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03.15.12

Knicks Trade Rumors: Trade Deadline Inaction Spoils New York’s Season NBA, NBA Atlantic, NBA Trade Rumors, New York Knicks, Opinion | Comments Off
The New York Knicks put up an impressive performance against the Portland Trail Blazers in their first game since the resignation of head coach Mike D'Antoni. It was a dominant performance that ended up with a 40-point win, which was the Knicks' first win in their past seven games.While their 121-79 beatdown of the Trail Blazers was certainly impressive, it's not nearly enough to make Knicks fans forget about how terrible their team had been playing since returning from the 2012 NBA All-Star break.In light of all that's gone wrong for the Knicks, it's surprising that the only move they ...
03.15.12

Knicks Trade Rumors: Trade Deadline Inaction Spoils New York’s Season NBA, NBA Atlantic, NBA Trade Rumors, New York Knicks, Opinion | Comments Off
The New York Knicks put up an impressive performance against the Portland Trail Blazers in their first game since the resignation of head coach Mike D'Antoni. It was a dominant performance that ended up with a 40-point win, which was the Knicks' first win in their past seven games.While their 121-79 beatdown of the Trail Blazers was certainly impressive, it's not nearly enough to make Knicks fans forget about how terrible their team had been playing since returning from the 2012 NBA All-Star break.In light of all that's gone wrong for the Knicks, it's surprising that the only move they ...
03.15.12

New York Knicks Trade Deadline: 5 Season-Saving Trades the Knicks Can Still Make Basketball, Carmelo Anthony, Courtney Lee, Deron Williams, Dwight Howard, NBA, NBA Atlantic, NBA Trade Deadline, NBA Trade Rumors, New York Knicks, Ramon Sessions, Rankings/List | Comments Off
The New York Knicks dismantled the Portland Trail Blazers Wednesday night, but there is still work to be done.Even before Mike D'Antoni's departure, the Knicks were a team in turmoil, in need of a complete turnaround. Or, perhaps, another roster shake-up.The Knicks took advantage of a Blazers team that was in worse shape than they were, and that's not reason enough for a victory lap.New York has entered an unnecessary race for the eighth and final Eastern Conference playoff spot, a reality that may propel them to explore outside solutions before today's 3 p.m. trade deadline.Begin Slideshow
03.15.12

New York Knicks Trade Deadline: 5 Season-Saving Trades the Knicks Can Still Make Basketball, Carmelo Anthony, Courtney Lee, Deron Williams, Dwight Howard, NBA, NBA Atlantic, NBA Trade Deadline, NBA Trade Rumors, New York Knicks, Ramon Sessions, Rankings/List | Comments Off
The New York Knicks dismantled the Portland Trail Blazers Wednesday night, but there is still work to be done.Even before Mike D'Antoni's departure, the Knicks were a team in turmoil, in need of a complete turnaround. Or, perhaps, another roster shake-up.The Knicks took advantage of a Blazers team that was in worse shape than they were, and that's not reason enough for a victory lap.New York has entered an unnecessary race for the eighth and final Eastern Conference playoff spot, a reality that may propel them to explore outside solutions before today's 3 p.m. trade deadline.Begin Slideshow
03.14.12

New York Knicks: Did Mike D’Antoni Resign on Refuted Carmelo Anthony Trade? 2012 NBA Trade Deadline, Basketball, Breaking News, Carmelo Anthony, Mike D'antoni, NBA, NBA Atlantic, NBA Trade Deadline, NBA Trade Rumors, New York, New York Knicks, US Cities | Comments Off
Carmelo Anthony was never the right fit for Mike D’Antoni in New York, which could be the reason why the now former Knicks head coach resigned today. With David Aldridge of NBA.com reported via Twitter that D’Antoni resigned after Knicks GM James Dolan refuted D’Antoni’s requests to trade Anthony for New Jersey Nets star point guard Deron Williams, it became apparent that the marriage between D’Antoni and Anthony had gone sour, and it had to be one or the other. D’Antoni was well aware that it would be a challenge to succeed with Anthony in the line-up. While Anthony is ...
03.14.12

New York Knicks: Did Mike D’Antoni Resign over Refuted Carmelo Anthony Trade? 2012 NBA Trade Deadline, Basketball, Breaking News, Carmelo Anthony, Mike D'antoni, NBA, NBA Atlantic, NBA Trade Deadline, NBA Trade Rumors, New York, New York Knicks, US Cities | Comments Off
Carmelo Anthony was never the right fit for Mike D’Antoni in New York, which could be the reason why the now former Knicks head coach resigned today. With David Aldridge of NBA.com reported via Twitter that D’Antoni resigned after Knicks GM James Dolan refuted D’Antoni’s requests to trade Anthony for New Jersey Nets star point guard Deron Williams, it became apparent that the marriage between D’Antoni and Anthony had gone sour, and it had to be one or the other. D’Antoni was well aware that it would be a challenge to succeed with Anthony in the line-up. While Anthony is ...
03.14.12

Knicks Rumors: 5 Reasons Why Carmelo Anthony Won’t Be in Deadline Deal 2012 NBA Trade Deadline, Basketball, Carmelo Anthony, NBA, NBA Atlantic, NBA Trade Rumors, New York Knicks, Rankings/List | Comments Off
Early this morning, Marc Berman of the New York Post reported that New York Knicks superstar Carmelo Anthony wanted to be traded. Shortly afterward, Frank Isola of the New York Daily News reported that he had spoken to Anthony's agent, Leon Rose, and that Rose had refuted all reports of the New York native being dealt, calling Berman's report "laughable."Thinking about it now, there really isn't any reason that the Knicks should trade Anthony. They gave up a lot to get him and invested a lot of money in him being the man to lead the team back to prominence, ...
03.14.12

NBA Trade Rumors: Could Dwight Howard End Up with the New York Knicks? 2012 NBA Trade Deadline, Basketball, Dwight Howard, NBA, NBA Atlantic, NBA Trade Deadline, NBA Trade Rumors, New York Knicks, Preview/Prediction | Comments Off
With the resignation of head coach Mike D’Antoni, the New York Knicks appear to be going through some changes at every level. One of those changes could include a trade with the Orlando Magic for Dwight Howard. According to Sam Amick from Sports Illustrated, the Knicks have been inquiring about a trade that would send the three-time Defensive Player of the Year to their squad. Such a trade would require a fairly major roster shakeup for the Knicks, who have no cap room whatsoever to work with. In fact, Carmelo Anthony might even be included in such a trade. Whether ...
03.14.12

Carmelo Anthony: New York Must Not Move Anthony After D’Antoni Resigns Carmelo Anthony, Mike D'antoni, NBA, NBA Atlantic, NBA Trade Rumors, New York Knicks, Opinion | Comments Off
The New York Knicks just lost their coach, Mike D’Antoni, to a resignation and do not need to further shake things up by trading Carmelo Anthony before the trade deadline. According to Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski: D’Antoni and Knicks owner James Dolan agreed on Wednesday to end his three-plus-years run as Knicks coach, a source said. “It was a mutual decision to no longer coach the Knicks … conflicting visions of the club’s future.” Obviously, D’Antoni would not have resigned if the team was successful this season and Carmelo Anthony was actually running his plays. The Knicks have lost six ...
03.14.12

Mike D’Antoni Resigns: How Shocking Move Impacts Carmelo Anthony’s Future 2012 NBA Trade Deadline, Breaking News, Carmelo Anthony, Mike D'antoni, NBA, NBA Atlantic, NBA Trade Deadline, NBA Trade Rumors, New York, New York Knicks | Comments Off
The Mike D’Antoni era is over in New York as Yahoo! Sports insider Adrian Wojanarowski reports via Twitter, with the Knicks head coach resigning after a five-game slide. This almost certainly means that the Carmelo Anthony saga will continue in the Big Apple. Knicks assistant coach Mike Woodson will take over in the interim, Wojanarowski reported in a subsequent tweet, and will have the daunting task of making an Anthony-Jeremy Lin-Amare Stoudemire trio mesh coherently. Anthony was never a good fit in D’Antoni’s system, and the Knicks' organization will likely move on with Anthony as the team's franchise player. Anthony has been ...
03.14.12

NBA Trade Rumors: Does Carmelo Anthony Want out of New York? Basketball, Breaking News, Carmelo Anthony, Mike D'antoni, NBA, NBA Atlantic, NBA Trade Rumors, New York Knicks | Comments Off
For some N.Y. Knicks fans, this is a blessing in disguise. For others, this is the straw that broke the camel's back.Carmelo Anthony just might want out of New York.According to the New York Post's Marc Berman, "Carmelo Anthony’s discontent with the Knicks organization became so severe after Monday night’s loss to the Bulls, he told a confidant he preferred to be traded before Thursday’s NBA deadline." Many times regarded as the best all-around scorer in the NBA, 21.3 points per game puts Anthony at his lowest scoring average since his sophomore year in the league. He's also shooting a ...
03.14.12

Carmelo Anthony Trade Rumors: New York Knicks Need to Deal Melo Immediately Basketball, Carmelo Anthony, NBA, NBA Atlantic, NBA Rumors, NBA Trade Rumors, New York Knicks, Opinion | Comments Off
Carmelo Anthony needs to get out of New York as soon as possible, and the Knicks should be more than happy to get rid of the All-Star forward. According to a report from Marc Berman of the New York Post, Anthony told a "confidant that he preferred to be traded before Thursday's trade deadline."According to a person familiar with his thinking, Anthony’s disillusionment stems most from a belief coach Mike D’Antoni and interim GM Glen Grunwald do not trust him. He is surprised that after all the Knicks gave up to trade for him, he has not been asked for more ...
03.13.12

Knicks Rumors: 5 Teams New York Could Bait with Toney Douglas NBA, NBA Atlantic, NBA Trade Rumors, New York Knicks, Rankings/List, Toney Douglas | Comments Off
No player on the Knicks has seen his role and minutes change as dramatically as Toney Douglas has this season. When the season began, he was the starting point guard for the Knicks. First his minutes were cut into by rookie Iman Shumpert. Then Mike Bibby pilfered some of his floor space. Eventually Douglas' playing time was buried in the avalanche of Lin-Sanity and the return of veteran Baron Davis. These days Douglas spends nearly the entire game on the bench. He's not an All Star in waiting, but he's a player who could prove valuable to teams that don't feature numerous ...
03.13.12

New York Knicks Trade Rumors: Breaking Down Recent Reports Surrounding New York 2012 NBA Trade Deadline, Basketball, Carmelo Anthony, Mike D'antoni, NBA, NBA Atlantic, NBA Trade Deadline, NBA Trade Rumors, New York Knicks, Opinion | Comments Off
Linsanity has somewhat cooled down and the New York Knicks have returned to a sub-.500 record. Sitting at 18-24, the Knicks would miss the playoffs if they started today as they are in ninth place. In the 10 games since Carmelo Anthony has returned from an injury, the Knicks are 2-8. Adding J.R. Smith to the roster has not had the impact the team hoped it would and the Knicks could be due for another major shakeup before this Thursday’s trade deadline. Peter Vecsey wrote in the New York Post that the Knicks have almost certainly contacted the Orlando ...
03.09.12

NBA Trade Deadline 2012: The One Trade the New York Knicks Must Do 2012 NBA Trade Deadline, Amare Stoudemire, Basketball, Boston, Kevin Garnett, NBA, NBA Atlantic, NBA Trade Deadline, NBA Trade Rumors, New York, New York Knicks, Opinion, US Cities | Comments Off
KNICKS TRADE: Amar'e Stoudemire CELTICS TRADE: Kevin Garnett, Clippers & Celtics 2012 No. 1 Picks The New York Knicks may have been struck by Jeremy Lin and "Linsanity," and their fans may have championship rings dancing in their heads when they fall asleep at night, but as the Celtics showed on Sunday, the Knicks also still have quite a ways to go before they are serious championship contenders. The Knicks do have a chance to become a great team, thanks in large part to Jeremy "Super Lintendo" Lin, but a bit of tinkering could do wonders for the Big Apple's finest team. Amar'e Stoudemire ...
03.08.12

Knicks / Nets Rumors: Carmelo Anthony for Deron Williams Basketball, Carmelo Anthony, Deron Williams, jeremy lin, NBA, NBA Atlantic, NBA Trade Rumors, New York Knicks, Opinion | Comments Off
Last week, Ian Thomson of SI.com reported that Jazz GM Kevin O'Conner would have looked to the Knicks as a trade partner for Deron Williams. "My thought was New York was going to get [Anthony] unless they didn't give up enough—and in that case New Jersey was going to get him," he said. "I didn't know that for fact, but I felt that the team that got beat on it would be motivated to do something.” (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/ian_thomsen/03/03/nets.deron.williams/index.html) This is an amazing "What If" scenario. Let's assume that the Nets were able to acquire Anthony and Billups for Derrick Favors, Troy ...
03.03.12

Knicks Trade Rumors: New York Would Be Wise to Stand Pat at Deadline Basketball, NBA, NBA Atlantic, NBA Trade Rumors, New York Knicks, Opinion | Comments Off
James Dolan, please move away from the phone. The Knicks' biggest problem over the past two years is not allowing the trades or moves to jell before they enter into another roster shaking transaction.They must resist the temptation to include their names in any sweepstakes that cost them Carmelo Anthony, Amar'e Stoudemire, Tyson Chandler or of course Jeremy Lin. I don't think Lin is untouchable at this point, but I do believe that this is a talented bunch that needs time to jell, and even time to possibly play under a different coach.The Knicks core has only played together four ...
03.01.12

Knicks Trade Rumors: Why Dwight Howard to Knicks Is Better on Paper Than Reality Basketball, Dwight Howard, NBA, NBA Atlantic, NBA Trade Rumors, New York Knicks, Opinion | Comments Off
Of course the Knicks have interest in Dwight Howard, but in their current situation, D-12 doesn't make the Knicks much better than they are now. Chris Broussard of ESPN.com reported this:New York is another place Howard would consider settling in long-term, and the talent-laden Knicks could offer a package that could rival just about anyone's, something along the lines of Carmelo Anthony and Tyson Chandler.If New York does that deal, obviously Howard replaces Chandler in the middle, but subtracting Melo shouldn't be understated.Anthony is one of the games' top-four offensive players. You don't just remove a 24.7 point-per-game career scorer without feeling it. ...
02.28.12

Knicks Trade Rumors: New York Should Not Give Up Landing Dwight Howard Basketball, Dwight Howard, NBA, NBA Atlantic, NBA Trade Rumors, New York Knicks, Opinion | Comments Off
The New York Knicks cannot give up on improving the team, even after finding a diamond in the rough Jeremy Lin on their roster. That’s why they need to stay in discussions to acquire Dwight Howard before the March 15 NBA trade deadline. According to Peter Vecsey of The New York Post, they are definitely still interested. An Easter Conference GM commented: I’m positive the Knicks have called just in case Dwight changes up. I’m sure they’ve offered a combination of everybody, excluding Jeremy Lin, of course. Otis deserves a lot of credit for not putting it out on the ...
02.22.12

Knicks Rumors: Could Marvin Williams Fit into Knicks System? Basketball, Marvin Williams, NBA, NBA Atlantic, NBA Trade Rumors, New York Knicks, Opinion | Comments Off
According to ESPN's Chris Broussard, Atlanta Hawks forward Marvin Williams wants out of Atlanta and would like to go to a team where he would have an increased offensive role. Williams since has disputed the claim, but his name is now out there and could be a possibility for the New York Knicks. One they should pass on. First there is the obvious: the $23.3 million left on Williams' contract. He's making $7.5 million this season and if the Knicks were interested it would have to be a big deal that would ultimately have to include the likes of a Carmelo ...

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