Knicks vs Timberwolves 11-3-13 – Game Recap

November 4, 2013November 4, 2013 / Jay / Leave a comment

There was a lot of this

Written by William Lee

The Timberwolves jumped out to a 40-19 lead in the first quarter, and never looked back, winning tonight’s game 109-100. The scoring prowess of the two Kevins from the Minnesota Timberwolves proved to be too much for the Knicks to handle. All Star Kevin Love finished with 34 points 15 rebounds and 5 assist. And Kevin Martin was extremely efficient, going 9-12 from the field, including a perfect 5-5 from beyond the arc, finishing the game with 30 points. (He had the best +/- of any player, +26) Both Kevins were in double digit scoring by the end of the first quarter, combining for 24 points. The Timberwolves were looking to push the pace all night, running off of makes and misses from the Knicks. The Knicks didn’t help themselves, committing six turnovers; the Timberwolves took full advantage, converting on all of them, leading to 12 points off of the turnovers.

With 3:56 left in the first quarter, the Knicks were still in the game, the Timberwolves leading 19-15. The turn of the game came with Carmelo Anthony committing his second personal foul, while trying to deny Kevin Love post position. This was a start to a rough night for Carmelo Anthony, as he finished the game going 8-21 from the field, for 22 points. The Timberwolves shutdown the runner up scoring champion from the previous year, Kevin Durant, forcing him to go 4-11 from the field and committing four turnovers Friday night. Continue reading →

Knicks vs Bulls 10-31-13 Game Recap

November 1, 2013 / Jay / Leave a comment

Written by William Lee, a new contributor to the website.

First home game opener for the Chicago Bulls, after losing to the Miami Heat on their ring night ceremony, opening day game of the NBA. The fans were excited to see their hometown hero Derrick Rose return to action, waiting to explode after Rose’s first made shot. Although Rose continued to show rust, shooting only 2-11 from the field in the first half. The only time Rose scored in the first half, was off of two consecutive Metta World Peace bad forced up shots, which led to consecutive Derrick Rose lay ups on the fast break.

The game was played at the Bulls pace, a slow, grind it out, defensive game, with the Knicks finishing the game on 36% shooting, while the Bulls didn’t fare much better, at 40% shooting. Luol Deng was off to a quick start with 8 points in the first quarter. The Bulls closed out the quarter on a 10-3 run when Tyson Chandler was subbed out of the game for Amare Stoudemire, leading to a 10 point lead for the Bulls at the end of one, 26-16. Carlos Boozer had 6 of the 10 points during the run, all with Stoudemire guarding him (that was putting it kindly). To compound this issue, Amare did his typical Amare thing, dribbling the ball off his own leg, after doing a spin move. The first quarter was topped off by a Taj Gibson offensive rebound, and put back, after Kirk Hinrich put up a desperation shot. Continue reading →

Episode 216: It Begins

November 1, 2013 / Jay / Leave a comment

Jim Cavan from Knickerblogger joins us today as we talk about positives and negatives from game 1, rotations, new players, Woodsons weird beard, Halloween candy, defense, and much more

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Pre-Game Notes from Knicks vs. Bulls, October 31st

October 31, 2013November 1, 2013 / Jay / Leave a comment

by Anish Philip (@da_k0mish) – new contributor here on the New York Knicks Podcast website

Chicago is one of the favorites to dethrone the Heat in the Eastern Conference. They had a rocky start in Miami, and will be motivated to bounce back in a big way. That, plus Derrick Rose’s return, will have the Madhouse on Madison rocking to start.

Knicks’ turnovers nearly cost them the game against a far less competitor in their home opener. Woodson needs to right the ship, because the best quality the Knicks possessed last year was taking care of the ball.

Last year, the Bulls swept the series 4-0. 3 of those games were blowouts.

Komz keys to the game:

A. Run as much as you can. Let’s see theses Bulls keep up that defense in the final 5 mins after running a track meet. Continue reading →

KNICKS WIN!!! Knicks fan call for seconds on their heart medication.

October 31, 2013October 31, 2013 / Jay / 1 Comment

Oh, we are up by 20, this is fun, this is easy…goddamn it, I forgot these are the Knicks.
Did the Knicks flip a coin as to whether to get the 2nd quarter or the 3rd quarter off?
Wow, can’t figure out why Toronto wanted to get Bargs out of town so badly?
Woodson said in his postgame presser that Bargs needs to find his niche. I think he has found his niche, lead killer.
Speaking of my new found hate for Bargs, is Cole Aldrich really that bad that we are better off having Bargs at Center??? I think I am ready to play Chris Smith at Center over Bargs at this point.
I feel bad for Beno as his plus/minus looks real bad only bc he was forced to play with Bargs every time out there. Continue reading →

Episode 215: One Smith Two Smith

October 28, 2013 / Jay / Leave a comment

Marc and Jay talk about Chris Smith joining the Knicks, preseason, the Gortat for Okafor trade, opening day lineups and more

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Jay’s 2013 Eastern Conference Preview

October 26, 2013 / Jay / Leave a comment

Jay’s 2013 Eastern Conference Preview

The Riggin’ For Wiggins Bracket

15. Philadelphia 76’ers – How excited are you if you’re a Philly fan that your team gutted its roster for a 25% chance at getting supposed first pick in next year’s NBA draft, Andrew Wiggins. Highlights of the season will be game 1 when Allen Iverson will have his retirement ceremony (remember he retired, it clearly was not that he couldn’t find a job) and the last few weeks of the season when they could be serious challengers for worst record of all time.

14. Charlotte Bobcats – The soon to be Hornets have had 8 top 10 draft picks in 9 years and have never drafted an all-star. Every year their strategy seems to be ‘tank and get a high draft pick’ yet they suck at drafting. Well congrats Charlotte, the acquisition of Al Jefferson will probably boost your record just enough so that you won’t get the number one pick, guaranteeing you’ll screw up whatever pick you do get.

The We Suck But Not As Hard As The Last Bracket Bracket

13. Toronto Raptors – After trying to give away Andrea Bargnani last season, the Raptors managed to get two players who are even less effective in Tyler Hansbrough and Steve Novak. At least they have a bunch of inefficient ball stoppers. Continue reading →

Episode 214: Final Roster Spots

October 24, 2013 / Jay / 1 Comment

We talk about preseason, who will make the final roster spots, top 5 things Marc and Jay are afraid of, listener questions and more

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Episode 213 Part 2: The Draft Continues

October 20, 2013 / Jay / Leave a comment

Marc finally gets to draft a player again after waiting for over an hour, another teams auto-draft goes berzerk, we cut the recording once everyone was only able to spend $1 per player

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