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Kidd has 'another 2-3 years left in him'
July 01, 2009 by
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A few thoughts on Jason Kidd from Mike D'Antoni (it's so rare when these guys can talk openly about other players):
On the notion that Kidd is starting to fade: "There'll always be that talk. I thought he had a great year this year. I though he played well. I think...
The search for credibility
July 01, 2009 by
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If anything, today was a dry run for next summer, when it'll count. But the Knicks rolled out the Madison Square Garden red carpet for Jason Kidd, who was shown the amazing exhibit for the Garden renovation, presented a Knicks jersey with No. 5 and his name on the back and, of...
Knicks meet with Jason Kidd
July 01, 2009 by
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Free agent Jason Kidd was at Madison Square Garden Wednesday morning for a three-hour meeting with Knicks president Donnie Walsh and head coach Mike D'Antoni.
The 36-year-old point guard, who reportedly met with Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban here in New York right after the...
2 minutes to midnight
June 30, 2009 by
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I'm rolling out the 80s metal lately...
Mark Cuban flew into New York to catch Jason Kidd just after midnight, when the free agency period begins. His intention is to make his case with Kidd before the nine-time all-star meets with Donnie Walsh and Mike D'Antoni about taking...
Knicks need shooters. This guy should qualify
June 30, 2009 by
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You need to see this video.
Ewing Jr. back for a second look
June 30, 2009 by
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The Knicks have yet to finalize the roster for the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, but one name that we did hear to be among the players expected to be there is Patrick Ewing, Jr.
The 6-6 forward was the final cut by the Knicks at the end of training camp and spent the season with...
All aboard
June 30, 2009 by
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[Cue the Ozzy madman laugh here]
By the way, is there not a better rock intro than the one in "Crazy Train"? It's rugged.
The song came to mind when David Lee's agent, Mark Bartelstein, gave me this quote when I asked him if he expected to hear from Donnie Walsh...
Eddy's financial issues continue
June 30, 2009 by
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Some of you have approached me about a Tracy McGrady scenario with the Rockets that bears some consideration. With the Rockets concerned about Yao Ming, would they look at Eddy Curry in a deal with the Knicks? The indications I get are no, at least not as a primary option. Houston...
Kidd in Play?
June 29, 2009 by
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Let's rewind the tape from January, when we were in Dallas and Jason Kidd was talking free agency, which begins Wednesday at 12:01 a.m. and if he would consider the Knicks among his options:
“Yeah, why not? I’m going to look and see. Coach [Mike D'Antoni] is great. I got...
It's early, but still one of the Least in the East
June 28, 2009 by
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So Donnie, you see the Cavaliers add Shaq, the Magic acquire Vince Carter, the Wizards pick up two major rotation players in Randy Foye and Mike Miller and even the Milwaukee Bucks (a borderline playoff team even with injuries) make a bold move for cap space to keep their core intact...
Weekend Wrap-up
June 27, 2009 by
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Let's press pause on the the Rickypalooza for a moment to digest the fact that we've discovered that Spanish media outlets tend to get ahead of themselves when it comes to certain scoops. So the fact that Marca.com is saying the Knicks and Timberwolves are "in discussions...
Rubio talk continues to linger
June 26, 2009 by
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OK, where there's smoke, there's usually fire. But this Ricky Rubio thing is more of a smolder. And on Friday Donnie Walsh blew on the embers to keep them glowing a little, though his rare transparency was curious.
On the day the Knicks introduced first round picks Jordan...
Rubio talk continues to linger
June 26, 2009 by
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OK, where there's smoke, there's usually fire. But this Ricky Rubio thing is more of a smolder. And on Friday Donnie Walsh blew on the embers to keep them glowing a little, though his rare transparency was curious.
On the day the Knicks introduced first round picks Jordan...
Amityville's A.J. Price lands with Indiana
June 25, 2009 by
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With the 52nd pick of the draft, the Pacers chose A.J. Price. He should immediately be in the mix for minutes with Indiana, as the team is unhappy with its point guard situation.
Price, like Danny Green, reached the Final Four last season. Now the two former Long Island stars will...
Amityville's A.J. Price lands with Indiana
June 25, 2009 by
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With the 52nd pick of the draft, the Pacers chose A.J. Price. He should immediately be in the mix for minutes with Indiana, as the team is unhappy with its point guard situation.
Price, like Danny Green, reached the Final Four last season. Now the two former Long Island stars will...
North Babylon native Danny Green chosen by Cleveland
June 25, 2009 by
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The Cavaliers chose for St. Mary's High School star Danny Green with the 46th pick of the NBA draft. Green, a small forward from North Carolina, should immediately help improve a weak Cavalier bench.
The former Newsday Nassau County Player of the Year is coming off a national...
After missing on Curry, Knicks get defensive
June 25, 2009 by
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OK I'm back...
First things first...it sounds like Stephen Curry won't be a Warrior for long. And that's probably why he's not too upset about missing out on the Knicks. We heard tonight that he could be headed to Phoenix in the Amar'e Stoudemire deal. The Suns...
First round recap
June 25, 2009 by
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We're on to the second round, so let's take a look back at the first...
College players — 24
International players — 6 (Spain [2], Italy, Israel, France, Congo)
Point guards — 10
Shooting guards — 7
Small forwards — 5
Power forwards — 6
Centers — 2
By...
Knicks making news
June 25, 2009 by
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Okay, so we knew the Lakers were pawning their 29th selection off to the Knicks — the pick was guard Toney Douglas of Florida State, who led the ACC in scoring with 21.5 points per game.
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They were rumored to be interested in Miami...
T'Wolves like guards, especially from UNC
June 25, 2009 by
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With their fourth selection of the first round, Minnesota took 6-4 guard Wayne Ellington, who averaged 15.8 points last season. The Wolves drafted Ellington's teammate, Ty Lawson, with 18th pick.
-Chris Mascaro
Grizz select DeMarre Carroll
June 25, 2009 by
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The 6-8 forward of out Missouri was selected 27th by Memphis. Carroll transferred from Vanderbilt after the 2005-06 season, and thus, had to sit out the next year.
He averaged 13.0 and 16.6 in his two seasons at Missouri, and is known as a tough defender.
It's hard for me to...
Bulls get USC's Taj Gibson
June 25, 2009 by
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The 6-9 forward out of Brooklyn is headed for Chitown, where he'll team up with Joakim Noah, Luol Deng and Brad Miller in the Bulls' frontcourt.
Gibson shot 60.1 percent from the field this season and averaged 14.3 points and 9.0 rebounds per game as a junior for the Trojans...
Mullens and Beaubois switching spots
June 25, 2009 by
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The Thunder selected 6-2 point guard Rodrigue Beaubois out of France with the 25th pick, but he's not going to Oklahoma City. Instead, the Mavs and Thunder swapped Mullens for Beaubois.
Da Bulls are up next...
-Chris Mascaro
Brandon Jennings explains himself
June 25, 2009 by
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Brandon Jennings, taken No. 10 by the Milwaukee Bucks, was in the Garden before the draft, in the green room. But he left soon after and returned to his hotel. Did he fear he would slip out of the lottery and be the last player sitting?
"I flew in, with my family members, there...
Big B.J. Mullens headed to Big D
June 25, 2009 by
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The Mavericks wanted to get Dirk Nowitzki some inside help, and did with the addition of 7-0 center B.J. Mullens of Ohio State.
Mullens, who averaged 8.8 points and 4.7 rebounds last season as a freshman, only started two games for the Buckeyes last season.
He's a project for...
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