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05.09.12

Amar’e Stoudemire Punks Shane Battier, Heat P.A. Announcer Punks Stoudemire Amare Stoudemire, Basketball, Breaking News, CourtVision, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks, Shane Battier | Comments Off
The Heat got the last laugh in Miami with a 106-94 series-clinching victory over the Knicks tonight. Amar'e Stoudemire still managed to one-up Shane Battier, though.With just under five minutes remaining in the game, Stoudemire got the ball and attempted to get to the hoop, only to be called for an offensive foul after Battier sort of flopped and ended up on the floor. As Stoudemire turned to leave the floor, he extended a hand for Battier, just long enough for Battier to reach out to grab it, before pulling his hand back and leaving Battier to grab onto his shorts to ...
05.09.12

In Defense of Toney Douglas Basketball, CourtVision, Mike Woodson, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks, Opinion, Toney Douglas | Comments Off
The malign toward the New York Knicks' Toney Douglas is the kind of phenomenon that can only happen in one of the league's largest markets. In Portland, Orlando or even San Antonio, Douglas' flaws are just that: flaws. Every player has them, and his would be no more remarkable than the rest.But in New York, Douglas is made up to be a scapegoat and a punchline, despite the fact that his greatest fault as an NBA player to date is that he hasn't lived up to expectations that were never particularly fair in the first place.Douglas didn't come into the league ...
05.09.12

In Defense of Toney Douglas Basketball, CourtVision, Mike Woodson, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks, Opinion, Toney Douglas | Comments Off
The malign toward the New York Knicks' Toney Douglas is the kind of phenomenon that can only happen in one of the league's largest markets. In Portland, Orlando or even San Antonio, Douglas' flaws are just that: flaws. Every player has them, and his would be no more remarkable than the rest.But in New York, Douglas is made up to be a scapegoat and a punchline, despite the fact that his greatest fault as an NBA player to date is that he hasn't lived up to expectations that were never particularly fair in the first place.Douglas didn't come into the league ...
05.08.12

New York Knicks: Extension for Mike Woodson Is in the Works, but at What Cost? CourtVision, Mike Woodson, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks, Opinion | Comments Off
Per Frank Isola of the New York Daily News, the New York Knicks are in the process of drawing up a contract extension that would keep Mike Woodson in New York "for the foreseeable future." Considering this particular head coach and the difficulties the Knicks have seen this season, that's a slightly worrisome notion.Woodson may be a perfectly good coach, and the work he's done to close out New York's season—in spite of considerable complication via injury, no less—has been truly impressive. But I wonder if we might have already seen the height of Woodson's coaching tenure with this Knicks ...
05.08.12

Mike Woodson: Extension in the Works with New York Knicks, but at What Cost? Basketball, CourtVision, Mike Woodson, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks, Opinion | Comments Off
The New York Knicks are in the process of drawing up a contract extension that would keep Mike Woodson in New York "for the foreseeable future," per Frank Isola of the New York Daily News. Considering this particular head coach and the difficulties the Knicks have seen this season, that's a slightly worrisome notion.Woodson may be a perfectly good coach, and the work he's done to close out New York's season—in spite of considerable complication via injury, no less—has been truly impressive. But I wonder if we might have already seen the height of Woodson's coaching tenure with this Knicks ...
05.08.12

Great Call: Mike Woodson Declares Jeremy Lin out for Knicks-Heat Series Basketball, CourtVision, jeremy lin, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks, Opinion | Comments Off
Credit to Mike Woodson for putting it clearly (via Howard Beck of the New York Times): Jeremy Lin will not play a minute against the Miami heat, even it the series goes seven. Also, credit to whichever party made this call. It's the sensible, long-term decision. The Knicks are likely doomed in this Heat series, despite having won an exciting game at home. But even if they weren't, it would make little sense to have their 23-year-old rising star risk playing on a gimpy knee. I cite knee-addled Brandon Roy's heroics versus the Mavericks as a moment that felt fantastic at the time, ...
05.08.12

What Carmelo Anthony Must Do to Become True NBA Superstar Basketball, Carmelo Anthony, CourtVision, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks, Opinion | Comments Off
Carmelo Anthony—superstar.That's a sentence many say with regularity, but I'm still waiting to type it as a definitive fact.But what makes a superstar, anyway? Anthony is a fantastic case study.There are holes in his game at the defensive end, and he certainly loves going iso-Melo and steering the offensive approach toward heavy isolation plays, but there's no doubting the idea that he's a very skilled player.An elite scorer who can be downright unstoppable at times, Anthony hasn't done anything to earn the "superstar" label in the league.The love/hate relationship between Anthony and Knicks fans has gone on since he arrived ...
05.07.12

Baron Davis’ Injury Could Mean the End for the Knicks PG Baron Davis, Basketball, CourtVision, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks, Opinion | Comments Off
Perhaps Baron Davis could come back from Sunday's tear of his ACL, MCL, and patella tendon (as initially reported by Brian Mahoney). But I doubt it. He'll be 34 by the time this injury heals and it isn't as though he was playing splendidly prior to it. So this is likely how it ends. On the floor of Madison Square Garden, legs splayed, bearing a grimace that almost looked relaxed. He's probably the reason I'm writing about hoops for a living--though it's unfair to blame the man for that. I just found the We Believe run so inspiring, improbable, and irreverent. Obviously, ...
05.06.12

NBA Playoffs 2012: Knicks Beat Heat, Miami Loses with Hero Ball Basketball, CourtVision, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks, Opinion | Comments Off
There was a lot to chew on in New York's 89-87 escape from elimination. A huge Carmelo Anthony game, a gruesome Baron Davis injury, a gritty Amar'e Stoudemire performance that conceded nothing to fire extinguishers.Most of all, I fixated on the bizarre way Miami ultimately gave up a chance to tie. With one final possession, down by two, the Heat elected to flatten out and have Dwyane Wade play hero ball. There was a pick-and-roll action with Chris Bosh, but apart from that, Miami relied on Wade to just make something happen out of the ether.The result was a stymied ...
05.04.12

Amar’e Stoudemire’s Stitched-Up Hand Is as Nasty as You’d Think Amare Stoudemire, Basketball, Breaking News, CourtVision, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks | Comments Off
Consider this your warning: If you're of the squeamish kind made uneasy by injuries (or in this case, stitched flesh) and the like, I'd check out of this post right about now.The Internet has free cat videos and streaming music and thousands of new things to be read every day, so save yourself the stomach-churning and the trouble and just move right along.But if you're the morbidly curious kind who wouldn't mind seeing the "after" shot of Amar'e Stoudemire's sewn-up hand, well, then, I suppose you've come to the right place.Stoudemire tweeted out a photo of his mangled palm on ...
05.04.12

Amar’e Stoudemire’s Stitched-Up Hand Is as Nasty as You’d Think Amare Stoudemire, Basketball, Breaking News, CourtVision, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks | Comments Off
Consider this your warning: If you're of the squeamish kind made uneasy by injuries (or in this case, stitched flesh) and the like, I'd check out of this post right about now.The Internet has free cat videos and streaming music and thousands of new things to be read every day, so save yourself the stomach-churning and the trouble and just move right along.But if you're the morbidly curious kind who wouldn't mind seeing the "after" shot of Amar'e Stoudemire's sewn-up hand, well, then, I suppose you've come to the right place.Stoudemire tweeted out a photo of his mangled palm on ...
05.04.12

The Empty Promise of Phil Jackson to New York Rumors Basketball, CourtVision, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks, Opinion, Phil Jackson | Comments Off
Phil Jackson's ties to New York and the Knicks organization are unavoidable, a fact that serves to propagate the long-rumored and overextended possibility of Jackson taking a seat at the head of the Knickerbocker bench.It's a persistent talking point whenever the coach's seat in New York happens to get a bit warm—err, any warmer than usual, I suppose, considering the media climate—and with the Knicks unable to make any kind of mid-series adjustments against the Miami Heat, current head coach Mike Woodson has rightfully come under fire.That, I assume, created the foundation for Adrian Wojnarowski's latest column for Yahoo! Sports, in ...
05.04.12

The Empty Promise of Phil Jackson to New York Rumors Basketball, CourtVision, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks, Opinion, Phil Jackson | Comments Off
Phil Jackson's ties to New York and the Knicks organization are unavoidable, a fact that serves to propagate the long-rumored and overextended possibility of Jackson taking a seat at the head of the Knickerbocker bench.It's a persistent talking point whenever the coach's seat in New York happens to get a bit warm—err, any warmer than usual, I suppose, considering the media climate—and with the Knicks unable to make any kind of mid-series adjustments against the Miami Heat, current head coach Mike Woodson has rightfully come under fire.That, I assume, created the foundation for Adrian Wojnarowski's latest column for Yahoo! Sports, in ...
05.04.12

The Microscope: Harbinger of the Mavs’ Downfall, and Why the Knicks Are Finished Basketball, CourtVision, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks, Opinion | Comments Off
The Microscope is your recurring look at the NBA's small-scale developments—the rotational curiosities, skill showcases, coaching decisions, notable performances and changes in approach that make the league go 'round.The beginning of the end for DallasThe Dallas Mavericks are cooked, and after witnessing the premature ending of Dallas' season in real time on Thursday night, Mike Prada of SBNation put forth an intriguing notion regarding the precursor to Dallas' Game 3 loss: To me, though, there was a distinct moment when the Mavericks went past the point of desperation and faded into the night. It was the moment when, having been beaten down at their ...
05.02.12

Amar’e Stoudemire Injury: Amar’e Doesn’t Need to Apologize for Self-Mutilation Amare Stoudemire, Basketball, CourtVision, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks, Opinion | Comments Off
A man shreds his hand, and hand-wringing ensues. People are tut-tutting Amar'e all over the land for his "immature" act of rage.My thought? Who among us hasn't kicked or punched something in anger? It happens. Emotion takes a hold of you and an inanimate object gets it. Unfortunately for Stoudemire, this particular object could defend itself.So now we have a scenario where many Knicks fans are happy to see the underperforming star sidelined, yet media-types demand that Stoudemire exceed his Twitter penance and wax a bit more shame-filled.The message essentially is: "Amar'e, apologize better for being injured to those who celebrate ...
05.01.12

Amar’e Stoudemire Slip Up Costs Team, No One Feels Worse Than Him Amare Stoudemire, Basketball, Breaking News, CourtVision, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks | Comments Off
You've likely heard about Amar'e Stoudemire and the fire extinguisher by now. If you haven't, the short version: After the Knicks' 104-94 Game 2 loss to the Heat, paramedics were rushed to New York's locker room to tend to Stoudemire, who sustained a laceration after punching the glass encasing a fire extinguisher. Yes, this sounds crazy. And things got a little crazier, with reporters tweeting live updates, taking photos of blood droplets on the floor and providing almost second-by-second updates of what was happening in the hallway at the American Airlines Arena.In the end, Stoudemire received an unknown amount of stitches and left ...
05.01.12

The Microscope: Amar’e Stoudemire Shakes Things Up in New York (and More) Amare Stoudemire, Basketball, Carmelo Anthony, CourtVision, Kendrick Perkins, LeBron James, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks, Opinion | Comments Off
The Microscope is your recurring look at the NBA's small-scale developments—the rotational curiosities, skill showcases, coaching decisions, notable performances and changes in approach that make the league go 'round. Amar'e Stoudemire Somehow Makes Life Both Easier and More Difficult for Mike WoodsonFor those who still haven't heard the latest bit of NBA absurdity: A fire extinguisher in the New York Knicks locker room apparently looked at Amar'e Stoudemire funny, and in his agitated post-game state, Stoudemire decided to retaliate by either punching the extinguisher itself or its metal casing.As a result, Stoudemire is reportedly "almost certain" to miss Game 3 (per ESPN New York, ...
04.23.12

The Microscope: Managing Amar’e Stoudemire’s Return (and More) Amare Stoudemire, Basketball, CourtVision, Jameer Nelson, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks, Opinion, Tyson Chandler | Comments Off
The Microscope is your recurring look at the NBA's small-scale developments—the rotational curiosities, skill showcases, coaching decisions, notable performances and changes in approach that make the league go 'round.Mike Woodson, Rebuilding the Knicks in PhasesAmar'e Stoudemire made his long-awaited (Long-feared? Long-dreaded?) return to the court on Friday, to the tune of a relatively unremarkable 15 points and three rebounds in a Knicks loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.Yet in New York's nationally televised game on Sunday, Woodson made a smart play: In a contest where the Knicks could afford to surrender some of their size and defensive focus, Woodson elected to rest Tyson Chandler, ...
04.18.12

Jeremy Lin Makes Time Magazine’s ’100 Most Influential People in the World’ List Basketball, Breaking News, CourtVision, jeremy lin, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks | Comments Off
2012 has been pretty phenomenal for Jeremy Lin thus far.Sure, there was that nasty cartilage tear that caused him to go under the knife and currently has him sidelined while his New York Knicks finish the regular season, but yeah. Beyond that, it's been only good things for the second-year player.Just think about the bad for a moment: Lin is sidelined…because of surgery…while his Knicks…are in a playoff push. He isn't sidelined because he's a bench player or a D-League player or, you know, not in the league.He's sidelined because his body betrayed him. And it matters. Because he's an important part ...
04.12.12

Carmelo Anthony Moves to Power Forward, but to What End? Carmelo Anthony, CourtVision, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks, Opinion | Comments Off
It's become too much of a legitimate trend to write it off as mere coincidence: Carmelo Anthony is now nine games into his stint as the starting power forward for the New York Knicks, and is playing far and away his best basketball of the season. Between Anthony's play on both ends, a Knicks team still figuring out how to operate without Jeremy Lin, sample size limitations, changes to the rest of New York's rotation, Mike Woodson's infant tenure as head coach and Stoudemire's absence, there's a lot to unpack. But even while untangling all of those factors we can still ...

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