This should have been included at the end of the last post, but somehow I forgot. Maybe I’ll add it to my tag line. So here goes… I reserve the right to change my mind regarding any opinions made on this blog, or in general. After a few days of reading on-line articles and listening to sports analysts on TV, I’ve come to the conclusion that some of my opinions were made in haste yesterday. To start, I’m still going to root for the Knicks through their bad management, coach, and all.
Although I don’t condone fighting in basketball, baseball, or any other team sport, there is something that’s bugging me about the fall-out on the Knicks. What happened to the good old days when protecting the basket wasn’t a passive activity, but something that players took pride in? What happened to the good old days when committing a hard foul was not only common, but expected on occasion? I’m disappointed that Isiah Thomas actually had to bring it up to his players to commit a hard foul to protect the basket. I’m sure Charles Oakely, Anthony Mason, John Starks and Patrick Ewing would have done so. Now, Collins still needs to learn how to commit a hard foul without going for a players head, but he had the right idea. If Nate Robinson didn’t suffer from a Napolean complex, the whole thing probably wouldn’t have escalated to an all out fight. He got what he deserves in a 10 game suspension. I even would have been ok with Carmelo getting a lesser suspension than the 15 games he got only because he looked so stupid running away after throwing a punch at Collins. He might as well have been wearing a skirt.
And my change of opinion has anything to do with the fact the Knicks won an exciting overtime game today. Well, maybe a little.
