Le Basketbawl

For the last month New York Knicks guard Nate Robinson might as well have been Frickin named “Claude Rains” as he was truly the “Frickin Invisible Man” on the club. Knicks head coach Mike D’Antoni; a man that every day becomes just a little bit harder to figure out had Robinson “Frickin Super-Glued” to the bench since December 1.

No matter what the situation was whether Nate could have been a help or not he got zero minutes. Robinson’s agent asked for his client to be traded or released and it was just another lousy thing that was going on with”MY BOYS” in this season. That all changed on Friday as the shackles and manacles were taken off of Robinson against the Atlanta Hawks and he exploded for 41 points and led New York Vinnie’s BOYS the Knicks past the Hawks at the Phillips Arena in overtime by a final 112-108.

New York Vinnie asked a very wise man how he got successful and his words have stuck with me ever since. He said that 90% of success comes down to being in the right place at the right time. However the other 10% is far more important; that is what do you do with the opportunity when it is presented to you? Friday night Nate Robinson took full advantage of his opportunity and it looks like he has found some minutes during games as a result.

Sit back for just a moment if you would please; and think about the amount of Frickin pressure that was on Robinson Friday. By all rights he had a million reasons to not play well; the Hawks are a great Frickin team and he had not seen any action in a month. That is just skimming the Frickin iceberg; he knew though that this was his one chance to reclaim a role. If he had been a bum on the floor then D’Antoni would have been able to spin it as a reason not to give him another shot.

New York Vinnie was pretty impressed when D’Antoni was coaching the Suns; he seemed like a great coach. However now that New York Vinnie has watched Mike coach every game for almost a year and a half; I am no longer that impressed. He holds grudges and he is vindictive; not great qualities you want in the guy who is supposed to be the motivator for 12 players. His philosophy is he wants 8-9 guys to like him and the rest of the team can pound Frickin salt.

Well Mike you lost your excuse to keep Nate out of the rotation on Friday. If he plays like he did against the Hawks “My Boys” could end up making the Playoffs after all.