Between the travel and the preparations and the hosting and the relatives, long holiday weekends can be exhausting for anyone. This one was particularly so for the Knicks, as Amar’e Stoudemire, Raymond Felton, Danilo Gallinari and Landry Fields all played 50-plus minutes in Sunday’s double-overtime win over Detroit. Why such a heavy workload? Mike D’Antoni [...]
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The Milwaukee Bucks have been mired in an awful shooting slump for much of this season, but you wouldn’t know it based on last night’s game against the Knicks. Led by Brandon Jennings, the Bucks exploded out of the gate with a 41-point first quarter, building up a huge lead they’d never relinquish. The Knicks [...]
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Some quick links from this week: Mike Ilitch — the “Little Caesar’s Pizza” gazillionaire and owner of the Detroit Tigers and Red Wings — is reportedly interested in buying the Pistons. He says he wants to prevent the team from moving… but there’s a pretty good chance he’s also hoping to use them as a [...]
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The Knicks and Wizards are turning over their teams to kids and reclamation projects… are any of the new starters worth a look? Garbage time. That magical point when games are out of reach, and coaches empty the bench, giving those poor guys whose only mention in the average box score is the dreaded DNP-CD [...]
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The Rockets and Kings have successfully integrated the Knicks in the Tracy McGrady/Kevin Martin deal. Here’s the rundown: Rockets acquire: Kevin Martin (Kings) Jared Jeffries (Knicks) Jordan Hill (Knicks) Hilton Armstrong (Kings) Knicks first-round pick in 2012 Right to swap first-round picks with the Knicks in 2011 Kings acquire: Carl Landry (Rockets) Larry Hughes (Knicks) [...]
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The turnover of New York’s roster in the last 24 hours is even more extreme than anticipated. Now that the dust has (mostly) settled on trade deadline 2010, here’s a look at the rebuilt Knicks: Guards: Chris Duhon, Sergio Rodriguez, Tracy McGrady, Toney Douglas, Eddie House, J.R. Giddens Forwards: Wilson Chandler, Danilo Gallinari, Al Harrington, [...]
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