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Knicks' Carmelo Anthony Calls Trade Talk 'mentally Draining

... be cut from a different cloth to take this day in and day out and to deal with this all day long every day," he said. "You've got to take the good with the bad. I don't know how I do it, but I do it.". "Without a doubt," Anthony said when asked if he has even more respect for what [Patrick] Ewing went through. "As a student of the game, you know what people go through in their own respective situations. Knowing the history of the game and knowing the history here and the players, he was one of those guys who kind of can relate to what I'm going through. Being able to still try to perform at a high level and block everything out, I mean, that's somebody I can say understands what I'm dealing with.". Ewing, of course, was shipped from New York to Seattle in 2000-01. "It wasn't his fault," Anthony said with a laugh. "It wasn't his ...

The Knicks Throw Up Another Airball

... Noah, of the Knicks, in a game against the Brooklyn Nets earlier this season. Credit PHOTOGRAPH BY MICHAEL REAVES / GETTY. On Monday, during a rare win for the New York Knicks, against the Indiana Pacers, center Joakim Noah was fouled and stepped to the free-throw line. The lanky, sloppily ponytailed center took a few stiff dribbles and hoisted the ball toward the rim. Immediately, he—along with the rest of the arena—knew that things had gone wrong. As he screwed his face into blank confusion, then sharp terror, and finally sad resignation, the ball sailed crookedly to the left , eventually falling at least a foot short of the hoop. As awful as it was to watch, the botched attempt wasn’t a surprise. In a league of powerful, fleet-footed guards, increasingly dexterous big men, and thousands of improbably accurate three-pointers, Noah’s tortured set shot might be the ugliest recurring event. He stands slightly pigeon-toed and holds ...

Why You Should Grab Knicks’ Willy Hernangomez

... night, the time is now for Victor Oladipo to raise his game and become a stronger Fantasy option. Oladipo is having a solid January, averaging 16.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists, yet the loss of Kanter will present Oladipo the opportunity to increase his 13.8 field goal attempts per contest. Oladipo is averaging a respectable 29.6 FPPG in his last five games entering Sunday afternoon's contest at the Cavaliers, yet I feel he can emerge as a 33-35 FPPG-caliber player, especially when you consider his defensive prowess (1.8 steals per game this month). While Kanter averaged just 10 shots per night, the bet here is that Oladipo - rather than rookie PF Domantas Sabonis - gets the bulk of the attempts. Trevor Booker. (Seth Wenig/AP). It Was Fun While it Lasted. Trevor Booker is still owned in 61 percent of polled standard leagues, yet the early season ...

Oh God The Knicks Are Going To Screw This Melo Shit Up So Completely, I Can't Wait

... interest in adding Carmelo Anthony to Big Three Clippers have strong interest in adding Carmelo Anthony to Big Three Clippers have strong interest in adding Carmelo…. Could Carmelo Anthony join Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and De Andre Jordan in Los Angeles? Read more Read more. No, your brain has not fallen out. Austin Rivers—who stinks; who famously stinks; who very well might not be in the NBA at all if he did not currently play for the team coached and managed by his own father; whose current 0.3 VORP (nearly as good as the VORP of somebody named Dorian Finney-Smith!), if it holds, would not only be a career high but the first time he finished a season with a VORP that did not have a minus sign in front of it—is a player coveted by Phil Jackson’s Knicks, according to my very favorite section from a report about the two teams’ efforts to make a trade , from USA Today’s Sam Amick (emphasis added). With the Knicks known to think very ...

Paul Millsap, Hawks Outlast Knicks In 4ots

... swept all four games against the Blazers this season. The Blazers trailed by 10 points to start the fourth quarter, but Mc Collum's 3-pointer pulled the Blazers to 90-89 with 8:22 left. Al-Farouq Aminu's driving layup tied it at 93, but Portland couldn't manage to get in front (see full recap). Cavs beat Thunder by double digits. CLEVELAND - Kyrie Irving scored 29 points, Le Bron James had 25 and 14 rebounds and the Cleveland Cavaliers played one of their better all-around games in weeks, beating Russell Westbrook and the Oklahoma City Thunder 107-91 on Sunday. The Cavs have won two straight after the NBA champions lost six of eight amid internal turmoil sparked by James criticizing the team's roster following a recent loss. But while not forgotten, the chaos has calmed down a bit and a quality win sure helps. Westbrook finished with 20 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for his 24 th triple-double, but only made 7 of 26 shots for the Thunder, who had won ...

Knicks And Hornets Square Off In Rubber Match To Decide Season Series

... NBA in 3-point shooting at 42.9 percent on three attempts per game. 3.  Willy Hernangomez continues to impress with extended minutes on the floor.  The Rookie is averaging 11.3 points, 11.3 rebounds in 20.5 minutes over his last four outings (did not play against Washington).  On Wednesday night, Hernangomez ripped down 16 boards and has snatched double-digit rebounds eight times to go along with two double-double outings in 39 games played this year. 4.  For the first time since 2010, the Charlotte franchise will have a representative at Sunday’s midseason showcase.  Last night, the league announced the All-Star reserves and point guard Kemba Walker earned a spot on the Eastern Conference squad by averaging career highs in scoring, shooting percentage, and 3-point percentage this season. 5. Tonight is the rubber match between the two teams as New York won the first contest on November 25 and Charlotte returned the favor on its home floor the following night.  The Hornets have lost two straight games and seven of their 10.  Charlotte is dealing with injuries issues, considering Jeremy ...

From Latvia With Love, Vintage 1973

... who is still a huge fan in what is now known as the Land of Porzingis, even with a seven-hour time difference. “He’s huge,” says Filips of Kristaps. “On the daily Internet news sites here, every game he plays is in the top three news stories. Everybody’s crazy about him, everybody knows him. “I have NBA League Pass. It’s the middle of the night [when the games are played] so I wake up early before work, about 6:30, watch it and then go to work. If I put on my computer at work, the news about Porzingis and the game always comes up, so I have to watch the game without knowing the result before I do anything else. I’ve been doing that for a few years now.”. Filips attended the Knicks’ 2016-17 home opener with his three grown children and his brother, adding, “Before that, the last Knick game I was at, was. I cannot even tell you, it was so long ago.”. It’s been a long time in many ways, and the art of preservation and record-keeping is light years removed from Filips’ youthful ...

Knicks-nets New York Rivalry Went From Boom To Bust

... moved to Brooklyn, those heady first few months when Mikhail Prokhorov would alternate between tweaking James Dolan and the Knicks and building expectations for his own team. Remember the ad he did with Jay Z? Remember his opening press conference when he said, “I come in peace, America,” proving he has a sense of humor? Most notably, remember the trash talk he brought with him when he officially entered his team in what was supposed to be a city rivalry centering on the city game. “Excuse me, what is the name?” he asked on SNY back then. “Ah, oh, Knicks. Yes, I’ve heard about this second team in New York. … I think we’re getting to where we will have an epic rivalry. It will be great for the fans, for the basketball. I think, really, the coming of the arena and team to Brooklyn, we can put finally put New York on the map. It’s about time.”. It was fun stuff. But, man, talk about overpromising and under-delivering. That is both teams’ fault, of course. It was in the very first season they shared the city, 2012-13, that we got a wee taste of what could be — when the Knicks were 54-28 and Atlantic Division champs and the Nets chased them ...

Maurice Ndour, Marshall Plumlee And The W-knicks Fall To Jerry Stackhouse’s 905

... rookie coach and balanced scoring. The W-Knicks who fell behind by 9 points at the end of the 1 st quarter never were able to catch up to the Raptors who are undefeated against the W-Knicks at the County Center. The W-Knicks, who looked a little rusty playing their first game after last week’s D-League Showcase, needed to take care of ball better. Friday it was the 905 defense that coach Stackhouse has preached all season which decided the game and increased their winning streak to eight. The W-Knicks (12-14) got a little help from their big brother tonight once again when Maurice Ndour and Marshall Plumlee were sent down to the D-League before the game. Ndour and Plumlee both inserted right into the starting lineup played well but the 7 turnovers between them shows they need more playing time and practice. Ndour finished the game with a team high 22 points and 5 rebounds. Plumlee chipped in with 13 rebounds, 8 points and 4 blocks. Damien Inglis showed that the ankle injury he suffered during the showcase does not bother him anymore, finishing with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Courtney Fells, who was the W-Knicks MVP ...