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Upcoming 2012 Knicks Draft prospects

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Once again it’s time for the New York Knicks to dive into the “Not Fixed” NBA Draft, but in order to go forward into the draft. Let’s take a look back and see what the Knicks have selected from past NBA drafts.

2011-Iman Shumpert-Georgia Tech 1st rd pick 17
Strengths: good penetrator, great defender
Weaknesses: shot selection, consistent jump shot

Iman is the man as far as I am concerned, he brings an edge to the Knicks team of grit and hustle, he throws his body on the line constantly, now if he can only stop injuring himself, he will have an even more productive year.

2010-Landry Fields-Stanford 2nd rd pick 39
Strengths: ok defender, good off the bench.
Weaknesses: lapses on defense.

Think he lost a lot of confidence when Carmelo came to the Knicks, but he amazingly seems to play better with Jeremy Lin. Continue reading →

Episode 133: At least the Knicks didn’t lose

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We talk about some old veterans the knicks can sign, Phil Jackson’s comment about the Knicks, Jeremy Lin, Bird rights, oh and the NBA finals.  We have a few comments about the finals and you can probably guess they aren’t very positive.  Download Episode 133

Episode 132: Celtic Resurgence

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We mostly talk about the Celtics vs Heat series.  Will their coach be fired?  Will they break up the big 3?  We have a big debate about whether we will welcome a Wade for Stoudemire trade.  Predictions for the Spurs vs Thunder series.  We end the show talking about some old, injured veterans the Knicks can sign.  Download Episode 132

Episode 131: The Completely Legit Draft Lottery

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David Sterns team won the lottery!  The Spurs are better than the Thunder.  The Heat and the refs vs. the Celtics.  Woodson is locked up as Knicks coach.  Things to look forward to.  Who is going to make the hall out of the 4 teams left and the Knicks.  Download Episode 131

Episode 130: The Knicks are Still Eliminated

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We talk about some rumors including Lamar Odom wanting to come to NY.  We talk about how the Spurs are too good and some ways to even the playing field.  We also come up with some ideas to make the end of the season more fun for bad teams.  Download Episode 130

Episode 129: Final Grades

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We give each player and coach season ending grades, make fun of the Heat and recap the 2nd round games.  Download Episode 129

Episode 128: Season Wrapup with Robert Silverman

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Robert Silverman (@BobSaietta) from Knickerblogger.net joins us to lament over what could have been.  We cover everything from acient proverbs, to acting to some actual basketball talk.  We talk about the coaching situation, the Knicks free agents and who should come back and answer a bunch of listener questions.  And since it’s been a while we thought it would be fun to end the season with Two Heated Minutes.  Download Episode 128

Some thoughts on Game 5

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  • I’m not sure if Jeremy Lin was able to play or not, but 85% sounds like he could have.  Chandler played with the flu, Amar’e played with half his hand stapled together, Jeffries couldn’t even walk, Bibby died 3 years ago and you couldn’t play 10 minutes?  It’s not like it would kill his market value, he can’t make more than 5M next year so one bad game wouldn’t have done anything.
  • I hate that we had so many injuries but loved how much heart most (not you Lin) of the players showed even though we were terribly outmatched.
  • Mike Woodson couldn’t try zone even once?  Did we make any adjustments this series other than to cut Novaks minutes?
  • Novak needs to learn to shoot off the screen.
  • Fields….you look so good sometimes and then you lose the ball on a drive in the 4th to kill what small momentum we had.  Throwing the ball in LeBrons face was fun to watch.
  • Just Ridiculous Smith – I know he is a streaky shooter, but I didn’t know the streak went from mediocre to abysmal. 
  • Miami fans are the worst.  We saw the shirts on the empty chairs.  Also, learn ONE other chant other than LETS GO HEAT.  I swear the only other chant I heard was MVP for LeBron, which they strangly chanted after a ball got thrown in his face.
  • Has there every been a play where Battier on defense or Wade on offense didn’t end up on the floor?  And have either of them ever not been shocked when a foul either wasn’t called on the other team or was called on them?
  • Does Spoestra tell everyone on the team of flop constantly or did they come up with that idea during a players meeting?
  • Can we officially say Amar’e has the worst contract in the NBA or does that one good playoff game negate a season of garbage?
  • I really really miss the old team.  I refuse to believe that if we never did the Melo trade, and signed Chandler we wouldn’t have finished as a 3rd seed this season.
  • Lets go Pacers!

Knicks vs. Heat 5/9/12 – Game 5 thread

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It is still balls to the wall. This will either be the last game of the season or the continuation of an amazing upset against the Heat. Everyone cross your fingers and repeat the following phrase three times “In Bibby We Trust”.

Episode 127: Interview with Tommy Dee

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We interview Tommy Dee (@TommyDeeTKB) from The Knicks Blog.  We talk about game 4 in detail, Amar’e stepping up, Just Ridiculous Smith, Baron Davis’ injury, Lin vs Nash, rooting against the Heat, the suspicious calls during the series, all time favorite Knicks, and some playoff predictions.  Download Episode 127