Knicks Morning News (2016.12.15)

[NYDN] Knicks won’t enjoy benefit of facing resting stars vs. Warriors (Wednesday, December 14, 2016 7:08:11 PM) Unfortunately for the Knicks, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Kevin Durant are all expected to play on Thursday. [NYDN] Kristaps Porzingis out for revenge on Draymond Green (Wednesday, December 14, 2016 3:54:44 PM) Nobody last season […]

Knicks Morning News (2016.12.14)

[NYDN] Knicks, without Derrick Rose, lose physical battle against Suns (Tuesday, December 13, 2016 8:53:35 PM) Jeff Hornacek’s return to Phoenix became an exercise in disappointment for the Knicks. [NYDN] Phil Jackson’s ‘posse’ problem won’t hurt Knicks in free agency (Tuesday, December 13, 2016 8:07:38 PM) Phil’s got 99 problems but attracting free agents isn’t […]

2016-17 Game Thread: Knicks @ Suns

Tonight, the Knicks travel to Phoenix to take on the shitty Suns in the third game of this road trip, which has gone very well so far. The Knicks get Golden State next, so it would be good for the Knicks to win tonight to get to five games over .500. Five games over .500! […]

Knicks Morning News (2016.12.13)

[NYTimes] On Pro Basketball: Detroit and the Pistons Are One Again (Tuesday, December 13, 2016 12:28:47 AM) The N.B.A. franchise will reclaim the city identity it left behind when it took up residence in the suburbs in 1978. [NYTimes] The Best N.B.A. Games This Week: Knicks vs. Warriors, and Three Others (Monday, December 12, 2016 […]

Knicks Not As Good As Their Record (Or Are They?)

The New York Knicks have defied the odds and now sit tied for 3rd in the Eastern Conference. The last time the Knicks finished the season 3rd or higher was in 1913 … err I mean 2013. That New York team lost in the second round to Indiana. For those two young to remember, coach […]

Knicks Morning News (2016.12.12)

[ESPN] Monday’s Knicks News: Rose, Porzingis play big in win over Lakers (Monday, December 12, 2016 6:01:33 AM) Monday’s Knicks News: Rose, Porzingis play big in win over Lakers [ESPN] Rose has 25 in return; ‘nothing wrong’ with back (Sunday, December 11, 2016 2:15:01 PM) Rose has 25 in return; ‘nothing wrong’ with back [NYDN] […]

16-17 Game Thread: Knicks @ Lakers

The Knicks head to Los Angeles to take on an interesting Lakers team. They are not a particularly GOOD team, but hell, at least they’re fun to watch, unlike some of these other recent shitty teams that the Knicks have played (have I mentioned how much I hate the Timberwolves?). Derrick Rose returns tonight, so […]

Knicks Morning News (2016.12.11)

[NYPost] Struggling Kristaps Porzingis has a ‘catch on his knee’ (Saturday, December 10, 2016 6:27:26 PM) LOS ANGELES — Kristaps Porzingis got off to an All-Star-like start to the season, but has cooled off offensively the past five games. His legs look tired on his jump shot and his right knee actually is in wrapping […]

Knicks Morning News (2016.12.10)

[NYPost] Carmelo Anthony answers critic Jackson with monster game (Friday, December 09, 2016 8:45:49 PM) SACRAMENTO , Calif. — Carmelo Anthony went from a star on Instagram to a star in Sacramento. But he needed a late hand from Joakim Noah and his suddenly soft free-throw stroke. Anthony made two controversial Instagram posts aimed at […]

2016-17 Game Thread: Knicks @ Kings

The Knicks begin a five-game, ten-day (thank goodness for no back-to-backs!) road trip tonight in Sacramento. Sacramento is not particularly good, but the Knicks will be without the services of Derrick Rose tonight. The way that this roster is set up, with Sasha Vujacic as the only other point guard that Jeff Hornacek will give […]