NEW YORK – Amar’e Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony seem to be at odds… At least on the basketball court. From the day Anthony arrived, Knicks fans immediately began to expect great things and playoff victories from Stat-e-Melo. Chemistry, we were told, would take time to develop. But if it seems like things are getting worse, it might be because they are. Between last season and this season, Amar’e and ‘Melo have played 37 regular season games together and still haven’t been able to consistently
Dead Man Walking?
After Carmelo Anthony gave a sold-out Madison Square Garden a great Christmas gift last Sunday, the Knicks have dropped consecutive games. On Wednesday night, they visited Oakland and lost to Mark Jackson’s Warriors, 92-78. And Thursday night’s showdown in Los Angeles saw Kobe Bryant and the Lakers defeat them, 99-82. During Thursday night’s telecast from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, TNT’s Reggie Miller and Kevin Harlan, while calling the game, had the following exchange: RM: “What kind of basketball is this we’re
Samuel Dalembert should have been signed by now. A shot-blocking and rebounding specialist, the 7-footer would figure to be in his demand simply because capable 7-footers are always seemingly in high demand. Dalembert had been in negotiations with the Houston Rockets, who have been trying to dig out of the rubble caused when commissioner David Stern dynamited their trade with the Hornets and Lakers, ruining their plans to field a front line of Pau Gasol and Nene. But now that the news
NEW YORK — Earlier today, news began to trickle out from various media outlets that Baron Davis has agreed to join the Knicks. He will officially sign with the club on Monday and is expected to accept their one year “room exception” offer of $2.5 million. Marc Berman of the New York Post was the first to report Sunday that Davis agreed to join the Knicks and echoed my Friday sentiment—he will play sooner rather than later. According to Berman, the Knicks’
NEW YORK — It’s been a long seven days for the New York Knicks. After their bold and surprising move to land Tyson Chandler last Thursday, interim general manager Glen Grunwald has been hard at work trying to build a formidable team around New York City’s newest skyline. As it stands, the projected starting lineup will feature arguably the league’s best front court, but a somewhat inexperienced backcourt. Toney Douglas—the third year pro—is expected to begin the season as the starter,
The correct answer to last week’s edition of The Bernucca List was provided in the comments section by Charles Romancin. The list was “active NBA players who played for the Seattle SuperSonics.” Yes, Antonio Daniels was active last season. After holding Nancy Lieberman’s hand with the D-League’s Texas Legends, he had a cup of coffee with the Sixers. This week’s edition is below. If you think you know the answer, tweet it to me or post a comment. The Bernucca List Elton Brand Antonio