3 Up And 3 Down: Who's Hot And Who's Not In New York Sports
Taking a look at who's hot and who's not on the NY/NJ sports landscape.
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Taking a look at who's hot and who's not on the NY/NJ sports landscape.
Parsing the words of Phil Jackson and Derek Fisher over past week, it's abundantly clear that they are being pulled in two different directions as they embark upon the Knicks' rebuilding process over the next couple of years.
New York was outclassed by Boston, 108-97, and it appears that Dolan got tired of watching his team lose ... again.
Avery Bradley scored 26 points, Jared Sullinger added 22 and the Boston Celtics snapped a three-game losing streak with a 108-97 victory over the New York Knicks on Tuesday night.
"Like nothing I've seen before," Jackson said of the Knicks' first 41 games, according to The New York Times' Harvey Araton. "So far, my experiment has fallen flat on its face."
With Kobe Bryant out for the season and both teams among the worst in the NBA, it was anything but a Super Sunday in New York.
Al Horford, Paul Millsap and Jeff Teague were picked Thursday as reserves for the Eastern Conference All-Star team, giving the sizzling Atlanta Hawks three selections.
Rodney Stuckey scored 22 points, Roy Hibbert had 18 points and 10 rebounds, and the Indiana Pacers routed the New York Knicks 103-82 on Thursday night.
"No question about it," a person close to the 2014 NBA MVP told Isola. "Kevin loves Carmelo (Anthony). It could work in New York. But never rule out the Thunder."
Taking a look at who's hot and who's not on the NY/NJ sports landscape.
While winning some games might cost the Knicks some ping-pong balls come draft time, it proves their coach might just be able to become a winner in the long-term.
Carmelo Anthony had 31 points and 10 rebounds, Lance Thomas scored a season-high 17 points against his former team and the New York Knicks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 100-92 on Wednesday night.
Knicks president and general manager Phil Jackson told the Chicago Tribune in 1986 that the championship squads of 1970 and 1973 deflated basketballs to gain an advantage.
He's unique. A truly polished post player hasn't come out of the college ranks in more than a decade, and some think he is better than Tim Duncan was when he was a freshman.
Langston Galloway is turning into a bright spot during an otherwise forgettable season for the Knicks. And he's going to be around for a while.
