We lost “Johnny Hoops” today, the great former Knicks announcer, John Andariese (whose last name was so tricky that I already spelled it incorrectly on Twitter), today. For Knick fans of the 1990s, we were not only in a Golden Age, but we all KNEW we were in a Golden Age, as we had John […]
[ESPN] Monday’s Knicks News: Anthony hits scoring milestone in loss to Nets (Monday, March 13, 2017 4:47:48 AM) Monday’s Knicks News: Anthony hits scoring milestone in loss to Nets [ESPN] Kristaps Porzingis: Knicks’ scheme changes have led to mass confusion (Monday, March 13, 2017 1:30:46 AM) Kristaps Porzingis: Knicks’ scheme changes have led to mass […]
After a much-needed loss last night, the Knicks are running up against one of the hardest teams in the NBA to lose to in the Brooklyn Nets. The good thing is that the Nets have no reason to lose this game, while the Knicks have a very good reason to try to lose this game, […]
[NY Newsday] Knicks’ Carmelo Anthony takes only nine shots in loss to Pistons (Saturday, March 11, 2017 9:33:00 PM) AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — On the surface, Carmelo Anthony is trying to be the perfect soldier. [NY Newsday] Nets feel as if offense is improving since return of Jeremy Lin (Saturday, March 11, 2017 9:03:00 PM) […]
[NYTimes] The N.B.A.’s ‘Turkish Thunder’ Excels at a Painful Task (Friday, March 10, 2017 12:00:27 PM) Ersan Ilyasova, a power forward for the Atlanta Hawks, steps in front of runaway human trains to take a charge better than anyone else in the game. [NYTimes] The Triangle: A Simple Name for a Complex Basketball Scheme (Saturday, […]
When I was a child, my grandfather would pick me up from school every Wednesday. We’d walk over to the local Off Track Betting office, pick up some horse racing sheets, sit in a mostly-empty bar, and pour over the data. “It’s not the horses,” my grandfather insisted “it’s the jockeys.” That was his system, […]
[NYPost] Sal Alosi: From ex-Jet ‘tripper’ coach to Derrick Rose conditioner (Friday, March 10, 2017 12:12:01 AM) It’s a small world,’’ Sal Alosi chuckled on the phone from Westwood, Calif. on Thursday. On the UCLA campus, Alosi, the former Jets strength and conditioning coach, spent May through August in Westwood working with Knicks point guard […]
[NY Newsday] Knicks unable to stop onslaught by Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo (Wednesday, March 08, 2017 11:55:38 PM) MILWAUKEE — Carmelo Antony says he wants to play six more seasons, but there are times when he plays like he can’t wait for this one to end. [NY Newsday] Knicks’ Derrick Rose not bothered by being benched […]
There are a certain amount of games that the Knicks could be reasonably expected to have a good chance chance of winning (6 games, one at Milwaukee, home and home against Detroit, home and home against Brooklyn and hosting Philadelphia). This is one of those games. Obviously, we have to allow that they’ll likely have […]
[NY Newsday] Knicks’ poor season a surprise to Charles Barkley (Tuesday, March 07, 2017 9:49:00 PM) Charles Barkley long has been a skeptic when it comes to the Knicks, but even the TNT analyst expected good things after team president Phil Jackson’s personnel moves last offseason. [NY Newsday] Chasson Randle comes through in Jeff Hornacek’s […]