Wow. The time for end-of-year top 10 lists and New Year's resolutions has snuck up on us again as another year ends.
For many of us this is a time of reflection about the year that has passed and preparation for the year(s) ahead. Usually, when we look back at ourselves plowing through the last 350 plus days, we see room for improvement in how we treat others, ourselves and the world we live in. However, some of us look in the mirror and ignore our own faults, while giddily focusing on those of our friends and relatives We accept our faults as a quirky part of our uniqueness, rightly imposable upon others. Or we ignore those defects simply because we don't want to face the possibility of failing if we try to change.
Others of us want to improve, so we make resolutions as promises of transformation for the better during the next year. Admittedly, most of our plans lack foundations for success because the timetable, support system, accountability and commitment are omni-absent. But, we must start somewhere and recognizing issues and distilling them into New Year's resolutions can be considered the beginning of recovery, even if we start from the same point every year for the rest of our lives.
This is where Knicks Fanatics comes in at the end of your 2009. Our goal is always to serve and as a gift to our readers we are going to help you get your resolutions together. We have identified the top 10 resolutions of common people and since there is nothing common about you, we have modified, reshaped and recast them for you, the thinking sports fan. With help from the great NBA writers in the Bloguin network, we could not think of a better vehicle than our second NBA-A-Thon, a carnival of some of the best work in the blogosphere. With a nod to Don at With Malice, who started us off with NBA-A-Thon #1, we present NBA-A-THON #2 and hope that all your wishes and resolutions come true in 2010, except those that have LeBron James punking the New York Knicks.
HELP Others YOUR GENERAL MANAGER,
by convincing him (no hers?) that a stud's off-court issues should not outweigh on-court production unless your team earns a nickname like the Jail-blazers or Toronto Crappers (note: Starbury, formerly of the team maligned as the Knickerslackers, stopped being a stud a millennium ago). Is there any better example of how this resolution can work beneficially than the Lakers' relationship with Ron Artest? According to Don of With Malice, the Artest Experiment? is a success since LA is the perfect forum outside the Forum for Ron Ron's bizarre play-dates with the media.
SPEND MORE TIME with family and friends COLLABORATING AND SCREWING AROUND WITH YOUR BLOG BUDS
Mookie, who is always ahead of the curve, at A Stern Warning joins with basketball writer Daniel Eade to drop some joint knowledge and insight on readers about the first quarter's award frontrunners in NBA Awards, 20 Games In. Blogiun's Hoops Head North crew takes collaboration to a new level in the 4th edition of their hilariously informative video blog -- Video Blog 4: HoopHeadsNorth.com & HipHoopJunkies.com (December 10, 2009). This is a great example of how teamwork can make a boring team look interesting.
Find A Better Job DO A BETTER JOB COMPLAINING ABOUT THE JOB SOMEONE ELSE IS DOING
In Backseat Driver Jeff Fox, of Hoops Manifesto, eloquently warns us that Coach Stan Van Gundy's defense of Rashard Lewis' indefensible refusal to enter the game when called signals the beginning of the end for the coach. The Agreement at True Blue Jazz provides an exemplary example of how to complain about a job poorly done when he points out that because of the NBA and fans All-Star Voting is a Joke.
.. Get Out Of DebtSTICK TO A BUDGET
Being in debt is a natural state in the NBA. Who in the hell wants to get out of debt when your team's record is consistently under .500 and watching the playoffs from a vacation spot is an annual affair? What really needs to happen is that teams need to shop better and William Yoder at Agent Dagger has made it easy for GM's (paid and armchair varieties) to get it right with his late year shopping guide, Holiday Shopping: Best Bargains in the NBA.
Fit In Fitness REHAB FROM PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL INJURY
Face it, fans need more rehab than a group of drunk sex addicts waiting for treatment at a AAA office. This fact is best illustrated by Sheed, at Bust A Bucket, as he documents the recurring pain of Portland fans in Day After Reaction to Greg Oden's Injury. For a different, well thought-out perspective, Wendell Maxey, of Beyond the Beat, who also plays a doctor on his blog, advises us that Blazer fans should not be in rehab at this point because Oden's Knee Injury Could Have Been Avoided. Erik, of Points in the Paint, points out that some fans not only need to deal with real pain but also injury to their fantasies in Danny Granger Injury - Fantasy Impact.
. Learn Something New SPEND MORE TIME TRAPPED IN THE PAST
This is an important resolution for those who have not experienced a winning team in the last decade or those who root for teams with a richer history than present. The TWolves Blog crew shows us how to achieve this resolution when Mike gives us a provocative and thoughtful look at "coulda, woulda and shoulda" in his piece, Eight Minnesota Timberwolves "What Ifs?"It appears that the 76er Fans also have backed up and parked in the past just in time for the new year. Ricky at Sixers4Guidos is not happy about going "Backwards Towards The Future" but he still will Welcome home Bubba Chuck !!
Quit Drinking PUT MORE "D" IN YOUR GAME
Usually this is a reference to "DEFENSE" but it seems to work in other ways for Brendan at Stepien Rules as he riffs on "Donaghy, Dancing and Delonte."
Get Organized RETHINK YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH ORGANIZED (& DIS-ORGANIZED) CRIME
In the latest edition of On the DL: Tim Donaghy's Book, Zach Harper of Talkhoops.net joins Dan Levy to discuss the incredibly incredible non-trial and tribulations of Tim Donaghy, the central figure in Commissioner Stern's untested "Lone Ref Theory" of on-court, off-track betting.
Improve Your Education GO BACK TO OLD SCHOOL
Michael A. DeLeon of Project Spurs successfully takes us back to "Old School" when he unveils the Assembling Bruise Brothers 2.0 in which he compares the foursome of Duncan, McDyess, Ratliff and Blair to the sextet of imposing big men on the Spurs' early 1980s team under Stan Albeck. The Nickel Steak, at The Puns Are Starting To Bore Me, makes his case for returning to old school basketball (before players became actors) as he educates us about the Physics of Flopping.
Enjoy Life More DON'T TAKE YOURSELF SO DAMN SERIOUSLY
In reading Gullible's Travels: The Koolaid Is Really A Special Blend Of Coffee by Lives (yeah, yeah, that's me), one might think I take the small things and small people much too seriously in this pimped-up version of a link and video dump. But once you get by the lengthy introductory back story about my serious search for the "Gullible Fanatic," you'll find the content to be quite a funny, self-effacing way to end the old year and bring in the new.
BONUS: At Knicks Fanatics we like to give you more than you bargained for, so here is one extra adjusted resolution for those in committed relationships with their eye on OPP (other people's players).
Find True Love HAVE MORE SEX WITH FEWER PEOPLE
As recent events have demonstrated -- no, I am thinking about the injury to Greg Oden not the injury to Tiger Woods -- the search for true love is overrated and overstated. As often as not it's best just to love (and pay) the one you're with and stop being with so many. Do you understand the concept of "diminishing returns?" If not, now reference Tiger Woods.
1Finally, if those resolutions didn't quite help for the New Year, share your fave resolutions with us by commenting below. Thanks for contributing to a great 2009 and have a very, very
Phenomenal job there Lives. Bar's set high for #3...
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December 18, 2009
statesman1: ...
25-games in and the Knicks are 8 Up and 17 down, for a .320 clip. If they play at this rate for the year then we are looking at 27 Wins. To get to 40 Wins, the Knicks would have to finish with 32 wins and 25 losses, or a .560 clip. To get to 30 Wins the the Knicks would need 22 Wins against 35 losses or a .38 clip. I do not recall who predicted 40 wins, but I do recall saying that where some saw shyte, I saw shiola.
46 3s wow, and 16 from a 6.10 guy, and 13 from a 6.8 guy. What in the name of Charles Oakley, Truck Robinson, Kevin McHale, and Dennis Rodman, has happen to the Power-Forward position. 3pt shooting means that your opponent does not have to play D, or get into foul trouble. Live by the 3, you die by the 3, or you only shoot 16 free-throws.
Old School, when the athletes or former athletes were being interviewed. What does Len Berman have to offer? Let’s get Clyde, Pearl, Bill Bradley, or even Hawthorne Wingo to talk.
I feel like I'm all set for the new year now. Thanks for all of those resolutions, LIVES. And for the record, probably the best NYE I've ever had was in New York (2005/06). What a city.
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December 18, 2009
T'man: can't, can't, can't
Huge can't.Nate can't cause Ant can't, so Nix can't.Can't watch this Marbury redux bs.
LGJ/Let's go Jeffries/Free Plax
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December 18, 2009
Steady1: Tiger Go Home!
Excellent Job Lives! As Steady often says, you Bloguin like a gentleman and scribe like a scholar. Very scholarly of you to enjoin the Bloguin neighborhs in your revelry. You, too, epitomize the Bloguin spirit.
The extra resolution on 11 is quite poignant and speaks to a far more precarious position created by Mr. Woods "his damn" self.
Fuhgetabout, for a moment, the hypocrisy that has become Americana, on all things that is sex. When it comes to sex, many Americans watch preachers pontificate from the pulpit and politicians pimp with limp dichotomous personas as one bangs babes in safe houses and another preach Mrs. Jones out her panties during sessions about Mr. Jones' "weary ways" with OPPs.
Steady but digressing with the veil of hypocrates securly scarfed around my head. I was asked last night by a provocateur about the Tiger situation. Just Bloguin here and definitely not hollier than thou art. Seems to Steady that Tiger needs a home and a hug. "Where's Tiger's momma at?" This is right about the time when a son needs the love of his mother to shield/protect him from the vultures in the MSM and among the groupettes. Look at the way Mrs. Jeter goes about defending Derek? It is high time for all those who have cashed in on the good will and Benjamins that Tiger doles out each year to steph the funk up. On another note, Tiger needs to go home. There's a viral SMS going around where the message to Tiger says: we stood by MJ and Kobe because they stood by us and considered themselves one of us [Black]. Therefore, if Tiger can find the Canalbasian clan he claims to be, then maybe they can help him absorb some of this public scorn and the hyperboles from the hypocrites. Case in point: When Teflon Bill went after Barry in New Hampshire with the smoke n mirror hyperbole, Big Brother Clayburn steph the funk up and call TO. When Rev. Wrong took the mic in DC to right the record about his name, Roland Martin, Tom Joyner, Rev Al steph the funk up to shout foul. When Alex Rodriguez got caught up with the PEDs thing dimed by Selena Roberts, Derek Jeter and his other teammates steph the funk up to embrace him and say we got you bro. Then he goes on to become Mr. November and raise number 27 along the Canon of Heroes. Who's going to be the first to steph the funk up for Tiger? Oh Michael, Michael, where art thou? Thee of many sexscapades dating back to Magic City in Hotlanta with your boy, The Big Fella. Oh Derek, Derek, where art thou? Thee of mutliple menage a trois and the gift that flares up shared by Ron Mexico. Oh Shark, Shark, where art thou? Thee of multiple drunken binges and fall-out at your stately estate in Jupiter, FL? Oh Marv, Marv, Marv where art thou? Thee of the wigs, hoisery and S&M dominatrix episodes? The moral of the story is "we all have skeletons". That's why it's not good to covet OTPs or run away from the golden goose as it endures an ingrown toe nail. This episode shall pass. America is a forgiven nation that roots for the underdogs. We build and destroy our heros only to build them up again--to destroy them again. You can try to do this alone and on the links at night or by watching cartoons Tiger. But sooner or later, you got to get your ass up and go "Home". Just chose your home wisely. For what it's worth, Steady's steph the funk up. We got you bruh.
Just Bloguin!
Steady as the TIger Trolls in the cut.
OKFL
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December 18, 2009
Steady1: ...
On the Steph treatment currently befallen on Nate--the Lone Rogue Warrior on our side this season, the world is beginning to be convinced who we have as coach--[]'Anfoni goes the extra mile by revealing he has no scruples and morals. The "when it comes to winning" part was just filler to make the MSM word count. What a hypocrit and liar. Say Fanatics, that same antic got the HOF ABS Coach booted outa here. What's the over-under on this classless cat? Say Peaceman, what's good with the next Versace wearing X-O type in Mecca? Say Cooley MD, the ABS you bloged about in the pre-season is here. So wadayado now?
Glad you enjoyed the piece. I enjoyed conceiving, writing and reading the articles for it. Good stuff to work with.
Steady, man you've just about got me to come out of my face on the Tiger drama, but I am trying hard to keep wild game outta my diet. TMI or TMT (too much Tiger) for my liking, although I am digging some of the funnier jokes. The young man may be able to laugh at himself one day, especially if he is fortunate to repair his family so he can give his kids the love and support he got from his parents. The worst thing he could possibly lose, for him, is probably the opportunity to be with his kids and have a mate supportive enough to work that part of his life around his schedule. How he repairs that, if he can, will probably need to be bottled and sold. I'll buy some bottles and increase the profit margin. I know a couple of former governors, an ex-president and a Shaq and a Heat, among others, that would buy some of that medicine to heal some self-inflicted wounds. Kobe has his own brand, but most of us can't afford the big ass diamond ring that came with it.
Letterman got off easily with the press because he makes money off being a fool, but no one was talking about his numerous on the job flings, just the one -- girl Friday who he was doing Monday through Wednesday.
Slicky Ricky Pitino handled his side dish in the restaurant with somebody else's somebody well enough to get it out of the press fast. (Ever hear of the addage "don't eat where you shyte" or is it "Don't eat where you eat?")
And who in the hell sympathizes with the women who waxed or got whacked by a "Cheetah" named Tiger? If you pay me a million dollars I'd be happy to tell you how I caught a Tiger by its tail or gave Tiger a little tail, whatever tale will get me paid enough to pay for my kids college tuition.
There is only one real truth we ignore in all of this - generally men are weak, stupid assholes especially when it comes to resisting or understanding the T&A (tits and ass) or the "Big Butt and a Smile" complexity. Resistance is not futile, but it takes planning, practice, luck and keeping your dumb ass outta harms way to avoid harming yourself and others. 1) If you don't put yourself in the situation, it won't turn into a situation. 2) Don't start none, won't be none.
No matter how sweet it looks, how nice the thought of it feels or how well it is packaged, it ALL (ALL, ALL, ALL) carries hidden costs and secret taxes. I don't care how much someone wants you to believe it's free and easy. Only a fool believes it's free. Only someone destined for problems believes it's as easy as paying somebody off to keep them quiet. To "kiss and tell" or "suck and sell" is part of the new economy.
If you want a lasting solid agreement, as Charlie Sheen says, enter into a mutually risky contract with a qualified, quality professional who doesn't take Mastercard (no electronic trail) or have the need to excite your ring tone around the missus.
So yeah, we all got issues and nicely packaged punanny can even make a catholic priest get on his knees and change denominations.
So why are we all over everybody's used jock. Just handle (or mishandle) your own shyte and tell me something I didn't think I already knew. I already knew that Tiger didn't know shyte about T&A -- what you expect from someone taking advice from Michael and Charles Barkley?
Great suggestion States on potential interviewees. If you are able to get any of those individuals let me know what you have to offer and we'll get right on it.
Great find Lives. Very interesting stuff here espe...
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