New York Knicks: Blog Articles
Posting and Toasting (Joe Flynn) —
Photo by Scott Cunningham/NBAE via Getty Images That includes the Knicks. The New York Knicks are not going to play in the remainder of the 2019-20 season, and might not take the court again in meaningful games until December. That’s a long time without basketball, especially for a Knicks team with young, developing kids, many of whom were playing their best ball when the season halted...
ESPN —
Most of the eight NBA teams whose seasons have ended are pushing to engage in joint practices as ramp-ups for regional summer leagues in August, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
Posting and Toasting (Sean Saint Jacques) —
The NBA is back. The season for the Knicks is over. Mike Woodson is getting and interview and James Dolan’s silence is deafening. Hey everyone! New show this week with a lot to get to both on and off the court. Here is the show rundown. -The NBA is back on July 31! 22 teams will compete for the title. The Knicks will not be one of them. Who else is in and who else is out. -With the Knicks...
Posting and Toasting (Joe Flynn) —
Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Woody byke? With their season finally over, the New York Knicks turn their attention to finding a head coach for whenever the hell they are going to kick off the 2020-21 NBA season. In a surprising twist, former Knicks coach Mike Woodson is going to get an interview, per Ian Begley. In addition to Tom Thibodeau, Kenny Atkinson & interim HC Mike...
Posting and Toasting (Drew Steele) —
Stink Dolan, protests, COVID, and breakfast with Chip & Dale On this extra-special midweek episode of America’s Podcast, Drew and Shwin are joined by the second smartest person they know, The Professor of Posting & Toasting, to discuss James Dolan’s internal email to the organization. Well, to be fair, it’s a little more than that. The guy do go off script by commenting on the protests...
Knicker Blogger (Brian Cronin) —
From Woj (although, apparently Shams had the scoop first): The NBA’s board of governors intends to approve a league proposal on a 22-team format to restart the season in Orlando, Florida, sources told ESPN. The conference call and vote is set for 12:30 p.m. ET Thursday, sources said. Commissioner Adam Silver and the league’s advisory/finance […]
Posting and Toasting (Jonathan Schulman) —
Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images A total of 22 teams will enter the Playoff bubble in Orlando. The Board of Governors is expected to restart the league in Orlando, according to St. Bonaventure’s Adrian Wojnarowski, who set off a series of flash bangs this morning detailing the framework. A conference call to finalize things is set for tomorrow afternoon. The NBA's...
Knicker Blogger (Mike Kurylo) —
So James Dolan sent an email to his MSG employees to clarify his position on racism: “I know how important this topic is to so many, and I do not want there to be any confusion about where I as an individual, or we as a company stand. So let me be clear: we vehemently […]
ESPN —
A day after writing in an email to MSG employees that the company was "not more qualified than anyone else to offer our opinion on social matters," Knicks owner James Dolan made clear in a follow-up memo, "We vehemently condemn and reject racism."
Posting and Toasting (MMiranda) —
Photo by Abdulhamid Hosbas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images You should be, too. The New York Knicks are one of only two of the NBA’s 30 teams who’ve failed to publicly addressed George Floyd’s murder at the hands of the Minneapolis police and police brutality against black people. According to ESPN via the Post’s Zach Braziller , this dereliction of humanity has left some Knick players...
Knicker Blogger (Brian Cronin) —
Pablo Torre posted a leaked e-mail from Dolan to folks in the Knicks organization explaining why Dolan won’t be making an official statement about George Floyd (28 other NBA teams have, with the Spurs being the only other team not to make a statement). It’s not gassing a bunch of peaceful protesters so that you […]
ESPN —
The company that owns the Knicks told employees it was "not any more qualified than anyone else to offer our opinion on social matters" in explaining why it had not issued a public statement in the wake of George Floyd's death.
Posting and Toasting (MMiranda) —
Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images BLACK LIVES MATTER! In last week’s mailbag part one , we talked about designing a new postseason, John Stockton via LaMelo Ball and the Kristaps Porziņģis trade. Today we talk about none of those things. 1) Is there any one thing Leon Rose could do this off-season that would give you confidence about his tenure? Coaching hire? Draft...
Posting and Toasting (Drew Steele) —
Stink Get up, stand up; Don’t give up the fight On this week’s ‘sode to kick off the month of June, the guys Drew & Shwin are joined by their “friends” Alex Wolfe and Bootum to discuss the NBA returning at the end of July, Tommy Thibs being the frontrunner for the Knicks coaching job, a hypothetical Mitchell Robinson trade, and much much more. This episode is brought to you by the...
Posting and Toasting (MMiranda) —
We’re in the endgame now. A moment of joy. Of misery. Of injury. After starting with 64 contenders, we’re down to the three finalists for the most Knicks moment ever* (*ever = circa 1990): Patrick Ewing’s missed finger-roll at the end of 1995’s Game 7 vs. Indiana, his Achilles injury after Game 2 of the 1999 conference finals against the Pacers, and Linsanity. I anticipated two would advance...