Purportedly, Magic Johnson was sober when he said the Knicks are a playoff team

[hockeybeat]

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/31/sports/basketball/31magic.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/2008/01/31/2008-01-31_magic_knicks_will_make_playoffs.html

 

[Starman]

Magic Johnson's IQ may be higher than his jersey number, but maybe not. :

 

[heyabbott]

Maybe Zeke's **** was still in his ass and he was misquoted.

 

[BYH]

I thought Magic and Isiah had a giant falling-out after Magic revealed he had HIV? Something about how Isiah was spreading rumors about how Magic got it?

 

[Starman]

I thought Magic and Isiah had a giant falling-out after Magic revealed he had HIV? Something about how Isiah was spreading rumors about how Magic got it?

That was supposedly the story, confirmed by many. Given Isiah's long history of backstabbing, highly plausible.

 

[wickedwritah]

I thought Magic and Isiah had a giant falling-out after Magic revealed he had HIV? Something about how Isiah was spreading rumors about how Magic got it?

Remember, they kissed and made up at the All-Star Game.

 

[hockeybeat]

Re: Purportedly, Magic Johnson was sober when he said the Knicks are a playoff t

Eastern Conference standings:
Team GB
1. * Boston --
2. * Detroit 4.0
3. * Orlando 8.0
4. Cleveland 10.5
5. Toronto 11.0
6. Washington 11.5
7. Atlanta 16.5
8. New Jersey 17.0
9. Indiana 17.5
10. Chicago 18.0
11. Philadelphia 18.5
12. Charlotte 18.5
13. Milwaukee 19.0
14. New York 22.0
15. Miami 26.5

There's a lot of games and a lot of teams between the Knicks and the Eastern Conference's seventh or eighth seed.

 

[wickedwritah]

They're only five games out of eighth. Bigger comebacks have been made in the final 10 days of the season.

 

[hockeybeat]

They're only five games out of eighth. Bigger comebacks have been made in the final 10 days of the season.

Has this team shown any inclination that they can make any sort of run to the playoffs? I'm not trying to pick a fight. I'm legitimately curious.

 

[wickedwritah]

No, but to characterize them as hopelessly out of it might be too far, though Father Time and (coaching/playing) talent ain't on their side.

 

[BYH]

They're only five games out of eighth. Bigger comebacks have been made in the final 10 days of the season.

Now that was well-done.

 

[broadway joe]

Re: Purportedly, Magic Johnson was sober when he said the Knicks are a playoff t

I'm guessing that Magic didn't do the math. Let's say 38-44 will get you the 8th seed in the East this year, which is two games worse than last year's 8th seed. To get to 38-44, the Knicks would have to go 24-13 from here on out. No ****ing way.