New York Knicks 2013-14 Season Thread

[ralaw]

Lol, Lin just glassed Rose.

[EmpireWF]

Knicks playing with some heart tonight?

Bound to end shortly.

[Rayman]

Knicks playing with some heart tonight?

Bound to end shortly.

We know better.

[Rudi]

[EmpireWF]

Shameful this performance on the boards.

[Rayman]

[jeffx]

Bulls had what, 22 offensive boards?????

Amar'e was on fire the 3rd quarter, so why not ride him to start he 4th? And whose idea was it to foul Korver with 48 seconds left???

Pringles is fucking clueless.

[EmpireWF]

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/knicks/source_anthony_at_odds_with_antoni_YjNqpRkBHjhTuavBXv5IhJ

Is this just Melo's people getting D'Antoni and Grunwald, wanting one or both to be fired?

However, Tuesday night, a source said Anthony and D’Antoni spoke in an attempt to reconcile their differences and made headway. On Monday night, Anthony only wanted to remain a Knick if he had assurances D’Antoni wouldn’t be back next season.

However, Anthony will not make a formal trade request.

Plus more chaos...

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/carmelo-anthony-trade-sense-ny-knicks-wallet-garden-honcho-lead-on-court-success-article-1.1038532?localLinksEnabled=false

Excerpt from this talking about the Melos woes in D'Antoni's system and Amare's woes with defense

Despite his often poor body language, many of the players believe Anthony is trying to adjust and sincerely wants to win. He has told people close to him that he is being asked to do things he's never done, saying that throughout his career he has always had plenty of post-up opportunities and that he is uncomfortable standing on the wing spacing the floor.

"Half the team is trying to do what coach says and the other half is doing something different," one source said. "Then it spills over to the defensive end because players are (ticked) off about somebody taking a bad shot."

With Anthony sapping the energy from the offense, the players often lose their incentive to play defense. But even when he's trying to play defense, Amare Stoudemire struggles. Having spent almost his entire career in D'Antoni's non-defensive system, Stoudemire has trouble making defensive reads and rotations. Anthony knows what to do defensively, but simply refuses to do it consistently, the sources said.

http://espn.go.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/7684157/mike-dantoni-lost-new-york-knicks-locker-room-according-sources

[jeffx]

I heard one of the Knick executives wants Carmelo gone because he hurts 'Linsanity'. If that's true, it proves what I've always felt. The Knicks will never win with this front office and this owner. This franchise has been a joke since Cablevision took over. We had a glimmer of hope with Donnie Walsh, but that's over. Dolan doesn't mess with the Rangers, so why can't he leave the basketball alone?

[FedEx227]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVuNYg5DdwU"]Derrick Rose Crazy Slam Dunk vs Knicks (3.12.2012) - YouTube[/ame]

In case you miss it Rose completely destroys Lin on the drive.

[FirstTimer]

Derrick Rose Crazy Slam Dunk vs Knicks (3.12.2012) - YouTube

In case you miss it Rose completely destroys Lin on the drive.

:joeybats:

[jeffx]

Pringles has resigned

[EmpireWF]

Woodson is the interim.

[DJ Rhude]

DEUCES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jeffx]

Forget about Phil Jackson. I know money talks, but Phil's no dummy. Why would he sign up for this mess and work for a horrible owner like Brain-Dead Dolan?