New York Knicks: Posting and Toasting Blog Articles
Posting and Toasting (Joe Flynn) —
Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Hahaha In what has become an annual tradition, the NBA leaked its Christmas Day schedule before releasing its regular-season schedule. And wouldn’t you know it, an old friend just-so-happened to nab one of the coveted Christmas slots: Sources: NBA’s 2022 Christmas Day schedule: Bucks at Celtics 76ers at Knicks Suns at Nuggets Lakers at...
Posting and Toasting (MMiranda) —
Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images 11 days. 4 games. 3 foes. Tina Turner got thighs Homer Simpson loves beer Lift up thine eyes The Knick preseason schedule’s here! Knicks Basketball returning — NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) August 12, 2022 In 54 days, Team Thibs the Third host the Detroit Pistons, our potential first sightings of former Knicks Alec Burks, Nerlens Noel...
Posting and Toasting (Sean Saint Jacques) —
Can a team step in and take Donovan Mitchell away from the Knicks? Kevin Durant’s ultimatum to the Nets. Plus, a look back at Linsanity and why people still talk about it. Here is the show rundown: -The NBA retires Bill Russell’s #6 jersey around the league. -Are the Knicks still the favorites to acquire Donovan Mitchell? -Kevin Durant gives the Nets an odd ultimatum. -Looking back at...
Posting and Toasting (Abe_Beame) —
Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images The draft is fundamentally unfair. Note: Abe wrote this piece with the help of Terry Ford, University of Houston law student. Of the many positions NBA superstar/professional contrarian Kyrie Irving has taken, one of the most egregious, in the view of longtime NBA reporter Jackie MacMullen, was his take on the NBA Draft . On Ryen Rusillo’s...
Posting and Toasting (MMiranda) —
Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Little brother often mimics big bro Choosing a favorite episode of Seinfeld is like choosing the worst Knick point guard this century. It’s impossible to settle on one. But certainly one of my favorite episodes is when perennial sad sack George decides to do the opposite of every instinct he’s ever had. Instead of being an insecure...
Posting and Toasting (Russell_Richardson) —
Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Still some kinks to iron out. Julius Randle , Jalen Brunson , and Obi Toppin made a special appearance at a Nike Pro City playoff game last night. Unfortunately, the first taste of Brunson playing alongside incumbent Knickerbockers ended on a sour note, a 110-97 loss. At least Jalen’s no-look dish to Obi for a jam...
Posting and Toasting (Kento Kato) —
Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Negotiating! On Friday, Tony Jones of The Athletic reported on the HoopsHype podcast that the Jazz and the Knicks are currently nowhere near a deal and have not been for over two weeks now. The Jazz still want a package including a myriad of first-round picks and a couple of young players, and don’t want to take on any long...
Posting and Toasting (Lee Escobedo) —
Photo by Bobby Metelus/Getty Images The team president has been patient...so far. Since 1973, every generation of Knicks fans warned the next of becoming jaded. It’s hard not to when the inept eras of Isiah Thomas and Phil Jackson were only separated by six years. When Leon Rose took over the Knicks front office as President of Basketball Operations in 2020, the Knicks had just...
Posting and Toasting (Sean Saint Jacques) —
Brittany Griner is sentenced in Russia and the sports world losses Bill Russell and Vin Scully. Here is the show rundown: -Brittany Griner is sentenced in Russia. The latest on getting her back to the United States. -Bill Russell’s legacy after the Celtics legend pasted away this week. -Vin Scully pasted away this week. What the sports broadcaster meant to the sports world. To follow...
Posting and Toasting (Kento Kato) —
Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images Is Grimes the cream of the crop? Quentin Grimes absolutely took over Summer League in July. The second-year guard came with the mindset to dominate, looking to flash a wide array of new moves as he looked to prove himself as more than just a 3-and-D player. And he did just that. Grimes showed a much improved ability to get into the lane. When...
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Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports A profile of the new big Knick. Reggie Jackson , like his Clippers counterparts, is justifiably bummed to have lost reserve center Isaiah Hartenstein to the New York Knicks : Reggie Jackson with a shout out to Isaiah Hartenstein pic.twitter.com/JZ2pe8vk5H — Law Murray (@LawMurrayTheNU) July 5, 2022 Last season was a...
Posting and Toasting (Kento Kato) —
Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images Still worth it Just days after Jalen Brunson signed with the New York Knicks , Fred Katz of the Athletic reported that executives around the league expected the Knicks to be investigated for tampering with the recently acquired free agent guard. And it turned in to pretty big news pretty quickly. While there were plenty of rumors...
Posting and Toasting (Joe Flynn) —
Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images Patience is a virtue, they say. There hasn’t been much news on the Donovan Mitchell trade front of late. Jazz team president Danny Ainge is asking for the motherload of all trade packages, and Knicks president Leon Rose is driving a hard bargain...or so it would seem. More evidence that this deal is far from done came Friday from Shams Charania....
Posting and Toasting (Sean Saint Jacques) —
The latest on the Knicks’ pursuit of Donovan Mitchell. Where will Kevin Durant end up? And why it might be Brooklyn in the end. Here is the show rundown: -Which players would the Knicks be willing to part with in order to get Donovan Mitchell? -R.J. Barrett isn’t wanted by Utah according to reports. Why the Jazz don’t want him and why this means the Knicks have to get this deal done. -The...
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Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports Get dat Grimes outta yo mouf! Since the Donovan Mitchell trade chatter began this summer, young Quentin Grimes has been identified as the player that the Utah Jazz most want from New York Knicks in a package for their All-Star guard. Naturally. Who wouldn’t want Grimes (6’5”, 205 lbs), a fits-with-anybody shooting guard-slash-small...