Horrid…. That would be the ideal word to describe the Knicks so far this season. The first quarter of the season ended Friday night, with a heartbreaking loss to the Charlotte Hornets, a team who had previously lost 10 games in a row. No equitable Knick fan thought the Knicks would contend for a championship this season. But even the most cynical Knick fan could not have expected this! Conceivably, fans should have listened to Carmelo when he said, "It's about next year when we have cap space." Despite playing one of the easiest schedules in the NBA, the Knicks are now losers of eight games in a row. The Knicks are now 4-18, which is the worst start in franchise history. They currently have the third worst record in the league; only The Knicks seemed to have upgraded their coach, when they hired Larry Brown, who replaced Herb Williams, who was the interim Head Coach after Lenny Wilkens was fired resigned. Ironically, the Knicks had one of the worst seasons in franchise history and Larry Brown turned out to be one of the worst coaches in Knick history. Brown used more than 42 different lineups, which is the most in NBA history. He routinely feuded with Marbury, even once saying, “So, you're the best guard in the league and the team is 17-45, yeah, it's the coach's fault. I’ve never left a team in worse shape than I got it. Not once. Now think about that. Think about me and think about the guy who's talking. All right? I've never asked anything of my players any different than I'm doing right now. Think about that.” The Knicks were a circus show on a nightly basis, finishing 23-59, which was the second worst in the NBA only to the Portland TrailBlazers, after finishing a pedestrian 33-49 the previous season. The Knicks finished the season 20th in points per game (95.6), 27th in opponent’s points per game (102.0), 24th in offensive rating (104.0) and 26th in defensive rating (111), which is fourth worst in franchise history. Here are some reminders of how dreadful that team Even though Coach Fisher predicted the Knicks would make the playoffs, they might be accidently tanking to secure a high draft pick. There have been various reports that the Knicks believe that they will strikeout with Marc Gasol this summer, so they may try to target a blue chipper such as Jahlil Oakfor or Karl-Anthony Towns. The draft is only 198 days away. All of you Knick fans, who recite “In Phil We Trust” after every loss and believe the Knicks will turn this around as the season progresses, don’t count on
... have had lottery picks giving them a bright outlook for the future. This move almost secures yet another lottery pick giving them more young talent.
Most people in todays’ society know how competitive the NBA can be. The NBA has been around for years and years and is now beginning to be more competitive than in previous years. So many teams have so much talent that some know how to use perfectly and some use it to a minimum. The NBA has different positions like Point Guard, Shooting Guard, Small Forward, Power Forward and Center. These positions require specific training and skills to know how to do. Some people have the talent for one position while some people can have the talent for all positions. The Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers are the two most competitive teams there is in the league compared to the
they were losing their games they had a tight defence and were ranked fifth in the NBA in
The Miami Heart Franchise has been around for twenty-six years. In 1988, through an NBA expansion the team began begun with a disappointing start with a 15-67 record for their first season (Fleming, 2014). The progress was slow, however in 1992 made their first playoff appearance finishing fourth place. The Heat made their first trip to the NBA national championships finals in 2006 against the Dallas Mavericks. In this championship, the Heat accomplished a new feat. They rallied from a 0-3 deficit to win the finals.
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Before they moved to the Bronx, this was the name of the franchise. They were given this name because they played in the hilly uptown Manhattan neighborhood of Washington
Did you know that the Los Angeles Dodgers used to be the Brooklyn Dodgers? Although there are a lot of teams in the MLB, I think the Dodgers are the best. There are maybe better teams but the Dodgers are the most coolest, best team that you’ll ever find. There are two divisions, the National League, and American League. At the end of each season, the best players from each league go into the All-Stars or the National league team or the American league team and both teams play against each other. Although, the National and American leagues don’t matter to the world series, because the world series is the best team of all. The Dodgers are in the National League and have players who go to the All-Stars. The reasons being is because the Dodgers have Clayton Kershaw who is one of the best pitchers (if you haven't heard of him) so they're good at defense, they also have Yasiel Puig, and Joc Pederson who are good hitters which you need for runs, and there games are easy to get to and if you come with a big group you can get free food!
The Eagles have been one of the hardest teams to read all season long. At times they look like the team we thought they were going to be, and at other times they look like the worst team in the league. One week they beat the best team in the AFC, the next they barley escape against a middle of the road
People look at Sacramento like one of those teams that will need a LeBron James, or a Michael Jordan to help lift us out of the rut that we are in. But people don’t look at why we are in a rut, to come up with a solution. The Kings have been playing bad basketball for the past five to ten years now, plain and simple. The people in prime responsibility, the players and coaches for their lack of care and effort in a team that they think is just a speed bump in their career. And as they choose complacency in how they attack the problem, and sulk under the mask of bad basketball, the fans punished, by horrible entertainment. There is a solution, but it only comes when the coaches and players are ready say they are proud to be a Sacramento King.
Abstract: Basketball players who enter the NBA early are not ready for the NBA. Early entry into the NBA by high school and college basketball players has had a negative affect on the college basketball program, the NBA, and the players themselves. Each year the number of early entries in the NBA rises more and more. In 1997, 47 basketball players entered the NBA draft early, and the number has risen since then. The college basketball program is drained of talent due to players leaving early. The high school players that go directly into the NBA are hurting the college program because they never contribute to the college program at all. The NBA now has to deal with a higher level of immaturity and disrespect by young players. College basketball players obtain a certain amount of respect and maturity in college. The players suffer by not grasping the concept of learning due to lack of education. Many analysts say that entering the NBA before finishing a four-year program is entering too early. The NBA commissioner, David Stern, has begun to work on ways to encourage players to go to and stay in college.
too much power and think they can do whatever they think can improve the team?
Entering the 2003 season, the Orlando Magic had no fan support whatsoever. Finishing a mediocre forty-two-win season combined with poor fan relations, the city of Orlando gave the Orlando Magic the proverbial “cold shoulder.” According to ESPN’s “Ultimate Franchise Rankings,” which ranks sports franchises according to several categories including fan relations and fan experience, the Orlando Magic ranked twentieth out of thirty teams. ESPN’s franchise ranking coupled with finishing with a rather depressing attendance figure of 87.8% (ESPN Attendance) capacity made it clear that the Orlando Magic would have to d...
If done correctly, tanking can turn any rebuilding NBA team into a powerhouse. For example, in the years that the Seattle SuperSonics became the Oklahoma City Thunder, the team tanked their way to acquire Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and James Harden in the NBA Draft. These three players came a long way in helping turn the Thunder into a title contender, and even though Harden has since been traded, Oklahoma City has created a roster through tanking that can consistently make the playoffs and bring a big crowd to the arena every single night. If the Thunder never tanked to acquire their players, they would just be in the middle of the Western Conference every year, and the lack of crowds would make people wonder why an NBA team was brought to Oklahoma City in the first place. Other smaller market teams have tanked for superstars as early as 1984 when the Houston Rockets tanked for Hakeem (then known as Akeem) Olajuwon, as well as 1997 when the San Antonio Spurs tanked for Tim Duncan or 2003 when the Cleveland Cavaliers tanked for LeBron James. You may have heard of those three names. Olajuwon led the Rockets to two champions...
“And I will stay a Knicks and Nets representative until my last days on Earth.”
The sport basketball was created in 1981 and has grown to be one of the most popular sports to be played worldwide. To think that this life altering activity was thought of by only one man, Dr. James Naismith, a Physical Instructor at the YMCA Training school. Which was in Springfield, Massachusetts. Naismith was under the instructions of the head physical education board when he had the brilliant idea. He was given an enduring two weeks to come up with an indoor game that would give an “athletic distraction” for a jumpy class to participate in through the harsh winter approaching them. All he had was his own mind and a small indoor space to some how create a new game to be played. Naismith succeeded and his creation is now a big time sport played by millions all around the world.