The Knicks can take ANY upgrades they can get at this point and it appears one seems to be on the way already, although it can not publicly be discussed. Pistons Greg Monroe will be a free agent this summer and knows he will be in demand. Phil Jackson and the Knicks however seem to be the front runner to land his services by a mile compared to other teams that will want him. While Monroe is not an elite forward at this point, he is young enough to still achieve greater heights in this game and let’s be honest, he would be a dramatic improvement over some of the front court players the team had this year.
NBA: JR Smith Shares His Rules For Going Out So You Don’t Wind Up Like Chris Copeland
JR Smith learned a lot about nightlife during his tenure with the New York Knicks. In fact, most fans and people within the team thought he was spending too much time poppin’ bottles and running around the city than focusing on his career. Perhaps the change in location was a wake up call cause JR has been the JR of old (in a good way) since joining Lebron in Cleveland. Since we know he does enjoy the nightlife his rules for going out for celebs and athletes actually makes sense so you can avoid scary situations like what happened at 1oak with Chris Copeland. JR even compliments the club itself.
NBA: Derek Fisher Says Knicks Can Win 63 Games Next Year
As a Knicks fan, I would like to believe in Derek Fisher. But when he is talking crazy like this it makes it a little harder. The Knicks have only won 15 games so far this season with just a few left. It is the worst season in the history of the franchise and while Fisher shouldn’t get a lot of blame for it, he does. Who knew back before the season started how quickly things would fall apart, or that Melo really wouldn’t be anywhere near 100% before shutting it down. It is cool to look forward to next season with a positive attitude, but to say a team this bad could win 48 more games next season is more than a stretch.
NBA: Phil Jackson To Knicks Fans: “Sh*t Happens”
It’s no secret the Knicks are having the worst season in franchise history and have been difficult to even watch. It was the further thing from the minds of most fans and people within the organization the day Phil Jackson was hired to run things. It was an upbeat time in New York and the buzz was back at MSG. Unfortunately the buzz faded quick and the reality check came very fast. Phil himself described the season with two words, sh*t happens!
NBA: Carmelo Can’t Deal With Sitting On The Bench & Watching The Horrible Knicks, But He Has A Reason
Carmelo Anthony obviously is not playing the rest of this season, but his presence has been missing from the Garden completely the past few weeks. Most players who are out with injuries tend to still act like part of the team and sit on the bench and cheer players on and offer advice. While finding things to cheer about at the Garden this season are few and far in between, his absence has caught the eye of people who wonder if he is being selfish. According to reports though, he actually isn’t out there during games because he doesn’t want to get hurt.
NBA: Lebron James Passes Knicks Great Patrick Ewing To Move To #20 On All Time Scoring List
Coming into Thursday’s game against his old Heat team, Lebron just need two points to pass Hall of Famer Patrick Ewing on the all time scoring list. He went ahead and did that early in the first quarter, but you have to really look at the numbers to see just how prolific Lebron really is.
