Game Notes: Hornets at Knicks

by Russ Bengtson Yep, I’m solo today. But I’ve been here before. I’m a big boy, I can do this. The Apple was inadvertently cast out, and this is my Speakerboxxx. Let’s do this. PREGAME The notes on the home locker room dry-erase board are short and to the point. When you’re 0-3, there’s no point in getting too caught up in details. There are three directives for the offense and two for the defense, led by two more general messages. Underlined. They read as follows: GET YOURSELF READY TO PLAY PLAY WITH MORE INTENSITY THAN OPPONENT OK then. The Knicks season is just a week old, they’ve already lost to the Bobcats and heard boos in the home opener, but hands are on the wheel. This thing’s getting turned around. FIRST QUARTER – Presumably the Hornets—who finished 49-33 last season and moved Tyson Chandler for Emeka Okafor over the summer—fancy themselves a playoff team and legit contender. Morris Peterson in the starting lineup says otherwise. – The Knicks are still introed ...