D’Antoni talks about tomorrow’s game in Boston…

Jared Jeffries, Marcus Landry and Jordan Hill putting in some extra work after practice.

The pace was fast and furious. A lot of players, mixed combinations, but the message from Coach Mike D’Antoni was clear. 
All I ask is that you put the effort in to try and get better.
And they did. Granted, shots weren’t really falling on the wire-tight rims and turnovers were rampant, but Thursday night was all [...]

Obviously, it’s way too early to be thinking about the draft, but yours truly puts his scouting knack to use from day one of the college basketball season. So after the first week-to-10 days here are some thoughts about who Donnie Walsh could be keeping an eye on already.
Before we get into the “who” let’s [...]

Several reports abound about this Isiah Thomas situation:
Via WCBS-TV in NY..
“…Harrison police were sent to the home of former Knicks president Isiah Thomas early Friday morning in response to a call that he had overdosed on sleeping pills, a source confirmed to CBS station WCBS-TV in New York City.
Thomas’ condition or whereabouts are not yet [...]

The Knicks will hold an open practice this Sunday at Pace University in Pleasantville. Doors open at 10 and practice starts at 11. Yours truly will be on hand so stop by and give me a pound.
Click here for directions to Pace.

“…D’Antoni’s connection to the Raptors’ front office goes back nearly 20 years, to when he coached in Italy and his boss was Maurizio Gherardini, , who works under Raptors president Bryan Colangelo. Colangelo gave D’Antoni his big break in Phoenix following D’Antoni’s brief and unsuccessful run as coach of the Denver Nuggets.
Gherardini could emerge as [...]

From Mike D’Antoni’s perspective, he had to be pleased by his team’s effort, despite the fact they were clearly out of shape to run his system. D’Antoni prides himself on having his team in supreme condition, yet he has to wonder if that will happen with some of the players on his team.
It’s a young [...]

With restricted free agents David Lee and Nate Robinson ready to bust out in Mike D’Antoni’s system and take the league by storm, it reminds me of another pair of NY athletes on the cusp of stardom who had their own contracts to sort out.
Back in 2006, both Jose Reyes and David Wright were ruling [...]

Here’s an absurd/semi-laughable admission…I truly believe that I could do a credible job of coaching the Knicks.
Let me start by saying I’m a pretty godawful basketball player. I may be short, but I’m also very slow, can’t jump (apologies to Woody Harrelson) and I’m not really that good at…well…getting the ball to go in the [...]

Rookie Danilo Gallinari’s back issues has caused some concern with the Knicks and their fanbase. I am no doctor, but history should serve (along with advancements in medical treatments/technology) as a barometer for just how serious a bulging disk is. So before you jump off a cliff in anger over a draft bust, keep the [...]