that we’re taking our beat writers for granted. Specifically, we’re missing out on the memorable musings of New York Knicks who have the privelege of covering this walking catastrophe during a season the likes of which we’ve never witnessed before and may never again. And, while the Gestapo-like reign of Dolan and MSG is certainly a wear on Knicks beat reporters, it’s good to see it’s not completely holding back their voices.
Having been out of the office a few days, I was catching up on the goings-on with those ever-entertaining Knickerbockers courtesy of the New York Post’s Marc Berman. Berman’s Monday column focused on the recent whining of the ridiculous, fat, lazy waste of space that is Eddy Curry. But what I found most refreshing was some of the unapologetically honest, mildly-satirical and genuinely amusing drop-ins from Berman. My favorites below:
In describing the Knicks’ state following Sunday’s loss:
“Team Titanic II sank further into the abyss…”
Lamenting the reality that Curry and Randolph remain in Knicks uniforms post-trade deadline:
“Curry and Randolph, unfortunately still Knicks after the trade deadline, combined for 19 points on 6-of-24 shooting in an awful 115-92 loss at Air Canada Centre.”
In describing Curry’s defensive prowess against big man Andrea Bargnani:
“Bargnani all by himself outscored the Knicks’ big-man tandem, hitting for 25 points on five 3-pointers, most of them over an unresponsive Curry.”
Discussing Zach’s effort against Toronto:
As Berman astutely points out:
“It’s only going to get uglier for the Knicks, who fell to 17-39 with 26 games left after losing their seventh straight in this arena.”
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