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Hoopla / May 12, 2008 / 12:16 pm

Grade the Knicks

Now that the hoop world has had a little while to digest the coaching move the Knicks made, more well-thought-out opinions are everywhere.
Some say the hiring of Mike D’Antoni was a great move.
Peter Vecsey thinks that Donnie Walsh blew it by taking D’Antoni over Mark Jackson.
And in Chicago, they’re not exactly broken up […]

Hoopla / May 12, 2008 / 9:42 am

Did the Knicks Hire D’Antoni for Lebron?

Photo. Mannion
That’s a theory being posed by a story in Newsday this morning, that goes so far as to speculate what position ‘Bron would play for the Knicks. From the article:
Come hell or high loss totals along the way, Walsh will get the Knicks under the salary cap by 2010. The Garden is always an […]

General / May 8, 2008 / 8:41 am

D’Antoni to the Knicks?

Will Steph play for Mike D in NYC?
The news out of Jim Dolan’s office is that the Knicks are ready and willing to make a “staggering” offer to lure Mike D’Antoni away from the Bulls and into Madison Square Garden. According to ESPN’s Marc Stein, the Knicks are prepared to offer D’Antoni roughly $6 million […]

General / Feb 11, 2008 / 5:46 pm

Shaq is Winded

Shaq on Dime 38
For the first time since January 21st, Shaq laced ‘em up at Suns practice and learned that the NBA’s track-stars do things differently.
“It was different. It was very intense,” he said after the one-hour workout. “I learned a lot. Now I can see why they can go at the pace they […]

General / Feb 8, 2008 / 8:00 am

Hoop Links, 2/8

* Chris Webber’s return to the Warriors wasn’t much of a celebration. Last night’s 114-108 loss to the Bulls served as Chris Duhon’s coming-out party. Webber’s scoring output matched his number, four. Duhon posted 34. “I thought it would be a great opportunity for the team to go out there and really show some […]

General / Feb 7, 2008 / 8:00 am

Hoop Links, 2/7

* Shaq sent out two text messages yesterday after the swap for Marion was finalized. The first to Amare Stoudemire read: “You ready to win a ring?” Then another to Steve Nash pledging, “I will not let you down.”
* While the Suns organization can’t wait for Shaq to suit up, their equipment manager is […]

Hoopla / Jan 24, 2008 / 8:00 am

Hoop Links, 1/24

* The Raptors were as close to perfect as a team gets last night, sinking 15-21 triples en route to a 114-112 upset of the Celtics. “Half the guys in our league couldn’t shoot 15-for-21 if they were in a gym by themselves,” said Doc Rivers. “It was almost like we didn’t believe they would […]

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