The Knicks in the last 5 years
by YAmareKa on Dec 15, 2011 11:08 AM EST
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PrintProps to Walsh, Double G, the Wark, and all others for getting us here: Contender. Take the jump to view our (abv.) journey from Dec. 15, 2006 - Dec. 15, 2011.
Here was our roster on Dec. 15, 2006:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200612150IND.html
9-16, our starting line up was: J Crawford, E Curry, J Jeffries, S Marbury, Q Richardson
-We had David Lee + Nate Robinson on the bench, Mardy Collins + Renaldo Balkman playing + 15 minutes.
-At some point this year, some guy thought it was a great idea to trade for Steve Francis and play him with Marbury.
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Our roster on Dec. 15, 2007:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200712150NYK.html
7-17, our starting line up was: J Crawford, E Randolph, J Jeffries, S Marbury, Q Richardson
-We still had David Lee + Nate Robinson on the bench, J Jeffries as our 6th man, and Mardy Collins + Renaldo Balkman given time to attempt at playing basketball.
-Small note, this was Isiah's last year. He did give us this on Jan. 3 2008:
"My belief and what I see and where I believe we can go as a team and an organization, I believe one day that we will win a championship here and I believe a couple of these guys will be a part of that," Thomas said before the Knicks were walloped at the Garden by the depleted Sacramento Kings, 107-97. "I believe I'll be a part of that."
Thomas admitted that his comments, which border on the absurd, leave him open for ridicule.
"As I sit here and I say it today, I know people will laugh even more at me, but I'm hell-bent on getting this accomplished and making sure that we get it done. And I'm not leaving until we get it done."
**Strange enough, he might be right (I mean, Jeffries and Balkman ARE on the team..)
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Our roster on Dec. 15, 2008 (Donnie + Mike D's first year):
http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200812150PHO.html
11-13! Starting line up was: A Harrington, C Duhon, W Chandler, D Lee, Q richardson
-Nate Robinson our 6h man, Tim Thomas shooting 12 times, and J Jeffries running into people.
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Our roster on Dec. 15, 2009: http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200912150CHA.html
8-16, our starting line up was: C Duhon, W Chandler, D Lee, J Jeffries, A Harrington
-The Cock! Larry Hughes running around, Eddy Curry's 10th game in his 4 year contract, or something.
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Our roster on Dec. 15 2010: http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201012150NYK.html
16-10!! Our starting line up was: R Felton, W Chandler, D Gallinari, A Stoudemire, L Fields
-TD DWTDD, Turiaf dancing, Shawne pooping. -I HEART THIS TEAM
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Our roster Dec. 15 2011: http://espn.go.com/nba/team/roster/_/name/ny/new-york-knicks
UNDEFEATED!! Our (hypothetical) starting line up: DWTDD, Landry, Melo, T Chandler, STAT
-Hoping for the following: More pooping (and Shawne being resigned), Shumps dunking from half court, Jorts wearing Jorts during a game, Bully playing something resembling defense, J Jeffries playing something resembling offense, Bibby playing something resembling basketball, Balkman taking Seth at some point to a gentleman's club (freedarko:disciples of clyde ref, only thing I remember from that podcast, don't ask why).
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Seriously, lets compare our starting 5 from 5 years ago to today's:
J Crawford, E Curry, J Jeffries, S Marbury, Q Richardson
DWTDD, Landry, Melo, T Chandler, STAT
So if we could all take a moment to thank the following people:
-Issiah for being so historically bad at his job that Dolan had to fire him
-Stern for intervening and placing the care of our team to Donnie
-Donnie making our team resemble a basketball team
-Mike D trying to make a line up of that included C Duhon and J Jeffries play basketball
-Glen G and Wark doing great job so far
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It's crazy where we came from. I feel like running stuffing my mouth full of Cheetos then sliding on a slip and slide I'm so excited. Actually, I'm just gonna do that.
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fantastic post
one thing though, can we stop with this “Bison” knickname – theres something weird about it and i don’t like it
if you guys absolutely love it and all want to blast me for it thats fine too
by Herb Williams' Career Progress on Dec 15, 2011 1:04 PM EST reply actions
Oops is the nickname for T.Chandler
I asked him and he said it was cool
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by Ozraider on Dec 15, 2011 4:33 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Not crazy about "Bison" either
just not feelin it for Bison. Aren’t bisons big slow creatures with humps on their backs? Maybe for Shaq it works.
However, let me remind you all once again of my suggestion of “MV3” for our starting front line.
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Oh yeah
Well I don’t like your pants >:/
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by Ozraider on Dec 15, 2011 11:58 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
what about tyson the titan
or tyson “the handler” chandler
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by Lawrence Taylor The Real LT on Dec 15, 2011 9:32 PM EST up reply actions
Bison is lame
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Thought I saw Bison somewhere
Edited back until we have a clear winner.
So for why? Clearly cause of his affinity for Bison burgers.
whats the diff between Bison and Buffalo?
Are they the same animal?? I guess I can look it up, just too lazy right now!
Because we were speculating on what Clyde's nickname for him would be
And someone said Tyson the Bison.
Do the Shumpty Shump, come on and do the Shumpty Shump
oh, ok thx....
yea Clyde would try to make a rhyme out of his name….classic
ps
just saw that Tyson Chandler’s middle name is “Cleotis” – can we just call him that…?
by Herb Williams' Career Progress on Dec 15, 2011 1:16 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Diggin' the Idea of
Calling him Cleotis!
"Umm - it was - you know - umm - a good game. You know."-
Patrick Ewing (my Knick Hero)
Great job
nice post. It’s amazing how much better the roster is now from just a short time ago. And all the while the so-called experts in the media were saying it couldnt be done…cap hell, no high draft picks, Walsh too old and in a wheelchair, etc. This season will make the haters look foolish and I’ll be laughing the whole time. So pumped for the season!
Before we tear each other apart it is
TYSON OOPS.
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by Ozraider on Dec 15, 2011 4:34 PM EST via mobile reply actions
tyson "the handler" chandler
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"We’re going to turn this team around 360 degrees." –Jason Kidd
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by Lawrence Taylor The Real LT on Dec 15, 2011 9:33 PM EST up reply actions
But he is not famous for 'handling'
His is famous for ally OOPs
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by Ozraider on Dec 15, 2011 10:16 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
he is famous for handling other centers
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Desean Jackson IS a punk....................UNLEASH Eli
Jason Peire Paul (JPP) 2011-2012 NFL Defensive player of the year
"We’re going to turn this team around 360 degrees." –Jason Kidd
"If you come to a fork in the road, take it" -Yogi Berra
by Lawrence Taylor The Real LT on Dec 15, 2011 10:39 PM EST up reply actions
I dong know if I can roll with a nickname that implys him handling other guys
Not that there is anything wrong with that.
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by Ozraider on Dec 15, 2011 11:15 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
like the seinfeld refrence.
but the handler is a good name. he handles buisness
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Jason Peire Paul (JPP) 2011-2012 NFL Defensive player of the year
"We’re going to turn this team around 360 degrees." –Jason Kidd
"If you come to a fork in the road, take it" -Yogi Berra
by Lawrence Taylor The Real LT on Dec 16, 2011 3:43 PM EST up reply actions
Oops makes it sound like he had an accident
you know, in his pants.
Wasn’t Oops the name of an adult diaper company in an SNL commercial?
Do the Shumpty Shump, come on and do the Shumpty Shump
like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmKxjHO2t7Y
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Took a lot of sucking
To get to this point, but it needed to be done. Now that the team is clean of Isiah’s stink, we can finally move forward. To think how terrible we were during the 09/10 season…damn, still makes me shudder.
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.
Vince Lombardi
Wouldn't it be amazing if Renaldo Blackman reemerged as our sixth man
The field of available candidates seems to be thinning rapidly. I wonder how he is doing in practice?
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Rolando Blackman would certainly step our moustache game up a notch
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by Ozraider on Dec 15, 2011 5:41 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
blankman?
I think it was Bobby V who said: "You are never as good as you are when you are at your best, and you are not as bad as when you are at your worst."
Like the really funny uncle with a healthy bourbon habit who matches every brilliant Thanksgiving story with one or two ill-advised racist jokes or boob grabs, we’re stuck with Melo. So we might as well learn to love him — quirks and all. http://knickerblogger.net/2011-report-card-carmelo-anthony/
I think Dolan needs some credit for pulling his head out his ass finally too
And allowing the Oops signing rather than going for another ‘superstar’
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by Ozraider on Dec 15, 2011 5:07 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I don't think he had much choice
The assets weren’t there for a CP3 trade. Given the opportunity I think he would have stripped the team again. But he did allow this to happen so I guess he gets some credit.
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I think he would have just held the cap room with Chauncey and try and make something happen next offseason
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by Ozraider on Dec 15, 2011 5:42 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Probably
but in the end this was a better move and it puts us in the hunt finally. Amar’e should be a lot fresher at the end then he would have been without a quality big beside him. If anything CP3 would not have been as good for Amar’e’s health prospects. Long live the MV3.
The Landryman can
So what's MV3?
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by Ozraider on Dec 15, 2011 5:50 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I like it
Much better than the lame ‘big 3’
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by Ozraider on Dec 15, 2011 11:16 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I don't like MV3
It’s probably not the nickname itself, more I’m just tired of the letters and numbers thing. I think we can do better.
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awesome post
but i would’ve gone as far back as September 20, 2000. the day Patrick Ewing got traded to the Sonics was the day this team lost its soul, with every thick bone-headed move Scott Layden and Isaiah Thomas made.
now we have the MV3 and a compelling backcourt full of future talent. we are on the BRINK of something awesome. it took some faces we didn’t want to see leave, along with faces we thought we’d never see again dawn the blue and orange to get to where we’re about to be (eh?). i just want the season to start already!!
i agree
that is when the curse began and it pains me to this day because this dark age, as I liek to call it, could have been avoided. There was no need to trade Ewing at all. He could have been given a lesser role as he was aging and slowing us down against certain teams but he could have still been helpful and should have stayed out of respect and all he did for the Knicks. I was heartbroken when he was traded and couldn’t believe it. He was a true Knick and never left or teamed up with other stars to win a ring. He could have been a coward and teamed up with Barkley or something and won, but he stayed an d fought every year. JVG made a mistake during his time by not using Ewing wisely. We needed him against the Spurs in the finals, and we wouldn’t have beaten Miami without Ewing but there were times were Ewing was slowing the team down(like against the pacers). All one had to do was use him in a different way and this way none of this would have happen.
I remember watching him in Seattle and saw how the team was running fast and Ewing was doing just fine and Gary Payton didn’t wait for him to make it down the court and position for low-post game. They ran plays for him but for most part they ran down the court without waiting. knicks could have done same or play him less.Then there was Scott Layden and the Zeke regime. This was the dark age and man I still get nightamares thinking about those days. It took years to recover from that. But looking back at the above rosters, some of them weren’t so bad on paper. If we had a real coach back then, I think good things could have happen. The roster with Zack Randolph, JC etc, wasn’t so bad and I bet MDA would have done better with them. At least those days are over and we can smile again.
I don't know where else to say this so I'll put it here.
I can’t stand how players suddenly become great assets when they leave the knicks. Such anti-knicks bias. They can’t get praised for anything
I just went to the nba page of espn.com and there was a video of Ric Bucher talking about the best free agent signings and he couldn’t even get through a few seconds of complimenting us. He talked about us signing Bison and the whole segment was about how he comes with a biiiiiiiiiiig price tag of $60 million plus. Which was news to me because we signed him for $58 million. I know it’s not a huge difference, but one makes it sound like we just threw the bank at him and the other is a fact which is fair market value. It’s the little things, like pretending to be a news organization and getting basic facts wrong, that bother me.
Do the Shumpty Shump, come on and do the Shumpty Shump
exactly
nobody was knocking on Tyson when he was with the Mavs, Hornets, etc. Suddenly we get him and now he is “risk.” If Stat would have gone to Miami instead, they would have said “great move” just as when he was in Phoenix they didn’t say he is a risk. Of course Stat has recovered from his micro fracture surgery and has been a beast ever since just as he was before. I have been noticing the bias against us for a long time now and makes me sick. I was telling my brother last night that I wish they would put me in the ring with all those “experts” on ESPN and the anti-Knicks wherever they are. Just give me few minutes to debate their arguments and I show how stupid they really are. New Jersey had a ridiculous record last year and the year before, but were still treated with more respect. If we had lost around 70 games, could you imagine what they would do to us?
We made the playoffs, Melo nearly beat Boston’s entire squad by himself, but not even a little credit for how hard we played. Makes me sick but at same time it just means we have to win and force them to respect us. If they respect us fine, if not, fuck them.
Randomly i was looking back yesterday
at the first game i ever went to (Home to Orlando, April 2008), it was the game which got me into Basketball and the knicks, the team is barely recognizable
Jamal Crawford
Wilson Chandler
Jared Jeffries
David Lee
Zach Randolph
With a bench of
Nate Robinson
Fred Jones
Mardy Collins
Renaldo Balkman
Randolph Morris
It’s crazy how far we’ve come in such a short period of time!
I don't know how that team managed to get you onboard
But I’m glad you’re here!
Fish Fingers give me a break.
wow
keep on forgetting how different this team is now. only one player remains, and humpty left for a little bit. those were dark days
"it's not easy being green"-kermit the frog
"we the mets are an improved ball club, now we lose in extra innings"-casy stengel
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The Official Seinfeld Gif-Man of GGN!!!!!!!!
i'm a moderator for GGN. I will accept tribute.
2 players. 2.
and they get less minutes than a burner phone
Dear fox.... Fire Aikman and buck. they suck
Desean Jackson IS a punk....................UNLEASH Eli
Jason Peire Paul (JPP) 2011-2012 NFL Defensive player of the year
"We’re going to turn this team around 360 degrees." –Jason Kidd
"If you come to a fork in the road, take it" -Yogi Berra
by Lawrence Taylor The Real LT on Dec 19, 2011 11:09 PM EST up reply actions
I'd take...
any of these starting 5 on our current team except the guy we already have….although Z.Bo probably wouldnt be a great match for the current squad but he’s killing it in Memphis…. But Crawford and/or Chandler in the back court would be sweet…..and i still miss David Lee
by Dreams of 86 on Dec 21, 2011 11:09 AM EST up reply actions
i'd like 3 of those guys back
wilson, nate, and lee.
we have no need 4 randolph or crawford now. they are not really going to fit into this system anyways
Dear fox.... Fire Aikman and buck. they suck
Desean Jackson IS a punk....................UNLEASH Eli
Jason Peire Paul (JPP) 2011-2012 NFL Defensive player of the year
"We’re going to turn this team around 360 degrees." –Jason Kidd
"If you come to a fork in the road, take it" -Yogi Berra
by Lawrence Taylor The Real LT on Dec 21, 2011 4:45 PM EST up reply actions
Lee!
Last night, a comedian died in New York. Somebody knows why. Somebody knows
by Rorschach44 on Dec 23, 2011 12:12 AM EST up reply actions
I was in NY for a holiday
we stayed at my best mates brothers and he got us tickets, and i was hooked.
Nate Robinson stole the show as he completely took over the 4th quarter.
But yeah, looking at those names now, it’s crazy to think they got me so passionate about a team!
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