Schmeelk: If Superstars Turn Knicks Down, Jackson Should Follow Mavs' Blueprint
With the Knicks at 4-11 and closer to the first pick in the draft than the NBA playoffs, chatter has already started about the Knicks' upcoming offseason.
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With the Knicks at 4-11 and closer to the first pick in the draft than the NBA playoffs, chatter has already started about the Knicks' upcoming offseason.
If you look hard, there were some moments and players from 2014 that made us thankful that we are who we are: loyal Big Apple sports fans to the core.
It hasn't been a very good year for New York sports franchises, but it's important not to get lost in the moment.
Is age already creeping up on Carmelo Anthony? Or are some of his lower statistics the product of the triangle offense and his return to small forward?
Taking a look at who's hot and who's not on the NY/NJ sports landscape.
Just when you think things can't get any worse.
James Harden had 36 points to lead the depleted Houston Rockets to a 91-86 victory over the slumping New York Knicks on Monday night.
No one knows how long Stoudemire will stay healthy, but the Knicks must take advantage of his skills while he is.
Carmelo Anthony scored 25 points, Amare Stoudemire added 16 points and 11 rebounds, and the New York Knicks dropped the Philadelphia 76ers to 0-13 with a 91-83 victory on Saturday night.
Pick your metaphor. The Knicks' defense is a sinking ship. A dumpster fire. A nuclear wasteland. Nicolas Cage's acting career. The president's approval ratings. Take your pick, they all work.
Kevin Martin shook off an illness to score 37 points, and the Minnesota Timberwolves, missing three starters, beat the New York Knicks 115-99 on Wednesday night.
Boomer and Craig got Thursday's radio program begun by discussing the record-breaking snowfall currently plaguing Western New York, before declaring a state of emergency right here in the Big Apple.
Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony is playing with a sore left knee, and he aggravated the injury during New York's 117-113 loss Tuesday night to the Milwaukee Bucks.
Ersan Ilyasova had 20 points, and the rebuilding Milwaukee Bucks climbed above .500 for the first time in more than a year by fending off the New York Knicks for a 117-113 victory Tuesday night.
No doubt Phil Jackson needs a few years to put his stamp on the club. But keep in mind that the next champion he builds will be his first.
The team said Tuesday that an MRI revealed loose fragments in his right knee, and he'll need an arthroscopic procedure this week.
Taking a look at who's hot and who's not on the NY/NJ sports landscape.
Carmelo Anthony and J.R. Smith each scored 28 points to help the New York Knicks snap a seven-game losing streak with a 109-93 win over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday.
Trey Burke made a jumper from the corner as time expired, giving the Utah Jazz a thrilling 102-100 victory Friday night over the New York Knicks, who got an NBA season-high 46 points from Carmelo Anthony.
The Knicks need to play their best players and force opponents to match up against them. It's the only way this team is going to forge an identity and figure things out.
The ball never got to Carmelo Anthony, who appeared to be calling for it. "If I forced it into him, what kind of shot will he really have — a turnaround, fadeaway?" Smith said.
Evan Fournier scored a career-high 28 points, and the Orlando Magic bounced back from a poor finish with a good one, handing the New York Knicks a sixth straight loss with a 97-95 victory Wednesday night.
After advising loyal listeners to 'bet the mortgage' on the Knicks to beat the Magic, a distraught Craigie got things started Thursday morning by instructing 'The' Eddie Scozzare to kill the open music...
There's an adjustment that has to happen, but as coach Derek Fisher and president Phil Jackson have both said, the team isn't making basketball plays when the system affords the opportunities.
If you just look at the stats, it appears the Knicks are playing pretty good defense this season. Teams are only averaging 98.4 points against them and shooting 44.7 percent from the field. But those numbers are illusions hiding a simple fact.
