BY MARK HALPERN In sports most offseasons have their high and low points. The highs are usually the draft and the first days of free agency. The low points are every day where nothing happens. One of the teams pundits keep getting excited about are the Philadelphia 76ers. The Sixers are one of the mostContinue reading “76ERS SERIOUS CONTENDER?”
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IT WAS WELL WORTH THE WAIT
BY MARK HALPERN If you’re a sports fan there is one thing you want to witness, that team win a championship, there’s nothing like it. The last time the New York Knicks won the final was 1973, I didn’t get to witness that, as I wasn’t born yet. As a child, you’re born into rootingContinue reading “IT WAS WELL WORTH THE WAIT”
IT HAS HAPPENED
BY MIKE RIFKIN For the first time in 53 years the New York Knicks won the NBA Championship. For the first time since 2012 there will be a parade down the Canyon of Heroes, and for the first time in my life (soon to be 33 years) I’ve witnessed one of my teams win aContinue reading “IT HAS HAPPENED”
GARBAGE
BY MIKE RIFKIN One thing about the NBA and Stanley Cup Playoffs that separated them from MLB and NFL was at least in the first round you’d get to listen to your local broadcast do the games. Well, the NBA decided against that. The NBA playoffs begin on Saturday and they just released the scheduleContinue reading “GARBAGE”
KNICKS WIN THE CUP
BY MARK HALPERN The New York Knicks made a statement by beating the San Antonio Spurs 124-113 to win the NBA Cup. Winning the Cup doesn’t mean you’re the winners of the entire season but, more of a half way point of showing who will be contenders come playoff time. This is the firstContinue reading “KNICKS WIN THE CUP”
BIG WINS FOR THE KNICKS
BY : MARK HALPERN Over the last week the New York Knicks played four games and won three of them. The Knicks took the only loss in this stretch to the (at the time) undefeated Chicago Bulls. The Knicks had impressive games from the usual suspects (Brunson, Karl Anthony Towns and Miles Bridges) but theContinue reading “BIG WINS FOR THE KNICKS”
Another Russ In NY?
BY MARK HALPERN The New York Giants will have a new quarterback in 2025 by the name of Russell Wilson, could the Knicks land another marquee Russell? The New York Knicks ambitions of finals glory was ended by the Pacers, who lost in the Finals to the Thunder. Speaking of the Thunder, a former perennialContinue reading “Another Russ In NY?”
CLASSIC KNICKS
BY Mike Rifkin The NBA world was shocked earlier this week when the Knicks fired coach Tom Thibodeau after the Knick lost in the Eastern Conference Finals to the Pacers. Thibodeau led the Knicks to the playoffs in four of his five seasons as coach, and had a record of 226-174. There are going toContinue reading “CLASSIC KNICKS”
ONE STEP CLOSER
BY MARK HALPERN If you are expecting an article having to do with stats then this isn’t for you. The New York Knicks improved exceptionally this season as they made it to the Eastern Conference Finals only to be sent packing by the same team who ended their playoff run last season, the Indiana Pacers. Continue reading “ONE STEP CLOSER”
DÉJÀ VU
BY MARK HALPERN Last night we saw the tipoff of the Eastern Conference Finals between the New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers and this will go down as one of the most unforgettable games for both team’s fanbases. The Knicks and the Pacers have a long-time standing rivalry that goes as far back as Continue reading “DÉJÀ VU “
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