[New York Daily News] Chandler has a big fan in Warriors coach Jackson (Wed, 28 Dec 2011 04:03:28 GMT) WHEN TYSON Chandler takes the floor in Oakland Wednesday night against the Golden State Warriors, the Knicks’ 7-1 center might look down toward the Golden State bench and briefly ponder what might have been. [New York [...]
NY Post’s Marc Berman reporting the Knicks have claimed Jeremy Lin off waivers: The Knicks have claimed former Harvard PG Jeremy Lin off waivers, according to a league source. Lin spent his rookie year in Oakland, but was waived by the Warriors, and new coach Mark Jackson, on Dec. 9. The Rockets picked Lin up, [...]
It’s not that Josh Harrellson’s path to the NBA was impossible, or even unlikely. It’s not like his college career was so rocky that his coach once banished him to a locker room stall at halftime, or made him ride back to campus in the equipment van. On the same night. And it’s not as if [...]
[New York Post] Jackson gets shot at old team (Tue, 27 Dec 2011 06:16:28 -0500) The Knicks have already beaten Mark Jackson once since he became Warriors head coach. They stole center Tyson Chandler away from Golden State earlier this month. Tomorrow, the Knicks will try to make it 2-0 over Jax. The Knicks beging [...]
Put this in the “Gotta Share With Knick Fans” pile. Brett Koremenos from NBAPlaybook breaks down Carmelo Anthony’s work in the pick & roll, and it’s all positive. However, by putting Carmelo in pick and roll situations early in the shot clock, D’Antoni may have triggered Anthony’s inner playmaker and pushed the Knicks closer to [...]
[New York Times] Knicks 106, Celtics 104: Knicks Edge Celtics as the N.B.A. Returns (Mon, 26 Dec 2011 06:47:32 GMT) Carmelo Anthony scored 37 points as the Knicks defeated the Celtics in the N.B.A.’s belated return after a long, strange off-season. [New York Times] Bulls 88, Lakers 87: Lakers Stumble in Final Seconds and Fall [...]
Sometimes the most rewarding gift is the one that’s hardest to unwrap. In a game that showcased both the best and worst of last year’s Knicks, Carmelo Anthony’s clutch Christmas heroics punctuated an afternoon at once nerve wracking and promising. Anthony netted 17 of his 37 points in the final stanza, single-handedly matching Boston’s entire fourth [...]
