Blake Griffin’s dunk over Kendrick Perkins was remarkable… but plays like that are going to get Griffin hurt before too long.
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Oklahoma City Thunder
(Nice headline, huh? I’m auditioning for a spot in the New York Post, apparently.) The Knicks went into last night’s game against Oklahoma City without Carmelo Anthony. And they’re still looking for someone to step up at point guard and – by extension – get Amar’e Stoudemire on track. And with Landry Fields still struggling [...]
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Have to believe the Knicks are big underdogs heading into Oklahoma City without leading scorer Carmelo Anthony, who is expected to sit due to ankle and wrist injuries. But you have to like the attitude of Bill Walker, who will fill in for ‘Melo (and guard Kevin Durant) tonight. Walker deserves some credit, by the [...]
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Last thing I want to do is re-ignite the “whose team is it” debate… I don’t think there’s an answer to that question, really. But watching the Oklahoma City Thunder against the Mavs and Grizzlies was a pretty solid reminder why people think having an official “alpha dog” is important to a basketball team. The [...]
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Scott Brooks’ decision to bench Russell Westbrook for the fourth quarter may come back to haunt him. Westbrook, to his credit, told reporters he had no problems with the substitution patterns. Asked what he thought about spending the final twelve-plus minutes on the bench, he simply said, “We were winning.” But between now and Saturday’s [...]
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Paging Dr. Venkman… Dr. Peter Venkman… You might think the biggest issue facing the Knicks during their visit to Oklahoma City would be coming up with ways to stop Kevin Durant. You’d be wrong. The Knicks’ biggest problem before last night’s game: ghosts. At least two members of the team claimed they had trouble sleeping [...]
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American basketball fans treat European ballplayers with a healthy amount of skepticism… and rightly so. From Frederic Weis to Darko Milicic to Danilo Gallinari, the list of overseas ballers who basked in pre-draft hype only to disappoint is long. Spain’s Ricky Rubio could be an exception. via Ricky Rubio Scouting Report and Photo Gallery – [...]
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