Archive for July, 2012

I Am James L. Dolan

July 18th, 2012 by Mike Kurylo

So if you’re here reading this, most likely you’ve woken up today a Knicks fan, just like every other day since the first day you decided to become a Knicks fan. Maybe your fandom passed down from a generation or two. Or maybe one night you fell in love with the boys in orange & [...]

Knicks Morning News (Wednesday, Jul 18 2012)

July 18th, 2012 by Mike Kurylo

[New York Post] This team’s best player isn’t going anywhere (Wed, 18 Jul 2012 01:50:41 -0500) If you’re mad, I’m not going to tell you that you shouldn’t be mad. If you want to burn your Knicks paraphernalia, starting with your No. 17 jersey, I’m not going to advise you against that bonfire. Though I [...]

BREAKING NEWS: Jeremy Lin Officially a Houston Rocket

July 17th, 2012 by Brian Cronin

Marc Spears at Yahoo! Knicks spokesman confirms that Jeremy Lin’s offer sheet will not be matched. @JLin7 is now officially a Rocket. A few thoughts… It really has to be Dolan, because Grunwald would not have let it get to this point. Going into the offseason, the odds of Lin getting a deal with a [...]

BREAKING NEWS: The New York Times Reports That Knicks Will Not Match Lin’s Offer Sheet

July 17th, 2012 by Brian Cronin

Howard Beck of the New York Times just tweeted: Lin will be a Rocket. Knicks deliberations over. Welp, it’s official. Linsanity will have a new home come fall, thanks to Knicks management going out of their way to ignore the reams upon reams of arguments in favor of matching the Rockets’ three year, $25 million [...]

Robert and Jim Talk about Stuff

July 17th, 2012 by Robert Silverman

While we all wait for the doomsday clock to hit permanent midnight, Jim Cavan and Robert Silverman exchanged a series of e-missives on the state of the Knicks. Here, unedited, are the results. Enjoy…   ROBERT SILVERMAN Oh God. I’m depressed. I’ve been depressed for three days, unceasingly. It’s a serious toxic funk, like Swinburne [...]

Knicks Morning News (Tuesday, Jul 17 2012)

July 17th, 2012 by Mike Kurylo

[New York Post] Felton to start (Tue, 17 Jul 2012 03:03:17 -0500) A week ago, the Knicks publicly declared they were poised to match the offer sheet Jeremy Lin received from the Rockets. Yesterday, with the Lin situation still unresolved â?? at least publicly â?? the team finalized a sign and trade to acquire point [...]

Knicks Morning News (Monday, Jul 16 2012)

July 16th, 2012 by Mike Kurylo

[New York Times] On Pro Basketball: Jeremy Lin May Not Return to the Knicks (Mon, 16 Jul 2012 04:55:31 GMT) Five months after Linsanity took New York and the N.B.A. by storm, it’s possible the Knicks may decide not to match Jeremy Lin’s three-year, $25.1 million offer sheet from Houston. [New York Times] Knicks’ Kidd [...]