How About Them Knicks?
Quick, who's the last Knick to score 30 or more points in 6 straight games? Good ole Willie Naulls did it in seven games back in 1962. That was until Amar'e Stoudemire poured in 34 points (18 in the fourth quarter) Wednesday night as the Knicks extended their win-streak to 6 (and 11 of 12) against the Raptors. Raymond Felton hit an Allan Houston-esque three with 2.7 seconds to go in regulation to give the Knicks the final lead for the night.
The Knicks are 14-9 and are playing their best basketball in nearly a decade. They've had a weak schedule but you can only play the teams that you're scheduled to play, and the Knicks have done a great job of that. Stoudemire was named Eastern Conference player of the week last week, and is on pace to take home the award again this week if the Knicks continue to surge. Award or not, Amar'e teamed with Felton have been the two best players the Knicks have had on a court together since Houston and Latrell Sprewell, and the teams record is indicative of it.
Yep, my biggest fears are coming to life...I thought this was going to be the year they didn't make major moves. Instead the Red Sox add both Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford to not just their already stacked lineup, but to really help bolster the defense. We're talking about two perennial MVP candidates going to beantown.
The Red Sox really were banged up last season, so you're not just adding Crawford and Gonzalez to the mix, Josh Beckett, Dustin Pedroia and Kevin Youkilis are coming back with something to prove. This team has a scary amount of talent, and the loss of Victor Martinez most likely will not hurt this lineup at all. We're not only looking at a threat for this coming season, but we may be looking at professional sports' newest dynasty.
Yankees, it's your move...
Kyrie Irving's Toe
The number one team in the country may be without their number one for the rest of the season. Freshman point guard Kyrie Irving severely injured one of his toes during Saturday's National Championship rematch against Butler, and while the injury was at first thought to be a sprain, full details are yet to be released and the situation looks grim to say the least.
While the amount of time Irving will miss is still undetermined, Coach K seemed very down about the situation after Duke's win over Bradley Wednesday night, and Irving tweeted "situation not looking good and I'm not feeling good...smh worst thing ever." That isn't too encouraging.
What is encouraging is that the Blue Devils still have Nolan Smith, Seth Curry and Andre Dawkins in the backcourt, as well as freshman Tyler Thornton. It's going to be tough playing without one of the best point guards in the nation, but adversity isn't a new theme for Duke or Coach K.
Thursday Night Football!
Indianapolis (-3.5) over TENNESSEE
Wow, who would've thought that this game may be a stinker? With the way these two teams are playing as of late this game is really a toss up, I mean who would've thought that between Kerry Collins and Peyton Manning it would be Manning that's thrown ELEVEN picks in his last three games (all losses). Well I think the bleeding ends tonight. It's Peyton, it's Primetime, and it's the Titans who have lost 5 straight and are just a complete lost cause. The division is still in sight for the Colts, and as banged up as they are, they still have the best quarterback in football (and that's in no way a dig at Tom Brady who I'm well aware picked apart my favorite teams defense last week).
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