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Have the Knicks regressed to the mean? From here, it kind of looks that way.
No doubt they are a good basketball team. But since beginning the season with a blistering 18-6 record, the Knicks have gone just 10-9 and enter play February 1 as the second seed in the Eastern Conference.
Still, with just three games separating the Knicks from the sixth-seeded Atlanta Hawks and the trade winds swirling around the NBA – you know, with it being February and all – let’s take a look at six names.
NEW YORK — “It’s not there for him right now,” I said to a fellow reporter to my left as I watched Carmelo Anthony miss short on a 14-foot leaner on his ninth field goal attempt of the game with 3:50 remaining in the first half.
And then… All of a sudden… It was there for Carmelo Anthony… It was everywhere for Anthony.
Making the most of waking hours, whenever they may be for wherever you may be, SheridanHoops.com’s newest daily feature presents five factual and fun items from the previous night in the NBA.
While Saturday night’s NBA schedule may have been bereft of marquee matchups, it did not disappoint. Between two game-winners in Toronto and Charlotte, overtime in Utah and nail- biters in Milwaukee and Portland (as always), there was plenty to be excited about. To keep the pre-facts all-caps ritual going …
CHEERS!
“Must win” is probably one of the more overused expressions among NBA fans, and especially Knicks fans. But Thursday night in Boston, it would have been appropriate.
To most around the NBA, Carmelo Anthony’s team is fugazi.
The Knicks don’t rebound particularly well. Their defense is inconsistent. They are going to set the NBA record for 3-pointers hoisted in a season.
They’re not bruisers, they’re not bangers. From here, they look to be the quintessential “win 55 games and lose in the first round” team.
They’re not tough. If you pound on them, they’ll crumble.
Making the most of waking hours, SheridanHoops.com’s newest daily feature presents five items from the previous night in the NBA.
A slow night in the NBA last night saw the Knicks end a losing streak in Boston, an upset to help a fresh start in Phoenix and a buzzer-beater in Orlando that has a player convinced the basketball gods are against his team.
Meanwhile the NBA announced their reserves for the All-Star game, as six first-time players, but not Stepen Curry, will represent their teams in Houston.
NAMASTE!!…
