Rant #1,831: They're a Loser

How was your weekend?

Mine was pretty quiet.

My wife did not work this weekend, so we were clear and free with that.

So we both went food shopping, and later on, we took our son to his bowling league.

Later on Saturday, we visited my father in law at the veterans home at Stony Brook.

On Sunday, I took my son to work, later picked him up, caught up on some TV stuff I recorded, and that was about that.

What was unusual is that there was a New York Knicks game at 3 p.m., and so later in the afternoon, rather than going from channel to channel to find something to watch, my TV schedule was set--the Knicks versus that Atlanta Hawks for what appeared to be an interesting NBA contest.

Little did I realize at 3 p.m. how interesting this contest was going to be.

The Knicks led the game for a good portion of the four quarters, fought back to take the lead, squandered it again, and at the end of regulation time, the game was tied.

Then, they lost the lead, fought back to take the lead, squandered it again, and at the end of the first overtime, they were tied.

Going into the second overtime, they fought back to take the lead, squandered it again, and at the end of the second overtime, they were tied.

Going into the third overtime--the first time in over 10 years that the Knicks had gone into a third overtime during a game--they fought back to take the lead, squandered it again, and at the end of the third overtime, they were tied.

Going into the fourth overtime--the first time in 65 years that the Knicks had gone into a fourth overtime during a game--well, this was a bit early for Groundhog Day, just let's say.

The Knicks ended up losing the game in the fourth overtime, 142-139, but it was as entertaining a basketball game as I had seen in quite a while.

The Knicks actually had a chance to send the game into a fifth overtime, but on the last shots of the game, they missed two three-pointers, the last shot being an open shot that hit the back of the rim and popped out of the cylinder.

It was a frustrating loss for the Knicks, a team that is under a black cloud seemingly every season, and this one is no exception.

Trade rumors abound for Carmelo Anthony, the team's best player, who scored 45 points in 46 minutes in the game before fouling out.

Three of his teammates fouled out, too, and there were some very questionable calls made by the officials, adding to the "rumor" that there is an anti-New York bias around the league, and the Knicks simply can't get any calls.

But whatever the case, the game kept me occupied for more than three hours. It was a great game and a great win for the Hawks.

For the Knicks, it was also a great game, and a really tough game for them to lose.

But in the record books, it will just go down as another loss, in a season full of them.

And when you add in that the Brooklyn Nets have the worst record in the NBA, with only nine wins nearly into February, this is a bad time for New York professional basketball.

The Knicks are lousy, the Nets are even worse, and this game pretty much typified the Knicks season thus far--so close, set so far.

Next Sunday, Super Bowl Sunday for the uninitiated, I wonder what I am going to watch on TV. 

Will it be a droll weekend, or will I find something to captivate my interest like this game did this past Sunday?

Well, back to YouTube, Netflix or something else to pique my interest.

No Super Bowl for me.

Heck, maybe I will rewatch the Knicks game, if I can find it.

No, I don't deserve such torture.