Just Kidding!
No game on Thursday night, reports Rich Sandomir of the New York Times. As of now, Knicks-Heat Friday is still on.
What We Know
Hello from cloudy AP parking lot! Here’s what we know: The Knicks and Nets will play at the Barclays Center Thursday night, 7 PM, as scheduled. No one really know to get there, with 600 parking spots and limited subway service. Marcus Camby probably won’t play. Rasheed Wallace will. Tyson… Read More →
Jeremy Lin vs. Raymond Felton vs. Deron Williams
So continuing the atypical way NBA players are comfortably dismissing fellow NBA player Jeremy Lin, Deron Williams this weekend described Raymond Felton as a better player than Lin. Williams said this: “I would say Raymond Felton is a better point guard than Jeremy Lin, in my opinion,” Williams said. “Well,... Read More →
Knicks Waive Four
No surprises here. This press release just came from the Knicks. KNICKS WAIVE FOUR NEW YORK, October 27, 2012 – New York Knickerbockers Executive Vice President and General Manager Glen Grunwald announced today that the team has waived guard Oscar Bellfield, forwards John Shurna and Mychel Thompson and center… Read More →
Did the Knicks Miss Xavier McDaniel?
Like you, I am fairly desperate for the basketball season to start. Accordingly, last night, I watched Game 4 of the 1992 NBA Eastern Conference playoffs between the New York Knicks and the Chicago Bulls. The Knicks won, 93-86. It was great. The star of the game was Xavier McDaniel,... Read More →
Just a Bone Bruise
Well, this is fantastic news. The Knicks are saying Tyson Chandler’s knee injury is just a bone bruise, and with a week of rest, Chandler should be in the starting lineup on November 1. Now, I’ll believe that when I see it, and I say that not as a skeptic… Read More →
The Given
Going into this Knicks’ season, very little was understood as a constant. Would point guard play improve with Raymond Felton, Jason Kidd and Pablo Prigioni? Would the Knicks cobble together reasonable production from shooting guard between J.R. Smith, Ronnie Brewer and Iman Shumpert? Is Carmelo Anthony a 3? A 4?... Read More →
Dwight Howard, You Are No Tyson Chandler
thought he should have been the Defensive Player of the Year in 2011-12. Maybe this was just force of habit: Howard had won the previous three seasons. Still, Howard is way off on this one. Tyson Chandler, ever the intelligent interview taking the high road, smiled and declined to comment…. Read More →
Syracuse Thoughts
Briefly, some takeaways from last night’s 98-90 loss: 1. This is a game the Knicks win if Steve Novak and Carmelo Anthony have even average shooting nights. Instead, Novak shot 2-for-10, Anthony 7-for-23. The flip side of this, however, is without Amar’e Stoudemire and J.R. Smith, it really is an… Read More →
Enter Chris Copeland
An incredibly unlikely confluence of events has placed Chris Copeland more central to the plans of the New York Knicks than anybody could have expected, and, let’s be honest, than anybody except for Copeland hoped. What is fascinating about the way this has played out is that Copeland’s performance on… Read More →
Ronnie Brewer Returns
So I have a big night of basketball ahead of me. I’m heading over to the Barclays Center tonight for a feature piece on the Nets that will appear in Capital New York. I’m pretty excited to see what the new arena looks like, to survey the new food, and… Read More →
Why Camby Matters
Marcus Camby has been out with a calf injury, but told reporters yesterday that he plans to return to practice on Tuesday. Briefly, why is this such a big deal? Tyson Chandler, reigning Defensive Player of the Year, had a Player Efficiency Rating of 18.7 in 2011-12. He played slightly… Read More →
Knicks Will Be the Villain
This is nothing you didn’t already know. But while Knicks fans will absolutely rally to Carmelo Anthony’s side if he manages to elevate his game and lead the Knicks deep into the playoffs, just know this: we’ll be the only ones doing so. Take a look at this profile of… Read More →
The Non-Linsanity Version of Knicks Are Much Improved At Point Guard
So no one really thinks the Knicks have done much to improve at center, power forward, small forward or shooting guard over last season. Sure, there’s some changes at the margins, with Marcus Camby probably an upgrade over Jared Jeffries, but the starters largely remain the same, while Ronnie Brewer… Read More →
When Will Melo and Amar’e Get Together?
Really, this is starting to feel like Ross and Rachel on “Friends”. Remember why the 2012-13 Knicks had reason for optimism? Primarily, it was because Amar’e Stoudemire and Carmelo were both entering training camp healthy, settled, with a point guard and coach they’d be working with all year. Whatever chemistry… Read More →
