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TheKnicksBlog.com’s Tommy Dee and Keith Schlosser of Knicks Journal discuss the team’s off-season acquisitions.
Jul 132012
Jun 292012
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Tommy Dee, Moke Hamilton and Brian Geltzeiler discuss what lies ahead for the Knicks’ offseason.
Jun 292012
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Tommy Dee of TheKnicksBlog.com and NBADraft.net’s Jonathan Wasserman discuss the NBA Draft and Knicks draft pick Kostas Papanikolaou.
Jun 202012
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Tommy Dee, Brian Geltzeiler and Moke Hamilton discuss what has transpired through the first four games of the NBA Finals.
Apr 102012
Tommy Dee, Moke Hamilton and Brian Geltzeiler discuss the Chicago Bulls and their match up with the Knicks
Apr 102012
Tommy Dee, Moke Hamilton and Brian Geltzeiler discuss the possibility of Lamar Odom coming to the Knicks.
Feb 152012
Where once the New York Knicks seemed desperate for a complementary scorer, they will soon have an abundance once Carmelo Anthony rejoins Amar’e Stoudemire and two-week phenom Jeremy Lin in Mike D’Antoni’s rotation.
As such, the Knickerbockers need not waste their time, energy and resources pursuing a deal ahead of the March 15th trade deadline, regardless of whether or not they manage to haul in J.R. Smith upon his return from China.
According to Tommy Dee of The Knicks Blog, New York remains the favorite to land the services of the one-time Denver Nuggets guard, in part because they can offer him more money than most. Smith has flirted with a host of other teams around the league as well, including the Los Angeles Lakers, the Clippers, the Atlanta Hawks and the Orlando Magic, among others.
Surely, the Knicks wouldn’t mind adding a scorer and shooter of Smith’s stature to their bench. Heck, what team in need of some points from the pine wouldn’t want J.R. Smith? The guy’s been a double-digit scorer as a reserve during the duration of his seven-year NBA career and averaged 34.5 points in just under 37 minutes per game during his stint in China.
In other words, Smith can put up points in his sleep and may very well do the same in the Big Apple, where he’ll be back alongside ‘Melo, his former teammate in the Mile High City. He could slot in as the de facto top option on D’Antoni’s second squad or supplant Landry Fields as the Knicks’ starting two-guard.
But if Smith signs elsewhere, or if he turns out to be a bust in the Big Apple, Knicks interim GM Glen Grunwald need not exhaust himself in search of another guard for his team’s roster. Iman Shumpert has proven himself to be an excellent option on the wing when he a) doesn’t have to play the point and b) is allowed to serve as a defensive specialist who can contribute as a cutter and a slasher.
And from a scorer’s perspective, the Knicks already have three guys (‘Melo, STAT and Linsanity) who are capable of dominating a game (and the ball) in the same starting five.
In the meantime, though, any discussion of trading for a shooting guard remains a long way off for the Knicks. For now, they need only enjoy the Linsanity, anticipate ‘Melo’s return to health and keep their fingers crossed that money will, indeed, be enough to buy whatever happiness J.R. Smith can afford.
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Feb 022012
Jan 072012
When: 7:30 PM
Where: The Palace
Channel: MSG
Knicks 3-4
PG: Toney Douglas
SG: Landry Fields
SF: Carmelo Anthony
PF: Amar’e Stoudemire
C: Tyson Chandler
Bench: Shumpert, Walker, Bibby, Jorts
**CORRECTION 6:15 PM Shumpert will start at PG in place of Douglas*** SHUMP SHUMP
Pistons (2-5)
PG: Brandon Knight
SG: Austin Daye
SF: Tayshaun Prince
PF: Jonas Jerebko
C: Greg Monroe
Bench: Will Bynum, Damien Wilkins, Jason Maxiell, Ben Wallace (Stuckey and Gordon both game-time decisions)
To all the TKB faithful, apologies for the lack of posts today. Tommy Dee is a father! Jackson Thomas Dee was born this afternoon at approximately 2:15 PM. Today’s been a great day which means the Knicks will play well and win., and more importantly the Knicks may have found their point guard. That’s our preview… Congrats to TD!
Dec 172011
Well it’s easy to get crazy, but why not right? Basketball is back. Knicks basketball is back.
I liked a lot of things today. First and foremost the Knicks second unit, the center of much scrutiny early on, had a fantastic day. They closed out possessions with big rebounds. The sign? Jorts Harrelson canning his first jumper from east Newark. And how about Renaldo Balkman? 9 defensive rebounds doesn’t sound like much, but they were timely and came off good defensive possessions.
There were so many positives. Iman Shumpert was really, really good finishing with 16 points in 25 minutes. Thank you Mr. Walsh and stick to your day job Tommy Dee. His slicing left handed finish off dribble penetration was awesome as was his pull up off glass in transition. That actually made me weepy.
If you followed me during the game on Twitter you know what I said about Jared Jeffries. I read all these smart high IQ blogs but none ever talk about ripping possessions away from other teams, which is what Jeffries does. He trapped on the sideline leading to a turnover, took two charges and held firm on the baseline. That’s 4 possessions that he took away, which is a maximum possibility of 12 points taken away. And I did that math IN MY HEAD!
The negatives start with the starting backcourt as Toney Douglas and Landry Fields struggled from the field, but let’s keep it positive and I can’t be more positive than by saying I’ve written 200 words without mentioning the big 3 up front. I know Douglas struggled with passing early on and getting the offense in rhythm, but Carmelo really can pass. This guy does it all offensively.
Interesting that Jerome Jordan didn’t get a look.
It’s a great start and, again, it’s great to have the Knicks back.