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“The Garden Has Some Serious Juice”
These were the immortal words of viewmyseats own Dave after attending today’s Knicks matinee in Madison Square Garden. With Sunday’s 129-125 win over Denver, New York extends their win streak to 8 games and raises their season record to a formidable 16-9.
This is a crucial week for the Knicks as the Celtics come to town Wednesday, followed by Lebron and the Heat on Friday night. Dave and his brother are lucky enough to have tickets to Friday nights contest against Miami. I was hoping to stumble upon a ticket myself but as Mike Francesa continues to remind me, there is “huuuge, repeat huuuge” demand for seats. Fear not, VMS will still be well represented.
Anyone else fortunate enough to have tickets to the Knicks/Heat Friday night? Share your views.
NBA Hoops: The Return Disappoints
We wanted drama. We wanted to see someone foul LeBron James hard as he drove to the basket. We wanted verbal sparring and double technicals. We wanted Cavs players to act and care like spurned lovers who had just been rejected by their high school sweethearts. We wanted to watch a hard fought, competitive basketball game that went down to the wire. We were all disappointed.
My major takeaway from The Return is that players don’t care as much as fans. It made me sick for Cleveland when the Cavaliers bench was seen smiling and joking with LeBron during the middle of the first half. This struck me as totally out of touch. Shouldn’t the Cavs bench be more aware of the damage The Decision has done to the people and city of Cleveland? Or, as fans, are we asking too much of our professional athletes to care as we do?
Share your views. Also know, I’m still not convinced the Heat are a legit contender this year. The Cavs team they destroyed last night could be one of the least talented teams in the entire league.
View of the Day: November 23, 2010
Staples Center. Los Angeles Lakers 98 Chicago Bulls 91.
View courtesy of @charliepanian
View of the Day: November 17, 2010
This photo was taken roughly 10 minutes prior to tipoff at American Airlines Arena before last night’s Miami Heat 123-96 victory over the Phoenix Suns. And where are all the people? I can remember Miami having attendance issues last season, when they were a mediocre team at best, but this year? With the three biggest off-season free agent acquisitions (Lebron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh) I figured Miami fans would be turning out early and often. I watched parts of this game and can tell you that the arena did fill up eventually. However, we are less than a month into the season and I figured fans would be a bit more present/vocal.
What accounts for the overall malaise in Miami? Part of the economic turndown or are fans, like the Heat players themselves, just waiting for the playoffs to give it their best? Share your views.