Knicks Keep on Rollin

Some wondered how the Knicks would fare on their 4 game West Coast road trip, and it got off to a great start.  They destroyed the Phoenix Suns, as Amar'e returned to the team that let him go.  The Suns did not want to give him guaranteed money past 3 years because of fear of his prior knee injury.  The short term effects to not look good for the Suns.  Thank you Phoenix.  Just to show his impact, the Knicks are now a playoff contender, and the Suns are terrible.  This is a team that played in the Western Conference finals last year against the Lakers, and now probably won't make the playoffs.

The Suns basically replaced Amar'e by trading for Vince Carter who might be the most overrated player in the history of the league.  No wonder why Steve Nash wants out.  As a Knick fan though, I am very happy with Raymond Felton and do not need the Knicks to trade for Nash, which I doubt they would do anyways. 

We also wondered how the Knicks would respond after losing Gallinari for 2-3 weeks.  They have responded with wins over the Spurs and Suns where they scored over 120 points in both games.  Obviously the offense has not suffered as it has allowed other players on the team to step up. 

They are now off to L.A to face the Lakers on Sunday night.  Not a bad way to end a football playoff weekend.  The Lakers have been struggling greatly and now might be the best time to face them.  Hopefully they will not get their game back when seeing the Knick uniform.

I was hoping for a 2-2 road trip, but after winning the first game, the possibility of better results is more realistic.  Regardless of what they do, this team continues to prove they will be in contention all season.