Derrick Rose

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NBA 2K13 Cover Released

The debate is over as to who should get the cover for the NBA 2K13 game. A year after Michael Jordan, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson all graced different covers, this years edition of the game includes…Read More

Carmelo Anthony: Where Melo Ranks Among Today’s NBA Superstars

Every sport has their superstars. Baseball has Derek Jeter and Albert Pujols. Football has Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, and Aaron Rodgers. Hockey has Sidney Crosby. When you think of the NBA and it’s…Read More

Playoff Push: Who’s the better opponent?

Throughout this roller-coaster of a regular season, the New York Knicks have gone through multiple identities. There was the “Trade ‘Melo” movement, Lin-sanity, the Woodson Era, and…Read More

Pregame Warmups: Knicks Take on Shorthanded Bulls

Tonight marks the first matchup between what was originally believed to be two of the top contenders in the Eastern Conference. That was the belief prior to the season anyway; since the season started…Read More

Chicago 103, New York 90

Box Score If basketball games were 24 minutes long, the Knicks would be feared. Nobody would want a piece of them—Carmelo, Amar’e, even Toney Douglas—come early May. But alas, the game isn’t…Read More

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Knicks Win… On The Road… To A Probable Playoff Team!

The Knicks defeated the Bulls last night, and two potential Bucket writers had things to say about it. …Read More

7 Reasons Team USA’s FIBA Victory Was So Impressive (& 2 Reasons It Wasn’t)

The reaction from many friends when I’ve mentioned the US won the World Championship Sunday has ranged…Read More

The Eastern Conference Playoff Picture

We already examined how much teams improved/regressed during the off-season, but now we’ll talk…Read More

3 Issues Facing Team USA In The World Championship

With the FIBA World Championship Tournament in Turkey now completing its third day, the US squad squeaked…Read More

How LeBron’s Thoughts Could Change If The Cavs Lose Now

LeBron James coming to New York has always been a slim possibility.  Well, unless the Yankees are playing,…Read More

Early 2010 Draft Projections

This is a guest post from my friend Shai.  He offers two caveats: 1. He doesn’t know foreign players…Read More

How To Root In The Playoffs As A Knicks Fan

It’s Fan Appreciation 101 to root for your team to win, but as anyone who’s taken higher…Read More

More LeBron Guessing Game Frenzies

Seems ESPN has launched ESPN NewYork.com today and decided to promote it by rehashing the ol’…Read More

What Free Agents Could Realistically Come To NYC This Summer? Part II

In Part I of this, I looked at what each team (that will have $) has to offer to this summer’s…Read More

What Free Agents Could Realistically Come To NYC This Summer? Part I

No, not just to visit, but to join the team.  This has been and will continue to be over-analyzed non-stop…Read More

Knicks’ New Approach Begins With A Whimper Not A Bang, Get Clobbered By Chicago Bulls

Word is that the Knicks’ have chosen to go in a new direction since they clearly no longer have…Read More

David Lee Makes Roster For USA National Team Pool

While Mr. Lee may not have made it to the All-Star game this weekend, he was announced yesterday at having…Read More