Day 5: The Knicks upset the Heat, Charles Barkley is an idiot and a Melo update

It is 4 days after the Knicks beat the Heat and I have to say, being the die-hard Knicks fan that I am, it was nice to finally hear the Garden rocking again. It felt like a playoff game. The last time I remember the Garden that loud was Larry Johnson's 4 point play in the playoffs. For those of you who need to refresh your memory, the video is below:

I also don't remember the last time TNT televised a game at MSG. It had been awhile. However, the tradition of unnecessarily bashing the Knicks continued during the TNT broadcast. Sir Charles, although he stated that Landry Fields is better than John Wall, quickly made himself a fool by stating that the Knicks don't have the ability to win in the playoffs.

Really, Charles? Really? They can't win one series even? Now mind you, I know the Knicks are missing important pieces (ahem..MELO! Sorry strange cough there) that will make them a championship contender but to say that the Knicks can't win at all in the playoffs is like saying Charles Barkley is intelligent. It's just downright preposterous. Sorry Barkley, how about you stick to what you're good at? Like gambling away all your money or popping back burgers like they are mini-muffins. You fat buffoon.

Latest on the Melo front: Knicks are working on a deal to bring Mark Warkentien, ex GM of the Nuggets over to the Knicks as a consultant, the role that Isiah Thomas used to hold within the organization. This is a great move because not only does it keep Isiah from getting his job back but its another step in the Knicks pursuit of Melo. Warkentien is very close to Melo and when told that the Knicks offered a job to Warkentien, Melo seemed very surprised and said, "Did they really? Is that surprising? Yeah. It's a great addition to the organization, but you just really caught me off guard with that one." Hmmm..it sounds like Melo sounded surprised and maybe impressed, perhaps? I guess we'll know by February 24th.

Day 4: Melo, the Nets, Mets and Jets....

By now, we have all heard multiple reports on Melo's future. He's going to stay with the Nuggets, he's going to sign with the Knicks, he's going to the Nets (Bahahahaha! Nets fan were stupid to think that this would actually happen) and at one point or another, there could have been truth in any of these reports. Melo mentioned in an interview with ESPN a couple of weeks ago, that it is his dream to play in NY. I think by now we all know he was talking about the Knicks and not the "Brooklyn" Nets (They will always be a NJ team to me) seeing as how he refused to even meet with them. Side note here, the Nets are such an unattractive destination for any NBA player that Chauncy Billups mentioned he would rather buy out his own contract than play for the Nets. LOL.
Here's another angle to the rumors. Although this is a sports blog, seeing how I am a girl and girls love gossip (Just admit it ladies), I decided to throw in some sports gossip to the Melo debate in order to spice things up a bit and add some more fuel to the fire. I just found out that Amare Stoudemire is dating Ciara. What does this have to do with the Carmelo Anthony you ask? Well, little known fact is that Ciara is best friends with Lala Vasquez...wife of Carmelo Anthony. Hmm, I wonder if Amare is using Ciara to get to Melo. I guess that would be a win-win situation for him either way.
On to the NFL. It's the day after the Jets lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Seeing as how I am a Giants fan, I didn't really have much invested into the game and didn't really care either way. That being said, as a New Yorker, it would have been nice to see the other NY team move on to the Superbowl (I am pretty sure I lost all the Mets fans there with that concept). Plus also, I think we all wanted to see what Rex Ryan and the rest of the entertaining Jets would have said before the big game. There would have been cheese jokes and foot jokes galore and it would have great. But I guess it wasn't meant to be......
Anyone else thinking this is all leading up to a Giants/Jets Superbowl in the Meadowlands in 2014? I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

Day 3: Let the cheese jokes begin.....

It's about three hours after the Eagles lost to the Packers and I have to say, other than the Giants winning the Superbowl against the Pats a couple of years back, this is probably one of the best moments to be a Giants fan. Yes, the Giants didn't make the postseason and didn't have the greatest of years, but to see the "unstoppable" (ESPN quote) Eagles and the "best QB in the league" (another ESPN quote) lose at home when they are the "Superbowl favorites" (Seriously ESPN, get your tongue out of Philadelphia's ass, please), was pretty awesome to say the least. Even seeing them lose to the Packers (Cheeseheads!), the team that kept the Giants out of the postseason this year, was satisfying. That just goes to show you not only how much I love my Giants that I would root for a team that kept them out of the postseason but also just how much I hate anything Philadelphia. Cheeseheads unite! And on that note, let the cheese jokes ensue:

• Cheese Louise, what a game!
• I think after that game Vick has lost his faith in Cheesus.
• Hey Eagles, you want some cheese with that whine?
• Cheese is Vick's Kryptonite
• What is Vick's favorite cheese? "Blue" cheese.
• The interception at the end of the game had me straight cheesin'.
• The best part of a Philly cheesesteak is the cheese.
• Hey Vick, it ain't easy being cheesy!
• What's the best way to cook a bird? Fry it. What's the best topping on a fried bird? Extra cheese.
• Name of Packers blitz package against Vick: Smack & Cheese. 
• Name of Eagles defense during the game: Swiss cheese. Lot of holes in it. 
• Simple math logic: Cheese is great.Vick hates dogs. Dogs love cheese. Dogs > Vick. Cheese > Vick. Look it up in the math books. It's in there.

On a final note, I must reiterate that I hate everything Philadelphia. Screw the Phillies - I hope Cliff Lee gets rocked next year and has his worst year in the majors. Screw the Flyers - I hope your team gets relocated to Canada. And screw the 76ers - I hope your team.......well contines sucking. 

New York > Philadelphia....ALWAYS.