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 →
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 →
And so it comes down to this. The New York Knicks. The Miami Heat. And really, would you want it any other way? The Knicks (36-30), by virtue of their victory tonight against the historically dreadful Charlotte Bobcats – the outcome of the affair was actually rendered moot when the… Read More →
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 →
There are losses and then there are LOSSES, and when it comes to last night’s utter debacle against the Pacers in Indianapolis, the latter definitely applies. Luckily for you, a forthcoming feature requires my immediate attention, so I leave it to folks far more talented than I to bring you… 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 →
On a night when one Knick legend returned home to bask in a seemingly endless chorus of fan-adoration, one current Knick – and legend-to-be, perhaps, but at present, but a legend in his own mind – demonstrated exactly what he’s capable of when his intensity and heart match his copious… Read More →
Now that the reinvigorated Knicks (23-24) have played themselves back into playoff contention, it’s fair to wonder just how high they can climb before the regular season ends on April 26th. If the playoffs were to begin today, New York would be the Eastern Conference’s 8-seed, edging out the Milwaukee… Read More →
It’s never a dull day when you cover the New York Knicks, but after practice yesterday, when Carmelo Anthony did his best to take the focus off of his team’s nascent winning ways, we officially reached a new level of incredulity. Per Newsday’s Kimberly A. Martin, Anthony said “I think… Read More →
