New York Knickerbockers

[MangNyakis]

on to the 2nd round.... muntik pang madapa 19-0 run ata yun during the 4th quarter.

[nemo7]

Second round against indiana..go knicks!

[MikeyArrovo]

Knicks vs heat daming nagbaabang ng pustahan. Bangungot kay james, bosh at wade na mameet sa eastern finals si chandler at jason kidd take note may reinforcement na anthony and other strong player. Much awaited

[fatchubs]

Congrats sa panalo sa Celtics

Edited May 5, 2013 by fatchubs

[fatchubs]

Finally laid to rest

 

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/p480x480/482589_470069216398959_747512294_n.jpg

Edited May 6, 2013 by fatchubs

[Labuyo]

naka-silat ang Pacers!

[MangNyakis]

TALO..... Bawi knicks! bad game from Melo and Smith....

[MangNyakis]

WORLD PEACE!! suntukan na to!

[spongebob35]

Do you think phil jackson can make melo stay?

[MangNyakis]

Do you think phil jackson can make melo stay?

 

 

even without Phil Jackson i think Melo will stay with the Knicks.... he is from NY and battled Denver to be traded to NYC.... and lets not forget about the MILLIONS of dollars that he will leave on the table if he decides to go elsewhere....

 

where else will he go... Bulls? Rose is there.. Melo and Rose cant mix both demand the ball in their hands... NYC is a big market team... he will lose out on alot of endorsements if he decides to go to another team.

 

lastly... sayang naman ang bili ko sa NY Melo jersey kung lilipat ng team si Melo... HAHAHA!

[Jon snow]

I want Melo back to new york and believe with the master Zen! Feeling ko mas may chance sya sa Knicks kasi next season malaki ang salary space nila. Stat is showing good signs naman by the end of last season. Sa bulls di din naman sya sure kung babalik laro ni rose!

[Jon snow]

Melo is back! Let's see kung ano pa magic ni Phil. =)

[spongebob35]

Excited to see D.Fish to coach as well. I've always viewed him as a great coach candidate.

[JustSmile=)]

Yeah Melo is back but I'm pretty sure that it is due to the promise of acquiring one or possibly two stars next season after unloading Stoudemire and Bargnani's almost max contracts.

 

Oh wait Lebron has an opt out option in his Cavs contract after a year. Didnt they say they want to play together in NY? The stars are now aligning.

[Jon snow]

Yeah Melo is back but I'm pretty sure that it is due to the promise of acquiring one or possibly two stars next season after unloading Stoudemire and Bargnani's almost max contracts.

 

Oh wait Lebron has an opt out option in his Cavs contract after a year. Didnt they say they want to play together in NY? The stars are now aligning.

 

That's a possibility, it may depend on how the Cavs goes in this coming season.

[Dyapp24]

Erwin Benedict Valencia, a graduate of Physical Therapy from the University of the Philippines Manila, has become the team physical therapist and assistant athletic trainer of the Knicks.

 

congrats to him!! Dreams really do come true when you stay focus and work hard

 

http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/assets/2014/11/eb-valencia-filipino-knicks-staff.jpg

 

[darksoulriver]

with its current lineup... imo i dont think the Triangle system will make such an impact on this TEAM.

 

hope they can find additional help..

[Joeyboy16]

Patience is the key here. Even melo accepted that they won't win a championship this year. Hopefully everything will start to turn around once they have a complete lineup(Calderon and bargs) but I'm more optimistic about calderon's return

[Saint Nemesis]

i think Melo can still play very well

[Guiness]

Could Kobe, Kevin Durant end up joining Carmelo in New York?

 

 

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/25290248/rumor-carmelo-anthony-recruiting-kevin-durant-until-the-cows-come-home

 

 

i hope this news gets to be real. Don't Trade Melo. Sign KD next year and give 1 year minimum to Kobe.

[Eddy Syet]

i think Melo can still play very well

 

I don't think there was ever any doubt. He was just injured last season.

 

The season before that, Melo topped the league in minutes played and is second only to KD in scoring.

[Guiness]

Knicks sign Sasha Vujacic to help mentor and teach players how to run the triangle

 

 

http://www.inquisitr.com/2433802/new-york-knicks-rumors-phil-jackson-asks-for-help-with-triangle-offense/

[Hari ng Spakol]

Could Kobe, Kevin Durant end up joining Carmelo in New York?

 

 

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/25290248/rumor-carmelo-anthony-recruiting-kevin-durant-until-the-cows-come-home

 

 

i hope this news gets to be real. Don't Trade Melo. Sign KD next year and give 1 year minimum to Kobe.

 

 

hope this will push through.

[Guiness]

http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york-knicks/post/_/id/62977/5-things-to-watch-during-knicks-training-camp

 

Five things to watch during Knicks training camp

The New York Knicks will try to put last season’s disastrous 17-win campaign in the rear-view mirror next Tuesday when training camp opens in West Point.

Below, we take a look at five issues to keep an eye during camp and in the preseason:

 

Carmelo’s health: Carmelo Anthony is back on the court following surgery in late February to repair a damaged left patella tendon. He’s been participating in five-on-five scrimmages at the Knicks’ training facility for the past few weeks, and players involved in the scrimmages say he’s looked strong.

The health of Anthony’s knee -- and the rest of his body -- will be pivotal for the Knicks in the coming season. New York has always relied heavily on Anthony to carry the offense and it looks like the club will need him more than ever in 2015-16.

The Knicks’ second-leading scorer based on points per game last season is Arron Afflalo, who averaged 13.3 points in 2014-15. Langston Galloway (11.8 ppg) is third and Jose Calderon (9.1) is fourth.

Judging by those numbers, there isn’t an obvious No. 2 option scoring option behind Anthony. So the Knicks will likely need Carmelo to be healthy and productive for 82 games if they hope to compete for a playoff spot.

 

How much can Porzingis produce in Year 1? Phil Jackson’s reputation as Knicks president hinges, in part, on the development of rookie Kristaps Porzingis. Jackson surprised some around the league when he selected Porzingis with the No. 4 pick in June’s draft. He said over the summer that he'd like Porzingis to play around 20 minutes per game in 2015-16. But the Knicks' president has stressed that Porzingis' playing time will be determined by Derek Fisher.

For what it's worth, Porzingis has no expectations for playing time heading in his rookie season.

“I got to prove myself in training camp,” he said last week. “I’ll be happy whenever I’m on the court and play as hard as I can. Hopefully, I can get those 20 minutes.”

It’s reasonable to expect the 19-year-old Porzingis to have some off nights this season. He’ll enter the year weighing well under 250 pounds and may have a tough time defending, rebounding and scoring against opposing frontcourt players.

Given the paucity of scorers on the roster, though, the Knicks would love to get consistent points from Porzingis in Year 1.

 

Bigger spotlight on Fisher: A few minutes after Derek Fisher’s first practice last season, he said he wanted the Knicks to anchor themselves on the defensive end.

Obviously, that didn’t work out so well.

New York ranked 28th in defensive rating last season and allowed the highest opponent 3-point field goal percentage in the league.

If those numbers don't improve this season, some fingers may be pointed at Fisher, the second-year head coach.

Phil Jackson has made it clear that he thinks the Knicks’ new free-agent additions will help them on defense. So it will be up to Fisher to put the best players on the floor -- and the best schemes in place -- to get stops.

 

Galloway vs. Grant: One interesting battle in camp will be in the backcourt. Veteran point guard Jose Calderon is back and healthy after a disappointing initial season in New York.

Langston Galloway, who impressed the Knicks in Calderon’s absence last year, is also back on a partially-guaranteed contract. The Knicks also drafted Notre Dame guard Jerian Grant with the No. 19 pick in June. So there’s a bit of a logjam in the team’s guard rotation.

Many believe that Grant will eventually end up as the starting point guard. The 23-year-old showed an ability to create off of the dribble in summer league. That's something Calderon, 33, didn’t display last season.

Galloway is a natural shooting guard who was asked to play point guard last season. So it will be interesting to see how Fisher deploys minutes among these three in the preseason and which pairings he ends up using most often.

 

What about the forward rotation? The Knicks have several players vying for regular minutes at the forward position.

Free-agent signees Kyle O’Quinn, Derrick Williams and Porzingis, the rookie, will compete for time at the forward spot.

It will be interesting to see which player Fisher deems as the best fit alongside Anthony.

One thing worth noting: Anthony has excelled as a power forward in recent seasons.

Last season, the Knicks outscored opponents by 5.7 points per 48 minutes when Anthony played power forward, per 82games.com. Conversely, they were outscored by 7.2 points per 48 minutes with Anthony at small forward in 2014-15.

So Fisher may want to play a smaller lineup with Anthony at power forward and Robin Lopez at center. This alignment would impact the minutes for the players mentioned above.

Edited September 24, 2015 by hahnz

[Guiness]

http://www.si.com/nba/2015/09/27/new-york-knicks-impressed-kristaps-porzingis-work-ethic

 

Knicks staff impressed by rookie Kristaps Porzingis’s work ethic

 

New York Knicks rookie Kristaps Porzingis’s work ethic has already caught the eyes of team higher-ups, reports Ian Begley of ESPN.com.

One of Porzingis’s goals for the off-season heading into camp was to put on 15 pounds of muscle. He has put on 11 pounds so far, lifting twice a day and eating around 5,000 calories.

“[Porzingis] wants to work, he wants to get better, he wants to be here in New York City and part of what we’re doing,” head coach Derek Fisher told ESPN. “We don’t have to ask him to do anything. He’s essentially the first one [at the team’s practice facility] every morning at 7:30 a.m.”