NBA

The Trouble with Chinese Imports

by Charlie on February 2, 2012

Kenyon Martin and JR Smith are coming back from China. But neither seems to fit a need for the Knicks.

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Iman Shumpert is Not a Point Guard

by Charlie on February 1, 2012

Jared Dubin – making a guest appearance on About.com – lays out a very convincing argument that Iman Shumpert’s best position is the two. Iman Shumpert is a shooting guard. He may not be one right now due to the extenuating circumstances surrounding the Knicks and their lack of a true point guard, but that’s [...]

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Sessions to Knicks Unlikely

by Charlie on February 1, 2012

The Knicks like Ramon Sessions. It is known. Sessions is on the trading block. And New York needs help at the point. Match made in heaven, right? Marc Berman seems to think so. He suggested that Glen Grunwald might be able to acquire Sessions for Toney Douglas: If the Knicks ever got Sessions from Cleveland, [...]

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No Such Thing as Garbage Time for These Knicks

by Charlie on February 1, 2012

Mike D’Antoni left his “big three” on the floor well into the fourth quarter last night, even with a 25-point lead. Here’s why that was the right call.

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Working the Wire: Morrow Pays Immediate Dividends

by Charlie on January 31, 2012

Posted this week’s NBA waiver recommendations earlier this afternoon. One of them is already looking pretty good… Anthony Morrow (69%/90.2%) – Appears that MarShon Brooks (broken toe) will be out for a while, which means Morrow will have to pick up the slack. Morrow scored 28 points and was 5-8 from three in the Nets’ [...]

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The Play Everyone’s Talking About…

by Charlie on January 31, 2012

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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Carmelo Anthony and Quality vs. Quantity

by Charlie on January 25, 2012

Interesting piece from Art Rondeau regarding Carmelo Anthony and his role in the offense. If Melo’s going to shoot fewer shots, it should be because he gets the ball less often. Let the point guard (whose position requires more conscious thought anyway), pass to others to balance the load. When Melo gets the ball, he [...]

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