The Knicks are in the middle of a five game losing streak. We take a look at each player on the roster and give our thoughts on how they’ve been playing. Download Episode 111
Author: Jay
Western Conference Mid-season Grades
Oklahoma City Thunder: A+: Having the best record in the league sure silenced the whole ‘Westbrook vs. Durant power struggle’. Reggie Jackson seamlessly filled Eric Maynors shoes after his season ending injury and Harden is making a strong case for 6th man of the year. The only concern in OKC right now is the fact that their starting center, Kendrick Perkins, looks 37 and not 27. With no decent backups this could present a matchup problem in the playoffs should the Thunder run into the Grizzlies or Lakers. Right now though they are enjoying life on the top of the standings.
San Antonio Spurs: A+: Another year, another dominating regular season when everyone thought they were finally finished. They’ve been doing this without Manu Ginobili. Greg Popovich has been rationing the older players minutes which not only makes his players fresh for the playoffs, but also develops the younger talent on the team. He remains one of the best/underrated coaches in the league. It also helps that Tony Parker is having one of the best seasons of his career.
Episode 110: Knicks Trivia
We talk (rant) about the Celtics game, try to figure out what’s wrong with Amar’e and then have our much awaited trivia contest. Listen to see if Aaron wins $50 of Jay’s money! Download Episode 110
Episode 109: Interview with Robert Silverman
Robert Silverman from Knickerblogger.net joins us today. We talk about the Knicks win over the Cavs, Roberts name for the Knicks bench, Amar’e and his creaky limbs, Baron Davis, the logjam at shooting guard, the Knicks future, favorite all time Knicks and much more. Download Episode 109
Eastern Conference Midseason Grades
The season is half over so I thought it would be a good idea to take a look at how each team has fared so far and give them mid-season grades.
Let’s start with the Eastern Conference, going in order of current standing.
Miami Heat: A+: The East is as predictable as the West is unpredictable. I don’t think there’s a person on the planet who didn’t think Miami and Chicago would be the top 2 teams. LeBron is having his best season as a professional and has also managed to stay away from twitter, interviews, hour-long specials, and every other way he put his foot in his mouth last season. The supporting cast is much better this year after signing Battier, getting a steal in Norris Cole in the draft, and having a healthy Haslem and Miller. The road to the finals goes through Miami.
Chicago Bulls: A+: Only one game out of first and that’s with Rose missing a bunch of games. It doesn’t seem to matter who replaces Rose, they continued to win with John Lucas III and Mike James at the point. The best defense in the league and a deep bench. We should really just start the east playoffs with the conference finals, Chicago and Miami are so much better than the rest of the conference it’s almost unfair.
Indiana Pacers: A: This year’s most improved team. People barely talked about the David West signing, that was a very underrated move. You won’t seem them on national TV very often, so they’ve been flying under the radar and have quietly moved up to the #3 seed. This is a young team that’s is in a great situation cap-wise. They’ll need that cap space to make a move to put them in the same league with the top two teams in the conference, but even without making a move, as presently constructed they’ll be a tough out for years to come. Continue reading
Knicks Roster Mid-Season Grades
Grades:
Carmelo Anthony – B: He played too much iso-ball in the beginning of the season, but since coming back from his injury has been making a huge effort to move the ball around. His shot is way off right now but we expect him to look more like himself after the all-star break.
Mike Bibby – F: I know he’s getting old and he’s lost a step, but how did he forget how to shoot and pass as well? We had to play shooting guards at the point because he was too bad to play more than five minutes.
Tyson Chandler – A: Exactly what we wanted when we signed him. Excellent defender, low post presence and when a good PG is playing can be a factor on offense too. He’s currently leading the league leader in field goal percentage. Needs to calm down on techs or he’s going to be suspended for a number of games in the second half. Continue reading
Episode 108: All Star game and Knicks Mid-Season Grades
We announce our contest winner, do the top 5 ways to make the all star game better, Jeremy Lin ice cream, read some listener emails and give the entire Knicks roster mid-season grades. Download Episode 108
Episode 107: Don’t worry we mention Jeremy Lin
We talk about the NJ, Atlanta and Miami games. We propose an Amar’e trade. We bring back some of our segments including 2 heated minutes, glad we got him in the offseason and he gets paid how much? Download Episode 107
Episode 106: LINterview with Jim Cavan
Jim Cavan from Knickerblogger.net is on the show with us today. I’ll be you never would have guessed, but we do talk about Jeremy Lin during this interview. We also talk about JR Smiths Knicks debut, Steve Novak, what the Knicks rotation will look like when everyone gets healthy, where the Knicks will end up by the end of the season and much more. Download Episode 106
Episode 105: Streaking
Linsanity continues as the Knicks beat the Raptors and destroy the Kings. We talk about D’Antoni’s coaching during this streaka and Melo coming back on Friday. We also talk about JR Smith coming to the Knicks, what that will mean for Shumpert and Fields and our 24 other shooting guards and who will get cut as a result. Download Episode 105
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