The Tankapalooza Chronicles, December

It was NOT supposed to happen like this. Brad Stevens was NOT supposed to coach Boston's replacements like he's the second coming of Phil Jackson. Rookies Michael Carter-Williams and Victor Oladipo were never expected to have something such as a triple-double standoff *. Nobody would've though Eric Bledsoe was a leader of men, on top of being a ridiculously talented player. If the 2014 NBA happened tomorrow, rather unlikely teams would get first dibbs on the exceptional crop of players available, despite that several teams are making a conscious effort at sucking. Let's examine who are the champions of deliberate losing so far.

Fixing the Knicks in 5 Easy Steps

I lied. There is no easy solution to fix the Knicks. Everybody thought the ship had a chance to crash back when the season started, but this is far beyond our worst nightmares. The Knicks are 3-13 and sharing the very bottom of the NBA with the Milwakee Bucks. If all that reckless, irresponsible spending seemed cute the last two years, it seems fucking stupid today. The Knicks are stuck with overpaid assets, whom nobody wants, are about to hand the Orlando Magic a superstar for free *. The Knicks are not in purgatory anymore, they have entered hell and there's no end in sight. How can they be fixed?

The Empire State Enigma (The New York Knicks Vs 2013-14)

The New York Knicks are like a beautiful woman with psychological issues. On her best day, she can sweep you off your feet and give you a vision of how awesome life could be with her, * yet you're never really far from a bathroom self-mutilation episode. I'll be first to admit, my Knicks look good on paper, but on the court, all bets are off. After an exhilarating 2012-13 season where we exceeded expectations and flamed out in the playoffs against the younger, bigger and hungrier Indiana Pacers, I'm worried about this season, like I worry about every seasons. So let's find out who are the Knicks, this year...

Vacation Planning - New York Knicks

It's been a fun year for my Knicks.They came out of the gate firing, winning eighteen of their first twenty-three games. The comeback of point guard Raymond Felton, like the dude's rug, seemed to tie the room together. His dynamism and his ability to penetrate the perimeter stretched the floor enough, so that Carmelo Anthony, J.R Smith and role players like Steve Novak and Chris Copeland could just fire away without thinking twice. Felton himself proved to be an efficient outside shooter.

But Felton got hurt right before New Year and things started getting out of synch. The Knicks became streaky, capable of the best and the worst on court. Sometimes during the same game. General Manager Glen Grunwald's decision to hire so many players between thirty and forty years old looked absolutely brilliant at the start of the year, but it started showing its limitations after the all-star break as players started coming down with injuries and left Grunwald scrambling to patch the holes in his lineup. The Knicks lucked out when they hired Kenyon Martin after the trade deadline, but that was the last good management move of the season.

We got booted from the playoffs in round 2, by the Indiana Pacers. I'm actually happy we made it this far, which hadn't happened for a decade and a half or so. It was evident the Pacers were the bigger, younger, more cohesive team at the series went along and that Mike Woodson got painfully outcoached by Frank Vogel. Like I said, no big deal. We have something to build on. There are things that work well with the team, other that need improvement. Here are five suggestions for my dear New York Knicks' off season.