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Sports Central January 20, 2004 Tony Arnoldine |
Marbury Brings Excitement to MSG The New York Knicks are in the midst of a power surge as of late. Thanks to the wheeling and dealing of new GM Isiah Thomas, the Knickerbockers have gone from a bad, boring team to a decent, exciting team.  |
Sports Central January 8, 2004 Timothy Hammill |
Why the NBA Needs the Knicks One of the most one-sided deals in recent history not only makes the blue and orange an instant playoff contender, but, most importantly, it also brings back excitement to one of the league's crown jewel franchises.  |
Sports Central January 16, 2008 Wailele Sallas |
Yearning For a Return to the Glory Days Free agency and money have taken away the passion that ruled the NBA.  |
Sports Illustrated November 16, 2001 Jack McCallum |
Motown malaise looks to be history I keep asking myself if the Pistons are going to be a playoff team this year...  |
Sports Central March 11, 2004 Timothy Hammill |
Playoff Predictions For the East Indiana vs. Cleveland... New Orleans vs. Milwaukee... etc.  |
Sports Central April 21, 2008 Bill Hazell |
Isiah's Day of Reckoning While the canning of Isiah Thomas was just what was begged for and very much needed, obviously there is so much more to be done to bring the Knicks back to their Patrick Ewing-era status.  |
Sports Illustrated May 1, 2000 Jack McCallum |
Getting rooted in the NBA playoffs Who to root for?  |
Sports Central January 27, 2004 M. Edward Guest |
Chasing the Elusive Ring Ever since Larry Brown came to town about a decade ago, the Indiana Pacers have played some of the most consistent basketball in the NBA; they made the Eastern Conference Finals in 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, and 2000. Unfortunately, they lost the first four, three of them in seven games.  |
Sports Illustrated May 23, 2000 |
Marty Burns' Breakdown: Pacers-Nicks  |
Sports Central January 9, 2008 Chad Kettner |
Where Did All the Good Players Go? There are a number of big-time players that are simply missing the mark this year and causing their teams a lot of frustration by doing so.  |
Sports Illustrated December 11, 2001 Jack McCallum |
Waiting for Jackson Jeff Van Gundy is gone as coach of the Knicks, and one name, rest assured, will echo and re-echo through the streets of New York over the next few months, maybe for the next few years: Phil Jackson...  |
Sports Central August 19, 2005 Eric Williams |
The Never-Ending NBA Season The NBA summer leagues provide us with the ultimate NBA reality drama: recent NBA draft picks and NBA-wannabees trying to impress fans and coaches while fighting for a job in the NBA.  |
Sports Central March 17, 2010 Bill Hazell |
How "Winning Time" Stole My Heart Nothing in at least the past eight years in the NBA has made me feel as alive again as what was re-lived in this documentary.  |
Sports Central January 5, 2004 David Zirin |
The Welcome Wrath of Isiah New team president Isiah Thomas has put everyone on notice that the old Knicks and their bloated, league-high $88 million roster, are done.  |
Sports Illustrated November 20, 2001 Ian Thomsen |
Out of Options The Knicks are old and undersized, but rebuilding them could cost a G.M. his job...  |
Sports Central March 3, 2006 Zach Jones |
Larry Brown, Sanitation Engineer These days, Larry Brown looks more and more like he should be slinging plastic bags into the back of a truck.  |
Sports Central November 23, 2007 Bill Hazell |
The NBA's Polar Opposites Stephon Marbury and Kevin Garnett, the two men who could have put the Timberwolves on the map, are as far off in opposite directions in the league as humanly possible.  |
Sports Central March 14, 2011 Vito Curcuru |
Eastern Conference Race is Heating Up The NBA's Eastern Conference is garnerning a lot of attention and not just due to East Coast bias and Carmelo Anthony's presence in NYC. Some teams are imploding, while others are rising, and there are actual races for playoff spots.  |
Sports Central December 28, 2010 Bill Hazell |
Knicks/Heat: A Rivalry Renewed? The two most fascinating teams and stories in the NBA are going head-to-head.  |
Sports Central February 1, 2005 Daniel Collins |
New York Knixed As the New York Knicks embarked on the 2004-05 season, question marks surrounded the much beleaguered, yet improbable playoff team from a season ago.  |
Sports Central July 21, 2004 Phil Wohl |
Knicks: Championship Team or Pointless Dream? It's been over 30 years since the New York Knicks hoisted the NBA championship trophy.  |
Sports Illustrated April 6, 2000 Phil Taylor |
Amid NBA turmoil, Lakers remain calm Basketball Q&A: Shaq dominated Patrick Ewing... Vince Carter... No. 1 pick in the draft... Indiana Pacers... etc.  |
Sports Illustrated January 22, 2003 Ian Thomsen |
School of Hard Knocks The Pacers are learning fast thanks to the oft-criticized Isiah Thomas.  |
Sports Illustrated January 18, 2002 Jack McCallum |
Big Apple shakeup is inevitable Long-term solution for the Knicks?... David Stern's fining of Mark Cuban... Credit to Byron Scott for New Jersey Nets improvement... Kevin Garnett as MVP... etc.  |
Sports Illustrated April 6, 2001 Phil Taylor |
Staying put -- for now Kobe Bryant won't be dealt for a long time, if at all...  |
Sports Illustrated November 1, 2001 Jack McCallum |
There's Magic in the air Orlando looks like the class of the East...  |
Sports Illustrated February 16, 2001 Phil Taylor |
Mutombo is staying put -- for now Get rid of the 3-point line... Pacers... Minnesota Timberwolves... etc.  |
Sports Illustrated December 14, 2001 Jack McCallum |
If anyone's like Mike, it's Kobe Kobe is, in my opinion, the player who has a chance to get close to Jordan. (Notice I said close.) Bryant made incredible strides this year, both physically and mentally. He has a will to win, the ability to get off his shot whenever he wants to and he's a soon-to-be-great defender...  |
Sports Central February 3, 2012 Bill Hazell |
Another Case of the Starburys? While the Knicks remain potentially the same mess they have been for many years now, there appear to be short, simple ways to fix them.  |
Sports Central November 21, 2005 Joe Pietaro |
Are Knicks Headed for Divorce Court? Isiah Thomas. Stephon Marbury. Larry Brown. It may be early in the season, but the handwriting on the wall spells "rocky marriage" at the New York Knicks household.  |
Sports Central April 26, 2008 Jeffrey Boswell |
Sports Q&A: New Jobs For Isiah What type of job could Isiah Thomas do that wouldn't be detrimental to the Knicks organization?  |
Sports Central February 20, 2004 Derek Daggett |
What to Expect in Second-Half Five Bold Predictions" for the second-half of the NBA season.  |
Sports Central November 4, 2005 Jonathan Lowe |
Who Makes the NBA Playoffs in '06? Sure, everyone has a shot at the trophy now, but only 16 squads will continue the fight in April. So, you ask, who might those be?  |
Salon.com May 11, 2001 Lance Gould |
Charlie Ward's holy hoops quiz Time for Judaism's favorite point guard to brush up on his trivia. Feel free to play along -- even you stubborn Jews!  |
Sports Illustrated January 25, 2002 Jack McCallum |
Spurs and Jazz face similar problems What is happening to the Spurs? At the beginning of the season they seemed to be one of the best teams in the Western Conference, if not the best. Now, even though Tim Duncan is playing at an extremely high level, the rest of the squad seems unmotivated...  |
Sports Illustrated March 2, 2000 Phil Taylor |
Getting to the point NBA mailbag  |
Sports Illustrated May 7, 2003 Ian Thomsen |
Moving Man? After another first-round flameout, Jermaine O'Neal may leave Indiana.  |
AskMen.com Matt King |
Marbury's Meltdown Is Just the Beginning Basketball phenom Stephon Marbury has generously put his meltdown on a webcam for the entire world to see.  |
Sports Illustrated May 1, 2000 Phil Taylor |
Chat Reel: SI's Phil Taylor Butch Carter... Knicks in this year's playoffs?... stop Jalen Rose?... Are the Lakers beginning to fade... etc.  |
Sports Illustrated October 22, 2002 Jack McCallum |
Five questions to tip off the season Well, here we go again. The obvious question heading into the 2002-03 season is, of course, whether the Los Angeles Lakers will four-peat, a feat that hasn't been achieved since the Boston Celtics won eight championships in a row between 1958 and 1966. But there are many other questions.  |
Sports Illustrated February 8, 2002 Jack McCallum |
Second-half wind Some of the NBA's players need to get their act together...  |
Sports Illustrated October 22, 2002 Marty Burns |
Miller's mettle Clippers point guard Andre Miller is too busy for grudges.  |
Sports Central July 30, 2005 Seth Berkman |
Just Another New York Sideshow The buzz will be back for a while and the Knicks will win more games than they did last season. But those rafters will still be empty come next spring, and the spring after that, and the spring after that -- around the time when Coach Brown decides to ship off to his next NBA coaching destination.  |
Sports Illustrated October 26, 2000 Marty Burns |
NBA Power Rankings Here is how SI's Marty Burns ranks the teams entering the first week of the 2000-01 NBA season. This year's kickoff begins the same way last year's ended, with the Los Angeles Lakers and Portland Trail Blazers holding down the top two spots...  |
Sports Illustrated June 16, 2000 Phil Taylor |
Rumor and reality Everyone wants to know about trades and free agents. Some things are starting to take shape, but we'll have to wait until after July 1 to really distinguish between rumor and reality. In the meantime, there's no harm in talking about the possibilities....  |
Sports Illustrated June 7, 2000 |
Larry Legend After distinguishing himself as one of the league's alltime great players, Larry Bird returns to the NBA Finals on June 7 as head coach of the Indiana Pacers....  |
Sports Central April 26, 2006 Isaac Miller |
NBA 2005-06 Season in Review Top 10 Storylines of 2005-06... The MVP and other postseason awards... Playoff predictions... etc.  |
Sports Illustrated October 7, 2002 Jon Wertheim |
Setting the Pace Indiana hopes its rebuilding phase is over. While other franchises trying to rebuild have had to live amid rubble for years, the Pacers' renovation has been fairly painless.  |
Sports Illustrated April 21, 2000 Phil Taylor |
NBA Mailbag most improved player... Lionel Hollins getting fired and being replaced by Dick Versace... Knicks... etc.  |
Sports Illustrated November 9, 2001 Jack McCallum |
Expect Jordan to soar again I think he'll be one of the top five players in the league, bested only by the young studs Kobe Bryant, Allen Iverson, Vince Carter and maybe one or two others...  |