Kevin Burke

January 24, 2011 – Kevin Burke The roller coaster ride continues. This has been a season of streaks for the Knicks who suddenly look like they have forgotten how to score. I wonder if the swirling Carmelo trade rumors are getting to them? Housekeeping: Record: 22 – 21 Streak: L6 2nd place in the Atlantic [...]

January 24, 2011 – Kevin Burke Most followers of basketball are accustomed to the organized nature of the game that we’ve either played or watch on TV. For the most part, it’s structured and there are certain rules and guidelines to abide by. But sometimes, don’t you just want to throw organized out the window [...]

January 20, 2011 – Kevin Burke “You’d rather look good and lose than look bad and win.” Those epic words were spoken by Billy Hoyle to Sidney Deane once upon a time. Perhaps Billy wasn’t speaking just to Sidney, but rather an entire generation of basketball players to follow. While that may be a bit [...]

January 18, 2011 – Kevin Burke The Los Angeles Lakers are the 2-time defending NBA Champions and have a legit shot at earning their second 3-peat in recent memory. They have the most skilled player in the league in Kobe Bryant, and probably the most offensively gifted big man in Pau Gasol. They are coached [...]

January 17, 2011 – Kevin Burke Last week, the Knicks were still out west to play their final 2 games of that 4-game Western swing. But, what was talked about more than the games were the swirling Carmelo Anthony trade rumors. Housekeeping: Record: 22 – 17 Streak: L2 2nd place in Atlantic Division 6th place [...]

January 14, 2011 – Kevin Burke Even though the Knicks have been the punchline of countless jokes over the past decade, one thing that you cannot question is the passion of New York when it comes to sports. If I had to pick one sport, I’d say that New York is a baseball city (although [...]

January 14, 2011 – Kevin Burke In the history of entertainment, I don’t think anyone has done a quicker 180, in terms of public perception, than LeBron James did this past summer. It all happened in the span of an hour. Up until 9:00pm Eastern Time on July 8 of last year, LeBron was probably [...]

January 12, 2011 – Kevin Burke Last week we told you who will be participating in this year’s slam dunk competition. Blake Griffin is clearly the favorite and I’m still trying to understand the Brandon Jennings angle. Everyone not named Blake in this competition certainly has their work cut out for them. In fact, some are [...]

January 12, 2011 – Kevin Burke Can you imagine the pressure on the son of the greatest man to ever touch a basketball? Can you even fathom the basketball scrutiny and critique with which he much endure daily? No matter what type of player he would turn out to be, he would forever be compared to [...]

January 10, 2011 – Kevin Burke They are still the highest scoring offense in the entire league and in most cases, they can run people out of the gym. But that’s usually only the case when their shots are falling (since they shoot so many 3s). When they’re not, it’s a different story. To that [...]