In the 14 months since his much-ballyhooed arrival in Gotham, Carmelo Anthony has been labeled a franchise-savior, a ball-stopper, a scoring-savant, a coach-killer and hero-baller. If he keeps playing like he did last night against the Boston Celtics, it won’t much matter what anyone calls him anymore, because eventually, they’ll… Read More →
For three and a half quarters against the Miami Heat yesterday, the Knicks were in the game. And then, suddenly, they weren’t. New York (31-29) failed to capitalize on numerous opportunities and ultimately relied too heavily upon another stellar effort from Carmelo Anthony (42 points on 14-of-27 shooting, 9 rebounds, 5 assists… Read More →
Unless you’re one of the lucky few Knicks season ticket holders invited to last night’s Subscriber Forum, you missed out on some quality shenanigans. Thankfully, LoHud Knicks fan Paul Lee submitted this first hand account of what went down: Last night, the Knicks held their annual Season Subscriber Forum at… Read More →
As if the expectations couldn’t possibly have been any higher, the New York Knicks (17-18) now enter the second half of the season with an improbably deep roster that is under inordinate pressure to deliver. Technically, the 2011-’12 campaign’s mid-point occurred two games ago (Thanks, lockout!), but if we’re going to… Read More →
Once upon a time there was a freakishly gifted NBA forward who lit up arenas on a nightly basis. His violent, thunderous dunks made opposing defenders appear as if they were moving in slow motion. His sculpted body was a scout’s dream. Showered with accolades, record-breaking contracts and lucrative endorsement… Read More →
Lady O’Grady treated me to a fine meal, some fine company and the best card ever, so the following (uninfluenced by Twitter, telinvision or phone) was tape-delayed and live-tweeted: Wow, STAT looks active. But, oh, STAT looks awkward. I like Lin talking to STAT on the court and I like… Read More →
This is fairly awesome. Pretty crazy to think that in Lin’s perfect world, he would have been sharing the rock with Landry Fields at Stanford.
Rather than wonder if Kobe Bryant now knows who Jeremy Lin is, perhaps the more pressing question is whether Carmelo Anthony does. Lin, who established a new career high in scoring – rinse, repeat – with 38 points last night against the Los Angeles Lakers, also managed to exceed ‘Melo’s… Read More →
It turns out that after years of fretting over the dangers of currency manipulation, Jeremy Lin was the answer to the U.S.-China trade deficit problem all along. “Linception” continued to pay dividends last night in Washington – 23 points, 10 assists and 4 rebounds – as the New York Knicks… Read More →
Whoever said there are no such things as a moral victories obviously wasn’t a self-loathing Knick fan. Yes, New York (8-14) lost again. And yes, it was the kind of painful, last-second loss that has become all-too-familiar to the Garden-faithful, but if you’re an Eastern Conference basketball coach, consider yourself… Read More →
The Knicks are a dominant basketball team [against the Pistons]. The Knicks play with lethal efficiency [against teams from Detroit]. The Knicks are better than every other team in the NBA [assuming that team is named after an engine part]. Depending on your point of view (cue relevant image, above),... Read More →
Just when Carmelo Anthony buried the hatchet with one adversary, he seemed to discover that he might actually be his own worst enemy. Minutes after the Knicks’ brutal double-OT loss to the Denver Knuggets on Saturday night, an unusually candid ‘Melo for the first time admitted publicly that a self-evaluation… Read More →
At this point in the Knicks’ sluggish start to the season, a win is a win is a win. At least, that’s what the box score says. In truth, New York (3-4) was extremely fortunate last night to have escaped the nation’s capital without an “L,” as the now 0-7… Read More →
Per Ian Begley of ESPN, Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni is giving serious consideration to inserting rookie-sensation Iman Shumpert into the starting lineup, perhaps as soon as this Friday when the team travels to Washington to face the 0-6 Wizards. “I think you do consider it,’’ D’Antoni said of starting Shumpert…. Read More →
For 36 minutes against the Toronto Raptors last night, the Knicks played like the better team. They shot over 50% from the floor, they gave maximum effort on the defensive end, and they showed grit in fighting back from a double-digit scoreboard-deficit. Unfortunately, NBA teams are required to play for… Read More →
