PLUGH: I really don’t like Brandon Jennings’ game. People sometimes pine over the memory of Jordan Hill being selected two slots ahead of him, but not me. Jennings has a lot of jittery, herky jerky moves and he slings up three pointers in bunches. Most of the time it’s out of the flow of the […]
Month: July 2016
[NYTimes] Nets, With Many New Players, Look to Build Something Lasting (Thursday, July 21, 2016 1:16:10 AM) The free-agent guard Jeremy Lin was among six players introduced Wednesday, as the team strives to improve. [NYTimes] Jeremy Lin Is Back in New York, and So Is a Glimpse of the Old Linsanity (Wednesday, July 20, 2016 […]
[NYTimes] Carmelo Anthony Is Using His Voice and Olympic Platform for Social Change (Tuesday, July 19, 2016 8:01:33 PM) While training with the United States basketball team that will be headed to the Rio Olympics, Anthony spoke about his activism against gun violence. [NYTimes] Connecticut Improving Despite Lack of Wins; Sparks Rolling (Tuesday, July 19, […]
[ESPN.com – New York Knicks] Tuesday's Knicks Links: Revamped roster excites Carmelo Anthony (Tue, 19 Jul 2016 05:24:43 EST) Tuesday's Knicks Links: Revamped roster excites Carmelo Anthony [ESPN.com – New York Knicks] Melo: 'As a country, we have to stand united' (Tue, 19 Jul 2016 03:33:13 EST) Melo: 'As a country, we have to stand […]
PLUGH: These are really good signs of the Knicks getting smart. I’m not sure how much Clarence Gaines had to do with the two of these signings, but WHG (or is it BHG now?) was on the radar while the team was scouting Porzingis at Sevilla. A good organization is able to fill important bench […]
[New York Times] Nate Thurmond, Warriors Center and Defensive Wall, Dies at 74 (Mon, 18 Jul 2016 04:07:24 GMT) A seven-time All-Star and Hall of Fame player went toe-to-toe with the N.B.A.’s dominant big men. [New York Times] Jones, Valentine Set Up T-Wolves-Bulls Summer League Final (Mon, 18 Jul 2016 02:45:33 GMT) A look at […]
[New York Times] Nate Thurmond, Warriors Center and Defensive Wall, Dies at 74 (Sun, 17 Jul 2016 05:58:29 GMT) A seven-time All-Star and Hall of Fame player went toe-to-toe with the N.B.A.’s dominant big men. [New York Times] N.B.A. Summer League Is Proving Ground for Coaches, Too (Sun, 17 Jul 2016 05:20:04 GMT) The former […]
[New York Times] NBA Summer League Over for 16 Teams in Consolation Play (Sat, 16 Jul 2016 05:21:34 GMT) A look at the eight consolation games Friday in the Las Vegas Summer League: [New York Times] Croatian Forward Saric Signs With Philadelphia 76ers (Sat, 16 Jul 2016 05:00:27 GMT) Croatian Dario Saric has signed with […]
[ESPN.com – New York Knicks] Friday's Knicks Links: Role with Knicks was too big for Jose Calderon (Fri, 15 Jul 2016 05:11:40 EST) Friday's Knicks Links: Role with Knicks was too big for Jose Calderon [New York Times] Spurs Officially Add Pau Gasol to Help Replace Tim Duncan (Fri, 15 Jul 2016 06:54:06 GMT) Gasol, […]
PLUGH: This was an “out of the blue” hiring for Phil, at least according to all the narratives about him being on vacation. I don’t really want to rehash that ugly period in Knicks media/fandom, but suffice it to say the moves he’s made have confused, surprised, and sometimes pleased the people in orbit of […]