Hooped Up

With the Knicks up by one with possession in the final seconds. Former Knick Jamal Crawford stole the ball from Toney Douglas and found a cutting Josh Smith on the baseline for what looked like an easy flush for the 2005 slam dunk champion.

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David Lee is getting tired of playing center for the Knicks and I’m getting tired of watching him play center for the Knicks. Despite finishing with a more than respectable statline of 23 points and 18 rebounds against the Chris Bosh-less Raptors Friday, the outcome was all too familiar — a loss.

“I’m doing my best down there at 6-9 to contest shots,” Lee said. “I’m going to try to do better, control the paint better. A lot of times I’m playing a guy 5 inches bigger than I am and 50 pounds heavier. It’s something I can definitely get better at. We have 21 games left and I’ll be at the ‘five’ and see what happens. I’m doing all I can do.”

With one more loss the New York Knicks will secure their ninth straight non-winning season and by playing Lee at the center position it’s only a matter of time. However on a bright note, Eddy Curry who has been sidelined since Dec.17th  is scheduled to make a return — again and could see some minutes at the center spot as early as tonight against the New Jersey Nets.

H/N NY Post

At the time of the three-way Tracy McGrady deal to New York, seldom used Bill Walker formerly of the Boston Celtics looked like a throw in to balance out numbers. But 22 points and a sweet highlight later with help from Sergio Rodriguez and dios mio, it looks like Bill might be the second coming of Kenny Skywalker in NYC.

Flashback to the original Skywalker below, because you have no idea of who I’m talking about.

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According to a NBA players poll, new acquired McGrady of the New York Knicks was ranked as the most overrated player in the league receiving 9% of the 173 votes cast, beating Indian Pacers swingman Danny Granger by 4%.

New teammate Al Harrington of also received one vote. Shaquille O’Neal, David West and suspended Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas received 3% of the dubious distinction and 2010 All-Stars LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Dwyane Wade and Gerald Wallace all received more than one vote each.

It’s a good thing that overrated list are usually overrated. See who made the top 5 of this list sponsored by Haterade, quenching the thirst of mediocre talent since the inception of free agency.

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Tracy McGrady has not played an NBA game since Dec. 23 and his debut with the Knicks marked just his seventh this season.

However, judging by his stat line of 26 points on 10 of 17 shooting, 5 assists and 4 rebounds you would have never noticed his long absence. He looked every bit like the guy that’s been a seven-time All-star and two-time NBA scoring champ. Playing nearly as many minutes in the game (32) as he had all season with the Rockets (35). Read More »

Why imagine LeBron James in a New York Knicks uniform this summer, when Photoshop can make it a reality now. Bless your digitally creative over zealous heart New York media.

H/N Extra Mustard + Ball Don’t Lie

Let the leprechaun jokes begin! The Boston Celtics have officially landed Nate Robinson from the New York Knicks after days of trade foreplay.

A long two days finally came to a conclusion this afternoon, when the Celtics and Knicks agreed to a five-player deal that will send Eddie House, J.R. Giddens and Bill Walker to New York in exchange for Nate Robinson and reserve forward Marcus Landry.

Both teams are now waiting for approval from the NBA – a process that could take time, considering the number of trades that the league office now has to approve.

We already know this deal helps plan “NYC LBJ 2010″ for the Knicks. But for the C’s, I don’t think this trade puts them over the top in the east, especially after the Cavs scooped up Antawn Jamison. However, at the very least this deal might give Ray Allen the rest he needs in the regular season before he turns it up for the playoffs.

That’s a good thing.

H/N Boston Herald

I will not promise you that this is the last Tracy McGrady trade of the day because who knows at this point.

According to ESPN, the Houston Rockets, Sacramento Kings and New York Knicks have agreed on a three-way deal that will have Tracy McGrady in a Knicks uniform.

The Knicks will also get Sergio Rodriguez from Sacramento. Houston will get Kevin Martin, Jordan Hill and Jared Jeffries from New York and the right to swap first-round picks with the Knicks in 2011 as well as take on New York’s 2012 first-round pick.

Sacramento receives Houston’s Carl Landry, Joey Dorsey and New York’s Larry Hughes.

Yes sir, dem trade winds are a blowing alright!

The way Michael Jordan owned New York in the 90’s and shattered their dreams nearly every time he laced them up in Madison Square Gardens. You would never the Knicks and Michael Jordan would ever have anything good in common.

Well, hold the phone Samuel! Cause the Air Jordan Alpha 1 with a New York Knicks colorway, shuts down that notion like an important Charles Smith lay up denied by Horace Grant, Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen (pump fake dammit!). Read More »

Last night Nate Robinson won the most uninteresting dunk competitions that I have ever seen in my life. On the upside he became the first player to win it three times.