KNICK NOTES

As the Knicks continue to limp towards the finish line of the NBA season some things remain constant.  David Lee’s blue collar approach to his craft continues to impress both fans and fellow players. Tim Duncan is of one his biggest supporters  as shown in his hearfelt embrace after the tonight’s Spurs-Knicks  match in San Antonio. You could hear Lee scream to his teammates down the stretch of this one ” We’re still in it” as his team did give as olid effort before falling short.

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ROCK BOTTOM

Just when you thought the Knick’s season could not get much worse -It did.

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Knicks Bounce Back

Just a few days after being demolished by the high flying Cavaliers the Knicks defeated another struggling team tonight in the once mighty Detroit Pistons.

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Where Do We Go From Here ?

Tomorrow is March 1st signaling the start of the stretch run of the NBA  campaign. Seven weeks remaining on the regular season schedule. It doesn’t get any easier for the Knicks with the Cleveland Cavaliers looming in their next contest.

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Did You Know? The 69-70 Knicks

• Red Holzman was the only coach on the bench. Dick McGuire was listed as assistant coach but was usually on the road scouting. Today, I believe NBA teams have approximately six assistants – go figure that one.
• Dick Barnett struggled academically at Tennesse State. After his Knicks degree he earned a Ph.D degree from Fordham University and eventually became a professor at St. John’s University.
• Walt Frazier’s performance in the  seventh and final game of  36 points and 19 assists still remains one of the best stat lines in NBA history. Looking back he was responsible for 74 of the Knick’s 113 points that evening.
• Many Knicks bench players that year went on to great seasons elsewhere. Cazzie Russell was the number one pick in the  1966 NBA draft. He was sixth man on the 69-70 team and then went on two years scoring over 20 ppg for the Golden State Warriors. Mike Riordan averaged 18 ppg for the Bullets in 1972-73. Donnie May averaged 20 ppg for Buffalo in 1970-71. Clearly, this was a deeply talented squad.
• Dave DeBusshere  at 6-6 guarded Wilt Chamberlain in Willis Reed’s absence and did remarkably well. DeBusschere was also briefly a player-coach with the Detroit Pistons at the age of 24. A great athlete, DeBusschere was  a professional baseball player and at one point rumor has it the White Sox kept him over eventual 30 game winner Denny McClain in one personnel move.

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Ghosts Silenced

Everything was set up for  a great night of  hoops Monday night at the Garden. It was Legends Night celebrating of the Knicks 1970 Championship.

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Reason To Believe ?

Yes, it was another loss for the Knicks last night but there was  a different feeling coming from the building known as ” the world’s most famous arena.”

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Busy-Busy-Busy

The past couple days has seen a whirlwind of action for the Knick’s front office.  I am not a  whiz on the NBA contract world but supposedly the moves have freed up money for the Knicks  to become a major player on the post season free agent market

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What Would Michael Ray Say ?

One of the Knicks all-time characters and  a pretty talented player in his own right; Michael Ray Richardson once said during a tough stretch for his team   ”The Ship Be Sinking”

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ALL STAR WRAP

David Lee held his own in his first All Star outing. Playing sparingly, the Knicks’  entry in this year’s run and gun affair tallied 4 points and grabbed 2 boards in 12 minutes of action. He didnt’ appear to get into the flow of a game  which was much more of a one 0n one contest than he’s used to.

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