Mike Vaccaro, over at the New York Post, may be the best sports columnist in the business, and also one who seldom jumps to quick conclusions. So it caught my attention when Mike wrote this about Steve Novak, in his column following yesterday’s loss to the Clippers: “And there is… Read More →
A sign of how good the 8-1 New York Knicks have it: the major worries at this point are whether bringing back an elite scorer in Amar’e Stoudemire will hurt the team, and the shooting accuracy of a guy who is hitting 34 percent of his threes. We’ll have plenty… 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 →
Well, that was exciting. It didn’t matter. It didn’t bear much resemblance to the way the Knicks will ultimately deploy their team in the regular season- John Shurna and Steve Novak were on the court at the same time! But the actual Knicks played actual basketball. And lord, how I… 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 →
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 →
It’s a good thing New Yorkers have the NFC Champion Giants to keep them distracted, because when it comes to the Knicks, these are dark times. Completely erasing the goodwill reserved by Tuesday night’s blowout victory in Charlotte (see, I knew that abberration didn’t warrant my typical effort), Mike D’Antoni’s… Read More →
