A year ago, this blog began with a little history about the blogger, who was just moved from almost a decade of covering his first love, hockey, to basketball, the game of his youth. It's still in the archives if anyone is curious.
It was a lonely place back then and didn't even have a name. Just "On the Knicks beat." Over the past year it developed into "The Knix Fix" and Fixers started to arrive and congregate, deliberate . . .
. . . Hallucinate
Dessegregate
Mediate
Alleviate
Try not to hate
Love your mate
Don't suffocate on your own hate
Designate your love as fate . . . (INXS)
We grew, we emerged, we battled and we made great points and also made mistakes. One of the regular phrases used around here was that "the village is watching." Well, it takes a village to raise a blogger.
I thank you all. Looking forward to Year 2.
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Wanted to share with you Allan Houston's most recent blog on his personal website. He shares his thoughts on his brief stint at Knicks training camp and explains his thinking. Clearly he had doubts from the start, too, but not with his ability. It was with the choice he made.
I think we'll see him again with another team -- the Nets? -- later this season.
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I know you'll be watching tonight with KG and the Celts in the house. I expect Q-Rich to be fired up after his comments following the 40-point blowout loss last week in Beantown. I'll offer up some pregame buzz on the blog this evening and follow up in the morning with the usual breakdown.
That Kanye West has got my ear lately. The guy is a walking commercial jingle, his stuff just sticks in your head. And the OJ line cracks me up.
Th-that that don't kill me
Can only make me stronger
I need you to hurry up now
Cause I can't wait much longer
I know I got to be right now
Cause I can't get much wrong-er
Man I been waitin' all night now
That's how long I've been on ya
I need ya right now
I need ya right now
You know how long I've been on ya?
Since Prince was on Apollonia
Since OJ had Isotoners
Don't act like I never told ya
Comments (28)
Congratulations on your anniversary, Alan. The future of media is all about blogging, user generated content, community and information. This blog certainly is on the forefront of those trends.
I think you have succeeded for a few reasons:
--you are not a typical knee-jerk sportswriter.
--you find interesting info that is unique to your blog.
--you acknowledge your readers/the community.
--you don't take yourself or this blog too seriously.
Good luck and hopefully the Knicks will build a team that is worthy of your blog.
David
Best Knicks info out there! Great work Alan.
Can't believe I just found your blog a few months back. Your honesty about the sports world is a welcome change. Looking forward to your work during what should be, an interesting season. Some good health willing, maybe we'll finally get some playoff basketball back at the Garden
Congratulations, Alan.
Congratulations on your first year of blogging and best of luck to you an many more!
Q's fired up? What's he going to do, hold Pierce to 30 and put up maybe 10? Q's a bum, Start Chandler, get Q pist off so he can demand a trade. Ship him, Nate and a lottery protected #1 for Artest. That way you can keep Nichols.
Al,
Congratulations on your anniversary and thank you for cleaning up the neighborhood.
You run this blog, not the Certain Alleged Supporters of the Knicks. Make sure each and every CASK knows this.
Legend is just the name on my birth certificate , but Alan Hahn you are the "LEGEND" of decency in sports writing , of objectivity ,of hard work(you really hustle to get us info), your inclusive nature and the way you make a person want to read , I want to know what Hahn thinks about this scenerio or that one.
We already know what the others guys think before we read them because of the hidden agendas.
My schedule is so hectic but I always find time to read your articles or hit your blog either as THE LIFE or Legend , it's a pleasure to say happy Anniversary to all who made this blog possible and I wish you guys a thousand more.
You are LEGENDS...
Congrats Alan. I'm looking forward to following you as you kick off your 2nd blog season.
Congrats Alan,
Thanks for keeping the fires stoked during this off-season,
looking forward to the season. Just for fun, how about
locking us experts into "fearless predictions for the 07-08 season"
My friend and I do this every year and its a crackup to look back in April and June
...Knicks regular season record (playoff berth)?
...Any Knick breakout seasons?.
...Eastern Conference seeds 1-8
...Ditto for west
...Final 4
...Finals and Winner
Knick MVP?
NBA Rookie of Year
NBA MVP
Bonus Question: If Knicks don't make Playoffs is Isiah Gone?
Trades at Feb Deadline: Knicks make play for Artest.
Kobe?. Stays put until after 2008 Draft.
Wild Card for any NBA team: Injuries. Here's wishing they are few and far between
alan, thank you for hosting this great blog. hope this year brings you even more success, prosperity and, most importantly, some knicks wins to write about!
I'll Start:
Knicks: 43-39 (8th in East)
NBA MVP- Kevin Garnett
Rookie of Year: Durant
East: 1. Chicago 2. Boston 3. Washington 4. Detroit 5. New Jersey 6. Cleveland 7. Toronto 8. Knicks
West: 1. Suns 2. Spurs 3. Mavs 4. Houston 5.. Utah 6. Denver
7. Golden State 8. Lakers
Knick Breakout- Steph: Just as a better all-around Leader
Knick MVP; Curry- No chance at playoffs without him
Final 4: Detroit and Boston, SA and Suns
Finals: Suns and Detroit
Winner: Suns
Alan, I am sure everyone here appreciates the hard work you put in to keep this blog going and we look forward to it being around for many years to come. Congradulations.
Toilet is Mark's mouth.
Interesting the other day Mark is on his high moral horse exaggerating about the people who previously posted here. Now he comes in to state his opinion again regarding those same former bloggers. You are the antagonist Mark, if you had left well enough alone and moved on as many have chosen to do either by not returning to this blog, returning to offer an olive branch and either way moving beyond the past months turmoil you might have a leg to stand on in your backward morale podium. You don't b/c you continue to show what type of bottom of the barrel wast of words cyber bully you are attempting to be. Get over it move on leave the past behind or if you really want keep choking on you venom you lowlife blog cancer!
I don't think Isiah should start the same lineup he did in boston. he should experiment in the preseason. how about starting mardy collins with stephon? start chandler at the three with E-Z at the 4 and 5.
"Mark, if you had left well enough alone and moved on as many have chosen to do either by not returning to this blog, returning to offer an olive branch and either way moving beyond the past months turmoil you might have a leg to stand on in your backward morale podium. (sic)"
O&B,
What's a "morale podium" (sic)? Is that the platform on which Conservative military leaders like Dick Cheney stand to support the troops?
Something you should have read before writing that foolish statement.
The Dictionary.
Definition of morale: How a unit feels about itself and its abilities.
O&B, I'd love to stay and conduct a meaningful, fact-laden debate with you on the issues presented by those Certain Alleged Supporters of the Knicks (CASKs) on their new blog, the funding for which is sure to draw interest among various federal and state law enforcement officials.
But when my suitable CASK opponent or, as is often the case, the lack thereof, fails to understand the difference between moral and morale, he's already been beaten and beaten badly.
By his own ignorance and CASK thuggery.
Better luck next time. And, please, read the dictionary. It's your only hope.
i dont think the knicks have time to start messing around with the lineup, especially since it's not going to change much in the regular season. they need to work on their chemistry. there's not much more time to do it before the regular season starts.
Alan, Congrats. Good stuff as always.
Big ups to your pal Ken Berger for yesterdays article on why the Knicks having the "goods" to get Kobe should not be dismissed so easily.
Sportswriters at Newsday are on point. I used to read every tristate paper online for Knicks info. I no longer read the "others". Thanks.
if he goes with the same lineup tonight as he did in boston, with the "new crawford" at two and q at the three, and there is similar result, then, I say it is time to experiment with the lineup. working on chemistry isn't going to get you 40 points closer to winning a basketball game. i saw the game, it wasn't just chemistry, it was utter chaos.
like alan has said it starts with defense. putting mardy in the back court assures a more solid defensive effort on the perimeter. starting chandler is indeed an experiment because he is wet behind the ears at this point, but lets face it: he's currently leading the team in blocks, and is one of the best at steals after four games. crawford's center of gravity is way off with 15lbs of weight gained, that is a big concern when you're trying to stay with your man and be effective on offense as well.
Alan Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Alan,
Thanks for getting me through the NBA off season. I was bored with all that baseball talk. I am looking forward to another season of Knicks info. This is still the best Knicks blog on this planet.
Knicks fan for life.......GO NY, GO NY, GO
Let's get a win tonight!!!!!!
Alan,
Congrats!!!
Job well done.
Alan -- congratulations. I don't have to tell you I think you've done a great job with this blog. You've weathered some storms . . . and it's now clear sailing into the new season.
You have every right to feel very proud of what you've created here.
Nate is looking very good, you have to admit. He has been the catalyst for the team tonight. Crawford does not look special tonight, and it seems like the Jeffries of last year in this half.
congratulations.. ^^
Congratulations Alan:
Your blog is the best among the New York commercial sports news reporters following the Knicks--always informative and lively. Wishing the Fix many more.
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