Defensive player of the year
Tyson Chandler won the NBA’s defensive player of the year award for anchoring the Knicks defense through this lockout shortened season. The Knicks gave up an average of 105.7 point per game last season and Chandler’s presence this season dropped that number to a respectable 94.7. One of the more impressive facts of Chandler’s season [...]
Tags: Defensive Player of the Year, Knicks, Tyson ChandlerSuperstar Coexistence
Today in Atlanta was the a formula for what Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire need to look like on the floor together and further proof that the two can coexist in the Knicks starting lineup. Stoudemire looked like a completely different player today. Stat was very efficient, shooting 9-for-13 from the field and getting his [...]
Tags: Amare Stoudemire, Carmelo Anthony, Iman Shumpert, Knicks, Tyson ChandlerGranny Smith Report 3: Mid-Season
The New York Knicks sit at 17-18 on the season (11-10 in the Atlantic) and are currently on pace to be the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs, one spot ahead of the Celtics. The goal in the second half is to get up into that three or four seed to avoid having to [...]
Tags: Amare Stoudemire, Carmelo Anthony, Iman Shumpert, Jeremy Lin, Knicks, Landry Fields, Mike D'Antoni, Tyson ChandlerOpportuniy Knocks
The Knicks have lost seven out of eight games including a ten point loss in Cleveland last night. It’s been a terrible stretch of games for everyone involved. The Knicks sit a 7-11 on the season and thing aren’t getting any easier as they travel to Miami to play the 13-5 Heat on ESPN tomorrow. [...]
Tags: Amare Stoudemire, Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James, Miami Heat, New York Knicks, Tyson ChandlerBlockbuster pt. 2?
The Knicks have gotten off to a disappointing 6-10 start and are now exploring a trade that would sent power forward Amare Stoudemire and center Tyson Chandler to Orlando for Dwight Howard. Superman in Gotham City? Doesn’t really sound right but one thing is for sure, it would be a great move for the Knicks [...]
Tags: Amare Stoudemire, Dwight Howard, Knicks, Magic, Tyson ChandlerMelo drops a 37-piece
The Knicks started it’s season off right with a narrow victory behind the clutch play of Carmelo Anthony and his 17 point fourth quarter exhibition. New York jumped out early and showed potential in the first half to be a good defensive team but that more or less went away in the second half. After [...]
Tags: Amare Stoudemire, Carmelo Anthony, Celtics, Iman Shumpert, Kevin Garnett, Knicks, Rajon Rondo, Toney Douglas, Tyson ChandlerKnicks: Title time in NY?
The New York Knicks have some deficiencies but are heading into the season with it’s best chance at coming out of the East since Madison Square Garden was Pat Ewing’s stomping grounds. The Big 3: Carmelo Anthony is the toughest 1-on-1 match up in the NBA. Melo will beat you in the post or stroke [...]
Tags: Amare Stoudemire, Carmelo Anthony, Iman Shumpert, Knicks, Landry Fields, Mike Bibby, Mike D'Antoni, Tony Douglas, Tyson ChandlerTyson Chandler joining the party in New York
The Knicks appear to be on the verge of getting Tyson Chandler and letting Chauncey Billups go. It’s a great move for the Knicks because Billups, although still effective, is often injured and aging. Big shot Chauncey is still effective in an slower paced offense that plays mostly in the half court but he’s not [...]
Tags: Amare Stoudemire, Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Knicks, Tyson Chandler