(Thursday, January 17, 2019 3:45:00 PM)
When Bradley Beal felt his legs go out beneath him, likely ending his chances of scoring the go-ahead basket for the Washington Wizards, he spotted Thomas Bryant standing alone in the lane.
Beal dropped the ball off to Bryant, who was awarded two points after Allonzo Trier was called for goaltending…
[Sports Illustrated] Commissioner Adam Silver Supports Knicks’ Enes Kanter Skipping NBA London Game (Thursday, January 17, 2019 6:07:45 PM)
Enes Kanter said he did not feel safe traveling to London for the Knicks’ game against the Wizards Thursday.
[Sports Illustrated] Watch: Wizards Beat Knicks on Goaltending Call (Thursday, January 17, 2019 5:58:35 PM)
The Knicks lost in the most Knicks way possible.
[FOXsports] Wizards beat Knicks in London on goaltending call (Thursday, January 17, 2019 10:28:45 PM)
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[Newsday] Wizards beat Knicks in London on goaltending call (Thursday, January 17, 2019 10:28:45 PM)
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(Thursday, January 17, 2019 4:36:10 PM)
Enes Kanter’s criticism of the Turkish government forced him to miss the Knicks’ trip to London. The vocal big man discusses watching his team play from 3,500 miles away.
(Thursday, January 17, 2019 4:10:26 PM)
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said he understands why the Knicks’ Enes Kanter, who fears assassination by Turkish authorities, stayed in the United States while his teammates are in London.
(Thursday, January 17, 2019 5:10:43 PM)
LONDON — Knicks point guard Emmanuel Mudiay didn’t see much of London on his second trip to Britain. He was laid up with a head cold. Mudiay saw plenty of net through three quarters Thursday against the Wizards, however, when he made nine of his first 10 shots, further establishing himself as a potential point…
(Thursday, January 17, 2019 12:51:09 PM)
LONDON — The Knicks proved they can just as easily choke in the fourth quarter in Britain as in the United States. This time, the Knicks did it on a buzzer-beating goaltending call against rookie Allonzo Trier. Dominating play and a pleasure to watch for three quarters, the Knicks fell apart late as the Wizards…
(Thursday, January 17, 2019 10:55:58 AM)
LONDON — NBA commissioner Adam Silver said he supports Enes Kanter’s decision to not travel to London and is taking “very seriously” a report Wednesday stating the Turkish government will issue an extradition notice for the controversial Knicks center. An NBA source said the league wouldn’t act until any official extradition move is made by…
[NYTimes] Gregg Popovich Unsure if He Will Coach the San Antonio Spurs Next Season (Thursday, January 17, 2019 5:45:42 PM)
Popovich, who will turn 70 this month, has won five championships since he took over as head coach in 1996, but he lost his three most critical players in recent years.
(Thursday, January 17, 2019 5:29:05 PM)
The London Game looked to be in the bag for the Knicks, but a fourth-quarter slump saw the Wizards pull out a 101-100 win that came down to the buzzer on Thursday night.
(Thursday, January 17, 2019 1:00:23 PM)
Most NBA rookies, even the great ones, hit a wall at some point. Kevin Knox got that out of the way early.
(Thursday, January 17, 2019 11:34:15 AM)
After several days of sightseeing, charitable events and team dinners, the New York Knicks and Washington Wizards will get down to business Thursday at London’s O2 Arena.
(Thursday, January 17, 2019 11:28:09 AM)
Knicks rookie center Mitchell Robinson is ready to play for the first time in over a month.
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One last thing on Cole Aldrich; I don’t recall any of his advocates suggesting he should get 30+ minutes. It became obvious fairly quickly that he physically could not do that.
His ideal number on the Knicks teams he was on was lower than 30, and probably lower than 20 at that, but higher than zero in favor of Andrea Bargnani. I’m a little confused about how that’s remotely controversial.
Oh man, it was so controversial. I was just re-reading the old threads and they are so stupid. That is how it came to seem as though all we ever talked about was Cole, because the arguments against playing him were so stupid that they kept popping up. Seriously, people were saying shit like “Just because you created this site doesn’t mean you’re smart” to Mike when Mike said we should give Cole 10 minutes a game. Because, of course, Cole was on his third (fourth?) team at the time and it was an insult to Bargnani to think that Cole could do better.
That was basically the way Cole talk went for a while – “Cole shouldn’t play any minutes.” – Cole then plays minutes and is pretty darn useful
“New Knick President Phil Jackson knows better, he won’t bring Cole back” – Jackson brings Cole back
“Only this shitty team would want him” – Good Clippers team signs him
“No GM would ever pay him over the vet minimum” – Cole gets three years/$22 million
It wasn’t even that Cole should have been paid that much, it was just that the fact that (up until that point) no one had given him a big contract was used to “prove” that Cole wasn’t any good (appeals to authority and all of that).
* Cole got waived. 🙂
The internet where arguments never end
Well, in this case, we all had moved past it, right?
It was just some troll who decided to be, you know, a troll and bring it up again because he was a troll.