Dave Damaschek

Next Friday, we will be back in our usual spot.

Until then, for the fellas, thanks so much, my fellow football Americans.

It's been a thin slice of heaven.

Dallas Cowboys.

Christ.

No, he's spectacular.

Remember, a lot of people thought he was going to be the MVP up until his lung collapsed, pretty much.

And that kind of had to take him out the running.

And he might still be it, I guess.

I don't know.

But, yeah, you're right.

That's very rare to see someone who was around for the worst of times to be around for the best of times.

Historically bad.

Especially when the best of times happens literally two years after the worst of times happened.

I'm still...

I'm not prepared to call them the team to beat in the East, even though they are the one seed.

I still think the Knicks are better than them.

I think the Knicks are better prepared and deeper, and they've been more impressive consistently throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs than the Pistons have.

But for certain, I have to imagine staring death in the face and not dying has to give you some sort of different level of confidence and belief that you can see it.

And it also helps that they're going up against a team in the Cavs that –