It is hard to remember the last time New York Knicks' Fans were excited for opening night at Madison Square Garden. Tonight, the crowd was pumped up and ready for the D'Antoni/Walsh era.
Rome was not built in a day and neither will the Knicks' new empire. Sure the Knicks bea the Heat 120-115 but there are still many things for D'Antoni to focus on in practice. Interestingly, neither "Starbury" Murbury nor Eddy "I'm a bitch" Curry saw one minute on the floor (coach's decision). The Knicks in the 4th quarter looked like they were going to coast to a double digit opening night blowout but, in typical Knicks fashion, they made it interesting and cut it close. Miami had to outscore NY 40-29 in the 4th just to come within' 5 at the game's end. NY was led by Jamal Crawford's 29 points, Zach Randolph's 20 pts/9 rebs and David Lee's 16 pts/11 rebs. D. Wade shot 9-24 for 29 points for Miami. Michael Beasley shot a poor 4-14 from the field, 1-5 FT for 9 points and 4 rebounds. Now even though Beasley may have had a rough debut, rest assured, Beasley has remarkable talent and in my opinion...Hall of Fame potential. His combination of speed and size makes it almost too easy to drive the paint and attack the basket. Once "Beastly" learns to finish strong, the number of defenders in the NBA that can matchup with him will be a blessed selected few.
Lastly, doesn't the Heat new head coach look like M. Night Shyamalan?
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