Yesterday’s game against Boston was obviously the team’s strongest defensive effort all season. In this episode I try to show how the Knicks kept the Celtics out of the paint and off the baseline.
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January 5th, 2009 by Gian Casimiro (SSoM)
Yesterday’s game against Boston was obviously the team’s strongest defensive effort all season. In this episode I try to show how the Knicks kept the Celtics out of the paint and off the baseline.
January 5th, 2009 by Mike K. (KnickerBlogger)
When the 2009 season started, many Knick fans had high hopes on Wilson Chandler. As a rookie, Chandler’s stats weren’t overly impressive. Although he showed some athleticism, his numbers were pedestrian. Chandler rebounded well (6.7 reb/36), but his defensive stats were average (0.8 stl/36, 0.8 blk/36), and his shooting was bad (48.0% TS%, 45.7% eFG, [...]
January 4th, 2009 by Gian Casimiro (SSoM)
Space. Pace. Win?
Bring the pain.
January 2nd, 2009 by Gian Casimiro (SSoM)
Same starting lineup we saw against Charlotte so let’s kick off 2009 with a win.
January 2nd, 2009 by Mike K. (KnickerBlogger)
A former MVP is a borderline All Star?
December 29th, 2008 by Gian Casimiro (SSoM)
As Mike said earlier:
Looking over yesterday’s play-by-play, Denver was 24-32 on shots labeled “layup” or “dunk”. The Nuggets made 45 shots, which means nearly half were in the paint. That’s a staggering amount, and to make matters worse, D’Antoni decided to use a bigger starting lineup of Duhon, Chandler, Jeffries, Thomas, and Lee. Obviously that [...]
December 29th, 2008 by Mike K. (KnickerBlogger)
The 2009 Knicks have been tough to watch. After a promising early start and a couple of trades, the team has been on a losing streak. New York has dropped their last 6 games and are a Jets-eque 3-10 in December. Although I’ve said many times that I don’t care how many games the Knicks [...]
December 28th, 2008 by Brian Cronin
Perhaps the healing can begin today.
December 26th, 2008 by David Crockett
Kevin McHale brings Al Jefferson and the Wolves to MSG.
Have at it.
December 25th, 2008 by David Crockett
A Reprint of My Letter to Santa
Dear Santa:
I haven’t been half-bad this year; good might be a stretch but definitely not bad. Perhaps on my own merits I’ve received far more than I deserve this year already. But Santa, I’m a Knicks fan since 1984. Times have been lean for my beloved Knickerbockers for a [...]