It is easy to watch the Knicks as they appeared on Sunday, a deeply flawed team in a 93-80 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, and conclude they need a quick fix. Carmelo Anthony can’t come back soon enough. Tyson Chandler needs to play through pain. They need a talent… Read More →
So Carmelo Anthony has some fluid buildup on the knee, but no structural damage. This is good news, and requires rest, and Mike Woodson said all the right things about this. They’re giving him room to heal, and he plans to reduce Anthony’s minute load upon return, which makes all… Read More →
If the injury to Carmelo Anthony’s knee last night is anything serious, any designs the Knicks have on a significant postseason run are likely over. Amar’e Stoudemire is a 30-minute player for a reason, and that reason is preservation. Yes, I know Anthony played down his knee injury. So did… Read More →
So the New York Post had a piece a few days ago I thought was worth addressing, because how Carmelo Anthony is ultimately viewed will have a great deal to do with LeBron James. James, in case you’ve missed it, is having the kind of year that makes him one… Read More →
You can consider me a skeptic of the idea that Carmelo Anthony and Amar’e Stoudemire were best-served by playing together as often as possible. Stoudemire, for most of his career, existed in the same offensive space, and position, that Anthony has exploited during his absence to the greatest success of… Read More →
It is easy analysis. The Knicks are 3-0, they are shooting 45 percent from three-point range. The threes will disappear, so will the wins. Right? Well, no. The picture is far more complicated than that, and to the benefit of the Knicks’ future outlook. First: sure, the Knicks aren’t going… Read More →
Predictably, with the New York Knicks at 2-0, observers have already begun to crow about how the Knicks are better without Jeremy Lin than they were with him. Based on personnel, and how that came to pass, such a conclusion is ridiculous. Remember, the Knicks are a better team in… Read More →
Good morning! If you are reading this on your home computer, you have more power than I do. Congratulations! Hug your thermostat. In a little while, I will begin my trek into Manhattan, to make sure I am at Madison Square Garden in plenty of time to provide you with… Read More →
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 →
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 →
As a nascent sports writer, the last thing one should do is publicly challenge the assertions of those who have already established themselves in the business. After all, members of the media trade in the commodity of information, and sans relationships with players, agents, team executives, and yes, fellow reporters… Read More →
Last week I posited five questions that will define the Knicks off-season. The first of those, addressing who will be the Knicks coach next season, has apparently been answered, as multiple reports indicate that Mike Woodson is about to have the “interim” removed from his title – a shiny new… Read More →
If I had a nickel for every solution to the Knicks’ woes that has been offered up since last Wednesday night’s playoff ouster, I would probably have a lot of nickels. Breaking down New York’s dysfunctional basketball team has become an annual rite of sorts, and the perspectives are as… Read More →
And so ends what may go down as the wackiest season of any professional sports team in history. The New York Knicks fell to the Miami Heat last night, dropping Round 1 of the NBA Playoffs in a mostly dreadful five games, their second consecutive first round failure. The game… Read More →
Fire ‘Melo! Fire Amar’e! Fire D’Antoni Woodson! Those were the despondent sentiments of Knicks fans in the Garden and on the Interwebs last night, but the thing about summary execution is that sooner or later, you run out of people to terminate. The New York Knicks once again fell to… Read More →
