I think I’m falling in love all over again.

In the wake of last night’s exhilarating victory over the Nuggets at MSG, a sense of optimism and let’s face it, pure joy, has found its way into the hearts and souls of New York Knickerbocker fans. I can’t remember the last time I felt this good about these guys.

Of course, the 2007-08 season is a newborn one, and the Knicks are only 2-1, but reasons abound as to why there is actually hope for the immediate future. First off, THANK GOD Zeke did not pull the trigger on a trade that would have sent either David Lee or Renaldo Balkman to the Kings for Ron Artest. Along with Nate Robinson, this trio off the bench is one of the best in the NBA, if not THE best. Certainly No. 1 in energy brough to the table. Balkman was a vision in last night’s game, being referred to as a “fireball” in today’s New York dailies. Although his stat line may not indicate it, Balkman may be more of a reason for the victory than any of the four 20-point scorers — Steph, Craw, Zebo and Curry.

Clearly, Isiah Thomas made the right call when opting to trade Channing Frye as opposed to the other three marquee draft picks from 2005 and 2006. Simply put, Frye was a “pussyface” that brought nothing to the table. Kurt Thomas was never a “great” player when he was with the Knicks, but his toughness, attitude and the “crazy eyes” moniker more than made up for it. Frye essentially replaed KT at the 4, leaving us with a “pussyface” instead of “crazy eyes.” Not a good trade off.

Pussyface lets loose a queef.

Astoundingly, we managed to land Zach Randolph by trading away Pussyface and Steve Francis. Wow. Already, that is looking like the trade of the decade. Zebo has already posted double-doubles in his three games donned in Orange and Blue, and has positively answered any doubts about the effectiveness of the tandem formed with center Eddy Curry. Together, the two have formed a new incarnation of the Natural Disasters.

Mirroring the failure of the WWF’s initial attempt at a Natural Disasters duo, Zeke’s idea of pairing Jerome James and Curry failed miserably. Both were simply too big together, with James acting as the gimp a la Andre “the Giant” at the end of his career. Curry needed another fatboy, just one not as fat as him. Enter Zebo as Typhoon. The analogy fails with Randolph not having been as friendly in Portland as Tugboat, but fuck it, he’s Typhoon with the Knicks now.

It’s just unfortunate that Jimmy Hart isn’t around to drill Jerome James in the knee with a motorcycle helmet.

Kudos to Isiah for tightening the rotation and sticking with the 8-man rotation. Barring any injuries, I don’t want to see anyone besides the troika of Nate, Lee and Balkman entering the game. OK, so Fred Jones (is he just a shrunken Kelvin Cato?) got some playing time, and that’s fine. When Jared Jeffries is healthy, he’ll probably be needed to spell Q at the 3, too. But no one else, and that especially goes for Malik Rose.

I do not — repeat, DO NOT — want to see him ever taking his warm-ups off. I have no idea what he brings to the game (besides his “Toro!” move that gets big men to fall down) and he really has no place or position on the court. PAINT THAT FUCKING WARM-UP ON LIKE IT’S THE SI SWIMSUIT ISSUE!

That is all for now … Viva Los Knickerbockers!

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