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Just like everything else around the New York Knicks this season, the move to add Phil Jackson as the organization's chief decision-maker has to be viewed through one prism: How will it affect Carmelo Anthony? Below, we take a look at how Phil's takeover could affect Carmelo’s future: 1. It's all about rings: When it comes to free agency, Carmelo's most consistent message throughout this...
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Here's the latest with Phil Jackson and the Knicks. A source close to the team told Stephen A. Smith that Jackson is leaning toward taking a front office job that would give him complete control of all basketball-related matters. What is unclear, according to Smith's source, is whether Jackson will also commit to coaching the Knicks. There are several issues to unpack surrounding the...
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Don't look now, but the Knicks' faint playoff hopes are gaining life. The Knicks' 107-97 win over Cleveland on Friday leaves them four games out of the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference. That deficit can be cut to 3 1/2 games if Atlanta loses to the Clippers later on Saturday. The Knicks (24-40) have won three straight after a seven-game losing streak. On Friday, they were led by Carmelo...
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Here are a few things to keep an eye on during Saturday's Knicks-Cavs game: Starting block: The Knicks' playoff hopes are hanging by a thread, thanks to a two-game winning streak. They've won the last two largely on the strength of their new starting lineup. Mike Woodson has gone with J.R. Smith and Amar'e Stoudemire in the starting five over the last three games and the results have been...
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NEW YORK -- All the talk about Mike Woodson's job security hasn't sat well with J.R. Smith. And the most recent development -- the Knicks' pursuit of Phil Jackson -- doesn't sit well with Smith either, because of its effect on Woodson. "I don't think it's been fair the way he's been treated all year," Smith said Friday, following the Knicks' 108-81 win over the Jazz. "I think he's done a...
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NEW YORK -- Carmelo Anthony denies having a conversation with Joakim Noah during All-Star weekend that's been characterized as an attempt by Noah to recruit Anthony to the Bulls. "No, not at all," Anthony said after the Knicks' win over the Jazz on Friday. "I can't have that conversation."The reality, though, is that conversations like the reported chat between Anthony and Noah happen all the...
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NEW YORK –- The reports Friday about the Knicks courting Phil Jackson are exactly what the fans want to hear.They want to hear the franchise is trying something, anything, to end the misery. And now comes the news that the team has reached out to the greatest coach of our time, the Lord of the Rings himself, giving a furious fan base a ray of hope. But if James Dolan is serious about...
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If nothing else, the Knicks did a nice job selling themselves to Phil Jackson on Friday night. With reports swirling that the Knicks reached out to Jackson to coach or run the team, New York came out and crushed the hapless Jazz to win their second straight game.The Knicks last won consecutive games from Jan. 28-30. New York improved to 23-40 with the win and held on to its tenuous playoff...
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Here are a few things to keep an eye on tonight during the Knicks-Jazz game: Perfect finish: The New York Knicks are holding out hope that they can make the playoffs. They'll need a strong finish to do so. But their schedule offers some hope. Starting tonight, nine of their next ten games are against teams currently under .500. They enter play 5 1/2 games out of the eighth and final playoff...
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So, according to ESPN's Stephen A. Smith, the Knicks reached out to Phil Jackson to see if he'd coach the team next year. Here are a few factors to consider when thinking about the Knicks' pursuit of Phil:Gonna be awkward: This isn't the first time an NBA executive has reached out to a potential coaching candidate while they have one under contract. And it probably won't be the last. But that...
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One phrase that you've heard often from Mike Woodson over the past few days is the following: "mathematically, we're still alive." Technically, the coach is right. But the Knicks face long odds if they want to make the postseason. Woodson's troops are 5 1/2 games behind eighth-place Atlanta with 20 games to play. No club has made the playoffs in an 82-game season with fewer than 36 wins since...
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At this juncture in the season, it's pretty pointless to play the "what if" game with the Knicks. But, when prodded, Mike Woodson went down that road on Thursday. In an interview on ESPN New York 98.7 FM's "The Stephen A. Smith and Ryan Ruocco Show" Woodson was asked if the Knicks' season would have been different if Raymond Felton played at a high level all year. "It would have been...
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If you're looking for someone to blame for the Knicks' miserable season, Mike Woodson has a candidate for you. "I put it all on my shoulders," Woodson said Thursday in an interview on ESPN New York 98.7 FM's "The Stephen A. Smith and Ryan Ruocco Show." "I’ve always thought as a coach, and most coaches probably feel the same way, you need talent to win, you need healthy bodies to win. But...
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Is Carmelo Anthony recruita-Bull?ESPN's Chris Broussard reports that Chicago center Joakim Noah tried to sell Carmelo on the idea of joining the Bulls in free agency, citing a source with knowledge of the conversation. Broussard reports that Noah told Anthony over All-Star weekend, "Look, you could go to Los Angeles but ... if you want to win a ring, come to Chicago." Anthony didn't offer any...
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The Knicks got a glimpse of a player they hope will be a part of their future on Wednesday in Minnesota. If Steve Mills clears enough cap space by the summer of 2015, the Knicks will likely be able to make a run at Timberwolves forward Kevin Love, who is expected to be a free agent. We detailed what the Knicks have to do to create the cap space necessary to compete for Love here. There will...