Chris Duhon hasn’t been on the team in a couple years and even if he was, wouldn’t it be odd to show him as the featured guy for the Bulls?  You got us good, Comcast guys.

h/t: Deadspin

The ridiculous video shows Nate Robinson, with just .5 seconds on the clock, catching an inbounds pass, turning around, and firing a 30+ footer on the wrong basket.  Now Robinson is a kid that normally is known for his hustling, but on this Knicks team, anything is possible.  D’Antoni lays into him for it, and even though it was clearly after the buzzer you can’t exactly blame him for being pissed. It was a classless move and normally wouldn’t be a huge deal. But with the lackluster effort from Knicks players the last few years, this is a prime example of what’s wrong with the team. Hey Knicks season-ticket holders: Your 2009-2010 New York Knicks! Excited?

h/t: BDL

Lughes, known for his short stints and lucky shots, apparently has shown up in New York recently.  Whether it is the system D’Antoni runs, which is perfectly-tailored to Lughes style of play, or just that Lughes was getting bored lurking in the shadows, it appears Lughes is back.  Unlike Hughes, Lughes seems to have some sort of loyalty to his former team, the Bulls.

Last night against the Bucks, which were tied with the Bulls for 8th in the East, Lughes dropped 39 points.  This helped his new team overcome the Bucks and helped his old team hang onto their playoff spot.  I’m not sure if it’s the blue hair or what, but that Lughes is a force to be reckoned with, averaging 21 points in his last 5 games.

Larry Hughes:
@TOR—1/9 fgs, 1/3 3pt, 3 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, -8 +/-
vs. IND—2/7 fgs, 1/2 3pt, 5 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists, -2 +/-

Andres Nocioni:
@DAL—2/11 fgs, 0/3 3pt, 10 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, -6 +/-
vs. NO—7/11 fgs, 4/7 3pt,  19 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, -2 +/-

Thabo Sefolosha:
@GSW—0/3 fgs, 0 points, 1 rebound, 0 assists, 2 steals, -7 +/-

Drew Gooden:
@DAL—DNP-CD
vs. NO—DNP-CD

Cedric Simmons:
@DAL—DNP-CD
vs. NO—DNP-CD

At least Gooden and Simmons aren’t hurting their teams.  While Noce had one awful game and one decent game, his team lost both.  We were used to nights like this from Nocioni; high energy, good shooting night while his team loses.  This fools coaches and management into thinking he deserves minutes and a big contract, when really he only has one decent game in five.

Hughes is back up to his old tricks, shooting just 19% from the field (I rounded up) in his two games with the Knicks.  He has got to be the most inefficient player in all of basketball.

Thabo did nothing in 18 minutes.  I mean really nothing.  But he’s a defensive specialist, you say?  Well whoever he defended that game scored double digits, since 7 Warriors finished with at least 11.

I’m ecstatic not unhappy that these players are gone.

So Hughes’ short time with the Bulls has come to an end, and Chicago will welcome James and Thomas.  Is it me or does Tim Thomas change teams, or at least almost change teams every year at the trade deadline?  Anyway, more on this later from Stormin’ Norman I’m sure.  Just wanted to give the heads up and give some of you a reason to drink at lunch.

In my brief analysis Thomas seems to fill in the role that Gooden left open yesterday.  A big man that can shoot the ball.  I’m not sure but I think Jerome James is out for the year.  But he’s 7′1″!  Biggest thing here is getting rid of Hughes. Obvs.

Also, in bad Google search news: I went to look for a picture of Hughes with the search “Larry Hughes Sucks, Bulls”  and Google responded with “Did you mean Larry Hughes Sucks Balls?”  Now that you mention it…