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Trier Signing Gives Knicks Flexibility for the Future
In less than six months, Allonzo Trier went from the devastation of being passed over on draft night to the life-changing reality of being paid like a top-10 lottery pick. The Knicks announced on Thursday that they converted Trier’s contract from a two-way G-League deal to a full NBA contract. Trier was signed with the […]
Dec 13, 2018
Burke Helps Knicks Flip Script In Boston
You were thinking it. We all were thinking it. Even THEY were thinking it. The Knicks were rolling most of this Thanksgiving Eve in Boston against a struggling Celtics team. But because of so many fourth-quarter meltdowns that turned leads into losses for David Fizdale‘s young Knicks team, it just felt inevitable that heartbreak was […]
Nov 22, 2018
Knicks Learn Some Painful Lessons in New Orleans
PELICANS 129, KNICKS 124 David Fizdale upped the ante in this season of teaching. By inserting Allonzo Trier into the starting lineup, he not only went small ball against the Pelicans, he went with the baby boomers. Trier joined Kevin Knox and Mitchell Robinson in the starting five, which meant three rookies started the game. […]
Nov 17, 2018
Knicks See Firsthand How High the Bar Has Been Raised
RAPTORS 128, KNICKS 112 The Knicks have been Beaten by Boston, Bullied by the Bucks, Pounded by the Pacers and now Trucked in Toronto. The Eastern Conference is growing stronger by the day, as evidenced by the Jimmy Butler trade for the 76ers, whom the Knicks won’t see for another 10 days. And as they […]
Nov 11, 2018
Young Knicks Making a Name for Themselves
KNICKS 118, MAVERICKS 106 While describing the third quarter thrashing the Knicks put on the Mavericks, with guys like undrafted rookie Allonzo Trier and second-round finds Daymean Dotson and Mitchell Robinson doing most of the damage, the Dallas Morning News described the trio saying “They aren’t even household names in their own homes.” These are, […]
Nov 3, 2018
Durant Brings His Best on the Broadway Stage
We’ve seen these shows many times on this stage and each time they are breathtaking, exhilarating and frustrating. Michael’s “double nickel”, Kobe’s 61 and LeBron’s 50-point triple-double (with an asterisk). Add to these unforgettable performances a show-stopping 25-point fourth quarter by Kevin Durant, who left Knicks fans salivating at the thought of seeing him do […]
Oct 27, 2018