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Wow. It was not exactly a great night to be a Knicks fan. The NBA playoffs are on-going, as you likely know. Once again, the Knicks are not participating in the playoffs.

However, annually, the NBA holds its draft lottery, a ping pong ball procedure to determine drafting order for the loser franchises to select new talent, during halftime of a playoff game. The Knicks have not had the opportunity to participate in the draft lottery for the last two years, despite dropping to depths of suck-a-tation never before seen in team history. Train wreck, Isaiah Thomas, ingeniously traded the Knicks last two lottery picks for the meatball(literally) in the middle, Eddie Curry.

Tonight the Knicks with the 5th worst record in the league, had a small chance to get the first pick in the draft and a possible star in point guard Derrick Rose. Nope. They instead got the sixth pick, which doesn't sound incredibly crummy until Knick fans read ESPN draft expert Chade Forde's mock draft column. It predicts the Knicks taking some 19 year old Italian kid whom no one but Forde has heard of? Danilo Gallinari? Because new Knick's Coach Mike D'Antoni played with his Dad in the Italian league for eight? Really? Seriously? And of course Forde loves the kid!!

"D'Antoni knows how good the versatile Italian forward really is. It might not be a popular pick in New York, but D'Antoni will make it work."

Sure. Right. Of course. And the tooth fairy will be right over with back payments, plus interest, for lost teeth, and a new set of dentures...

Frederic Weis ring any freaking bells?

How long until LeBron is a free agent???

Labels: NBA, Predictions, sports