Archive for November, 2009

Some Plays Count: Who Gets the Assist?

November 28th, 2009 by Mike Kurylo

According to Wikipedia, “In basketball, an assist is attributed to a player who passes the ball to a teammate in a way that leads to a score by field goal, meaning that he or she was ‘assisting’ in the basket… Only the pass directly before the score may be counted as an assist.” So check [...]

Knicks 125 Nuggets 128

November 27th, 2009 by Mike Kurylo

From my perspective I don’t expect for there to be a lot of change in the end of games until the lineup changes. Again Chris Duhon, Hughes, and Harrington were among the top minute getters (along with Chandler). Again Harrington had a lot of points, but failed to get his teammates involved. Again Robinson played [...]

Open Thread: NY @ Denver

November 27th, 2009 by DCrockett17

Let the misery continue… I’ll most likely be in and out between the Knicks, the Missouri/Old Dominion game (go Mizzou!) and the Backyard Brawl (don’t have a dog in that race).

What I’m Thankful For in Knickland

November 26th, 2009 by DCrockett17

The world’s great religions teach us that gratitude is an important spiritual discipline. Feeling thankful, and furthermore acknowledging thanks, makes us better people. Much like exercise, gratitude probably does the most for us when we work hard at it and do it consistently. My wife has been posting one thing she’s grateful for everyday on [...]

Open Thread: NY @ Sacramento

November 25th, 2009 by DCrockett17

Have at it guys.

Open Thread NY @ LA Lakers

November 24th, 2009 by DCrockett17

I’m in and out between this game, college hoops, and sleeping. The Knicks start Duhon, Hughes, Gallo, Lee, and Chandler

Some Thoughts, Good and Bad

November 24th, 2009 by Mike Kurylo

The Good: The Knicks almost beat the Celtics, and for the most of the game they were competetive with one of the best teams in the NBA. In fact New York had a 5 point lead to start the 4th quarter, but couldn’t extend it past 6 points. Nate Robinson had his best game of [...]