Knicks Finally Win...Feels Like Deja Vu!

Knicks are 7 and 15 . All hope is lost. No chemistry. They're going nowhere quickly. Carmelo and Amare can't play together . D'Antoni is a bum. No defense. No intensity . No boards . Team is almost unwatchable . Then out of fu__in left field comes Jeremy Lin and "Linsanity " and we're taken on a three week " magic carpet ride "!
But lo and behold reality sets in . It's Melo's fault . It's Amare's fault . Lin has weaknesses. Too many guys in the rotation! D'Antoni must go.. It got ugly real quick. Would they ever win again?
Well last nights' win to me gave me that same feeling as the win against the Nets last month.
Relief, hope, renewed expectation. Interest again. Excitement. Maybe, just maybe playoff basketball in New York on Mother's Day ! Did they actually play "D" last night or was Portland so pitiful? (Figment of my imagination).
I gotta confess. I fell asleep in the 4th quarter, Knicks up 25. When I got up this morning and was drinking my "5 Hour Energy Drink, I was hoping and praying they did not collaspe and blow the lead.
You know what? Even with the NCAA's starting in earnest today, I'm looking forward to Friday nights' game against the Pacers. Are we all gluttons for punishment? Your thoughts?

Dow Hits 13,200, NASDAQ at 3000, Not Bad!!

Is it more jobs? Manufacturing on the rise? More credit? More consumer spending ? Some possible European stability ? Increased investor confidence, or a combination thereof? Whatever the rationale or explanation the DOW and NASDAQ are at or near their all-time highs.
Go figure! Will it continue ? Your thoughts .

This has been market analyst Steve Goldman reporting.

MF Global ; Relief in Sight for Customers, Barclays, RBS and Seaport Group Line up to Buy Claims!

MF Global . Corzine . Commingled funds . Missing customer $$$. Bankruptcy. Congressional hearings. Millions tied up in Britian's Bankruptcy System. Secrecy. Corzine getting a pass . A sequel to Madoff . Auditors, accountants...No answers .
Then lo and behold, a breath of fresh air . Barclays , Royal Bank of Scotland and the Seaport Group ,as reported by The New York Times today, are lining up to buy US customers' distressed claims for 90 and 91 cents on the dollar. Sounds like an offer to good to be true. The "big banks " are betting that all or a great percentage of MF Global's funds will be recouped and they will make money on the spread.
For now, I have two word of advice for MF Global customers...Grab It!!!!!!!!

This has been market watchdog Steve Goldman reporting.

Mike D'Antoni; Fire Him Now or At Season's End?

As positive as things were during the "Lin Streak ", things have gotten negative and nasty quickly . And the negative spiral is only picking up momentum and getting worse. Five straight losses, "no D ", Lin having a rough stretch, the rotation not working ...and shooting woes continue . Frankly, nothing is working ! The Bucks are suddenly on our tail and there is no relief in sight. I know the old adage, the coach doesn't play, the players do...but something has got to give.
Two weeks ago we were basking in a sense of " feeling good about the Knicks ". Now we're all left shaking our heads and slumping our shoulders. What is wrong ? While I don't dislike D'Antoni I have never been in love with his style geared towards offense, offense, offense. Yes it worked to a point with the Suns, but he had "all the Kings' horses and all the Kings' men " . After contemplating my navel over the past two weeks, I have come to a cold, hard conclusion ..The Knicks defense is subpar and you need strong defense to win in the NBA. Chandler plays good "D" . Shumpert is excellent . Jeffries plays hard..But Melo, Amare, Lin , Novak, Baron Davis. Come on. Give me a break. The effort and intensity is just not there. Can Melo and Amare play "D"? I don't know the answer to that question. Do you?
I can tell you one thing . D'Antoni is not the answer . Mike Woodson is . Make the move now, salvage the season. Don't wait till next year ! Still 27 games to go. Your thoughts?

Mets and Madoff ....Was it All Worth it ?

Lets put it this way...The last several years for the Mets, financially and performance- wise have been painful. Attendance down. No money to spend on free agents or to keep em. " Madoff " haunting the Mets' brass every step of the way. I almost feel sorry for the team.
Now , a bad ruling from Judge Rakoff of Federal District Court which effectively rules that the Met owners " were "net winners " from their Madoff investments could force them to "pay back " up to $83 million in fictitious profits . Wilpon and Company will also have a jury decide in a trial set to begin on March 19th whether they are liable for damages of up to $300 million for "willful blindness" . Willful blindness means "that one purposely turned away from learning something because there was a high probability that you would learn something bad that would render improper what you were doing ". Of high significance is the fact that Judge Rakoff has expressed real skepticism about the prospects of the Trustee and his legal team proving this at trial. We shall see !
So with all this looming and Wilpon's empire potentially dwindling from post-Madoff seismic waves, the $64,000 question must be asked , "was getting in bed with the devil himself really worth it " ?
I gather that question will be answered after the upcoming trial is concluded. Your thoughts?

All-Time Stupidest Statements; Rush Limbaugh Calling Sandra Fluke a Slut!

"Right Wing Rush has done it again! Yes , his beyond idiotic statement last week calling the D.C. college student "a slut " ranked right up there in all-time stupidity . He actually apologized ,which is probably "too little , too late" . What is even more mind-boggling is that Limbaugh's syndicated radio show is the most listened to radio show in America ...600 affiliates . Can you imagine?
Let's put it this way, I wouldn't ever admit to listening to that "assinine show " , even under the imminent threat of waterboarding. Actually , being forced to listen to that show for 4 straight hours is probably more extreme torture than being waterboarded . Close one.
So this morning more bad news for Rush. Sponsors have abandoned him, "woman's groups " are unifying to protest and Sandra Fluke may sue(It aint no "fluke"). Rush may be wishing he used a somewhat different word to describe Ms. Fluke .
Oh well . If it all goes to the crapper for Limbaugh, he can take solace in the fact that he'll always have a job as Rick Santorum's campaign manager . Did someone say two peas in a pod ? VP for Ron Paul ? Or maybe Billy Graham's accountant. You get the point.
This has been political analyst Steve "Left-Wing"(not chicken wing you dummy) Goldman reporting.

"Take the Last Train to Clarksville, And I'll Meet You at the Station, You Can Be Here by 4:30 Cause I've Made Your Reservation...Don't Be Slow..

Oh no, no , no".....Davy Jones, the heart-throb(British born) member of the original Monkees passed away at age 66 . Jones the only British born member of the group started with the group in 1966 . They were part of my childhood. Had a tv show too which won 2 Emmys.
I remember one of the happiest days of my young life was when my dad(whose law firm apparently had done some legal work for Don Kirschner) brought me home a black and white autographed picture of the "Monkees " .Signed by everyone. Had it taped (with scotch tape)to my bedroom wall for years! Man, how time flies.
Will always remember their theme song ," Hey, hey we're the Monkees, people say we monkey around , but we're too busy singing to put anybody downnnn....."
You will not be forgotten.