Schmeelk: Are The Post-D'Antoni Knicks A Mirage Or The Real Thing?
With one coach out the door, the Knicks know the pressure and attention shifts to them. How long will this uptick in effort and intensity last? Can it be permanent?
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With one coach out the door, the Knicks know the pressure and attention shifts to them. How long will this uptick in effort and intensity last? Can it be permanent?
Mike Woodson has the Knicks smiling and working hard. The take-charge Woodson is carving the Knicks into his own image.
Jerry Recco declared that he feels like a champion today, this after being on the winning team from yesterday's Morning Show Staff bowling outing at Belmor Lanes, in Times Square.
Amare Stoudemire had 22 points and 12 rebounds, Jeremy Lin added 18 points and 10 assists, and the New York Knicks made it four straight easy victories under Mike Woodson by beating the Toronto Raptors 106-87 on Tuesday night.
Knicks point guard Baron Davis is hurting, and it will cost him his second straight game on Tuesday night. Davis will sit out against the Raptors at Madison Square Garden as he continues to nurse a strained right hamstring.
Carmelo Anthony is the Knicks' superstar, the team's apparent leader, admitting that he dogged it under the old coach. He was willing to sacrifice victories just so he could be lazy. He didn't care enough about winning, and that's scary stuff.
Mike Woodson has certainly made the most of his opportunity since being named the interim head coach of the New York Knicks, and he joined Boomer & Carton on Tuesday to discuss it.
New York Knicks star Jeremy Lin has signed a two-year contract with automaker Volvo to promote the company's cars around the world — especially in Asia.
The Knicks keep winning and Mike Woodson is preaching accountability, the NCAA Tournament has been dwindled down to 16 teams, but all of the that took a back seat early-on today, as Craig has grown frustrated and tired with the Jets.
Led by Jeremy Lin, the Knicks defeated the Indiana 102-88. New York improves to 3-0 under new coach Mike Woodson.
Tyson Chandler scored 16 points, Jeremy Lin had 13, and the New York Knicks rolled to their second straight dominant victory under Mike Woodson, beating the Indiana Pacers 115-100 on Friday night.
Right now the basketball hopes of entire basketball city are sitting squarely on Carmelo Anthony's shoulders.
Because of Mike D'Antoni's exit, the official end of Linsanity could be just around the corner.
When the Lakers lose, it's on Kobe. Likewise with LeBron in Miami. But when the Knicks lose, it's the team, the time, or the coach.
The lead story in New York today is the one plastered all over the back pages of the newspapers...
James Dolan is an easy target. He has more negatives I can pile on but I don't want to bore you. All that being said, he is far from an impossible obstacle to overcome for the Knicks to win a title.
Now that Mike D'Antoni is out, this is Carmelo Anthony's big chance to have it his way, to lead the team on his terms, to shine. That is what is expected of him now. Anthony got exactly what he wanted!
Knicks fans may one day look back and mark March 14, 2012, as the official end of Linsanity. Mike D'Antoni's run-and-gun version of it, at least.
Maybe there's a big-name coach out there who can bring out the best in Carmelo Anthony and the Knicks. Just don't expect Kentucky coach John Calipari to be that guy.
You can look right through him. Walk right by him. And never know he's there!
Craig was understandably happy this morning and not afraid to show it.
Jerry Recco got right down to business when delivering his first update this Thursday morning.
Before saying good morning to Boomer, Craig went on to call D'Antoni a coward and a quitter, punctuating his feelings with a good riddance.
Amare Stoudemire made all seven shots in the first half, Carmelo Anthony passed and shot well, and the Knicks shook off the surprising departure of their coach to rout the Portland Trail Blazers 121-79 on Wednesday night.
Knicks owner James Dolan said that D'Antoni felt it was best for the organization if he was no longer coach of the team.
