Much of the speculation around the return of Jeremy Lin to Madison Square Garden Monday night has been about how he’s received. Will he be D’Antoni’d? Ewing’d? Or something in between? Al Iannzone, the Knicks’ beat reporter for Newsday, seemed to endorse a cheer at intros, followed by booing every… Read More →
Some Knicks news following last night’s 96-89 loss to the Nets. Ronnie Brewer will play Wednesday, with his broken finger taped. Problem is, hot shooting was a big part of Brewer’s start with the Knicks. That was bound to regress to the mean eventually, but a broken finger can only… 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Per Howard Beck of The New York Times, The National Basketball Player’s Association – you might remember the union by one of its many hits, such as “Those Lockout Blues” and “Strike Me? No, Strike You, Pal!” – has filed a letter with the league demanding independent arbitration to clarify… 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 →
13 games. That is all that remains of this lockout-shortened season. 13 games for the New York Knicks (27-26) to clinch their second consecutive playoff birth. 13 games to crash and burn under the weight of injurious expectations. 13 games for one Brooklyn-born superstar to “do this.” Because “when you… Read More →
If it wasn’t for bad luck, Knicks fans surely wouldn’t have any luck at all. Just as things were finally looking up for the ‘Bockers (25-25), word broke late yesterday afternoon that Amar’e Stoudemire suffers from a bulging disc in his back (I am fairly certain the issue is, in… Read More →
Rather than break down yesterday’s Nooner-disaster at Madison Square Garden – and considering the rapidly disintegrating Knick state of affairs – I thought readers of this blog would be far better served by a behind-the-scenes interpretation of everything that has been said of late. Coach Mike D’Antoni: We hit a… Read More →
Of all the endless Twitter memes, ”#TooSoon?” is undoubtedly my favorite. Whether in reference to the latest celebrity overdose, political sex scandal, or even a tragic natural disaster, the phrase—only when used sans malice and with impeccable comedic timing—lends humor to what might otherwise be a negative, shocking or disturbing… Read More →
Move over, Morgan Freeman, there’s a new voiceover guy in town! Yes, that’s none other than Michael Jordan you hear in this new fan-made concept-commercial. The pre-Linsanity footage here is particularly stellar. Sincere thanks again to Patrick Lee for sharing his fine work. If you missed his earlier Jeremy Lin… Read More →
Earlier this morning, the great Will Askew and his fine co-host Peter Edmiston were kind enough to invite me on their show, The Morning Rush, on Memphis’ AM 560/Sports56. We talked about the Knicks, Jeremy Lin (shocker), Carmelo Anthony, and Amar’e Stoudemire’s explosiveness (or lack thereof), among other things. Won’t you… Read More →
