The Los Angeles Lakers re-signed forward Metta World Peace, who won a championship with the Lakers in 2010 when he was still known as Ron Artest.
The Los Angeles Lakers are giving Metta World Peace another chance.
Knicks Morning News (2015.09.25)
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Yesterday someone pointed out (correctly I think) that Anthony Bennett, at 6’8″ with a 7’1″ wingspan, is not small for a power forward in today’s NBA. In the NY Post, there are pictures of Porzingis walking the streets of New York yesterday. When I saw them, something really jumped out at me (probably because the pictures of him standing next to “normal-sized” human beings were so jarring — he is really really long) — if he’s playing power forward at 7’3″ with about a 7’6″ wingspan, he has the potential to create some real mismatch problems for guys the size of Bennett (regardless of how much stronger they might be than he is).
Porzingis-allegedly-has been showing up to the practice facility at 7:30AM every day.
I guess this counts as good news?
Derek Fisher on #Knicks F Carmelo Anthony: “He is healthy and feels good about his body and where he sees himself going.”
Where does he see himself going – Chicago, LA? We can only hope!
Also good to know Melo has no body image problems
Great tweet, or greatest tweet?
@4 I wish I could get down to Melos body size. 50 more lbs lol
Press conference today with Phil Jackson, Derek Fisher and Steve Mills.
One note was that Phil will be MORE involved this year.
Coach got a nice beard going.
Nice little write up on the Camby man. Damn shame he completely fell apart by the time we brought him back to the garden.
Ok, we’re winning 45 games. Lock it up.
Marcus Camby talk got you pumped up? :)
no, the press conference.
How were you pumped up by the press conference? My interpretation of what I heard:
Phil “I’m going to talk to Derek more. He seems to be lost”
Derek: “Yeah, I’ve got no clue”
Steve: “But Derek tries hard.”
Phil: “I really wanted to stay away so nobody would figure out that I’m senile.”
Steve: “I just want to be relevent. I’m not senile.”
Derek: “I don’t even know where to start about learning how to coach. I’m totally lost.”
Phil: “We got a bunch of different players we think will be good. We got…what’s his name?”
Steve: “Derek comes in early and leaves late.”
Derek: “I’m going to give the players Tex Winter’s notebook and hope they’re smarter than me.”
Phil: “We got Sasha because he might remember what I told him that stuff in the notebook all meant back in the day. At least someone will remember.”
Steve: “I’m supposed to say something now. Right?”
Derek: “I’m just waiting for Kobe to come to the Knicks to play with Melo.”
Phil: “I like Kobe, Maybe we can get him. I’ve been shmoozing him.”
Funny! OK, 44 wins.
hahahaha z-man no
“z-man no”
More??
Don’t burst my bubble yet, dude. Let the fantasy live until at least preseason game #3. For now:
Zinger: ROTY, future immortal
Grant: Clyde reborn
O’Quinn: an articulate Oak
Lopez: Tyson who?
Melo: 27ppg, 8rpg, 5apg, 30 usg%, .600TS% MVP
Afflalo: JR with a brain
Gallo: 3 and D
Jose: 3 and no D
Thanasis: D and no 3
Cle: No 3 and no D
Vuj: irritant, placeholder for call-up (Trice? Saunders?)
Lou and Lance: DNP-CD
Seraphin: 10 and 5 in 15
DWill: Most improved
Atkins: DWill insurance
Ok, 43 wins
#13 +1
That was really funny
Sixers waived Gerald Wallace. No way he’d take the minimum to play for us, right?
Kostas Papanikolaou finally waived by Denver.
Wallace is pretty much done. I’d take a good look at Papa.
THE METS!!!!!!!
Mets fan here. I don’t want to get too much into talking baseball, but it’s so satisfying to see them win after embracing advanced statistics and committing to a true rebuild. The Madoff scandal ended up being a blessing in disguise, because it forced the Mets to play Moneyball, also known as “not being stupid.” The Mets did what I have always hoped and dreamed for the Knicks to do by committing to that long and steady rebuild.
Clippers just made one of the more interesting deals of the year — signing Nikolz Tskitishvili, one of the biggest draft busts of all time. He’s been out of the league since 2006 and is now 32 years old. He’s had a very good career overseas and now wants to prove that he can play in the NBA. I hope he makes it. I love stories like this.
I’d like to see him given a shot, but I really don’t think they plan on adding anyone until midseason.
Papa is pretty much a tweener SF-PF, so we pretty much have that covered with DWill.
Next two weeks: Mets and Yanks playoff baseball, Jets and Giants football, Knicks preseason basketball. Does it get any better?
Very interesting. Hope it works out for him.
Mets fans should remember to thank Omar Minaya for helping to turn this franchise into a juggernaut.
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/09/18/sports/baseball/omar-minayas-fingerprints-are-all-over-these-mets.html?referrer=
I don’t think Minaya was terrible, but he’s been gone a while, and definitely wore out his welcome by the time he was sent packing. Alderson deserves nearly all the credit for this team. he’s been really good.
Minaya would have never traded Dickey for the massive haul that Alderson got, and he probably would have traded most of the good young pitching away for like John Lackey or something. Minaya did not have even a cursory knowledge of advanced stats and by the time he got fired the team was a dumpster fire.
Minaya added Harvey, Degrom, Matz, and Niese. Also Familia and Robles. Duda, Murphy, Flores, Tejada, Lagaras too. All of these were through scouting, not via high priced free agent acquisitions.
This is not to take away from Alderson who has been great! Is it too soon to say that this could be the beginning of a fantastic 5 year run? What will it cost us to keep Cespedes? Damn Madoff!
Harvey, Matz and deGrom are studs. Familia is also excellent so far. Robles has potential, but too early to tell.
Niese, Duda, Murphy, Lagares, Tejada and Flores are good, but very replaceable players.
Minaya clearly did a decent job of restocking the farm system and getting the Mets back to contention, but bungled many other aspects of his job 2007-2010.
Alderson brought in Granderson, Cespedes, Uribe, Johnson, Syndegaard, Colon, d’Arnaud, Conforto, Reed, Clippard, Wheeler, etc. He seems to trade players at the right time and has avoided the big boom or bust trades. He’s done wonders with a modest total payroll. I like Terry Collins, and I like the vibe of this team.
The hard work is yet to come for Alderson, but I really like what he’s done so far.
That R.A. Dickey trade turned out pretty well….