Knicks 91, Heat 86

Knick's Record- 30-27 (6th in the East, 5 games back from the 5th seeded Hawks, 1 game up on 7th seeded 76ers)

American Airlines Arena was filled with shooting stars last night in the matchup that was supposed to reignite the rivalry, as the Knicks outlasted the Heat 91-86, surpassing their win total from last season.

Box Score

This is a rivalry

While the game was tense and went right down to the wire, the rivalry is not aflame yet. But if the teams matchup in the playoffs, we may see tonight's spark turn into a wildfire. What I gathered from watching this game is that the Knicks actually matchup with the Heat very well.

Here's my breakdown:

Point Guard: The Knicks win here, as Chauncey Billups is a seasoned veteran who plays smart. Most importantly, he was the NBA Finals MVP in 2004. Here is a list of the last 10 players who won Finals MVP's besides Billups:

Kobe Bryant (2009, 2010), Paul Pierce (2008), Tony Parker (2007), Dwayne Wade (2006), Tim Duncan (1999, 2003, 2005), Shaq (2002, 2001, 2000),  Michael Jordan (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998), Hakeem Olajuwon (1995)...Actually let's stop right there because the 1990 MVP was a certain former Knick executive who may or may not have been somewhat involved in the trade talks to bring Carmelo Anthony to New York.


The point I'm making is that every other player on that list is either in the Hall of Fame (Jordan, Olajuwon), a lock to be headed to the Hall of Fame (Bryant, Pierce, Duncan, Shaq), or very probably Hall of Fame bound (Parker, Wade). Billups is slightly below the "very probably" section, but nonetheless is clearly a top-tier guy.

You have to stick by the cardinal rule: You always pick the former Finals MVP over the Mario Chalmers.


Shooting Guard: The Heat win with Wade. Not just because he is a member of the list from my last paragraph, but because his competition is 22-year-old rookie Landry Fields. However, it's not nearly as much of a Heat domination as you might think just reading that sentence. Fields is a very solid defender and rebounder. He's about 3 inches taller than Wade at 6' 7" and is the type of player who could slow Wade down, if even just a little bit. Still, I should reiterate that Wade is a superstar and Fields is a solid rookie. It's no contest.


Small Forward: The Heat win with James, but not by nearly as much as he is favored against most teams. LeBron vs. Melo was all the rage in the years after they were drafted numbers 1 and 3 respectively (LeBron vs. Milicic and Melo vs. Milicic was never all that popular for some reason). Melo is now 8-4 (including last night's victory) against LeBron in their NBA careers.

They seem to motivate each other to play: Last night LeBron had 27 points, 7 boards, 5 assists and 3 steals. With a bum shooting elbow, Melo had 29 points and 9 boards.

 LeBron vs. Melo always lives up to the hype

They've had memorable battles besides last night; In February of last season the Nuggets beat the Cavs behind Melo's 40 points, 6 boards, 7 assists, 2 blocks and 1 steal, despite LeBron's remarkable stat line of 43 points, 15 assists, 13 boards, 4 blocks and 2 steals. And if you go way back to their 2003 rookie seasons, you'll find the youngsters still knew how to battle; The Nuggets won behind 26 points, 5 boards, 3 steals and 4 blocks from Melo, while James put up 19 points, 6 boards and 5 assists.

If you'd like to go back even further, head to 2002. LeBron was a junior at St. Vincent-St. Mary and Melo was a senior at Oak Hill Academy. LeBron put up 36 points, 8 boards, 5 assists and 6 steals. Melo answered with 34 points, 11 boards, 2 assists, and most importantly, 1 victory.

Now the two get to battle it out head-to-head four times a season, and possibly for seven games in the playoffs. While you have to give it to the 2-time reigning league MVP, this will be a fun matchup to watch.


Power Forward: The Knicks win with Amar'e Stoudemire, not by much, but by more than LeBron over Melo. Bosh is averaging 18 points and 8 boards per game this season, while Amar'e is at 26 and 9. For their careers, the advantage Bosh had was his outside jump shot. This season, Amar'e has greatly improved his outside shot, and while Bosh had a few more points and boards last night, Amar'e rightfully took a backseat to Melo.

And there was Amar'e in the last minute, swatting a LeBron James shot attempt to seal the game.

He yearns for the spotlight and wants to be the hero. He signed in New York when no other superstar would and declared that "the Knicks are back" and then made good on his word, as the Knicks were pretty firmly in the playoff picture before they acquired Melo. Bosh was unable to lead Toronto to the playoffs last season and then fled to be the third Musketeer behind James and Wade.

Still, Amar'e vs. Bosh is an All-Star vs. All-Star matchup that will always be full of intensity and grit, which are two key ingredients to a superb playoff series.

Center: The Heat get the edge here, but solely because of size. Ronny Turiaf should get most of the starts for the Knicks at center, but he is often bruised and battered, and is undersized at just 6'10". Shawne Williams, who started last night for the Knicks is even smaller than Turiaf. Eric Dampier is about 7 feet tall; his big body creates problems for the Knicks down low. However, once again, this is not a huge advantage for the Heat, albeit an advantage nonetheless.

Bench: The advantage here goes to the Heat. The Knicks' bench is almost non-existent. Toney Douglass has shown great promise, but is undersized for his position, and runs very hot and cold. Bill Walker is equally as up and down. Anthony Carter is a solid hustle guy who knows the game well, but is undersized, just like Douglass.

While the Heat bench has been just as inconsistent, they have the positions that fit their team needs. Joel Anthony is a superb defender, who has already shown that he is able to give Amar'e trouble. Eddie House, Mike Miller and James Jones are all shooters, who, when hot, are the perfect accompaniments to LeBron and Wade. Despite not playing against the Knicks last night, Juwan Howard and Zydrunas Ilgauskas give the Heat extra big bodies that the Knicks simply don't have.

Coach: The Knicks win here because of experience. Despite the fact that D'Antoni seems to be unaware of the definition of the word defense, he brought the Suns to back-to-back Western Conference Championships, and he is on the coaching staff of the U.S. olympic team. Spoelstra has gotten the Heat playing resiliently this season after a rough start to the season, but his team is still 1-7 against the top teams in the league (Celtics, Lakers, Mavericks and Bulls). His inexperience loses him this battle.

Overall, the Heat appear to have the advantage. But last night the Knicks played like a contending team, in just their third game since the trade. They should be picking up another piece or two (Jared Jefferies, Earl Barron?), and they actually played some stifling defense when they needed it (Billups' two late steals, Carter's hounding defense on Wade).

The rivalry is not yet burning, but the pieces are in place. Now we have to wait and see if a playoff series can rekindle some dormant fire.

Knicks 114, Bucks 108

Knick's Record- 29-26 (6th in the East, 4 games back from the 5th seeded Hawks)

Say hello to the the, "New, New York Knicks"

It's a whole new ball game.

That's a cliche saying, but it rang true tonight for the Knicks, as newbie Carmelo Anthony led the way, along with old-timer Toney Douglas (currently the longest tenured Knick at one and a half years), to lead the Knickerbockers to victory in front of legions of fans who paid far more than face value for tickets.

In other news, with their 29th victory, the Knicks tied their win total from last season, just one game after the All-Star break.

The underachieving Bucks, at 22-35, certainly don't generate much fear, but the Knicks could have been susceptible tonight. Their new squad doesn't even have a practice under their belt. D'Antoni wasn't ever going to consider giving any of the new faces besides Melo and Billups a chance to step on the floor, since he has not yet had a chance to see them in action.

Time will tell what the rotation turns out to be; for tonight, at least, D'Antoni kept with an 8-man rotation. Against better teams he will probably have to trickle minutes elsewhere, to the likes of Shelden Williams, Corey Brewer or Anthony Carter.

Future aside, tonight is a night to celebrate the true arrival of, as Amar'e Stoudemire so boldly states, the "New, New York Knicks."

Before the trade, a Stoudemire foul-out (only two this season) would have elicited feelings of dread and despair. But there was Melo, sinking difficult shots in traffic in the fourth quarter, and helping ice the game with a pair of free throws in the waning seconds.

We all loved Gallo, but he never inspired such confidence in fans without Amar'e on the floor, particularly in big spots, where shots need to be created. Same goes for Chandler.

Billups, meanwhile, reminded those who had forgotten (or chose to ignore) that he is a complete and utter leader. His 21 points and 8 assists were Felton-like numbers; the difference is that when Felton put up such numbers, it was easy to tell throughout the game. With Billups, the stats just seemed to accumulate, and the box score leaves you thinking, "wow, when did he score 21?"

Melo struggled early, but finished strong

Studs:
Anthony- 27 points, 10 boards, 2 steals
Billups- 21 points, 8 assists, 6 boards, 2 steals (shot just 4-12 from the field, but 12-12 from the FT line)
Douglas- 23 points, 3 assists, 2 steals
Stoudemire- 19 points, 5 boards, 4 assists



Before we rejoice and hire a choir to sing "I Believe I Can Fly," let's give the Knicks a practice or two, allow Melo, Billups and the rest of the newcomers to learn D'Antoni's offense and (lack of) defense, and see what happens the rest of the way.


**Having said that, here's one quick point from this game that you can take to the bank: Having two superstars on the floor, with even just a decent supporting cast, makes it extremely difficult for defenses.

"The Knicks are back." -Amar'e Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony

Possible New Rotation

Knicks Minutes Per Game By Position


 

Player:	PG	SG	SF	PF	C	Total (Projected)	Season Average	Difference
Carmelo Anthony	-	-	23	12	-	35	35.5	-0.5
Amare Stoudemire	-	-	-	26	8	34	36.8	-2.8
Landry Fields	-	32	-	-	-	32	32.6	-0.6
Chauncey Billups	32	-	-	-	-	32	32.3	-0.3
Toney Douglas	6	16	-	-	-	22	22.4	-0.4
Sheldon Williams	-	-	-	-	20	20	17	3
Ronny Turiaf	-	-	-	-	20	20	18.5	1.5
Bill Walker						0	12.2	-12.2
Renaldo Balkman						0	8.8	-8.8
Shawne Williams	-	-	8	10	-	18	17.9	0.1
Bill Walker			10			10	12.2	-2.2
Corey Brewer	-	-	7	-	-	7	24.3	-17.3
Anthony Carter	10	-	-	-	-	10	10.9	-0.9
Total	48	48	48	48	48

 Mr. Matthew Horney put together this table, projecting the minutes for each player on the Knicks' roster going forward this season. The table shows the players' total projected minutes, their season average up to now, and what the projected difference will be. The projected rotation includes 11 players, whereas D'Antoni normally sticks with his 8-man rotation.   I'll break down why:   Point Guard: Chauncey Billups is not the 26-year-old Raymond Felton, who had been playing nearly 40 minutes per game. He is a 34-year old veteran who cannot play those kinds of minutes. Therefore, Anthony Carter, must be able to step in and give the Knicks what he has been giving the Nuggets this year up until now: about 10 solid minutes...   Shooting Guard: ...because Toney Douglass will split minutes with Landry Fields at shooting guard. Douglass should still see some minutes at the point, but truthfully he is an undersized shooting guard anyway who merely plays backup point because he is needed there.  Small Forward: I'm having trouble remember the name of the guy who will be playing most of the minutes at this position. Oh, that's right. Melo will probably play two-thirds of his total minutes at the position, splitting with 3-point artist Shawne Williams, Bill Walker and newcomer Corey Brewer, although I wouldn't be too surprised to see Williams ultimately earn the most minutes of the three; he has played very well this season for the Knicks, leading the NBA in 3-point shooting, at almost 48%.  Power Forward: Despite the hype around the homecoming of Mr. Anthony (MSG's promos for upcoming Knicks' games emphasize this homecoming, and they are masterpieces), Mr. Amar'e Stoudemire is still the absolute leader of these Knicks. Melo played some power forward for the Redeem Team, and Shawne Williams will continue to see a few minutes a game here as well. Stoudemire should see most of his time at his natural position of power forward, although he will continue to be asked to see minutes at...   Center: ...center, because Ronny Turiaf is really only a 20 minutes per game player, as should be Shelden Williams going forward. Turiaf is also very injury prone; clearly this is a problem area for the Knicks, probably the main red flag that came out of the blockbuster deal. 2010-2011 Stats Thus Far by Position (Per Game)   Point Guard: Billups- 16.5 points, 5 assists Carter- 2 points, 2 assists  Shooting Guard: Fields- 10 points, 7 boards, 2 assists Douglas- 9 points, 2 assists  Small Forward: Anthony- 25 points, 7.5 boards, 3 assists Shawne Williams- 6.5 points, 3.5 boards Walker- 4.5 points, 2 boards Corey Brewer- 9 points, 3 boards  Power Forward: Stoudemire- 26 points, 8.5 boards, 3 assists  Center: Turiaf-5 points, 3.5 boards  

Melo is Finally a Knick!

Melo and Knicks' fans both got what they wanted

Carmelo Anthony is a Knick. It's finally official. It was originally reported by The Denver Post, and is now being widely reported by everyone, including ESPN and Sports Illustrated.

After months of speculation and rumors, the final, 3-team deal looks like this:

Knicks get: Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Shelden Williams, Renaldo Balkman, Anthony Carter and Corey Brewer.

Nuggets get: Raymond Felton, Danilo Gallinari, Wilson Chandler, Timofey Mozgov the Knicks' 2014 first-round pick and two second-round picks.

T-Wolves get: Anthony Randolph, Eddy Curry's expiring contract.

The Knicks now have their second superstar, and Chauncey Biillups is a fine point guard to hold them over (until "The Decision: Chris Paul/Deron Williams?"). They have definitely given up a lot, but the bottom line is that you have to give up value to get value. And Carmelo Anthony was a starting NBA All-Star this year.

The deal raises obvious questions: Will Melo and Amar'e gel? Did the Knicks give up too much? Is the Knicks' roster too thin now?

Personally I think this is a great move. While it's somewhat heartbreaking to give up players like Gallo, Chandler and Felton, I think it's a reasonable price to get a guaranteed superstar.

Landry Fields in the Rookie Challenge

Stud

Just wanted to point out Mr. Landry Fields' impressive stat line from tonight's Rookie-Challenge:

15 points, 6 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks.

Very impressive stuff, and my favorite part was that he played the game the same way he has played in the regular season: he hustled, crashed the boards, and just made good basketball plays.

I hope he is not included in a deal for Carmelo Anthony. He is the type of player that championship teams always have.

Nets and Nuggets Reach Tentative Deal!

UPDATE: Dolan has already met with Melo.

All this Nets talk may be premature, as the Knicks are reportedly scheduling another meeting with Anthony, this time including Donnie Walsh. 

Also, according to Anthony, there is no meeting scheduled with the Nets at this point:

"If I was to meet with that guy [Prokhorov] to be honest I really don't know what I would say," he told reporters at an NBA Cares Day of Service event in Los Angeles today.


***********

The Bergen Record is reporting that, according to sources (of course), the Nets and Nuggets have tentatively agreed to a deal for Carmelo Anthony. One of the only roadblocks is getting Anthony to say "yes" to signing an extension.

"Tentatively," this is Melo's new look.

The current, "tentatively agreed upon" deal looks like this:

Nets receive: Melo, Chauncey Billups, Sheldon Williams, Melvil Ely and Renaldo Balkman.

Nuggets receive: Devin Harris, Derrick Favors, Troy Murphy, Ben Uzoh and four first-round picks.

Looks like Mikhail Prokhorov decided that getting the superstar was more important than staying true to his word (and let's be honest, it's understandable).

Melo is scheduled to meet with both Prokhorov and James Dolan in Los Angeles during the break.

This is a curveball that I personally didn't expect. However, the deal is still contingent upon Anthony agreeing to an extension. This deal not only guts the current, young core of the Nets, but hurts their future, erasing four future first-round draft picks.

Melo is not LeBron. He is not good for 60 wins by himself with D-Leaguers thrown around him. Does Melo want to take the risk of playing in New Jersey without much of a supporting cast besides Brook Lopez?

(Lopez, by the way, is breaking the following cardinal rule: If you're over 7 feet tall, you should be averaging at least your height in rebounds. He's averaging just under 6 per game this season.)

We'll see. All I can say is that it's going to be an interesting All-Star Weekend.

News and Notes 2/17

Good morning,

After two demoralizing losses earlier in the year, the Knicks finally trounced the Hawks last night, 102-90.

Still, a blowout victory and the return of Amar'e Stoudemire wasn't enough to quiet the ever-brewing storm of Melo talk. Rumor has it that the Nets and Nuggets have resumed talks.

Is this the real deal or just a tactic to drive up the price for the Knicks?

According to the NY Post, Denver was asking for more from the Knicks than originally reported in last week's trade demand... Apparently Denver wanted Chandler, Gallo, Fields, Felton, Mozgov and a first-round pick (obtained via Anthony Randolph) for Melo and Chauncey Billups.

Minus Amar'e, thats the Knicks entire starting five.

Over at ESPN New York, Ian O'Connor says the Knicks owe it to Amar'e to trade for Melo.

That's all for now, I'll update as I see more links.

Knicks 102, Hawks 90

Amar'e led the way with 23 points

The Knicks were absolutely fantastic tonight.

They led 26-19 after one and never looked back.

Box Score


5 Players in double figures:

> Amar'e- 23 points, 7 boards, 3 blocks
> Chandler- 20 points, 5 boards
> Gallo- 17 points, 9 boards
> Felton- 13 points, 11 assists
> Fields- 11 points, 9 boards, 5 assists

Amar'e vs. Horford turned into the entire Garden vs. Horford, and almost into Felton vs. Horford with a few minutes to go, after a struggle for position down low.

Horford had trouble keeping his emotions in check throughout the night. At one point late in the fourth he tried to shush the crowd after hitting a shot (the Knicks still led by double digits).

When the Knicks play this cohesively it almost tricks you into thinking this team could be a finished, championship contending product.
 
This is the team you wish they could be every night.

Knicks vs. Hawks 7:30 p.m. (Amar'e vs. Horford?)

The last game before All-Star Weekend is just ten minutes away.

Round 1

The Hawks have simply had the Knicks' number this season. They bested the Knicks 111-102 in January (the night of Williams vs. Williams)  and 99-90 in November.

I attended the latter. It was embarrassing, the Knicks fell down 10 after one and 18 at the half. It was one of those games where the Hawks were clearly coasting when the Knicks had their "near-comeback." The final score was closer than the game actually was.

It's interesting, for some reason the Hawks don't trigger fright, but they have made the Knicks look plain bad in two consecutive games.

At first glance I think it's easy to forget that Jamal Crawford looms on the bench.

As per basketball-reference.com statistics, Crawford has scored 50 points three times, for three different teams (including the Knicks). He also has 24 career 4-point plays, the most in NBA history. Did I mention he comes off their bench?

We've all seen today's back-and-forth between the two All-Stars, Amar'e Stoudemire and Al Horford, but here's a recap:

"He don't want to see me," says Amar'e.

"I don't understand what he means by that, 'he don't want to see me,'" Horford responds, "Like we're supposed to be scared of [Stoudemire]. Ain't nobody scared of him."

"You don't want to see me"

"I don't understand"

Personally, I'm excited that there is a little bit of tension going into this game. The Knicks need to play like they are a solid playoff team, and getting consistent wins, or at least playing well against other playoff teams is a good way to start.

Hopefully, Amar'e is just trying to incite the team into playing with some fire.

And hopefully his plan (my plan until Amar'e admits it's what he was trying to do) will work.

2/16 Links and Notes (Mostly Melo-drama)

Good morning all,

   Here's some links and notes concerning the Knicks on this lovely 30 degree morning before I head to Nickelodeon headquarters.

Stephen A. Smith basically says the Knicks should do whatever it takes to land Melo.  I'm standing pat that Chandler, Gallo, Felton, Fields and Eddy Curry's expiring contract guts the team too much.

Meanwhile, anonymous league sources tell Yahoo! Sports that Nuggets' trade talks with the Knicks could be like "the Nets talks all over again."

Amar'e Stoudemire will play tonight against the Hawks but is still unsure about the All-Star Game.

Raymond Felton changes his stance on the Melo rumors: "Honestly, I don't care about it. I don't need to talk about it anymore. I don't need to entertain it. It goes in my ear and goes out the other one."

Did I mention the Knicks play a basketball game tonight? It's their first matchup against the Hawks since the Shawne vs. Marvin Williams scuffle.

For some reason we can't escape. Over at the NY Post, Isiah Thomas doesn't deny he's unofficially consulting Dolan. I miss the days where you fired a GM and moved on.

What do you think, should the Knicks do what it takes to land Melo or is the foundation of this young team too important?

That's all for now, time for some coffee.

My "NBA 2K11's Jordan Challenge is a Huge Disappointment" Rant

Playing with Michael Jordan on the Knicks in NBA 2K11 Should have been awesome

Ever since a few months before NBA 2K11 was released, critical praise has been showered on its "Create-a-Legend" mode.

This much vaunted mode allows you to draft His Airness as a rookie out of UNC to your favorite team, where you can then try to recreate his legendary career, this time allowing whoever it is you root for to dominate the league for years.

To unlock this mode you have to beat The Jordan Challenge, which has you replicate some of Air Jordan's greatest games at various stages in his career.

You have to score 69 against Larry Bird and the Celtics. You have to pummel the Knicks for at least 55 points while donning number 45. You have to out-duel Clyde the Glide and The Human Highlight Film Dominique Wilkins. There are ten challenges, each of which truly make you appreciate just how great Jordan really was.

It took a few weeks, but my brother Matt and I completed the challenges.

We finally unlocked "Create-a-Legend" mode.

"Create-a-Legend" is basically this game.

We drafted Jordan to the Knicks, drooling over a starting five of Raymond Felton, Michael Jordan, Danillo Gallinari, Amar'e Stoudemire and Timofey Mozgov (sure, Mozgov doesn't necessarily elicit drool yet, but maybe in time); foreseeing a lineup of Toney Douglas, Landry Fields, Wilson Chandler, Ronny Turiaf and Anthony Randolph coming off the bench (In the video game world Randolph's athleticism overpowers his real-world inexperience and nervousness).

And that's exactly what we got. But then a truth that had never even crossed out minds was revealed:

 In "Create-a-Legend" mode you can play as Jordan and ONLY Jordan.

Does this look like fun?

You are "player locked" onto Jordan, meaning the whole season is from his point of view. When I call for a pick and roll and dish off to Amar'e it will be the computer that gets the satisfaction of throwing down a dunk. The computer runs the point with Felton.

Meanwhile, when Jordan sits, you have the choice of watching from the bench (literally the view you get is as if you're sitting on the bench) or watching the computer simulate the score until digital D'Antoni subs him back in.

Why would anyone want to play this mode?

The mode is all about building up the rookie Jordan to become the greatest player alive. I want to play a regular season with the addition of Jordan to my roster.

Couldn't they at least have the option to do both?

It just doesn't make sense to me why anyone would ever want to play with player lock on. It is such a restricting feature, and makes the game less enjoyable.

Maybe it would make sense if this was virtual reality and it seemed like I was really Michael Jordan, running the break with the likes of Amar'e and Felton.

But it's not.

So I guess what I'm trying to say is this:

Dear 2K,

     Where's the key so I can unlock Jordan for real?

Yours truly,

Ben Horney

Donnie Walsh vs. James Dolan

Check out this article on nydailynews.com about what the Nuggets are asking for for Melo, and how Dolan is trying to get involved...

Link to article is Here

Donnie Walsh's life has been basketball. He played at UNC and was drafted by the 76ers, though he never actually played in the NBA. He coached, first college, then pro, and eventually moved into the Pacers front office.

He built the Pacers into bonafide championship contenders as they reached the playoffs in 16 of the 17 years that Walsh was the general manager, including a finals appearance in 1999-2000.

He has since successfully rebuilt a destitute Knicks franchise that is now under the salary cap for the first time in years, and is more competitive than they've been since the years of Patrick Ewing and Jeff Van Gundy.

Mike D'antoni has also been around basketball his entire life. He played in the NBA and played pro ball in Italy. He won coach of the year in 2004-2005 and led the Suns to back-to-back Western Conference Finals appearances. He is on the coaching staff of the U.S. olympic team.

James Dolan was handed the Knicks by his father and knows nothing about basketball. He ran the franchise into the ground in the previous decade with his inept management and hirings.

This is his band.. my ears hurt

Who do you want negotiating a trade for Carmelo Anthony?

Dolan needs to step back and allow Donnie Walsh to do the job he was hired to do. A job he has thus far excelled at.

Want proof? Go to a Knicks home game and notice the atmosphere, then watch tape of any random home game in the last ten years.

Men Who Know What They're Doing
Photo By Mike Stobe/Getty Images North America

Man Who Doesn't Know What He's Doing
Photo By Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post

What the Knicks Really Need

 Not What Knicks Really Need

Check out my first article on Suite101.com...

Click where it says Boom!

It's a thrilling tale about how Amar'e and Felton are being worn down from playing too many minutes.

Opening Ceremonies

Welcome to the first post here at the New York Sport Exchange.

First of all, props to Mikey Ouimet for coming up with the name of the blog, and thanks to everyone else who suggested things like Around the Horney, Horney Sports, and many other names that included my fantastic last name.

Ultimately I decided that the usage of "Horney" in the title would just lead to many disappointed men who stumbled on here while actually searching for...something else.

I'm going to be updating this blog as frequently as the sports world warrants, and at the moment I don't necessarily have a concrete set of things to write about.

It will be mainly the Knicks, Yankees and NY Football Giants, but I'll post thoughts about the happenings in the general world of sports as long as I have enough input for a post.

When my thoughts warrant an actual article I'll be posting those to my account at suite101.com, where I earn revenue for the amount of traffic my stuff receives. So when that happens I'll be posting the link on this blog.

So welcome to this historic first post.