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About Myles A. Mills
Myles is a sophomore at The Browning School, an all-boys private school on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. He's been a Knick fan as long as he can remember, and 02-03 was the last season he could remember in entirety. He hopes to one day see the Knicks in the playoffs. Myles is also fond of the Mets, and follows them vehemently, but his the bulk of his time goes to the Knicks. Myles wants to be a radio hosts on WFAN or ESPN 1050 radio, and he hopes to write for theknicksblog.com for years to come.
Where: New York City
When: 7:00 PM
Knicks
PG- Toney Douglas
SG- Landry Fields
SF- Carmelo Anthony
PF- Amar’e Stoudemire
C- Ronny Turiaf
Boston
PG- Rajon Rondo
SG- Ray Allen
SF- Paul Pierce
PF- Kevin Garnett
C- Jermaine O’Neal
Time to get a W at all costs. Simply a must win situation.
Via ESPN:
Jared Wade, Hardwood Paroxysm: We knew the Celtics were the better team, but the Knicks showed the world that the disparity is not as great as it may have seemed. Their dearth of defense is their well-known Achilles’ heel, so it was impressive to see them kick off the postseason by holding Rajon Rondo, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett to 16-for-44 shooting. As in Game 1, Boston will still pull out the series, but the Knicks might not be as far away as some thought.
…Robert Silverman, KnickerBlogger: In Game 1, neither team put forth its finest effort, but the Knicks showed more defensive moxie than we’d seen since Jeff Van Gundy patrolled the sidelines. To still fall short’s gotta smart. The keys now are (a) whether losing an utterly winnable game is a “we can play with these guys” rallying cry or sends them into a funk, and (b) the severity of Billups’ injury. The thought of Anthony Carter getting more than 20 minutes a game is enough to make any ‘Bocker backer queasy.
What do you take from Game 1 moving on?
Via Daily News:
“In most playoff games, it comes down to the ability to get your three primary scorers better shots than your opponent gets their three primary scorers better shots,” said Thibodeau. “They’re playing at a very high level, and they’ve got three stars. So at the end of the game, if it’s close, they’ll be able to get a very high-percentage shot.”
“They’ve come a long way. Their defense is vastly improved,” said Thibodeau. “They’re very unselfish. They play smart. They’re going to be a dangerous team.”
Via ESPN:
UPDATE: Right on cue, Peter Vecsey of the New York Post adds this to the Calipari discussion.
“According to a team executive, who knows a thing or two about a thing or two regarding goings-on behind the screens, (Kincks owner James) Dolan may have eyes for Calipari . . . to run the front office and coach,” he wrote.
“Do I have confirmation on this? No. I unsuccessfully reached out to Calipari and left a message”
While Knicks president of basketball operations Donnie Walsh’s future with the team could come to a close this season and there’s been chatter coach Mike D’Antoni might not be the long-term solution for the Knicks, we’ll qualify this as highly speculative for the moment unless it gains steam elsewhere.
…Andrew Smith adds….
This has to be a “leak” from someone at CAA to Vecsey. We all know Calipari needs to get off of his respective college campuses within a 3-year period before the NCAA investigates him. But, CAA represents LeBron, Melo, Wade, and Calipari among others. So, we know where this “rumor” has originated.
That being said, I really hope the Knicks don’t go this route, because although the positive exists that CAA could funnel their clients to the Knicks in exchange for Calipari being given autonomy, to me, he hasn’t proven that he can manage a 48-minute game from an X’s and O’s standpoint and I’m afraid that won’t take the Knicks franchise to a championship level.
Via ESPN:
Otherwise, all the intrigue in the East’s final 10 days lies in the 2-3-6-7 bracket. Down below, Philly and New York are still scrapping for sixth position, with tomorrow’s meeting between the two sides looming large. If the Sixers win, it’s basically over; they’ll have a two-game lead in the loss column and the tiebreaker, making it virtually impossible for the Bockers to catch them in the five other games (four for Philly).
Should New York win, however, there will be genuine intrigue. The teams could be tied in the loss column (pending also what happens tonight), and the tiebreaker between the two would be unsettled. The head-to-head series would finish tied at two apiece, and on the next tiebreaker — division record — they’re only a half-game apart with multiple division games left for both. The next tiebreaker, conference record, is a similar jumble.
In response to Amar’e calling Pau Gasol “soft”….
Via Twitter:
The NBA is a weird place! How can a man that plays 0 defense call a 2 time champion soft? @wheretheydothatat #celebritysweatbynum.com
Via NY Post:
If the Knicks don’t exercise his option, it would open up 2011 cap space and, would allow Walsh a chance to get a legitimate center through free agency and a cheaper one-year rental playmaker to share the duties with improving Toney Douglas.
Billups has a non-guaranteed 14.3 million due him next season. If the Knicks don’t exercise the team option, Billups gets $3 million. That means $11 million comes off the cap, giving Walsh some room to operate, pending the labor agreement.
Clippers center DeAndre Jordan and Marc Gasol have been on Walsh’s radar — as first reported by The Post.
Via ESPN:
One month from now, the New York Knicks will be sitting in their locker room, preparing to play Game 3 of their first-round playoff series. And if they are sitting there tied 1-1 in that series, nobody is going to remember what’s been happening this March.
So climb off the ledge and get back inside. Knock off the panic. Cool it on the doomsday hysteria.
The Knicks might seem like they are in a world of trouble, but they aren’t.
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What has transpired the past few weeks has made many Knick fans cringe. It has been up, but mostly down since the acquisition of Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups from Denver. The Knicks jumped the gun on this move for the future, but with this team having three outstanding players on a team in the short-term, fans can’t help but want to win now.
Reality has set in. The Knicks can compete with any team in the NBA on any given night, but also be humbled by any team in the league. Flaws are being exploited way too often, and the lack of cohesiveness has led to an excruciating three-game losing streak. A few weeks ago, a Knick playoff berth was not in question. Now, the Knicks trail Philly by a game, and after a Boston beatdown last night down the stretch, the wheels seem to be falling off.
And while the pressure mounts, Knick fans can’t help but look at the thriving Nuggets and straight up question the abrupt move.
Join Anthony “Rice Balls” Donahue tonight on SNY’s TheKnicksBlog Radio to talk Knicks and NBA Basketball from 9-11 p.m. EST. We will be taking your calls all night to discuss the reeling Knicks, how the fans feel about Carmelo, D’Antoni’s coaching style, the team’s performance as of late, and much more.
Donahue will be joined by Leon, an acclaimed actor who is a die-hard Knicks fan. He starred in Above the Rim and Cool Runnings, and will provide great insight, from a fan perspective, on the Knicks’ recent struggles.
Should be an exciting night. Listen live, call in and enjoy the show. And as tough as it may be, root on these Knicks. On the bright side, the playoffs seem to be on the horizon for the first time in years.
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