Usually, the number 7 is considered a lucky number, but back in June I wrote a post noting 7 Reasons I Hate the NBA. I wrote the article, not because I truly hate the NBA, but because I used to love it. For the most part, I enjoy watching both college and professional basketball as well as playing the pickup variety. Well, last night, my 7 seven reasons didn’t get any better. By no means did anyone think the Knicks would be a good team this year. Hell, I’ll win a bet with a friend if the Knicks win 35 games this year, that would result in a record of 6 games under .500, which doesn’t really allow for bragging rights.

Well, under the bright lights of MSG and the Knicks losing to the Nuggets by 19 with under 1:30 to go in the game, Mardy Collins took down JR Smith on his way to the basket. Was it a hard foul? Yes. Do we need to teach Collins how to commit a hard foul without grabbing the player around the neck? Yes. But this is where things got ugly. After Smith gets up face-to-face with Collins, Nate Robinson starts putting up his dukes and starts bobbing and weaving in front of Smith, ready to go to blows. What an idiot! He wasn’t even involved with the foul, why the hell was he getting involved? And why was he acting like a 4 year old?! So, Nate and JR find themselves pushing and shoving into the front row. That’s when things got interesting. All of a sudden, Jared Jeffries is rushing at Carmelo Anthony. The folks on Altitude Network here in Denver are commenting on Jeffries and his antics. Even after that game ended, the Altitude Network was commenting on how ridiculous is was for Jeffries to go after Carmelo. Well, this just tells you how “homer” these people are about their teams in Denver. They totally left out the part when Carmelo threw a punch at Collins, when Collins had his head turned around and wasn’t even looking. I have some choice words for Carmelo, who backpedaled after the punch as fast as he could. Stand up you freakin’ punk, don’t throw a punch then run away with your tail between your legs. In the end, all 10 players on the court for both teams were ejected. The game finally ended and the garden crowd erupted in applause for the Knicks. So much for smart fans, this would have been the perfect time to actually boo the home team.

It’s a rare occasion when I agree with a New York sports writer, most of whom usually write anything negative they can find, but this post on Newsday.com seems to get some of it right. Anyway, as I noted in the headline, I’m at my wits end. Not sure if I can be a fan of the Knicks anymore. I can usually handle being a fan of a bad team, most NY teams outside of the Yankees have gone through rough stretches at one point or another. But when stuff like this happens, I have trouble rooting for them. Oh well.