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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 ...
04.30.12

2012 NBA Playoffs: 5 Things to Watch as Heat vs Knicks Series Heads to New York 2012 NBA Playoffs, Amare Stoudemire, Basketball, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, jeremy lin, LeBron James, Miami, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York, New York Knicks, Preview/Prediction, US Cities | Comments Off
The Miami Heat took a commanding lead 2-0 lead in their opening-round series against New York. They have been able to dominate on both ends of the floor, not allowing the Knicks to sniff a lead in the fourth quarter. Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and LeBron James have severely outplayed Carmelo Anthony, Amare Stoudemire and Tyson Chandler along the way. Here are some things to look for as the series switches location.Begin Slideshow
04.30.12

2012 NBA Playoffs: Why the Knicks’ Game 2 Loss to Miami Is Beyond Landry Fields Amare Stoudemire, Basketball, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, Game Recap, Landry Fields, LeBron James, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks | Comments Off
In the Knicks' Game 2 104-94 loss to the Heat, Landry Fields eerily resembled a Knick from last year’s playoff team. His name was also Landry Fields. In just 16 minutes, Fields took a number of bad shots, while only hitting one. More importantly, Fields allowed Dwyane Wade to light up for 25 points on 11-of-18 shooting. In Game 1, Iman Shumpert forced Wade into five turnovers and Shumpert’s absence for the remainder of the season inevitably provided many matchup problems for the Knicks in Game 2. Most notably, Fields on D-Wade. Though, Fields was most certainly not the only ...
04.27.12

2012 NBA Playoff Preview: How the New York Knicks Will Beat the Miami Heat 2012 NBA Playoffs, Basketball, Carmelo Anthony, chris bosh, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Miami, NBA, NBA Atlantic, NBA Playoffs, New York, New York Knicks, Preview/Prediction, Tyson Chandler, US Cities | Comments Off
The New York Knicks are saying all the right things leading up to their first-round playoff series with the Miami Heat. But if you held their feet to the coals, the Knicks would admit that they are kicking themselves about some of the inexcusable losses that they suffered early in the season pre-Linsanity, and after Carmelo Anthony's reinsertion to the lineup post-Linsanity (We'll call it "B.L." and "A.L." from here on out, you know like "B.C." and "A.D."). The Knicks finished one game behind the Orlando Magic who came in sixth in the Eastern Conference and were rewarded by avoiding the juggernauts ...
04.26.12

New York Knicks Playoffs Schedule 2012: Odds and Predictions for First Round 2012 NBA Playoffs, Amare Stoudemire, Basketball, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, Editorial Tags, Flagship, Iman Shumpert, LeBron James, NBA, NBA Atlantic, NBA Playoffs, New York Knicks, Rankings/List | Comments Off
Easily the biggest roller coaster ride of the season, the New York Knicks enter the playoffs as one of the biggest wild cards of the entire postseason. They locked up the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference, “earning” the right to play the No. 2 seeded Miami Heat in the first round after the Philadelphia 76ers tanked in their last game to ensure they avoided Miami. Jeremy Lin was the major story for about a month, but the odds of him playing in the first round looks to be non-existent at this point. That means it’s going to be ...
06.24.11

2011 NBA Draft: Why the New York Knicks Made the Right Choice with Iman Shumpert 2011 NBA Draft, Amare Stoudemire, Basketball, Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Dwyane Wade, Iman Shumpert, NBA, NBA Atlantic, NBA Draft, New York, New York Knicks, Opinion, US Cities | Comments Off
With the 17th pick of the 2011 NBA Draft, the New York Knicks selected guard Iman Shumpert out of Georgia Tech. According to the reaction of the large Knick fan contingent just across the Hudson River at the Prudential Center, the Knicks fans were clearly unhappy with the team’s first-round selection. Spike Lee was also a bit surprised at the pick.When he was asked his opinion, he basically told ESPN that he didn’t know who Shumpert was and that Knicks fans have to deal with the pick even if they don’t agree with it. Knicks fans have voiced their frustration ...
06.24.11

2011 NBA Draft: Why the New York Knicks Made the Right Choice with Iman Shumpert 2011 NBA Draft, Amare Stoudemire, Basketball, Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Dwyane Wade, Iman Shumpert, NBA, NBA Atlantic, NBA Draft, New York, New York Knicks, Opinion, US Cities | Comments Off
With the 17th pick of the 2011 NBA Draft, the New York Knicks selected guard Iman Shumpert out of Georgia Tech. According to the reaction of the large Knick fan contingent just across the Hudson River at the Prudential Center, the Knicks fans were clearly unhappy with the team’s first-round selection. Spike Lee was also a bit surprised at the pick.When he was asked his opinion, he basically told ESPN that he didn’t know who Shumpert was and that Knicks fans have to deal with the pick even if they don’t agree with it. Knicks fans have voiced their frustration ...
06.24.11

2011 NBA Draft Grades: New York Knicks and 10 Teams Who Didn’t Help Themselves 2011 NBA Draft, Blake Griffin, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, John Wall, LeBron James, NBA, New York Knicks, Rankings/List | Comments Off
After Thursday's 2011 NBA draft, many teams were able to improve their rosters and patch up any loose ends that may have held them back in the past.It's the main reason why the draft is held in the first place, to allow teams to secure talent that will help them now or down the road.But how often do teams fail to address their major needs and draft other options that seem pedestrian?Believe it or not, it happens quite a lot.This year was no different.Here are the top 10 teams that did little to nothing to help their own cause on ...
06.24.11

2011 NBA Draft Grades: New York Knicks and 10 Teams Who Didn’t Help Themselves 2011 NBA Draft, Blake Griffin, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, John Wall, LeBron James, NBA, New York Knicks, Rankings/List | Comments Off
After Thursday's 2011 NBA draft, many teams were able to improve their rosters and patch up any loose ends that may have held them back in the past.It's the main reason why the draft is held in the first place, to allow teams to secure talent that will help them now or down the road.But how often do teams fail to address their major needs and draft other options that seem pedestrian?Believe it or not, it happens quite a lot.This year was no different.Here are the top 10 teams that did little to nothing to help their own cause on ...
06.05.11

2012 NBA Predictions: A New York Knick’s Big Three Would Trump Miami Heat 2011 NBA Playoffs, Amare Stoudemire, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Miami, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New Orleans, New York, New York Knicks, Opinion | Comments Off
No one can doubt the success that Miami's Big Three have had this year. The effect of three stars of their stature joining forces to reek havoc on the NBA will be felt for a long time.The Boston Celtics can boast that they beat everyone to the punch with this concept, but the group that they put together was not in their prime. Paul Pierce was the only one in the group that was somewhat still in his prime.Don't think for a moment that the wheels are not turning in the heads of other class A stars about ...
05.25.11

2011 NBA Playoffs: Why Knicks Fans Should Be Rooting for the Miami Heat Amare Stoudemire, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, NBA, NBA Atlantic, NBA Free Agency 2011, New York Knicks, Opinion | Comments Off
Sorry, Gotham. If you want a chance to compete for NBA championships over the next decade, you are going to have to do the unthinkable. You are going to have to root for the Miami Heat. For Pat Riley. For that same franchise that your team had so many epic playoff battles with throughout the late part of the 1990's. Don't get me wrong; you are not going to root for them because they are the Heat. You are going to root for them because the success of their "Big Three" will set the foundation ...
04.20.11

NBA 2011 Playoffs: Every Eastern Team Has a Fatal Flaw 2011 NBA Playoffs, Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard, Dwyane Wade, Kevin Garnett, LeBron James, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks, Opinion | Comments Off
The one thing we have found out so far in these 2011 playoffs is that there is no invincible team. They all can be beat if their fatal flaw can be exposed, and exploited. The seedings don't matter to some degree. If you don't match up well against your opponent, you can lose, and lose big. Just ask Chicago, and Los Angeles. The Bulls didn't lose, but should have lost game one. They were bailed out by Derek Rose. As the playoffs go on each team's main weakness will become more and more evident, as coaches digest more and more film on each ...
04.08.11

Carmelo Anthony and Landry Fields vs. LeBron James and Dwyane Wade: TKO? Basketball, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, Landry Fields, LeBron James, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks, Opinion | Comments Off
The Boston Celtics and Miami Heat are a bit like Rocky Balboa and Apollo Creed at the end of Rocky II. Which embattled team will climb up to the second playoff rope before the season's bell rings? That's only half the story. The Knicks have a hand in the postseason-seeding decision, too. They've been a bit more like Rocky Balboa at the end of Rocky I lately, letting their aggressive Atlantic opponent, the Sixers, punch their way into contention for the sixth spot. To make it more complicated, Boston squares off against Miami and New York in two of their final four bouts. And then ...
04.08.11

New York Knicks: Do They Want To Face Boston Celtics or Miami Heat in Playoffs? Amare Stoudemire, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks, Opinion, paul pierce | Comments Off
The New York Knicks will engage in a fierce first-round fight against either the Boston Celtics or Miami Heat in two weeks.The Knicks and Celtics have a playoff history that dates back to the 1950s, but blood still stains the Madison Square Garden and American Airlines Arena floors from when the Knicks and Heat met for four playoff series from 1997-2000.Actually, there's still blood on the MSG floor from the last time the Celtics and Knicks met, too.If you're done celebrating the fact that the Knicks have won 40 regular-season games for the first time since the 2000-2001 season, which ...
03.31.11

Playoff Preview: How the NY Knicks Stack Up Against the Top 5 in the East Amare Stoudemire, Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks, Preview/Prediction | Comments Off
If the season ended today, the New York Knicks would be the seventh seed heading into the first round of the playoffs against the second place Boston Celtics. Since most teams have seven or eight regular season games remaining, the Eastern Conference standings may be shuffled before all is said and done. The following is my take on the top-five ranked teams in the East and how the Knicks would fare in a playoff series with each of them.Begin Slideshow
03.23.11

NBA in Review: 10 Moves That Changed the Landscape of the 2010-11 Season Amare Stoudemire, Basketball, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, Kevin Love, LeBron James, NBA, NBA Atlantic, NBA History, New York, New York Knicks, Opinion, Rankings/List, US Cities | Comments Off
Each NBA season starts with hope. Hope that tries to avoid reality as long as possible. When that reality settles in and shatters dreams, questions and theories soon follow. Typically, that is all a team is left with at the end of the season. With a lockout on the horizon for the NBA, a league struggling financially for several years, many teams made desperate moves this year with an eye on the future. Public image is usually a key ingredient geared towards these transactions, though that does not always equate into a victory. Several of the best players in NBA history are ...
03.11.11

Carmelo Anthony: Is He the Best Clutch Shooter in the NBA? Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks, Opinion | Comments Off
Carmelo Anthony may not be the most consistent player on the court.He isn't always the best shooter, he doesn't play the best defense and he doesn't always make the smartest plays.It's because of this that many informed analysts felt it was a mistake for the Knicks to bring Anthony to New York.On Wednesday night, Anthony reminded everyone why he is such a dangerous player.In 40 minutes, Anthony shot 12-24 from the field for 31 points. He had six assists and just two turnovers.It wasn't any of these statistics that stood out. It was the unmeasured variable that was noticed as ...
03.08.11

New York Knicks: Who Is the Most Favorable First Round Matchup? 2011 NBA Playoffs, 2011 NBA Trade Dea, Amare Stoudemire, Atlanta, Basketball, Boston, Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Dwyane Wade, Miami, Mike D'antoni, NBA, NBA Atlantic, NBA Playoffs, NBA Trade Deadline, New York, New York Knicks, Orlando, Preview/Prediction, US Cities | Comments Off
The New York Knicks were likely going to make the NBA Playoffs before they acquired Carmelo Anthony.With the addition of the Denver Nuggets star forward, the Knicks were taking a chance to be contenders in the East. The public generally consented that the Knicks weren't ready to win now, but were making steps to win in a year or two.The Knicks came out with a drastically different roster—including Chauncey Billups—and beat the Miami Heat, New Orleans Hornets and Atlanta Hawks.Yes, the Knicks have also suffered some bad losses. They lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers twice. However, they also held an ...
11.17.10

Carmelo Anthony Not Losing Sleep Over Uncertain Future Al Harrington, Amare Stoudemire, Carmelo Anthony, Carmelo Anthony News, carmelo anthony rumors, chris bosh, Dwyane Wade, george karl, Knicks vs Nuggets, LeBron James, Masai Ujiri | Comments Off
by Chris TomassonFiled under: Knicks, Nuggets, NBA RumorsDENVER -- Carmelo Anthony claims to be sleeping very well these days. And that has nothing to do with the quality of his mattress. Before Tuesday's game against New York, Anthony's Denver teammate, Al Harrington, said he would have difficulty with that task if he had an unsigned three-year, big-money contract extension sitting around. "I personally couldn't sleep with $65 million sitting on the table,'' Harrington said. So that naturally begged the question: how are you sleeping these days, Melo? "I'm good,'' Anthony said. "I'm sleeping good at night. With my family, I sleep good at night. ...
11.14.10

Timberwolves GM David Kahn Explains His Faith in Darko Milicic Ben Wallace, chris bosh, Darko Milicic, David Kahn, Dwyane Wade, Joel Anthony, Kendrick Perkins, LeBron James, Marc Gasol | Comments Off
by Sam AmickFiled under: Knicks, Timberwolves, NBA RumorsFinally, a verdict on the sucker punches and the question of whether or not David Kahn ever feels them in that oft-criticized gut of his. Yes, Internet world, the Minnesota general manager hears you. And reads you. And watches you. He knows there's a "Kick Me" sign on his back, that some of his decisions over these last 18 months have bewildered the armchair GMs (and plenty of real ones, too), and that there's enough skepticism surrounding him to fill all those empty seats at the Target Center. And he certainly knows what he did ...

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