If by ball movement, you mean Cupcakes Felton dribbling off his foot and passing into the stands, then you are correct. As a Blazers fan, you're welcome to him.

I'd love to see the rest of the team do well, though. I just don't see them gelling for an entire season. Then again, it's pretty early in the season and I haven't yet looked that closely at the Knicks or the Eastern conference in general. Just as long as someone can beat Miami...

Ohhh yea! The boys do look good! The fact that not only are they playing good and as a unit, but they are all having fun is huge to me. If there heart is in it, and they can play as a unit, they can go far, they certainly have the personnel.

Wooooooooooo

You're welcome to Camby, too. See if he plays more than 62 games this season.

I rooted for Felton when he got to Portland, but he showed up overweight, out of shape, and couldn't play for crap. He made the Blazers worse in many ways, both in his impact on the team and on individual players (Matthews suffered from lack of touches, for example). I rooted for Camby, too, and still kinda do, but his ticky-tacky injuries and locker-room talk turned me away pretty quick at the end of last season.

And what's this Amare will fit in stuff? NY should be his team, no one elses. The Knicks look good and will be a force in the playoffs, but they'll come down to earth. Take it from a Blazers fan who knows better than anyone else how to over-value players and have unrealistic expectations every frickin' season.

@Dollop_of_Murk said:

The Knicks look good and will be a force in the playoffs, but they'll come down to earth. Take it from a Blazers fan who knows better than anyone else how to over-value players and have unrealistic expectations every frickin' season.

A little self-correction: what I meant was the Knicks won't rock the entire season like they've rocked the opening games, but they'll be pretty damn good with a high seed in the playoffs.

Enjoy that for me, because my Blazers lost tonight at home against the Spurs in large part because our bench was outscored 64-4. Yea for lottery picks!

@Dollop_of_Murk said:

You're welcome to Camby, too. See if he plays more than 62 games this season.

I rooted for Felton when he got to Portland, but he showed up overweight, out of shape, and couldn't play for crap. He made the Blazers worse in many ways, both in his impact on the team and on individual players (Matthews suffered from lack of touches, for example). I rooted for Camby, too, and still kinda do, but his ticky-tacky injuries and locker-room talk turned me away pretty quick at the end of last season.

And what's this Amare will fit in stuff? NY should be his team, no one elses. The Knicks look good and will be a force in the playoffs, but they'll come down to earth. Take it from a Blazers fan who knows better than anyone else how to over-value players and have unrealistic expectations every frickin' season.

As a RABID UMass basketball fan and a resident of New York, I am so stoked I get to see the twilight of his career on television all year. It's great to see the Camby-man blocking shots and rebounding like it's 1999.

And the Knicks look very good so far. Wouldn't surprise me in the least if they contend for the East this year. It's about time they had a legit team (I'm not a Knicks fan, I don't root for any NBA teams, just enjoy watching basketball) and I would love to see Camby get a ring.

One of my favorite things about Camby is his shot. It's like a wind-up automaton sky-crane thing. He starts cranking it up in slow-motion and the entire defense just seems to stop, as if paralyzed - unable to move, they simply stare, giving Camby plenty of time to release.

Seriously, watch him shoot and simultaneously imagine the sound effects from Transformers when they transform. It's awesome.

He may be in the twilight of his career, but what a career. He's still capable of really smart plays and when he's healthy he can still be a beast. It is nice that he's back in NY.

This is a thread I can get down with....

I've been a Knicks fan since about 1979. I did go to Barlcays Center this year and I purchased a really nice Net's lid. It's very early - I'm sure the Knicks will dissapoint us soon.

5-0!!!!!