The Miller Myth
Watching the excellent Dan Klores documentary, “Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. the New York Knicks,” I felt like a teenager again. Watching the clips from all those Knicks-Pacers series made me feel all the joy and pain that only a kid can feel when their favorite basketball team is the most important thing in their world.
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A Warning For Walsh
Watching the Detroit Pistons play bad basketball last Wednesday against the Knicks should have provided a nice less lesson to Donnie Walsh when it comes to cap space this summer—spend wisely.
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Getting Some Perspective
There’s been a lot of panic in Knicks country over the poor play since the Tracy McGrady trade. While I understand it, it’s a huge waste of energy. First of all, anyone that thought McGrady and his one good leg was going to somehow lead a playoff drive was fooling themselves.
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Early Returns
After three losses, and despite Tracy McGrady’s continuing knee problems, the early returns on the Knicks trade deadline maneuvers have been positive. Obviously, the over-riding factor in the trades is the cap room this offseason, but play on the court is better and the team is more watchable than it was a couple weeks ago.
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All In
Yesterday everybody watched Donnie Walsh push his chips to the middle of the table. It was a move he had to make. Knicks fans have been talking about 2010 for a long time, hoping it would mean a reversal of fortune for a franchise in despair. Well, it better. Walsh has risked the future of the Knicks on the hope of signing two great players this offseason.
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Make the Deal Donnie
There are reports all over the internet this morning that the Knicks and Rockets are talking about a deal that would send some expiring contracts to the Rockets, along with Jared Jeffries, Jordan Hill, and an unprotected 2012 1st round pick for Tracy Mcgrady and some expiring contracts. The two teams would also swap 2011 1st round picks.
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The Great NBA Hall of Fame Debate
My friends and I decided to play a game this weekend while we watched the All Star festivities. We debated which NBA players in the All-Star game this year will eventually be Hall of Famers. We are projecting future performance, not making our call based on whether their careers ended today.
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Dead Men Walking
Despite being only six games out of the final playoff spot, the Knicks season is over. Any hope of making a run to the playoffs was dashed when they lost six out of seven games to the Raptors, Wizards (twice), Timberwolves, Bucs, Cavs and Kings. World-beaters, these teams are not.
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A Losing Culture
The Knicks haven’t been a winning team in a very long time. The last time the franchise finished .500 was the 2000-2001 season. Their coach? Jeff Van Gundy.
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Knicks Great Dick McGuire Passes Away
New York Knickerbockers legend and Basketball Hall-of-Famer Dick McGuire, who helped shape the franchise’s destiny for more than half a century, passed away today on Long Island at the age of 84. He died at Huntington Hospital of natural causes.j
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