Signing Garnett to be the building block to build a foundation in Brooklyn isn't only a smart move, it may be one of the few instant gratification moves that the franchise can make to introduce itself to the boro of Kings.
In 1979, I was 11 years old, living in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn. CYO basketball (I played for St. Vincent Ferrer) was my life, and so were the New York Knicks. Two years earlier, my Mets had traded Tom Seaver, but a rookie (and fellow Brooklynite Lee Mazzilli) had softened the blow a bit.... Continue Reading →
Murphy is not only the best power forward the Nets have had since Kenyon Martin, he might be the best boxscore stuffer they’ve had at the position since Derrick Coleman. - Dave D'Alessandro/The Star-Ledger When Troy Murphy opted to skip his senior year at Notre Dame, I was pretty disappointed. The news that he going... Continue Reading →
Lost in all of drama of what the New York Knicks didn't do this off season has when they have accomplished. The quiet acquisition of point guard Raymond Felton, for one, is a transaction that is going to pay immediate dividends. To the casual basketball fan who watches ESPN, the Knicks whiffing on LeBron James may seem... Continue Reading →
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