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• 04.23.12
  Carmelo Anthony, NY Knicks in 2012 NBA Playoffs: Looking Back, Looking Forward 2012 NBA Playoffs, Basketball, History, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks, Preview/Prediction | Comments Off

  Even though the New York Knicks did not play a game Thursday night, they still managed to clinch a playoff berth. With the Indiana Pacers' 118-109 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks, the Knicks were guaranteed at least the eighth seed in the 2012 NBA playoffs.Now only one question remains: Will the Knicks draw the Chicago Bulls or the Miami Heat in the first round?While other matchups are mathematically possible, they are statistically unlikely. Whether the Knicks or the Sixers finish with the seventh seed will be decided over the next few days, and it's very likely that the Bulls will finish ...
• 04.04.12
  Stephon Marbury and 10 Former NBA Stars That Played Overseas Basketball, History, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks | Comments Off

  Just a few days ago, former NBA star point guard Stephon Marbury won the CBA championship as the leader of the Beijing Ducks. Marbury played a total of 13 seasons in the NBA and made two All-Star appearances as well as putting up career averages of 19.3 points and 7.6 assists a game, however a huge ego and feuds with different coaches and GMs left Marbury unwanted in the NBA. Now he has found some success in China.There are a lot of players who have turned to international basketball. I'm not just talking about this year with Chandler, Martin and ...
• 03.25.12
  Jeremy Lin and the New York Knicks Can Learn from Last Year’s Miami Heat Amare Stoudemire, Basketball, Carmelo Anthony, History, jeremy lin, NBA, NBA Atlantic, NBA Playoffs, New York Knicks | Comments Off

  Jeremy Lin is a Harvard graduate, so he must have known that the New York Knicks were better than their last six games under Mike D'Antoni (six consecutive losses).He also must have realized that his Knicks weren't as good as their 5-0 stretch under Mike Woodson would imply.So Jeremy Lin, you might not need to read on.But for all the New York Knicks fans out there, you might want to look to last year's Miami Heat as a road map for what may come for the Knicks."It's only one game," Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade said after the Heat lost ...
• 02.18.12
  Linsanity: Jeremy Lin’s Meteoric Rise to NBA Superstardom Basketball, History, jeremy lin, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks | Comments Off

  Show of hands—how many people knew who Jeremy Lin was two weeks ago? Don’t feel bad if you didn’t, because he was virtually unknown, even to Knicks fans, up until the eve of the Super Bowl.If he were to take a stroll down Times Square or catch a bus to downtown Manhattan, it’s safe to assume more than 99 percent of New Yorkers would not have known who he was—until last week that is.Going undrafted out of Harvard University in the 2010 NBA draft, Lin’s road to the NBA was far from easy. After signing a two-year rookie contract with ...
• 02.12.12
  New York, New York: A Week to Remember Basketball, Football, History, Multiple Sports, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York, New York Giants, New York Knicks, NFC East, NFL, US Cities | Comments Off

  There has never been a greater week in the history of New York sports.It all started last Sunday when the New York Football Giants stunned the football world yet again, knocking off Tom Brady and the Patriots for the second time. Mario Manningham made a David "Tyree-esque" catch, that propelled the Giants to their second most unlikely victory of all time.With hundreds of thousands of people filling the streets of New York City in celebration of the Giants' victory, the week was just getting started.  The night before the Super Bowl, all hope was lost in the Knicks season.Down by a ...
• 01.25.12
  New York Knicks: Top 10 First-Round Draft Picks in Franchise History Basketball, History, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks, Patrick Ewing | Comments Off

  Since Iman Shumpert has showed some signs of excellence in his rookie season, I thought it would be cool to look back at the other first-round picks the Knicks have drafted that have actually done well in the NBA with the Knicks.The Knicks became apart of the NBA in 1949, however the Knicks hadn't got a real gem until two big stars came in 1967, one who was drafted in 1965 and another one who was drafted that year, 1967. Everything went right in the 1960's to 1970's but after that, even one of the best centers in the league ...
• 10.14.11
  Carmelo Anthony and the 5 Deals That Killed the NBA Boston, Carmelo Anthony, Chicago, Dwight Howard, History, Larry Bird, Los Angeles, Michael Jordan, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York, New York Knicks, shaquille oneal, St Louis | Comments Off

  I can't lie, I love clichés.  One of my very favorites without a doubt is the old saying, "hindsight is 20/20."  There is no phrase that rings more true.The expression comes to mind when thinking about the current NBA labor dispute.  Both owners and players are entrenched in legal and verbal warfare.  Unfortunately, there is no clear end in sight. What has led us to this situation?Throughout sports history, there have been thousands of deals struck.  Some were great, some were awful.  There were some, however, that truly shaped the way we view sports today. Like precedent set in Supreme Court rulings, there ...
• 03.24.11
  Carmelo Anthony and New York Knicks NCAA Tournament March Madness Moments 2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, Amare Stoudemire, Carmelo Anthony, History, Landry Fields, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks | Comments Off

  Carmelo Anthony won it all with Syracuse in 2003.  He's the only Knick to trim the NCAA Championship game's nets.But one other did make it to the final game.  Who is he?All together, 13 of the 15 players on the Knicks roster made it to the big dance.  Who are the two that didn't?Two Knicks made it to the tournament all four years: one with Duke and one with Gonzaga.  Who are they?Let's take a break from all of our angst for a moment and look back at more joyous times for these New York Knicks...Begin Slideshow
• 09.30.10
  B/R Exclusive: Knicks Legend Bill Bradley Talks About Sports’ Social Impact Amare Stoudemire, History, Kobe Bryant, NBA, NBA Atlantic, New York Knicks, Phil Jackson | Comments Off

  Bill Bradley is no stranger to success. In fact, he’s fluent in it. From the age of 20, the man’s built a resume that’s frankly difficult to believe. In short, Bill Bradley is the most accomplished man ever to take the floor in the NBA. While playing at Princeton, he averaged 29.8 ppg, earned First Team All-America honors twice (1963-64 and 1964-65), was named AP’s Player of the Year and the Final Four’s Most Outstanding Player in 1964-65, and in 1965 won the James E. Sullivan Award, presented annually to the United States' top amateur athlete. In the meantime, he ...
• 08.08.10
  Amare Stoudemire-Berg: The NBA’s New Jewish Star History, NBA, New York Knicks, Omri Casspi | Comments Off

    It all started on twitter. Amare Stoudemire, the New York Knicks new power forward, and one of the NBA's biggest stars, began tweeting words in Hebrew on his personal twitter account. A couple tweets later, one of Amare's twitter followers asked him: "Whats up w the hebrew? Are you jewish?" Amare's reply was simple: "Yes Indeed!!" On July 27th, the Knicks' $100 million star flew to Israel to begin pulling up the Jewish roots from his mother's side of the family. On the 28th, Stoudemire touched down at Ben-Gurion Airport in Tel-Aviv. The first stop on Amare's trip was Jerusalem; his first tweet from the holy ...
• 07.20.10
  All-Time NBA Starting Fives: New York Knicks Best Slideshows - Team, History, NBA, NBA History, New York Knicks | Comments Off

  Funny thing about the Knicks. If it’s possible for a franchise to be simultaneously overrated and underrated, the New York Knicks are that franchise. This is a franchise draped in the celebration of long-past achievement and self-importance–two championships, the most recent coming 38 years ago, two utterly unwatchable trips to the Finals since, local media attention far outpacing anything warranted by on-court achievement and, despite what Tony Kornheiser and Mike Lupica try to tell you, no more than three or four truly GREAT players in franchise history. However, living in Manhattan for the last 5+ years, I’ve had many opportunities to ...
• 06.10.10
  The Unfortunate Tale of Eddy Curry Eddy Curry, History, NBA, NBA History, New York Knicks | Comments Off

  Though it may be hard to believe now, Eddy Curry was once considered one of the better up-and-coming centers in the NBA. The seven-footer wasn’t unstoppable on the boards or a difference maker on defense, but he was a solid big who could score and take up space in the paint.  Those qualities were enough to make him a fairly valuable player in a league that was (and still is) starved for productive centers. It seems somewhat strange, but Curry was actually an aspiring gymnast growing up in Harvey, Illinois before he realized that he could be a dominant ...
• 04.09.10
  The New York Knicks’ Finals Teams Revisited By WhatIfSports.com Basketball, History, NBA, NBA History, New York Knicks | Comments Off

  Eighty-three days and counting until the New York Knicks can officially start wooing LeBron James to MSG in the heart of NYC. For the past eleven years, 1999 being the last season the Knicks reached the NBA Finals, the revolving door of head coaches has been spinning (to the tune of seven new faces roaming the sidelines) as passionate Knicks' fans continue to ask, 'When will our franchise be saved?' Neither Pat Riley nor Jeff Van Gundy will be returning to the Big Apple as head coach anytime soon. Yet, those were the men in charge of leading the Knicks to their ...
• 03.30.10
  Gods of the Garden: The Mount Rushmore of the New York Knicks Basketball, History, NBA, NBA History, New York Knicks, Patrick Ewing | Comments Off

  Naming the four best athletes in the history of any franchise is no easy task, let alone the New York Knicks. Although the Knicks only have two NBA titles, there is certainly no loss of star power in the team's history. Narrowing the rich history of the Knicks to four players was no easy task. But here are—at least, in my opinion—the four Knicks most deserving of being carved in stone.     1. Willis Reed: Heart of a Champion   Reed is one of the most underrated players in the history of professional basketball. He is still the only New York Knick to ever be named ...
• 03.14.10
  The New York Knicks’ Lost Draft Opportunities Basketball, Chris Duhon, Eddy Curry, History, Jordan Hill, NBA, NBA History, New York Knicks, Opinion, Wilson Chandler | Comments Off

  While the dismal state of the New York Knicks can be blamed largely on awful signings and trades for players with salary cap-swallowing contracts, missing on these players in the draft hasn't helped the situation much. This is based solely on who the Knicks could've taken with their draft pick.  It is not an analysis on whether New York should've or could've traded up in the draft to select a player. Let's start with the most recent draft. 2009 Pick: No. 8 overall, No. 29 overall Took: Forward Jordan Hill (8th), Guard Toney Douglas (29th) Could've Taken: Guard ...
• 03.02.10
  Michael Jordan or Reggie Miller: Bigger Knick Killer of the 1990s? Basketball, History, NBA, New York, New York Knicks | Comments Off

  The 1990s featured some of the greatest New York Knicks teams that we have ever seen. Year in and year out, they went to the playoffs only to be disappointed by some of the greatest performances in NBA playoff history, courtesy of two of the most clutch performers in NBA history. Michael Jordan and Reggie Miller. If you utter either of these players' names in Manhattan, you better have some brass knuckles in your pocket. To this day most Knicks fans still swear that Michael Jordan did not score 55 points in his first game at Madison Square Garden since retiring, and others still deny ...
• 02.17.10
  The Not-Quite-Legendary in New York Sports History: Dick Barnett Basketball, History, NBA, NBA History, New York, New York Knicks | Comments Off

  We all know about the great athletes in New York sports history—Babe Ruth, Tom Seaver, Lawrence Taylor, Joe Namath, Mark Messier, Walt Frazier—and even the busts—Ed Whitson, Mo Vaughn, Roberto Alomar, Stephon Marbury, Scott Gomez. But what about the slightly-to-highly-above-average athlete? The kind-of-great but not all-timer? They may not have been Hall-of-Famers, but they were All-Stars, fan favorites, cogs on a championship team, or maybe even just pretty darn good. They’re the little brother that didn’t hog all the attention. But they’re certainly worth talking about and remembering. So when do they get their due? Well, now they will. Here is a ...
• 11.24.09
  “The Pearl” Still Shining: An Interview with New York Knicks Legend Earl Monroe Basketball, History, Interviews, NBA, NBA History, New York Knicks | Comments Off

  The NBA, HP, and Microsoft have joined forces to promote the new Windows 7 operating system. NBA legends have been appearing at Best Buy locations around the country to help aid the promotion. Thanks to Bleacher Report, I was given the tremendous opportunity to take part in the promotion in New York City to meet and interview Knicks legend Earl “The Pearl” Monroe. Monroe, a Hall of Famer, enjoyed a 13-year career with the New York Knicks and the Baltimore Bullets. Best known for his flashy and jaw dropping moves, Monroe was a pioneer in bringing the playground moves onto the ...
• 08.04.09
  Trash to Treasure, Peach Basket to NBA Basketball Basketball, BR Chatter, History, NBA, NBA History, New York Knicks, Sports and STEM | Comments Off

  Prelude—Measuring the Volume of a Basketball You’ve heard the old saying, “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” Did I get it right? Well, if peach baskets were left behind in the trash in the late 19th century, then one man picked up two of them, nailed them to a wall, and that’s the beginning of the game where players toss the ball in a basket (peach basket in 1891). Dr. James Naismith was the man’s name. He did not patent his idea. He made no money for his clever invention. What he did, however, was created one of the most popular sports games ...
• 07.22.09
  New York Knicks 2000s All-Decade Starting Lineup Basketball, David Lee, History, NBA, New York, New York Knicks | Comments Off

  As a die-hard Knick fan, I'll be the first to admit that the 2000s was not the best time to root for the orange and blue. Actually, it was pretty awful. The Knicks only made the playoffs twice in this decade and went from being a consistent contender to laughing stock. Now as this decade comes to a close, I thought it's time to look back at the players who didn't completely disgrace the Knick uniform within the the last 9.5 years. I know the decade isn't technically finished yet, but I don't think anything that happens in the first 3 ...

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