[New York Times] Hammon, Spurs Take Las Vegas Summer League Championship (Tue, 21 Jul 2015 04:22:39 GMT) Becky Hammon already made history when she became the first female head coach in NBA summer league. [New York Times] Sports Briefing | Pro Basketball: Nuggets Trade Ty Lawson to Rockets (Tue, 21 Jul 2015 03:56:18 GMT) Denver […]
Month: July 2015
The Good: I’m going to talk about Porzingis briefly. Clearly he was the best player on the team, and has given the Knicks their first exciting prospect since Gallo. He had 18.4 pts/36 on 59.1% ts%, with only 2.2 to/36, toss in 3.1 blk/36. Yes the rebounding is a concern, but everything else is there. […]
[New York Times] Connecticut Continues Freefall in WNBA’s Eastern Conference (Mon, 20 Jul 2015 06:07:38 GMT) After a great start to the season with seven wins in their first eight games, the Connecticut Sun have fallen back to the pack in the Eastern Conference.
[New York Times] Sports Briefing | Pro Basketball: Raptors Add Bismack Biyombo (Sun, 19 Jul 2015 04:00:03 GMT) Toronto signed Biyombo, a free agent who played last season with the Charlotte Hornets, to a one-year contract. [New York Times] N.B.A. Salaries Explode, Even Among Average Players (Sun, 19 Jul 2015 03:06:45 GMT) With a $24 […]
[New York Times] 2-Week Quest for Minutes, Eyes and Contracts (Sat, 18 Jul 2015 01:44:51 GMT) The N.B.A. Development League has fielded a summer league team for seven years to provide a stage for the league’s players and coaches in their pursuit of an N.B.A. contract. [New York Post] Knicks have kept Carmelo in the […]
[New York Times] Kings Drop Mbah a Moute (Fri, 17 Jul 2015 03:42:08 GMT) The Sacramento Kings have voided the contract of forward Luc Mbah a Moute after he failed a team physical. [New York Times] Clippers Sign Free-Agent Forward Josh Smith (Fri, 17 Jul 2015 02:01:39 GMT) The Clippers signed free-agent forward Josh Smith, […]
[New York Times] Sports Briefing | Pro Basketball: Liberty Defeat Stars (Thu, 16 Jul 2015 04:30:34 GMT) Essence Carson scored 16 points off the bench to lead the Liberty to an 84-68 victory over San Antonio, the Liberty’s first win against the Stars since 2011. [New York Daily News] Yankees No. 2 on Forbes list, […]
Great stuff from Robert (once a Knickerblogger always a KnickerBlogger) Silverman on the Nets new problem. Sift through the pile of Vines and GIFs above, and you will detect a unifying theme, which is that Bargnani is both lost and bored. He doesn’t seem particularly interested in defense or rebounding or passing or any other […]
[New York Post] Knicks’ Carmelo Anthony ‘trusts’ Phil Jackson — for now (Wed, 15 Jul 2015 02:18:34 -0400) LAS VEGAS — Carmelo Anthony is good with Phil Jackson … for now. Knicks officials have been in contact with Anthony in the last 24 hours and got a strong… [New York Times] Sports Briefing | Pro […]