Knicks Morning News (Thursday, May 17 2012)

May 17th, 2012 by Mike Kurylo (@KnickerBlogger)

[New York Post] Knicks prospect stars overseas, but may never make it to NY (Thu, 17 May 2012 02:52:18 -0500) Georgios Printezis, a 6-foot-9 forward for Olympiacos, is the toast of Europe this week. He hit the game-winning floater over Andrei Kirilenko with 0.7 seconds left to give Olympiacos its first Euroleague championship since 1997 [...]

Knicks Morning News (Wednesday, May 16 2012)

May 16th, 2012 by Mike Kurylo (@KnickerBlogger)

[New York Post] NBA union chief: Knicks Lin, Novak deserve Bird rights (Wed, 16 May 2012 01:57:06 -0500) In Billy Hunter the Knicks trust. The Knicks’ chances of having a July’s free-agent bonanza â?? perhaps signing Steve Nash â?? hinge greatly on the Players’ Association’s arbitration hearing in which it is seeking restoration of the [...]

NYT: The Douglas Dilema

May 15th, 2012 by Jim Cavan (@JPCavan)

I had a nagging Feeling Toney Douglas felt lonely, so I wrote about him for Lady Old ‘N Gray: With their Game 5 loss to the Miami Heat last Wednesday, the Knicks brought an end to one of the franchise’s strangest, most unpredictable seasons. It seemed appropriate, then, that the injury-worn Knicks would be forced [...]

Small Market, Big Heart

May 15th, 2012 by Jim Cavan (@JPCavan)

While we’re not typically wont to post exclusively non-Knicks related stuff, trust me when I say that this cause is one that’s more than worth it. The following is a letter from James Ham of Cowbell Kingdom, talking about a new documentary he and a few other peeps put together chronicling Sacramento’s fight to keep [...]

Knicks Morning News (Tuesday, May 15 2012)

May 15th, 2012 by Mike Kurylo (@KnickerBlogger)

[New York Times] Free-Agency Dispute Has Ramifications for Knicks (Tue, 15 May 2012 05:30:09 GMT) An arbitrator’s ruling may determine if the Knicks can re-sign Jeremy Lin and Steve Novak while keeping a $5 million slot, perhaps for J. R. Smith. [New York Times] N.B.A. Roundup: N.B.A. Playoffs — Thunder Crush Lakers in Game 1 [...]

A Very, Very Important and Frighteningly Dense Primer on the Knicks’ Salary Cap and Offseason Spending Issues

May 14th, 2012 by Robert Silverman (@BobSaietta)

Remember when you were literally nodding off in that Econ class you took in college to fulfill a math/sci/quantitative requirement because even though you’re pretty sure you recall someone telling you it was even easier than Geology 101 (aka “Rocks for Jocks”) but either that someone was playing a Romney-esque vicious prank on you or [...]

Knicks Morning News (Monday, May 14 2012)

May 14th, 2012 by Mike Kurylo (@KnickerBlogger)

[New York Times] N.B.A. Playoffs — Lakers Face Thunder After Edging Nuggets (Mon, 14 May 2012 07:39:06 GMT) Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol contributed greatly to the Lakers series-deciding victory against the Nuggets, but the Thunder are next for Los Angeles. [New York Times] Roundup: Bosh Leaves in Pain as Heat Take Game 1 (Mon, [...]