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New York Knicks Streaking Under New Coach

By Eric Gray | March 21, 2012 @ 12:41 pm
Carmelo Anthony dunks against the Toronto Raptors

The New York Knicks' wildly up and down season is on another upswing, after notching their fourth straight win under interim coach Mike Woodson. Woodson took over for Mike D'Antoni, who stepped down a week ago. Since the change, the Knicks have blown out everyone the've played.

The Knicks smoked Portland 121-79 in Woodson's first game. They followed that up beating by Indiana by 15 and 14 in back-to-back nights. Last night, New York breezed by Toronto 106-87. The Knicks have regained the 8th seed in the playoff race, but whether or not they can keep it will start getting tested tonight against Atlantic division leader Philadelphia. Read More » »

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Knicks Coach Mike D’Antoni Resigns

By Eric Gray | March 14, 2012 @ 11:39 am
Mike D'Antoni out as Knicks coach

From Linsanity to unemployed in the span of six weeks. Mike D'Antoni stepped down today as the coach of the New York Knicks, amidst a six game losing streak, a permanently frowning Carmelo Anthony and crumbling playoff hopes. As the old saying goes, you can't fire the players, so fire the coach (or something to that effect).

Yahoo's Adrian Wojnarowski reports that it was a 'mutual decision' between D'Antoni and Knicks owner James Dolan citing 'conflicting visions for the club's future.' Of course, this being the NBA, Mike will probably land a job rather easily by the beginning of next season.

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R.I.P. Linsanity (2012-2012)

By Eric Gray | March 12, 2012 @ 3:24 pm
Thanks for the Memories
Jeremy Lin of the Knicks gets to the rack against the Mavericks

It feels like it was only a few short weeks ago that the media and fans were falling all over themselves and getting caught up in the Jeremy Lin hype machine. The New York Knicks were struggling big time, until a savior in the form of an unheralded point guard out of Harvard, led them to a remarkable turnaround.

That seems like a distant memory now, as the Knicks have crashed back to Earth. Lin's energy and play led the Knicks to 7 straight wins, way back in February. They would end up going 9-3 in the twelve games leading up to the All-Star break. Lin was the talk of more than the just the sports world, he was even the subject of a Top Ten list by David Letterman. Now, the world waits to hear where Peyton Manning will sign. Read More » »

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Who the Heck is Jeremy Lin?

By Travis Pulver | February 15, 2012 @ 11:27 pm
Let me see your war face!

AP

A week ago if you asked basketball fans to name a point guard in the NBA and there are probably 30 names if not more that they would be picked before saying the name Jeremy Lin.

Fast forward a week and the unknown 6-foot 3-inch 23-year old from Palo Alto, California is the hottest name in the NBA., and with due reason. After coming off the bench and scoring 25 against the New Jersey Nets on February 4 he got his first start (against the Utah Jazz on February 6) and dropped another 28.

With Carmelo and Amar’e on the mend, the team gave him another start against the lowly Washington Wizards—this time he notched a double-double with 23 points and 10 assists. His point total over those three games was 76; his point total for all of the 2010-11 season—76 points.

He’s a flash in the pan! My quadriplegic neighbor could hang 25 on the Wizards! Wait till the new Asian Sensation actually plays someone!

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The Best of the Worst Nicknames in Sports

By Travis Pulver | February 15, 2012 @ 10:59 pm

Nicknames are a vital part of sports. It’s how you know that you’ve finally made it. Slackers, suckers, nobodies, rejects—those guys don’t get nicknames. They are just forgotten. When someone gives you a nickname though, you know you have arrived. You know you’ll be remembered.

History has given us some great nicknames. There will never be another “Galloping Ghost” or “Four Horseman”. You can love or hate Charles Barkley, but the name “Round Mound of Rebound” is just cool. 

Recent history has given us a couple of great ones like “Tebow-mania” and even more recently New York Knicks Jeremy Lin's—“Linsanity.” I don’t care for Gilbert Arenas, but his nickname—Agent Zero—is just cool. However, as much as we dig those nicknames, there have been some horrible ones that we remember, well—just because they are that bad!

Caron Butler, Washington Wizards, aka “Tough Juice”: This makes no sense—tough juice? What is this, the stuff you drink when you can’t go to the bathroom?

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