Content Tagged "Some Plays Count"

Knicks 2007 Report Card (A to Z): Jerome James

: 2007 Report Cards, Uncategorized : Written by Mike Kurylo : 07-16-2007

KnickerBlogger: At the time of Jerome James’ signing, I kept some quotes from RealGM’s Knick message board, because they were quite optimistic. Unfortunately RealGM has decided to scrub their message board of anything over a certain age, so I can’t link to these quotes, nor can I attribute them to the original author. I can’t take credit for the wisdom of the quotes, but I can take credit for the title in bold for each of them. There’s a Nazr Thomas? Certainly James is as good as Nazr and Kurt Thomas. Jerome James has a jump shot from 7 feet …continue reading

Reconstructing the Draft

: Uncategorized : Written by Tom V. : 05-24-2007

In the last post I argued that the NBA draft is not broken, despite recent complaints about the manner in which it gives bad teams incentive to tank and the manner in which it does not always distribute talent evenly according to record. In fact, in the lottery system there must a tradeoff whereby these opposing flaws are balanced against eachother. Most would agree that it is not acceptable to let tanking run rampant by assigning draft order strictly by record, or to disregard team needs by assigning draft order completely randomly. The trick is to find the best happy …continue reading

Is Marbury a Loser?

: Uncategorized : Written by Tom V. : 04-02-2007

Stephon Marbury has the skills, stats, and salary of a star. Nonetheless, he is perceived by many to be a loser. This greater perception of Marbury-As-Loser is likely formed in part by a constellation of subsidiary perceptions, such as the perception that Marbury is selfish (especially if you are a point guard purist), the perception that he has a poor attitude (especially if you consider wearing a towel on one’s head to be an indicator of poor attitude), and the perception that he is a poor teammate (especially if you’re into the tabloids). Probably the biggest factor in his losing …continue reading

Knicks Own Flaws, Not Referees, Doom Them

: Uncategorized : Written by Mike Kurylo : 02-11-2007

From first glance it seems that the officiating cost New York the Utah game. But what really happened? I examine a critical 3 minutes and 50 seconds of the fourth quarter to get a better understanding of the Knicks loss.

Knicks 118 Grizzlies 117, 3OT

: Uncategorized : Written by Mike Kurylo : 11-02-2006

The seemingly never ending game.

Draft Night Postscript

: Uncategorized : Written by DCrockett17 : 07-03-2006

1. Renaldo Balkman, F, 6?6.5?, S. Carolina (Rd. 1, #20) Analysis. When David Stern uttered, ?With the 20th selection of the 2006 NBA Draft the New York Knicks select Renaldo Balkman of the University of South Carolina,? my jaw dropped and my mouth hung wide open. As many of you regular readers may know I happen to be an employee of that fine university. So I have seen much of Renaldo Balkman?more in 2004-05 than this past season?and it?s hard not to like what he brings, but strictly as a role player. Though he officially measures only 6?5.5? in shoes …continue reading

Washington 86 New York 75

: Uncategorized : Written by Mike Kurylo : 11-05-2005

Again just some quick notes: * Matt Barnes can do everything on the defensive end, but he’s a mess on offense. He drives to the hoop uncontrollably, and he doesn’t have Marbury ability to pass or finish. On one drive he panicked in the air and threw the ball right into Arenas’ hands. Gilbert was so shocked that he knocked the pass out of bounds. Matt gets rejected way too often for my tastes, especially after rebounds. If Larry Brown is going to leave him on the court at the end of the game, Barnes needs to become less aggressive. …continue reading