tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31840789602832281012012-02-13T04:14:00.390-05:00Please Kill Me I'm a Knicks FanThe Bouncehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17958078604990448291noreply@blogger.comBlogger151100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184078960283228101.post-21107293940062226242007-03-24T08:54:00.000-05:002007-03-26T17:06:25.188-05:00

For the first time ever at The Bounce, El Guapo and Shirts v. Blouses have united to live blog an actual Knicks game! Ok, so maybe it's more of a Simmons'-esque running diary. Either way, enjoy. 7:33 - Pre-game action: Clyde is wearing a brown, magic eye-like tie to go with Gus Johnson’s Johnny Cochran-esque pinstripes. The combination makes El Guapo dyspetic. Johnson must be bummed about not

The Bouncehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17958078604990448291noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184078960283228101.post-25724838737152538712007-03-12T19:13:00.000-05:002007-03-12T19:41:55.285-05:00

As we all now know, the 29-34 Knicks, who've spent one day in 8th place, have given Isiah Thomas a "multiyear" extension, the details of which are still under wraps. This means that the team has evidently shown the "significant progress" Dolan was looking for when he gave Thomas his ultimatum before the season.Here's what Dolan said in December while Zeke's status was still up in the air

El Guapohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08553956254880472011noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184078960283228101.post-15824914646929063622007-03-09T11:50:00.000-05:002007-03-09T12:13:00.626-05:00

I know it's odd we haven't mentioned one of the high- (low-) lights of the season, Tuesday's 100-99 loss to the Sonics, in which Stephon Marbury put up 40 points, but missed the second of the two free throws that would have tied the game and sent it to overtime.(Not to make excuses, but Shirts has been out with flu-like symptoms. He's listed as day-to-day through the weekend. For my part, I threw

El Guapohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08553956254880472011noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184078960283228101.post-89083524786611718512007-03-02T14:02:00.000-05:002007-03-05T10:13:26.346-05:00

Picking up that first-half review rock from the S.v.B., who astutely argues that this season is a glancing shot to the groin of the already beleagured Knicks fan: the initial shock, the slow-building ache, etc. I say if Dolan and Isiah are going to play us like that, then we owe them a little something back."Cup check, bitch." Thwak!Your First Half Cup Check continues apace with a look at the

El Guapohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08553956254880472011noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184078960283228101.post-11085232522126590162007-03-01T14:25:00.000-05:002007-03-02T09:58:47.917-05:00

A little bit tardy, The Bounce would now like to look back at the first half of the Knicks 2006-2007 season. This year, a handful Isiah-defending columnists have expressed optimisim about the Knicks. The majority, though, have described the Knicks season as a "roller coaster," which implies that there have been a lot of exciting ups and downs and that this season has been a briefly frightening

Baron Augustus Von Nostren, IVnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184078960283228101.post-13374970010357144672007-02-17T23:12:00.000-05:002007-02-18T13:34:12.844-05:00

Quick hits on the All Star skills contest:Props to Gerald Green wearing a #2 on his headband for Red Auerbach. And the dunk contest was definitely his, despite the fact that his last dunk should not have really been an all 10 score, which the judges gave him. That was definitely a "this contest is over" score after Nate-Rob blew his last dunk.In fairness to Nate, his first dunk (the last one in

El Guapohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08553956254880472011noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184078960283228101.post-3472001024001050432007-02-16T13:52:00.000-05:002007-02-16T14:38:28.160-05:00

It's the last night of NBA basketball before the end of the first half, and Ernie Johnson is being carried in to the outdoor Las Vegas TNT studio on a velvet sedan chair by, in a potentially awkward bit of racial imagery, four large black men dressed as Roman guards. Barkley and the Jet look on in disbelief, yelling "Are you kidding me?!"You know what this means, folks: it's All Star time!The

El Guapohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08553956254880472011noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184078960283228101.post-1665368599309223532007-02-12T20:52:00.000-05:002007-02-13T09:56:51.760-05:00

The Knicks came out on Saturday in the SLC with orange headbands. What to make of this? First, it should be noted that not everyone looks good in a headband.For the style conscious baller, there are many options. An array of wristbands and arm bands. Neck tats. A mouthpiece with team colors. That weird patch of hair on the back of Drew Gooden's head. A color coordinated shooting arm sleeve, which

Baron Augustus Von Nostren, IVnoreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184078960283228101.post-37063342635417022792007-02-08T23:11:00.000-05:002007-02-08T23:50:27.235-05:00

Let me jump in and post late-breaking style.The Daily News and the Star-Ledger are reporting some interesting words of one Eddy Curry (via ESPN.com's Rumor Central).So Eddy, what's up?Asked if he'd be surprised if Garden chairman James Dolan fires Thomas, Curry said, "Yeah, I'll be shocked. I'll be pissed. I'll be trying to get out of here."Out of here?"Definitely. I'd be on my way out."Gives us

El Guapohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08553956254880472011noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184078960283228101.post-31614556109480077222007-02-08T12:29:00.000-05:002007-02-08T17:19:49.027-05:00

Look, we've all heard the old saws about absolute power corrupting absolutely, but what about dynastic wealth bestowed upon the second generation? The 2nd-gen editions of success in America (I'm thinking of last names like Hilton, Osborne, Hogan, even, ah, Bush) can't help but make you yearn for the past when the oligarchs kept their kids in the country club. The outlook for these types today

Baron Augustus Von Nostren, IVnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184078960283228101.post-84021988015653163722007-02-06T23:02:00.000-05:002007-02-07T09:22:13.015-05:00

Here's the thing. We know why we're rooting against our team. We know why it's necessary. But if we think that knowledge leaves us innocent, that there won't be a judgment, well, I'm afraid it isn't that easy. We're angering the spirits of the ancestors here and we need to accept that and face our punishment. Which brings us to tonight's game. Join the Mike Breen for President '08 Coordinating

El Guapohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08553956254880472011noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184078960283228101.post-90859638255662757682007-01-31T09:35:00.000-05:002007-02-07T14:24:15.917-05:00

Clyde put forth no less than two uses of "fortuitous bounce" in the fourth quarter last night against the Lakers. This proved to be fortuitous for the Knickerbockers -- they hung on to win. That said, Knicks v. Lakers sans Kobe Bryant was really underwhelming. Consider me barely whelmed, execpt for Vladimir Radmanovic's beard/hair which makes him look like a member of the Polyphonic Spree, and

The Bouncehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17958078604990448291noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184078960283228101.post-17644001145842252482007-01-22T21:16:00.000-05:002007-02-07T13:55:58.246-05:00

Mike Breen, he of the barely concealed disgust for his MSG gig, just mentioned that Channing Frye has a "legitimate beef" in response to a questionable offensive foul call in the third quarter. This begs the question, are "legitimate" beefs ever as interesting as illegitimate beefs?Legitimate beefs: David Lee's playing time, the War in Iraq, global warming, guys who wear scarves with T-shirts,

The Bouncehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17958078604990448291noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184078960283228101.post-31631575139117462562007-01-17T13:35:00.000-05:002007-01-21T22:04:04.846-05:00

From the department of speculative wish fulfilment, I'm going to make the backhanded case that a Knicks sale could be pending. As a member of the Bounce that works in some fashion in the financial news media, here's the barely publishable line of reasoning:The Dolans, the family that controls Cablevision and our Knicks, are trying to take Cablevision private. Essentially, they want to buy up all

The Bouncehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17958078604990448291noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184078960283228101.post-21702619500061420692007-01-17T12:06:00.000-05:002007-01-17T17:10:12.587-05:00

Welcome to Fortuitous Bounce, a semi-regular Knicks blog.The kids want to know what the bounce is and why it's, in fact, back. Let's be clear, this is our blog's first post, but the bounce may be back. Or it never left. Let's explain.Brushing aside the surface references to Walt Clyde Frazier's favorite phrase, fortuitous bounce encompasses all things metaphysically Knicks. Since untold numbers

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