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Derrick Rose seems happy to be playing in the Big Apple and to have a fresh start after a frustrating and disappointing last four seasons as a Bull. He had his best game as a Knick and maybe his best game in year’s on Monday when the Knicks loss to the Oklahoma City Russells, excuse [...]

If you think less than 15 games into the NBA’s regular season is too early for a team meeting, you’re wrong. The New York Knicks are proof, per Ian Begley of ESPN.com: [tweet https://twitter.com/IanBegley/status/800435830955200512] What was discussed during said meeting? We don’t know. But we do know, courtesy of Carmelo Anthony, that team president Phil [...]

On Thursday night, the New York Knicks got blasted by the Washington Wizards, who have arguably been the NBA’s worst team, relative to summer expectations, this season. Then, afterward, they were blasted by one of their own: Brandon Jennings. From the New York Post‘s Marc Berman: “We haven’t been locking in well on the road,” [...]

Welcome to the NBA feud you never saw coming. New York Knicks president Phil Jackson recently sat down with ESPN.com’s Jackie MacMullan for a question-and-answer session. At one point, MacMullan asks Jackson about Riley, and he kind of goes out of his way to criticize LeBron James: JM: It all started when LeBron left, right? [...]

Phil Jackson is prepared to see through his rebuilding project with the New York Knicks. We’ll let you decide whether that’s a good thing. The Zen Master sat down to talk with ESPN.com’s Jackie MacMullan, and when asked about the opt-out clause in his contract with the Knicks, he made it clear he isn’t going [...]

Kurt Rambis is now the face of the New York Knicks defense. If you’re getting deja vu, you won’t be the only one. The Knicks named Rambis interim head coach last season after firing Derek Fisher, and now, under Jeff Hornacek, he’s being given more responsibility yet again. ESPN.com’s Marc Stein was the first with [...]

Certain people (me) have been bemoaning (me) the New York Knicks’ inconsistent use (me) of Kristaps Porzingis (me) on the offensive end (me) this season (me). Why isn’t he more of a focal point? Why isn’t he finishing games? Why doesn’t Derrick Rose pass to him more? All these questions have a simple answer: He’s [...]

Following the New York Knicks’ 118-99 loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night, Courtney Lee offered some thoughts about the way his team practices. Per Ian Begley of ESPN.com: Courtney Lee says the Knicks should “practice against more game-like situations” rather than practicing against the triangle offense. “We run the triangle, we practice against [...]

Phil Jackson has not yet given up on the New York Knicks eventually mastering the triangle offense. Yes, the team’s attack looks vastly different this season. It’s faster. The Knicks are shooting more threes. There has even been some more pick-and-pop action with Kristaps Porzingis. Don’t take this to mean New York has abandoned the [...]

Carmelo Anthony is happy with the current makeup of the New York Knicks. So happy, in fact, he has no qualms about sharing the spotlight with teammates Kristaps Porzingis, Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah et al., per ESPN.com’s Ian Begley: Anthony, who ended up with 20 points on 5-for-15 shooting, six rebounds and five assists, was [...]