So Long Knicks...

The drought of playoff wins at Madisson Square Garden continues for the New York Knicks.

 In two home games that felt more like practice for the visiting Boston Celtics the Knicks wer swept out of the NBA playoffs. It wasn't supposed to be this way considering the Knicks almost took both Games 1 & 2 in Boston.

This was supposed to be the revival of the Garden. The statement was supposed to be that the Knicks were ready to contend for an NBA title with Carmelo Anthony & Amar'e Stoudemire leading the charge. Instead it became a statement of  how far away they were from contention. Now this sweep can be handicapped by the fact that the Knicks lost Chauncey Billups near the end of Game 1, but thi isn't the story. The Celtics treated this series like it was a scrimmage. They never saw the Knicks as a threat and treated them that way.

Now with being bounced from the playoffs the Knicks will have to do a lot of soul searching. They have to decide on keeping both Donnie Walsh and Billups, on how to inprove a depleted bench, and if they have enough to even try to go after Chris Paul.

For now though, so long Knicks. The next series for Celtics (most likely the Miami Heat) will show whether they were that good in this round or whether the Knicks were that bad.