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A Sad Month In The NBA

Part of me cried a little today. Today marks the retirement of Tracy McGrady, this month marked the retirement of Allen Iverson as well. Goodbye Tracy McGrady. Goodbye Allen Iverson

Allen Iverson aka “The Answer”, a former first round pick for the Philadelphia 76ers, lived up to his high draft pick. Allen is historically one of the 76ers greatest players to ever wear their uniform, add to that his ROTY (Rookie of the Year) award, a NBA MVP, multiple:scoring titles, All Star selections and NBA First Team selections, lastly a 2001 Finals appearance; A.I has quite a nice resume for any NBA player.

“The Answer” will probably be best remembered for his “practice” rant that signaled his end in a 76ers uniform. Past that rant though, he’ll be remembered for his killer cross over, his one handed put back dunk, and his amazing Game 1 Finals performance in 2001.

Allen’s legacy will be an interesting one. He revolutionized the Point Guard position, proved a little guy can hang with the best, and brought about a cultural revolution in the NBA (tattoos, corn rows, oversized jerseys); on the flip side though he will be remembered for being selfish, a cancer to teams, and a coach killer.

Tracy McGrady aka T Mac was a former 9th round draft pick for the Toronto Raptors. He may have played up to his superstar potential but never achieved the success others did. T Mac was a prolific scorer and earned multiple scoring titles, All Star selections and NBA First Team selections as well; sadly T Mac never took his own team to the Finals, let alone past the first round of the playoffs.

T Mac will be best remembered for the classic performance he put on against the Spurs where he scored 13 points in 35 seconds! McGrady will also be remembered for his amazing dunks and his offensive dominance.

Tracy McGrady’s legacy is also an interesting one. He had the superstar potential to be one of the best, in his prime years he easily was the best. Sadly due to injuries he never was able to win it all.

This month marks the end of two of the great players in the NBA. While these two men have no rings between the two, their names are still talked about today and I will tell my kids about Allen Iverson and Tracy McGrady. I hope to see both in the NBA Hall Of Fame as soon as they’re eligible.

I Am The Reason The New York Knicks Are Winning

Don’t get me wrong, I’m a huge Knicks fan. I became a fan in the days of Patrick Ewing, John Starks, Charles Oakley and Grand ma, or Larry Johnson as the fans at the Garden affectionately called him. I was never one to miss a game and I followed the team through their ups and downs – and there were a lot of downs.

Yes, I am a huge fan. Now, I even get updates on my cellphone everytime they play.

This season, the Knicks finally found their nitch. They have been on a roll winning more games than they’ve won in recent memory and finally, they have began defending their home court just like the old days. They are once again a winning team and I feel personally responsible for their winning ways.

Why am I responsible for the Knicks winning again? Well it’s simple… I don’t watch them play ball anymore.

Call me superstitious, but I feel that anytime I watch the Knicks play basketball, especially this season, they loose. Take tonight for example. I knew they were playing The Orlando Magic and I wanted to see the game. But because of my luck or lack of, I followed the game on my ScoreMobile app. At some point in the third quarter, the Knicks were up by 8 points. I figured this was a good sign and assumed that they will win. So I decided to watch the rest of the game.

I began watching and immediately, the Magic went on an 11-2 run and led the game. The score when I started watching was Knicks – 69, Magic – 61 with 9 minutes remaining in the third quarter. Three minutes later, the Magic was leading by one point, Knicks 71, Magic 72.

At that point I changed the channel and went back to ScoreMobile on my cellphone.

According to ScoreMobile, the Knicks quickly gained their composure and went on to win the game with a score of 114 to 106. This of course only happened after I stopped watching.

So to all the Knicks fans out there… you’re welcome.