Knicks

April 9, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors The New York Knicks were up by 21 points in the first quarter against the league leading Chicago Bulls yesterday. Even though the Bulls had Derrick Rose back, at that point most would have thought the Knicks were set to cruise in for the victory they so desperately [...]

April 4, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors A speed painting artist named David Garibaldi last week was hired to be the half-time show at Madison Square Garden during a Knicks game. What better way to entertain the crowd than to use the injured guard Jeremy Lin as his subject. The performance was a big hit. [...]

April 3, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors We have been living in the brand new world of communications through social media for a while now. Nonetheless every once in a while I get taken aback by the level of access that this new medium gives us to professional athletes. Most recent example being this photo [...]

April 3, 2012 – Dan Favale In the NBA, a week can make all the difference, the Clippers are tangible evidence of that. After posting an abysmal 6-10 record coming out of the All-Star break, the Clippers have won six straight, none more impressive than their lopsided victory over the Mavericks in Dallas Monday night. [...]

March 26, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors The buzz is coming to an end pretty soon for marijuana shops selling a Jeremy Lin branded weed called “Linsanity OG”. Lin’s lawyers this week sent out cease and desist letters to any marijuana dispensary that was selling Linsanity branded pot. “Their enthusiasm for Jeremy Lin got ahead [...]

March 25, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors The New York Knicks are still hot. After taking their first loss in the post D’Antoni era, they bounced back Saturday night to spank the Pistons by 22 points. The play of the game has to go to JR Smith and Iman Shumpert for pulling off a double [...]

March 21, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors You have to admire Mike Woodson’s candid feedback. I mean, what was he supposed to say? But he indirectly gives ammo to detractors of the Knicks. Q: Message to Knick fans. A: ‘To be patient with us, stay behind us. Stay behind and be positive and help us [...]

March 19, 2012 – Brad Washington I’ve learned over time, that the hype machines created by the media have never tended to last long. The initial hype behind Ryan Leaf, Daisuke Matsuzaka, JaMarcus Russell, etc. can make a lot of fans and critics alike become skeptical of the next media monster a-la Tim Tebow. The [...]

March 12, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors It appeared as if Carmelo Anthony and J.R. Smith were good friends in Denver. And as fate would have it, they have been rejoined in New York. But was ‘Melo cool with that? “Contrary to popular belief, Anthony was leery of the Knicks bringing in his former Denver [...]

February 29, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors Ever since the Knicks’ fortunes have changed thanks to Linsanity, the lights in New York have just gotten brighter for the players. But most of them are excelling in the spotlight. Even off the court it seems, as during a recent Knicks ‘Season Subscriber Forum’ last night at [...]