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With a loss last night at Golden State, the Knicks are 0-3 on this critical road trip, and the playoffs seem to be out of the question. It may just be me, but they seem to be in just about every game they play, but the difference in victory and defeat is execution down the stretch. With a birth in the lottery more likely than not, combined with a pick acquired in a trade, the Knicks have a chance of landing someone decent through the draft. Their primary need, which has remained the same since the departure of Ewing, is at center. Mutombo, Fredrick Weis, and Nazr Mohammed have not provided the answers NY needs. It remains to be seen if the Knicks win another Ewingish lottery and can grab Bogut, or if Thomas can make a deal for him. A big-man may be available from over-seas as well, and free-agency puts several centers on the market. The Knicks’ overabundance of PF and SF is well-documented, and it remains to be seen who among Kurt Thomas, Sweetney, Malik Rose, Mo Taylor…etc, will remain on the roster. What is not in question however, is that NY fans will not take a losing team with the NBA’s highest payroll for much longer.

I will finish the Yankee player profiles presently(for those of you holding your breath). Sunday night looms large, and I can’t wait to see Randy toeing the rubber in pinstripes as 50,000 go nuts. The boos and anti-Sox cheers should make for a fantastic game environment.

Final 4 didn’t exactly shake out as I had predicted it would, though NC and Illinois were safe bets to be sure. Kudos to Michigan State and Louisville for overachieving.

I will get more posty later this week.