NEW YORK — “It’s gonna be a minute, guys, my hand is messed up.” That’s what Raymond Felton said as he glanced over toward me after the Knicks’ 106-99 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday. Those weren’t the first words anyone expected to hear from Felton, considered he turned in arguably his best game of the season. [Read more…]
After watching the New York Knicks win eight of their first 10 games, you can rest assured: These ain’t Jeremy Lin’s Knicks. Yes, that’s a good thing. And I am not the only one saying so. On Friday night, when the Knicks take on Lin and James Harden in Houston, we’ll be reminded of the fact that James Dolan ultimately decided to let Lin walk, for free, to the Houston Rockets. The decision to let such a valuable asset walk, for nothing,
When the season began, I thought the New York Knicks could win 50 games. Having had a three-week look at them, I realize that lofty win total – one they have not reached this century – may be too low. [Read more…]
After a 104-100 road victory Thursday over the San Antonio Spurs – a game they had no business winning – it is safe to say that the New York Knicks have officially put the rest of the NBA on notice. They mean business. It is a bit premature for Knicks fans to start reserving spots along the Canyon of Heroes, but if any member of the national media tries to take anything away from the Knicks’ improbable comeback against the best team
Carmelo’s Knicks Look Good NEW YORK — At 3-0, the New York Knicks are the NBA’s lone unbeaten team, but their battle for respect is far from over. For the most part, the national media has done its best to rationalize the Knicks’ good start. The Miami Heat didn’t want to play after sitting in traffic on a bus for 2 hours, and the Philadelphia 76ers didn’t have Andrew Bynum. Never mind the fact that the Heat and
NEW YORK – When you’re the New York Knicks, you’ll take any piece of positive history you can get. And after the Knicks defeated the Philadelphia 76ers, 100-84, on Sunday afternoon, they have opened a season with back-to-back victories for the first time this century. That the two victories came against two quality opponents in the Miami Heat – whom the Knicks defeated Friday night – and the 76ers should give Knicks fans more gooey feelings of positivity. Mike
Mike Woodson A few weeks ago, I wrote that the Knicks had one of the NBA’s deepest frontcourts. Obviously, whether or not they would be able to live up to their potential depended on whether or not they would be able to stay healthy. Because of Hurricane Sandy, as I write this, the Knicks are one of the NBA’s seven teams who are yet to play a game. We know that Amar’e Stoudemire is going to be out for
On Wednesday night, next door to my hometown of Hempstead, NY, I took in the Brooklyn Nets and the New York Knicks battle at Nassau Coliseum. It ended up being an overtime thriller. Ultimately, the game didn’t count for anything, but it may have been a preview of what’s to come when the two teams square off on Nov. 1 when the Knicks will play the Nets in the first ever NBA regular season game in Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. As far as