the Knicks are pathetic

Holy cow, they are terrible. I had no idea. The Spurs could have scored 150 points if they wanted to tonight. This is a team with no leadership, no plan, nothing. They could play the Spurs fifty straight games, and they wouldn't win. Egads.

Now it sets up the most anticipated regular season game for me in a long time Thursday night when the Spurs and the Mavericks battle. Mavs have won something like 21 of 23 to take the lead in the division. They have split their meetings thus far, both in Dallas, and have the two games in San Antonio with one game separating them in the standings. Bottom line is that the Spurs can really kick them in the shins by winning Thursday night. It is a big brother, little brother thing. The Mavericks have never really threatened the Spurs in the last seven or eight years we've been piling up championships. The Mavericks need a win, they need to win the division and have home court against the Spurs. It doesn't guarantee them a win in a play-off match-up, but if they falter and the Spurs win the division and homecourt, then I really like the Spurs chances.

Fans around here don't take the Mavericks seriously enough, though. They are a real threat. My brother even thinks they are the better team. He gets to watch them more often than I do, and I value his opinion. Thursday night is huge.