The Basement View

The New York Knicks could be good next season. It’s at least a possibility. Whether or not James Dolan and the rest of the Knickerbocker brass will let that happen, only time will tell. The difference maker in all of this is Leon Rose. The former CAA agent is stepping through crime scene tap to try to figure out how he can be the man that changes the course of a franchise that is laughable to the point where it hurts to believe the blunders are real life. Many people think they have the hardest job in their respective field, well the job that Rose is volunteering for is the hardest job in sports—undoubtedly. However, there is a road map that Rose can use to make the Knicks fun again and competitive. This road map leads to the dream of landing Giannis Antetokounmpo in free agency in July of 2021. What the quick turn around will need is an old friend. Rose has a great relationship with this player because he previously represented him at CAA. That’s right Carmelo Anthony. Befor...

The day after Opening Day is always a weird day for me. From the euphoria of Opening Day and coming down from that high of just a day filed with optimism and hope to just nothing. The same crushing reality is painfully apparent today. However, today feels more forever than in years past. Watching old games from 8:30 AM and sipping on coffee (which is awesome I know understand why my dad wants to retire in San Diego), to re-watching the 8 th inning of Game Seven of the 2003 ALCS, to wanting to finish the 12-pack of beers I was sipping on while the Kershaw no-hitter was finishing up because today’s brutal reality was starting to hit me. Even though I watched most of the games being shown yesterday I still got a similar euphoric feeling that I would usually get on a regular Opening Day. I felt the same feeling to just shout out the window “Happy New Year” to anyone would listen because it was Opening Day again. But as the bottom of the 8 th was wrapping up in that Dodgers-Rockies ga...