If I Were GM Of The Knicks This Summer...
Out of all of the Knicks problems, roster wiggle room remains their most serious one.
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Knicks Draft Outlook: Point Guards
Clearly, with Stephon Marbury on his way out, Jamal Crawford’s shoot-first mentality, and factoring in Isiah Thomas' inability to acquire one during last week's trade deadline, the pressing need for this team is a pass-first, defensive-minded point guard.
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Can Isiah Thomas Be Out Isiah Thomas-ed?
Is it possible to build a team as bad, yet expensive as the 2007-2008 New York Knicks? Matt McCready scoured the NBA for horrible contracts to give it a puncher's chance.
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Last Stop For The Diesel?
Taking on a depleted Shaq would be a huge risk for Isiah Thomas, but what does he have to lose? Plus, at 35, it’s hard to imagine that O’Neal and his championship heart won’t be able to at least finish out his contract as a defensive stalwart and presence in the lane.
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The New York Irony
The franchise was struggling, out of the playoffs and quickly developing a losing culture; the departure of famed Coach Jeff Van Gundy in 2001 seemed to have removed the luster from the Big Apple. Thomas couldn't make things any worse, right?
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Is The NBA Ready For A European GM?
His knowledge of the game ranks among the world’s best, and as one NBA executive put it, to have Maurizio Gherardini, means to have Europe. The question now becomes, is the NBA ready for a European executive. Well, it almost was in 2003 when Gherardini was interview for the GM position with the Charlotte Bobcats, finishing second to Bernie Bickerstaff, so couldn't it be for the Knicks?
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The Roommate From Hell (AKA Eddy Curry)
The worse part about Eddy Curry is that his production is so bad he actually manages to acquire more turnovers than assists, blocks and steals COMBINED.
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The Ship (Not) Be Sinking In New York
The Knicks’ sudden revival stunned everyone, not just the fans, who booed during the introductions but cheered for the rest of the night, but even the hardened media horde, including the guy next to me, a columnist for an upstate New York paper. He had come to the Garden in search of a Jazz blowout, prepared to write an epitaph for the season.
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Knicks Ready To Rebound After Ludicrous Start
After the much publicized debacle in Phoenix last week, which saw point guard Stephon Marbury leave the team and return to New York, I decided to meet up with the Knicks in Los Angeles and get the scoop on what was going on with the team. The mood in the locker room was not what I expected.
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Demolition In Progress
With the recent events transpiring surround the now rocky relationship between point guard Stephon Marbury and Isiah Thomas, it is becoming abundantly clear that it is no longer a matter of “if” but “when” the Thomas era will come to an end in New York. Could Bill Bradley, Greg Anthony and Allan Houston be part of the new regime?
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The Anatomy Of The New York Roster
How did Isiah turn the roster he inherited from Scott Layden into the one we see today? It surely wasn’t by getting under the cap. It also wasn’t by playing poorly (aka: lottery tank job) and receiving high draft picks. It was through a series of complex trades, which we track in this article.
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Q&A With Jared Jordan
Jared Jordan sits down with RealGM to talk about his very interesting and unique experience in the NBA, his plans to play overseas and when he expects to return.
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Making The Cut
Allan Houston coming back to the Knicks is like Sylvester Stallone making a sequel to Rocky V; he just couldn’t end his story like that.
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30 Teams, 30 Days: New York Draft Preview (23rd)
There are two areas where the Knicks need immediate improvement, and they are shot blocking and reliable three-point shooting.
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Rose–y Future In New York?
Malik Rose had a bigger role on Spurs as they won two rings yet he can’t crack the Knicks rotation? He provides a nice complement for Eddy Curry and is definitely a keeper on this Knicks team.
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Isiah's Plan For The Knicks
Dealing Channing Frye and Nate Robinson will open up cap space and play to Isiah's strength -- talent evaluation. If Balkman can become an instant impact player, why can't Isiah find two more for a quarter of the money? This would allow Lee to step into the starting lineup and give the team three more hard-working young players for fans to fall in love with.
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Outside Shooting The Knicks' Biggest Problem?
If the Knicks want to know why they failed to make the playoffs this season, they should look at their poor perimeter shooting before they cite injuries as the reason.
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Learning On The Fly
Numbers aren't telling the whole story about the latest development of Renaldo Balkman and Mardy Collins. It's not their stats or even their points that stand out, it's their all around game and their defense.
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Crawford The Missing Link?
Looking past the numbers and onto the court, it is becoming evident that Jamal Crawford’s presence during the final moments of a close game is vital to the success of the Knicks.
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Knicks Mail It In Again
This type of streak is unprecedented. Never has a team followed up huge wins over playoff contenders with abysmal losses to the bottom feeders of the league for an entire month.
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2001-2002 Season Knicks Preview
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Knick Mediocrity Carries Over to Playoffs; Webber Spreading the News?
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Knee-Jerk Reaction and Addendum to My First Column:
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Darkest Before the Dawn? Knicks' Streak Best in Years
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Slip Sliding Away: Can Knicks Ignite for the Stretch Drive?
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Knicks on the Move: Keep Kurt a Starter
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Regular-Season Wrap and Playoff Preview
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Bye Bye Ewing...
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All year long people criticized Rashard Lewis because of the contract Orlando gave him last summer, but he has paid dividends for the Magic this postseason.
Mike Dunleavy and Danny Granger had nice seasons, but they appear to be in that limbo between being good and being bad enough to get help in the lottery.
Billy Knight will be remembered more for his blunders than his successes.
Rudy Gay positively broke out this season and is the Grizzlies' focal building block moving forward, that is unless they land the number one overall pick.
The Bulls were thought to be a talented young team expected to take their collective game to the next level but instead played like a young team with less talent than anticipated.
Maybe it was the green hue that has been sprinkled on the league this season, or Atlanta’s losing record, but there didn’t seem to be a matchup Boston couldn’t exploit before this seven-game relationship began.
Who should the fans blame for the Nuggets sweep at the hands of the Lakers? George Karl barely runs an offense and the team doesn’t focus on defense. However, the answer to the question lies in the team's front office.
The Lakers' offense is synergistic; the Nuggets are a ticking time bomb with no semblance of offensive cohesion.
For the first time since the Run TMC days, three Warriors averaged 20 points a night and by winning 48 games, it was their highest win total since 93-94 when they won 50.
What started out as a very promising season for the Bobcats ended in more of a whimper than a bang, as they failed to not only make the playoffs, but also to better the previous season's win total. 
The winner of this series can be patient, if ambitious. The loser has no choice but to examine the possibility of upheaval.