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So after playing to a dead heat against a less than average Celtic team, the Knicks end up losing their opener in the worst OT loss of all time. That's two years in a row the Knicks set futility records on opening night and we all know how well that worked out last year. To wit, this was the first night of the first season for nearly 3/4 of this team as Knicks, so i'm willing to give it some time (and considering they play 7 of their first ten games on the road, i'll give it 20 games till I make a final assessment). But some initial thoughts:

-Marbury and Curry, as the offensive catalysts of the team, need to shoot better from the line. Both shot dreadfully and had either gotten one more free throw in, the game wouldn't have gone to OT. I know Curry has long been called a "Baby Shaq", but he doesn't have the luxury of suckig so badly from the line.

-Jamal Crawford not starting shocked me only until he actually played and ended up turning the ball over six times. The guy needs to calm the fuck down and play some smarter basketball. If there's one guy I'd say will become trade bait on the team, it's him.

-Trevor Ariza's stunning coast to coast missed jam was just embarassing. Memo to Trevor: if you want to make it to Sportscenter, you need to MAKE the shot.

Just a frustrating game that should have been a W.