New York Knicks

I was invited to talk about Game 6 at Espanola. A snippet: 1. What does the absence of George Hill mean? Mike Kurylo, KnickerBlogger: Obviously, Hill is an important cog for the Pacers. But I think Game 5 was more about the Knicks going back to what made them successful (smaller ball) than the absence [...]

INDIANAPOLIS – George Hill went through shootaround this morning for the Pacers giving hope that he would be able to play tonight against the Knicks who were fighting to stave off elimination in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals here. Hill missed Game 5 at the Garden Thursday when he...

In lieu of high-flying pyrotechnics, the Memphis Grizzlies are best known for their grit-and-grind mentality, an approach that resonates in a lunch-pail city.

The San Antonio Spurs seem aware that the Memphis Grizzlies are also a team willing to grind things out in the all-function, no-form style that the Spurs have patented.

Even though, after finding Posting and Toasting this year and riding through this playoffs with you, I have the lowest regard for the basketball acumen of the denizens of this message board, I am going to post this here to have this completely valid and pretty widely held point of view stated out loud. If the New York Knicks were a door, he's a doorknob. If the New York Knicks were a motor, he's a spark plug. If the New York Knicks were a stew, he's the salt. And I'm talking about Novakaine, Steve Novak. The completely baseless arguments go out supporting Woodson's complete benching of the league's purest shooter: He can't play defense (really? he maybe gets beat one-on-one once in a while but he is a pretty good weak-side rebounder and gets in the mix, slowing down fast breaks) He can't make his own shot (or maybe he doesn't force them?), on and on. So forget basketball common sense. Forget the jordan-type championship team precedent of the presence of a pure shooter (Kerr, Armstrong, Paxson) to be a threatening presence to open up driving lanes. Forget the Basketball 101 concepts of spacing and ball movement. Just look at hte Knicks record when they played best all year, and how much Novak was a part of it. I'm talking about the first month of the year, when they were the best team in basketball, and during the 13 game win streak, when they were one of the best teams I ever watched, period. Look at novak's minutes, and shots. he contributed to the game, and alot flows out of it. Kidd flows out of it. (that's another thing - shame on you seth. Gett Kidd off the floor? hOly crap dude. Let's see. the team is bogged down in one-on-one isos, ball movement is stagnant...here's the solution! Take the one guy who doesn't want to shoot the ball, and loves to pass it, off the court! holy shit dude I had to laugh.) Melo flows out of it, with driving lanes and passing angles for open j's without "making your own shot". JR flows out of it, with his competitive fire amped up by the site of the swishes. Chandler LOVES that shit, and gets hyped and does magic out there. I wrote an article after the first game, stating that Woodson gets low marks for not playingnovak. I now give him the lowest marks ever i gave a coach. HE took a team that was on a roll and completely destroyed existing team chemistry, removing a significant contributor, and adding in a new piece midstride (Amare). These are basic personnel mistakes that have completely destroyed the Knicks sense of self, and has made this the most sickening playoffs I have ever watched. Novak won't play, I know. Get kidd off the floor. Um, ok. Enjoy watching Ray Felton wave his hands at people telling to go somewhere else rather than where they want to be, JR Smith's astoundiong ability at shooting contested fade away jump shots, Chandler's uninspired play, and Melo's heroic, frustration as he seeks to find a rhythm. Maybe we'll win, would be awesome. But I don't see us returning to the style of ball that made me excited all year with Novak playing Scrub Time. You may disagree, it's your right. But this is a valid point of view, and I'm just putting it in writing. Even though, after finding Posting and Toasting this year and riding through this playoffs with you, I have the lowest regard for the basketball acumen of the denizens of this message board, I am going to post this here to have this completely valid and pretty widely held point of view stated out loud. If the New York Knicks were a door, he's a doorknob. If the New York Knicks were a motor, he's a spark plug. If the New York Knicks were a stew, he's the salt. And I'm talking about Novakaine, Steve Novak. The completely baseless arguments go out supporting Woodson's complete benching of the league's purest shooter: He can't play defense (really? he maybe gets beat one-on-one once in a while but he is a pretty good weak-side rebounder and gets in the mix, slowing d

Point guard George Hill will be a game-time decision as the Pacers try to close out the Knicks.

Knicks guard Raymond Felton credits much of his success to Ivorie Manning, one of the shooting coaches working in today’s specialized N.B.A.

Good morning! I'll be attending a college graduation this morning. This is just a quick thread to take stock of things on the morning of Game 6. For now, pretty much everything is as it was: - Raymond Felton and Tyson Chandler-- sore ankle and mangled back, respectively-- are "fine" and expected to play tonight, and Mike Woodson will probably play a similar rotation to Thursday's-- Pablo Prigioni in the starting lineup, a healthy dose of Chris Copeland, and not much of Amar'e Stoudemire or Jason Kidd. - George Hill's availability following league-mandated concussion tests has not been announced, and probably won't be for a while. Indy Cornrows suspects he won't be able to play. We shall see. Otherwise, all is quiet. We're in the calm before the storm (of bricked jumpers and hard elbows). Pre-game updates to come this afternoon.

Serbian police say Predrag Danilovic, who played for the Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks, is seriously injured after being stabbed in a fight.

[New York Post] This reprieve isn’t enough: We need Game 7 (Sat, 18 May 2013 03:16:16 -0500) INDIANAPOLIS — The banners hanging from the Garden rafters, the Red Holzman 613 banner, the Willis Reed 19 banner, the 10 Clyde Frazier banner, even the 33 Patrick Ewing banner, they’re all whispering to one another today. They [...]