Sacrificial lambs

The Knicks made what I think were a pair of good trades last week, unloading salary (Zach Randolph and Jamaal Crawford) for shorter term salary(Al Harrington, Cuttino Mobely and Tim Thomas). But that means that a team with limited prospects — figure 30-35 wins — will probably struggled to get to 30.

There are going to be a lot of long nights like tonight, when inconsistent shooting meshes with pourous defense to create a blowout. The Pistons, while not the team they were a few years ago, remain one of the better clubs in the league and continue to play solid D.

There are going to be a lot of losses over the next two years as the team tries to put itself in position to go after two members of what looks like the greatest free-agent class in league history.

Author: hankkalet

Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet