[New York Times] New Stat-Tracking Coming to NBA Summer League (Thu, 09 Jul 2015 06:49:41 GMT) Diving for loose balls, getting a hand in passing lanes for a deflection, being close enough to contest a shot, or sacrificing the body and taking a charge. [New York Times] Jordan Spurns Mavericks for Clippers After Teammates’ Plea […]
[New York Daily News] Knicks rookies Porzingis, Grant top summer league roster (Wed, 08 Jul 2015 03:55:29 GMT) Phil Jackson’s boys of summer are headed for Las Vegas. First-round picks Kristaps Porzingis and Jerian Grant headline the Knicks’ roster. [New York Times] Sports Briefing | Pro Basketball: Golden State Warriors Trade David Lee (Wed, 08 […]
O’Quinn’s per minute stats are pretty good: 13.0 pts/36, 10.5 reb/36, 2.1 blk/36, 2.6 ast/36, 53.6 ts%. How does this make sense after signing Derrick Williams, who has awful numbers? Cronin: I think this goes back to what I said during the Derrick Williams discussion – no one move should define a front office. The […]
True or False: Afflalo is the Knicks second option on offense in 2016. Fisher-Cohen: True. And that’s gonna bump his stats and guarantee he leaves next summer. That’s the problem with player options. Kurylo: False. He’s going to be their first option for the 42 games Carmelo Anthony misses, because Coach “Gotta Win’em All” is […]
[New York Daily News] Video: Latvian rap duo does song about Knicks’ Porzingis (Tue, 07 Jul 2015 03:22:59 GMT) Here’s your new anthem Knicks fans. Time to get excited… and learn to speak Latvian. [New York Times] Young Veterans Look to Summer League to Refine Skills (Tue, 07 Jul 2015 06:46:41 GMT) The NBA summer […]
Will the Knicks be the last NBA team Williams plays for? Kurylo: True. Going to the Knicks has been like bringing that pet home to the kids. Just make sure you get something that is cheap enough, and easily discarded. I’d bet that since 2000, more players spent their last minutes on the Knicks roster […]
Should we be concerned with the lack of defensive rebounds from Lopez? Kurylo: He’s pulling down only 4.7 dreb/36 over his career and only 4.5 dreb/36 last year [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/lopezro01.html]. Someone call the stat guy for basketball-reference, because that’s got to be a typo! Seriously, those are swingman numbers. On the other hand Portland was 7th […]
[New York Times] Minnesota Lynx Back Atop the Western Conference (Mon, 06 Jul 2015 07:19:38 GMT) The Minnesota Lynx were the preseason favorite to win the Western Conference and a third WNBA title in five seasons. Until this week, they were looking up in the standings. [New York Times] Big Moves Made, but Dealing Isn’t […]
[New York Times] Sports of The Times: The Nets Focus on Themselves, Not the Knicks (Sun, 05 Jul 2015 05:36:55 GMT) Instead of worrying about the Knicks, the Nets quietly went about doing as much as they could with what they had in the N.B.A. draft. [New York Times] LaMarcus Aldridge Says He Will Sign […]
[New York Times] Sports Briefing | Pro Basketball: Becky Hammon Will Coach in N.B.A. Summer League (Sat, 04 Jul 2015 04:02:29 GMT) Hammon will be the first woman to be the head coach of an N.B.A. summer league team. [New York Times] On College Basketball: Road to N.B.A. Is Taking Detour Around College (Sat, 04 […]