It could get worse
February 8, 2010, 3:47 PM
The scary part right now for the Knicks is that it has a better chance of becoming worse than better this year.
Of their eight remaining games this month, three look winnable. Tuesday night against Sacramento, the 22nd at home versus the Bucks and at Washington on the 26th are the only ones.
In March, it gets even worse. The Knicks have games against Cleveland, Toronto, Atlanta, San Antonio, Boston, we could go on and on, but just check this link.
It might get really ugly. The worst part of it all could come the night of the Lottery when Utah - which owns the Knicks first round pick - could be in good position to be draft John Wall.
If this is how the season ends - lifeless and full of losses - will LeBron even consider the Knicks? Even Mike D'Antoni knows, they "are getting to the end of a rope."
Tigers and Damon could be a match
February 5, 2010, 2:09 PM
Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski says that, "We have questions at top of the order" after losing Curtis Granderson and Placido Polanco and he thinks the team is, "A little more right-handed than we would prefer," but he would not describe the team's level of interest in Johnny Damon.
You do the math? Sure sounds like Johnny Damon makes sense. And, if you look at that division and you look at the Tigers pitching, Damon could be a difference between the playoffs and not making the playoffs.
Dick McGurie Passes away
February 3, 2010, 2:56 PM
The Knicks just announced that Dick McGuire has passed away at 84. Here's the release.
New York Knickerbockers legend and Basketball Hall-of-Famer Dick McGuire, who helped shape the franchise's destiny for more than half a century, passed away today on Long Island at the age of 84. He died at Huntington Hospital of natural causes.
McGuire, who had been part of the Knicks for 53 of the franchise's 64 seasons, served the team as a player, head coach, assistant coach, chief scout, and in his most current position of senior basketball consultant. His jersey No. 15 was retired on Mar. 1, 1992 and hangs from the rafters of Madison Square Garden. In 1993, McGuire was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
"Dick McGuire was the epitome of what it means to be a Knickerbocker: pride, tradition and class," said Donnie Walsh, President, Basketball Operations. "It was an honor to watch him play for our hometown team and I consider myself very lucky to say I worked alongside a man who shaped the National Basketball Association for parts of all eight decades of its existence."
The Bronx-native, born on Jan. 26, 1926, represented the Knicks in five NBA All-Star Games (1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956) and led the team to three straight NBA Finals appearances (1951, 1952, 1953). He is still third on the franchise's all-time assists list (2,950).
McGuire is survived by his wife Teri, four grown children: Richard Jr., Leslie, Michael and Scott, and seven grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Sources: Jared & Nate being shopped
February 2, 2010, 11:43 AM
The Knicks are showcasing Jared Jeffries and Nate Robinson. Two officials with knowledge of the situation say that the Knicks are hoping to move the nearly $7 million on Jeffries contract for next year to further help their salary cap situation. The Knicks are also actively looking to deal Robinson. Robinson can veto any deal, because he was signed as a restricted.
The trade deadline is Feb. 18th.
Boras: Yanks didn't want Damon
February 1, 2010, 10:00 PM
Scott Boras told me he doesn't think the Yankees really wanted Johnny Damon to return. Boras says that Cashman told him he would call him to negotiate after the team signed Andy Pettitte. But then he didn't hear from Cashman at all.
"We didn't we hear from [Cashman] for five weeks," Boras said. "Finally I called and I found out they made an offer to another player [Nick Johnson.]"
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