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D’Antoni must adapt to arrest Knicks decline
Forget about tiredness. Forget about injuries. Forget about new players adapting to the coach’s complex system. There’s still time for the New York Knicks to figure their current problems out. But the onus must be on Mike D’Antoni adapting his system to the players at his disposal. Continue reading
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Knicks struggles worsen as James Dolan interference intensifies
There’s a famous old quote from Irish poet Brendan Behan that goes: “I never saw a situation a policeman couldn’t make worse”. When it comes to the New York Knicks, to paraphrase the famous Irish wordsmith, I’ve never seen a situation that team owner James Dolan couldn’t make worse. Continue reading
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Knicks remain a play-off team despite losing streak
A losing streak against some of the league’s best teams shouldn’t make you think the New York Knicks are no longer a play-off team 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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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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The full spectrum of losing: Knicks season on the sofa week 13 review
In a span of 48 hours, the New York Knicks lost two games in which they managed to span the full spectrum of defeat. After falling with honour to the Los Angeles Lakers, they turned in a performance of utter ineptitude against the Dallas Mavericks. Continue reading
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The return of Nate the Great: Knicks season on the sofa week 10 review
After 14 successive games in which his sole contributions were to warm the pine and consistently pump up his teammates with an intensity that would have made 1980s Celtics towel-waver extraordinaire M.L. Carr proud, Nate Robinson emerged from Mike D’Antoni’s doghouse to propel the New York Knicks to a memorable road win over the playoff bound Atlanta Hawks. The effervescent Robinson poured in 41 points from all corners of the court as the Knicks overcame a 14-point fourth quarter deficit to force overtime and best their opponents in the extra period. Continue reading
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A December to remember: Knicks season on the sofa week seven review
Things at Madison Square Garden have been so bad over recent seasons that, if you’d said the phrase “streaking Knicks” to me, I would have immediately thought that Stephon Marbury had been making more lurid advances to club interns. But now, after a truly woeful start to the season, the New York Knicks, with four successive wins under their belt, are indeed streaking and, happily, in a wholly appropriate, wholly positive sense. Continue reading
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