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Udonis Haslem, Miami Heat Do Their Best to Focus on Pacers with Boston Potentially Up Next

Friday, May 11th, 2012

With the way things are set up in the Eastern Conference, I'm finding it hard not to look forward to the Conference Finals even though the second round hasn't even started yet. Philadelphia knocked off top-seeded Chicago after Derrick Rose went down and Indiana has been a nice story, but ...

Carmelo Anthony Rises Up Down the Stretch As Knicks Make Playoff Push

Monday, April 16th, 2012

A Mike Woodson challenge appears to be exactly what Carmelo Anthony needed. The New York Knicks tabbed Woodson as the interim coach when Mike D'Antoni stepped down on March 14. Since then, and maybe more particularly since late last month, Anthony has put the Knicks on his back. He's scored 29 ...

Mike Woodson and the Knicks Control Their Own Destiny in the Eastern Conference Playoff Race

Thursday, April 5th, 2012

It was just a few weeks ago when the New York Knicks decided they needed to make a coaching change. After Mike D’Antoni reportedly lost the team and the Knicks continued to be one of the more disappointing teams in the NBA, Mike Woodson took over for D’Antoni. The move ...

Carmelo Anthony feels Mike Woodson holds his players more accountable, dispels notion that Knicks stopped playing for Mike D’Antoni

Wednesday, March 28th, 2012

For the first time since Mike D'Antoni's resignation from the New York Knicks, Carmelo Anthony speaks out about his former coach on sports radio airwaves. The Knicks are currently in crisis mode again, which seems like a reoccurring theme this season with the team's inconsistencies, after a devastating injury to ...

Jeff Van Gundy on Erik Spoelstra: “Whatever problems may crop up with the Miami Heat have nothing to do with coaching”

Tuesday, March 27th, 2012

With the playoffs right around the corner it’s always nice to hear from arguably the best analyst in the NBA, Jeff Van Gundy. JVG is great because he adds some humor into the broadcasts as well as his interviews, but he is also extremely knowledgeable and is not afraid to ...

Mike Woodson on Carmelo Anthony: “He’s not the problem. He’s a big part of this puzzle than you can ever imagine.”

Friday, March 16th, 2012

Mike D'Antoni has resigned from his head coaching duties with the New York Knicks and Mike Woodson is in as his replacement. As much as the news came out of nowhere, this shouldn't be a shock to Knicks fans. This team has played uninspiring basketball at points this season and ...

Tyson Chandler: “We finally got a facilitator. It’s just about everybody getting on the right page and making a push.”

Friday, February 24th, 2012

Tyson Chandler has become the heart and soul of the New York Knicks. A good argument can be made that he is their MVP so far this season although from statistical standpoint that may be hard to see. The Knicks center has brought a new tenacity that New York has ...

Mike D’Antoni: “We will figure this out and ‘Melo is going to be a big part of this”

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

The job facing Mike D’Antoni for the remainder of the season is not an easy one.  Thanks to Jeremy Lin’s magical run over the last couple of weeks, the Knicks suddenly have heightened expectations. It just so happens that Lin’s rise to prominence was going on all the while Carmelo ...

Glen Grunwald on Criticism Carmelo Anthony is Facing: “This is the bright lights here and sometimes the glare is a little bright.”

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

The time has come now for the New York Knicks to leave their roster alone and see what it can develop into. The Knicks senior vice president of basketball operations, Glen Grunwald, has helped build an impressive roster under the direction of Donnie Walsh before his departure. New York now has ...

Kris Humprhies Embraces Negative Reaction on the Road, then Silences Those Critics

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

It's hard to argue that the New Jersey Nets shouldn't be getting booed. They've won 10 of 34 games heading into their final contest before the All-Star break tonight against Orlando. That said, it doesn't seem to make a whole lot of sense that Kris Humphries has been the target ...