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Getty Images Unrestricted performance by the restricted free agent. Turns out missing free throws comes at a price. Funnily enough, the New York Knicks and the Boston Celtics attempted the same amount of freebies on Wednesday’s season-opening matchup inside MSG: 26 each. Not so funny: the Knicks’ shots kissed net 14 times to Bostons’ 22 swishes. Even less funny: the Knicks...
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Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports Well, that was annoying. Last night, before the new season got underway, I watched highlights of the 2022-23 Knicks ’ season-opening loss in Memphis. I noticed some things. I noticed that on the bottom of the ESPN score bug, right under the Knicks’ name, the world was reminded that the team was 37-45 the prior season. I noticed that Evan Fournier...
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This never ends well | Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Led by 24 points apiece from Quickley and Barrett, the Knicks nearly knock off the Finals favorites. It was opening night of the New York Knicks ’ 78th season. Madison Square Garden thrummed with excitement and anticipation and, yes, hope. Fifty years have passed since the Knicks last won a championship. Their last title predated...
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Photo by: Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images Filling time until opening night tip-off. New York Knicks basketball returns tonight! Here are three tidbits to whet your appetite until the first jumpball. Lupica wonders when the New York Knicks will be NBA title contenders Today in the NY Daily News , Mike Lupica wrote about how the Knicks—led by President Leon Rose and Coach Tom...
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Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images Quotes from the last practice before the tip-off of the 2023/24 season! Quickley, what’s a “Quickley”? The Knicks are opening the 2023/24 season against the Boston Celtics . Inside a glorious Madison Square Garden in New York City of all places. You bet the dudes are as focused on putting on a show tonight, and that’s precisely...
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Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images The start of a marathon The curtain has risen on the 2023-24 NBA season. Opening night heralds a fresh start, igniting hope and offering all teams the promise of a clean slate, and a temporary tie for first place. If the 1-3 preseason record the Knicks displayed were any indication of how the 2023-24 season might play out then it could be a while...
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Photo by Dustin Satloff/Getty Images “The Lord has his plan. We’re just going to stick with that.” — IQ. Tuesday brought back the NBA and it also sent your New York Knicks down to Tarrytown to get some reps ahead of their season opener later today. Everybody practiced, everybody is healthy, and everybody is under contract through at least the first day of July 2024. Yes, that...
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Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Dolan makes Dolan-esque move With the season opener just one day away, a lot of the news surrounding the Knicks have been around the bright outlook of this team, the rumors about a trade for Joel Embiid, and the failure to extend Immanuel Quickley. But amidst all of the rumblings about the team and it’s roster, there was an...
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Photo by Dustin Satloff/Getty Images The brain trust weighs in. Greetings, Knickerbocker fans. The 78th season of NBA basketball begins this week, so the Posting and Toasting crew has assembled to answer questions and offer predictions about the hooping residents of Madison Square Garden. Commence the meeting! 1) What will be the Knicks’ starting lineup by January 1 / mid-way...
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Photo by Stefan Rousseau/PA Images via Getty Images The scribes who will guide you through the Knicks’ 2023-24 season. Another season of Knickerbocker basketball is upon us. This time around, you’ll recognize some familiar bylines and a couple new ones at Posting and Toasting. Here’s a quick intro to get you acquainted. Antonio Losada Bio: The first play I vividly remember...
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Photo by Elsa/Getty Images The 24-year-old will be a restricted free agent after the 2023–24 season The deadline came and went for the Knicks to extend guard Immanuel Quickley, who is entering his fourth season with the team. IQ has been eligible all summer for a new deal, but it looks like he will be going into the season with it unresolved. Quickley raised his points per game...
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Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images A generous ranking, perhaps. Today NBA.com published their power rankings for the first week of the season . The Denver Nuggets ranked first, the Milwaukee Bucks were second, and the Boston Celtics came in third. The New York Knickerbockers placed seventh on the list. Last season, the Knicks were a bottom-middle-third team on defense. Their...
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Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images Thibs, by the book. On Ahmad Rashad’s YouTube show, New York Legacies , Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau submitted to questions about the upcoming season. As usual, Thibs did not waiver on his message of preparation, mental toughness, and starting over every year. “The advantage is, we have a lot of guys coming back from last year’s team, and you...
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Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images More Embiid talk because the weekends are slow. This week on FS1’s First Things First , Nick Wright predicted that the inevitable James Harden trade will trigger a Joel Embiid -sized domino to fall in Philadelphia . Unsurprisingly, Wright expects the New York Knicks would surrender a sizable package in a trade for the big man. The disgruntled...
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Photo by Dustin Satloff/Getty Images Weekend soundbites and reps before playing a real game. Following Wednesday’s Poole Party at the Garden and having wrapped up the preseason with a 1-3 record, the vibes around those belonging to the New York Knicks organization weren’t quite immaculate. On the second night of a back-to-back series of games, the Knicks didn’t really rest...