That TMac played well in his first game as a Knick (in a loss, by the way) should not have been a surprise to anyone. After he was shut down by the Rockets I figured he wasn't getting worse in his recovery effort.

This was about the team and he functioning well together. They couldn't. The relationship was broken and either they could not fix it or had no desire to. I always felt they should have played him but I also understand that a lot of things go on behind closed doors in all sorts of business and personal relationships and unless you know those things it's difficult to properly evaluate them.

At the Rocket game Saturday night the thought that jumped out off the court to me more than anything else was: where's the defense? Say what you want about Yao but remember when he's out there the Rockets are one of the best if not THE best defensive teams in the NBA.

About Tiger. I was fine with the apology. Would I have liked a give and take press conference and a non-read statement? Yes, but he had a lot to say and wanted to say it right. He did and now it's time to look forward to him coming back.

Some people acted as if they won't be happy until they see him bathe in the flames of hell. Come on! He's serving whatever sentence the public has any 'right' to see him serve. He's good to go. Making up the wife and family and sponsors is now business between those concerned parties, not us.