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Two steps forward, three steps back: Knicks season on the sofa week 22 review
With just two games, as Fighting Talk legend Greg Brady would say, on the docket, the last seven days have been relatively short on excitement in Knick-land. As has become customary this season, momentum built in an excellent, if ultimately fortunate home win over the Denver Nuggets was halted almost immediately by a heavy road loss to the Phoenix Suns. Continue reading
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Toney Douglas makes his point: Knicks season on the sofa week 21 review
With a playoff berth well beyond the the New York Knicks, coach Mike D’Antoni has finally bestowed starter’s minutes upon rookie point guard Toney Douglas. The former Florida State guard has taken his chance, undergoing an almost instant transformation from youthful benchwarmer to 2010 keeper. Continue reading
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When shots drop, the Knicks look top: Knicks season on the sofa week 20 review
Regardless of their numerous shortcomings and the fact that teams from the top, middle and lower tiers of the league have easily exposed these flaws throughout the NBA season, one simple grain of truth about this New York Knicks team remains: when they make shots, they are dangerous and capable of beating anybody – including a team on a 13-game winning streak. Continue reading
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This is a low: Knicks season on the sofa week 19 review
The Sports Bloke reacts to the New York Knicks’ record-setting humiliating defeat to the New Jersey Nets and their performances against Cleveland, Detroit and Toronto in the 19th week of the 2009/10 NBA season. Continue reading
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Indefensible defence: Knicks season on the sofa week 18 review
Pull on your crash helmets and brace yourself for pain. New York’s new day will still come this summer but, on the evidence of the Knicks’ four games this week, the remainder of this NBA season is going to be hard to watch. Gutted by Donnie Walsh’s trades to bring about free agent nirvana this summer, Mike D’Antoni’s new-look roster seems incapable of competing with even the most mediocre NBA teams for a full 48 minutes. With no Jared Jeffries marshalling their already below-average interior defence, the Knicks have become easier to score on than a female contestant in the Jersey Shore. Continue reading
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A new day is coming: Knicks season on the sofa week 17 review
Thanks to New York Knicks general manager Donnie Walsh and the trades he made, the promise of a new day dawning at Madison Square Garden this summer has become a reality. Continue reading
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Raising the white flag: Knicks Season on the Sofa week 15 and 16 review
This weekend David Lee will play in the All Star game. Nate Robinson will go airborne in the Slam Dunk contest. Danilo Gallinari may win the three point contest and shine in the Rookies vs Sophomores match-up. And when the glitz and glamour of All Star 2010 is over, the New York Knicks will return to their regular season schedule safe in the knowledge that their play-off hopes are well and truly extinguished for another year. Continue reading
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