Section 423 Vol. 4

[Editor's note: Cheddar Ben hits on Manny Acta and Daisuke Matsuzaka below. Enjoy.]

"Eddy Curry is Rumi Udai"

There was an Indian-American PF/C a year younger than me on my hoops team in high school. He was always ahead of his age group coming up in the ranks of the tenacious middle school ball scene. He was taller than most heads, jump hooks with both hands, lots of man-girth, decent 10-12-footer...

But this kid was the laziest fuck ever. He was a shitshow. And that's what the Knicks have this year with Eddy Curry. Watching him get sonned by Yao was the final straw. (Yao f0r 2-week MVP? Have you seen his calves and amish chin beard?). In order for the Knicks to ever regain order and a semblance of a team philosophy, Curry needs to be the first to go.



He is in his sixth year and is only 24. Some nights he is Moses Malone. Other nights, Roy Tarpley (go blue). He does not know how to post up, often times has less than four rebounds going into the 4th quarter. He routinely doesn't finish, and loves getting blocked. Time to go fat ass....Marque will miss you.

Second on the list that needs to leave in order for the team to actually go up in the "Nowhere To Go But Up" campaign is Steve Francis. I don't care how hard he dribbles the ball or how good his suit game is, I am convinced his best days are behind him.

Not playing in the Houston game was a sign to me that he has lost that explosiveness and desire that once fueled his competitive fire (I sound like Walt Clyde).



Shoutout to Walt Clyde who, during the Cleveland game Monday night, let the audience know that he still receives residual checks for $4 from his 'role' in the hoops classic "Eddie". Way to bounce back strong Clyde! He has been doing a much better job this year.

With that said, let's continue to try and dig deep and find some positives to discuss. Isiah screaming at Bowen and Greg 'The White Manuel Noreaga' Popovich was probably the first cool thing Zeke has done since destroying the franchise. Same goes for Ro-Ro Balkman, who has played with tenacity, hustle and swagger. He is the west coast RonnyTuriaf, minus the cool dances.

Another positive is the resident fly guy, Q-Rich...he has luckily been BALLING. Keep it up young blood....(R.I.P. to his brother)

So 2-6 is obviously pretty awful, but we expected this, at least at first. The Knicks have had arguably the toughest schedule in the league, playing all playoff teams from last year, except for the Atlanta Hawks (which was on the road and the second of back-to-backs). So hopefully as the Milwaukees, Bostons and Portlands start to pop up, the Knicks might be slightly improved from playing against the top teams.

I really would have liked to have seen them hold on against Cleveland. That's the first really disappointing loss of the season, the rest have been kind of expected. When you have Bron-Bron on the ropes (those Nike commercials suck), especially at home, you have to deliver the knockout punch.

That's another problem for the Knicks. Who gets the ball at the end of the game to make something happen? Unfortunately it has been Jamal Crawford who is probably the top 5 most overrated players of all time. He is either Earl Monroe, or Sippy Gulati, and you never know which one you are going to get.

At the end of games, Stephon should have the pill. Period. He can get in the lane, get fouled, kick out, he's not afraid of pressure....he once again needs to be our leader.

Where the fuck is Jared "Brace Face" Jeffries!!!!!?????!!! [Editor's note: Hurt. Shockingly.]