Today’s Burning Question: How big a role did Mike Woodson’s offseason conditioning program play in getting the Knicks to compete at a consistently high level?
After the Heat game, Tyson Chandler was asked what people learned about the Knicks on Thursday night. He said, “We’re a deep team.”
But there was something else: How well-conditioned the players are, which allowed them to jump out to a 85-67 lead with 3:05 to play in the third quarter.
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Today’s Burning Question: Could Amar’e Stoudemire return as the Amar’e of old?
The hot news items being discussed from the Knicks’ win over the Bobcats are Carmelo Anthony’s finger laceration and J.R. Smith’s game-winning shot.
But there’s one other thing, which came out of pregame. MSG Network Knicks reporter Tina Cervasio reported this via Twitter: “Amar’e told me he’s had no setbacks, in better shape than preseason & next step is being cleared for contact.
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Today’s Burning Question: How wide is the gap between the Knicks and Heat?
“Take it one game at a time” is one of the most frequently-used cliches in sports.
Knicks coach Mike Woodson has used it again and again in the past couple days whenever someone asks him about Thursday’s game against the Miami Heat.
He insists that his team isn’t thinking about Miami yet, that it’s focused on Wednesday’s game against the Charlotte Bobcats.
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Today’s Burning Question: Have your expectations for the Knicks changed?
When the Knicks reassembled their roster in the offseason, adding more seasoned depth and veteran leadership, expectations immediately changed.
After two consecutive first-round playoff appearances, another wouldn’t cut it looking ahead to the 2012-13 season.
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Today’s Burning Question: How could the Knicks adjust looking ahead to Wednesday if not only Jason Kidd is out, but Raymond Felton as well?
Since last week, Kidd has been listed as day-to-day with lower back spasms. Now, his backcourt sidekick, Felton, is day-to-day with a contusion and bone bruise on his left hand, suffered towards the end of the fourth quarter in the Knicks’ Sunday win over the Suns.
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Today’s Burning Question: Everything’s going great for the Knicks, but it’s still hard to ignore this question — Where’s Marcus Camby?
The Knicks are 10-4, tied for the Atlantic Division lead and have one of the best offenses in the NBA.
There’s so much going well right now that it’s easy to overlook how little they’ve gotten from Marcus Camby.
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Today’s Burning Question: Which of Glen Grunwald’s offseason acquisitions has surprised you the most?
If Wednesday night was a homecoming party for Steve Novak, it was a coming-out party for Pablo Prigioni.
The veteran point guard had the best game in his brief NBA stint, finishing with career highs in points (11) and assists (7) in the Knicks’ win at Milwaukee.
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Today’s Burning Question: With Jason Kidd out against the Bucks, will the Knicks’ offense continue to suffer, leading to Carmelo Anthony and J.R. Smith’s increased isolation plays?
While the Knicks missed Kidd’s passing and 3-point shooting against the Nets, there’s more to the story than his DNP, looking at the Knicks’ recent 1-3 stretch.
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Today’s Burning Question: Are you surprised by the impact Jason Kidd has had on the Knicks thus far?
If you just look at his stats, it might be hard to understand the importance of Jason Kidd.
Kidd, 39, is averaging 8 points, 2.1 steals, 3.4 assists and 3.3 rebounds in 26 minutes per game for the Knicks.
But measuring Kidd’s impact by stats alone is a mistake.
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Today’s Burning Question: Is Tyson Chandler playing hurt, feeling the effects of the smaller lineups or a little of both?
When Amar’e Stoudemire went down before the season started with a left knee injury, Mike Woodson decided to move Carmelo Anthony to power forward. That meant Tyson Chandler’s interior defense became even more critical.