Archive for February, 2005

What’s Wrong With This Picture?

February 14th, 2005 by Mike Kurylo

Do you remember those kid books where they show a picture and ask you to find all the mistakes? Watching basketball this Sunday, I could do the same; find all the things that were wrong with the Knicks * Watching the Spurs play defenseNo wonder this is the best defensive team of all time. Duncan [...]

Miami 116 New York 110 OT

February 10th, 2005 by Mike Kurylo

[The analysis of last night's game against the Heat comes from KnickerBlogger head correspondent David Crockett, Ph.D. David is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at the University of South Carolina, and can be reached at dcrockett17@yahoo.com.] What a tough loss tonight in overtime to Miami. I suppose that Marbury’s 6 free throw misses deserve to [...]

Isiah Thomas, Great or Very Good?

February 9th, 2005 by Mike Kurylo

Maybe you have an opinion of Isiah Thomas as a player? (Right now I’d imagine there are plenty of people reading a Knicks blog that has an opinion on Isiah as a GM). Where exactly does he rank in comparison to the great NBA guards? A poster named “Nikos” asked this very question on the [...]

Basketball-Reference.com Trivia Answer

February 8th, 2005 by Mike Kurylo

Yesterday I posted the following question: In the last 5 seasons (’00 – ’04), who has gotten the most offensive rebounds per game (minimum 200 games)? A. Elton BrandB. Tim Duncan C. Kevin GarnettD. Shaquille O’NealE. Ben Wallace The answer is A. Elton Brand (4.32 OREB/G). Although his face adorns last year’s Basketball Forecast, the [...]

Basketball-Reference.com Interview

February 7th, 2005 by Mike Kurylo

In the last 5 seasons (’00 – ’04), who has gotten the most offensive rebounds per game (minimum 200 games)? A. Elton BrandB. Tim Duncan C. Kevin GarnettD. Shaquille O’NealE. Ben Wallace For those who like a challenge, feel free to make your guess in the comments section. I’ll post the answer tomorrow, with a [...]

Top 5 Title Contenders

February 3rd, 2005 by Mike Kurylo

The NBA is just past the midway point, so I’d like to present my top 5 title contending teams. 5. Detroit Pistons – Now that they’re back to full strength, and their coach has stopped eyeing the Knick coaching vacancy like a teenage boy and his first Playboy, Detroit is back as a serious title [...]

2004: A Good Year

February 2nd, 2005 by Mike Kurylo

The New York Knicks entered the first day of January 2004 with 14 wins and 19 losses on the 2003-2004 season. While they would lose 4 straight games to start the year, it would turn out to be a good year for the 32nd street crew. The Knicks went 25-24 the rest of the way [...]