[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 […]
[SNY Knicks] Anthony-less Knicks rally in fourth quarter to beat Magic, 113-105 (Monday, March 06, 2017 10:09:37 PM) Courtney Lee scored 18 points, Lance Thomas added 17 and the New York Knicks used a big fourth quarter to rally past the Orlando Magic, 113-105 on Monday night. [SNY Knicks] Rose playing through eye issue (Monday, […]
These Monday games always seem to start earlier than I figured. The tank is off to a strong start in the first! 30 wins is in sight! Let’s go? Knicks!
[SNY Knicks] Knicks’ late rally not enough in 112-105 loss to Warriors (Sunday, March 05, 2017 6:41:00 PM) While Derrick Rose scored 28 points, Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson combined for 60 as the New York Knicks lost to the Golden State Warriors, 112-105, Sunday at Madison Square Garden. [SNY Knicks] Joakim Noah to begin […]
Under normal circumstances, I would not even be slightly concerned about tonight today’s game because the Warriors are normally SO much better than the Knicks. They are still better than the Knicks without Kevin Durant, but the difference is obviously smaller. Not small enough that I think the Knicks have a legitimate chance of winning […]