When Amar'e Stoudemire signed with New York last summer it was the first step toward what the team hoped would be championship contention.
Carmelo Anthony soon followed, and the team now has the start of a core which may be able to take them all the way.
Stoudemire boldly stated, "The Knicks are back."
And New York made the playoffs and brought true excitement to the Garden for the first time in years.
Balling to the Beastie Boys and "An Open Letter to NYC," take a look at Stoudemire's highlights from his first season in New York.
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Thursday, September 15, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
Coming Home: 'Melo, Diddy And Dirty Money
This is it!
Some things just grow on you.
I saw this video a few days ago and wasn't crazy about it. But after surfing the net for several days I ran back across it and was blown away.
The song is "Coming Home" by Diddy and Dirty Money.
And the basketball is Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks.
It was made before the playoffs, so Anthony's big games against Boston aren't on there.
But never have a song and a situation been so perfect for each other.
And the way it is all put together is a sight to behold.
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Some things just grow on you.
I saw this video a few days ago and wasn't crazy about it. But after surfing the net for several days I ran back across it and was blown away.
The song is "Coming Home" by Diddy and Dirty Money.
And the basketball is Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks.
It was made before the playoffs, so Anthony's big games against Boston aren't on there.
But never have a song and a situation been so perfect for each other.
And the way it is all put together is a sight to behold.
Comment or e-mail: thenbaoutsider@yahoo.com
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Sunday, May 22, 2011
Carmelo And Jay-Z: Empire State Of Mind
You wouldn't believe how hard it is to find a good highlight reel.
And for some reason, some players don't have anything out there while others have enough for themselves and five other guys.
Carmelo Anthony has quite a few, but they don't measure up in one way or another, so I'm still waiting for that perfect one.
You would think that with all of the filmmakers in New York that something more would be out there, but there isn't.
This is something to hold you over until that knockout mix comes.
It's a Carmelo Anthony reel to "Empire State of Mind" by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys.
It's a little short (under two minutes). That's my only problem with it.
The song has explicit lyrics.
Comment or e-mail: thenbaoutsider@yahoo.com
And for some reason, some players don't have anything out there while others have enough for themselves and five other guys.
Carmelo Anthony has quite a few, but they don't measure up in one way or another, so I'm still waiting for that perfect one.
You would think that with all of the filmmakers in New York that something more would be out there, but there isn't.
This is something to hold you over until that knockout mix comes.
It's a Carmelo Anthony reel to "Empire State of Mind" by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys.
It's a little short (under two minutes). That's my only problem with it.
The song has explicit lyrics.
Comment or e-mail: thenbaoutsider@yahoo.com
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Playoff Primer
Everything which happened during the regular season was nothing more than a setup to get us to this moment.
Now the fun begins. And there are a few things to point out, for starters.
The injuries to Arron Afflalo and Timofey Mozgov are really going to hurt Denver.
Denver's depth and low-post defense will be severely impacted in any games those two miss.
The worst coaches who made the playoffs are Larry Drew, Mike D'Antoni and Stan Van Gundy, with Frank Vogel coming dangerously close to joining that group.
The Atlanta and Orlando series will come down to which coach screws up his team less than the other.
Good luck with trying to figure that one out.
Is it now safe to say that New Orleans should have never traded Marcus Thornton, Jerryd Bayless and Peja Stojakovic?
And now that we've seen Thornton in Sacramento, Bayless in Toronto and Stojakovic in Dallas is it easier to understand how New Orleans got off to an 11-1 start?
And why they have struggled since?
Miami played its best game of the season against Boston this past Sunday.
They moved the ball like a championship team.
Finally, Boston better hope whatever is wrong with Rajon Rondo gets fixed before the playoffs start; or they might not make it out of the first round.
New York has the team in place to be very dangerous right now.
Ronny Turiaf, Shelden Williams and, to a lesser extent, Jared Jeffries give New York all the center they need.
They may not provide much offense, but when you have Carmelo Anthony, Amar'e Stoudemire and Chauncey Billups you don't need much offense from the center position.
All you need are some nice screens, some safe passes and an offensive rebound every now and then.
New York has the parts, but it is highly doubtful that Mike "small ball" D'Antoni will put them in the right positions to win.
I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if D'Antoni started Andy Rautins at center for the series.
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Now the fun begins. And there are a few things to point out, for starters.
The injuries to Arron Afflalo and Timofey Mozgov are really going to hurt Denver.
Denver's depth and low-post defense will be severely impacted in any games those two miss.
The worst coaches who made the playoffs are Larry Drew, Mike D'Antoni and Stan Van Gundy, with Frank Vogel coming dangerously close to joining that group.
The Atlanta and Orlando series will come down to which coach screws up his team less than the other.
Good luck with trying to figure that one out.
Is it now safe to say that New Orleans should have never traded Marcus Thornton, Jerryd Bayless and Peja Stojakovic?
And now that we've seen Thornton in Sacramento, Bayless in Toronto and Stojakovic in Dallas is it easier to understand how New Orleans got off to an 11-1 start?
And why they have struggled since?
Miami played its best game of the season against Boston this past Sunday.
They moved the ball like a championship team.
Finally, Boston better hope whatever is wrong with Rajon Rondo gets fixed before the playoffs start; or they might not make it out of the first round.
New York has the team in place to be very dangerous right now.
Ronny Turiaf, Shelden Williams and, to a lesser extent, Jared Jeffries give New York all the center they need.
They may not provide much offense, but when you have Carmelo Anthony, Amar'e Stoudemire and Chauncey Billups you don't need much offense from the center position.
All you need are some nice screens, some safe passes and an offensive rebound every now and then.
New York has the parts, but it is highly doubtful that Mike "small ball" D'Antoni will put them in the right positions to win.
I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if D'Antoni started Andy Rautins at center for the series.
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Instant Analysis: Anthony To The Big Apple
Isiah did it, baby!
No, I'm just kidding. My first reaction to this trade is that I'm glad it's over!
One week is about all of the emotional energy I have to spend on a trade rumor. And this Carmelo Anthony nonsense has been going on for about a year now.
As much as I tried to escape it and tune it out, I couldn't because every time I looked up someone was writing or talking about it; so I'm just really glad it's finally over!
I usually try to avoid snap judgments on moves like this because my initial reaction will always change one week later. But I'll go ahead and say something in the moment for a change.
A few days ago, when it started looking like the trade to New York was really going to happen, I started doing my due diligence. I went back and looked at film on Anthony, Amar'e Stoudemire, Anthony Randolph, Wilson Chandler, Danilo Gallinari and others and reviewed some stats.
Carmelo Anthony is really good.
Most people will say "duh" to that statement, but going all the way back to the 2003 draft, I've never been all that high on him compared to other stars in the league.
There was a brief time, at the start of the 2006-07 season, that he caught my attention and looked like the greatest player I had ever seen. Then he got suspended for sucker-punching Mardy Collins and never really got back to that level of play and hasn't been on my radar since.
But he has game.
My only criticisms of him are defensive. He loses track of his man from time to time when playing off the ball, and as Zach Lowe pointed out, his constant switching on defense can be described as somewhat lazy.
Other than that (and not addressing the shame of him not playing his entire career with the same team), what a steal!
To think that the Knicks gave up "too much" to get Carmelo Anthony is ludicrous.
Are you kidding me? Have you looked at this roster?
Without giving up Stoudemire, it would be impossible for New York to give up too much to get Anthony.
New York could have traded their entire roster other than Amar'e Stoudemire and invited people to walk in off the streets for open tryouts at Madison Square Garden to fill out the rest of the team, and they still wouldn't have given up too much to get Anthony.
This team is 28-26 and struggling to survive at the bottom half of the Eastern Conference playoff race. The rest of their roster and $6 might get you a good cup of coffee at Starbucks.
Looking at their potential starting lineup now, I love it: Chauncey Billups, Landry Fields, Anthony, Stoudemire and Ronny Turiaf.
Fields and Turiaf are key because they are hustle players who don't demand shots. Those qualities will go a long way with this group.
The potential issues, like coachability and chemistry between the two stars, will be addressed at a later time.
For now, this looks like a huge win for New York and the NBA and a huge loss for Denver and other second cities around the league.
Like Michael Douglas famously said in Wall Street, "Greed is good!"
The league has clearly gotten greedy here. It's no longer enough to have some of its big-market teams on the map; they want all of them on point and all at the same time.
They see the TV ratings and the media attention and the attendance when the "Heatles" go on the road, and they want more!
More! More! More!
Minnesota is another winner in this deal. I was high on Corey Brewer at one point, but getting rid of Brewer and his costly gambling on defense is addition by subtraction, and Anthony Randolph looks like possibly the best player leaving the Big Apple to me.
But keep in mind that I may feel differently 10 days from now.
Comment or e-mail: thenbaoutsider@yahoo.com
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No, I'm just kidding. My first reaction to this trade is that I'm glad it's over!
One week is about all of the emotional energy I have to spend on a trade rumor. And this Carmelo Anthony nonsense has been going on for about a year now.
As much as I tried to escape it and tune it out, I couldn't because every time I looked up someone was writing or talking about it; so I'm just really glad it's finally over!
I usually try to avoid snap judgments on moves like this because my initial reaction will always change one week later. But I'll go ahead and say something in the moment for a change.
A few days ago, when it started looking like the trade to New York was really going to happen, I started doing my due diligence. I went back and looked at film on Anthony, Amar'e Stoudemire, Anthony Randolph, Wilson Chandler, Danilo Gallinari and others and reviewed some stats.
Carmelo Anthony is really good.
Most people will say "duh" to that statement, but going all the way back to the 2003 draft, I've never been all that high on him compared to other stars in the league.
There was a brief time, at the start of the 2006-07 season, that he caught my attention and looked like the greatest player I had ever seen. Then he got suspended for sucker-punching Mardy Collins and never really got back to that level of play and hasn't been on my radar since.
But he has game.
My only criticisms of him are defensive. He loses track of his man from time to time when playing off the ball, and as Zach Lowe pointed out, his constant switching on defense can be described as somewhat lazy.
Other than that (and not addressing the shame of him not playing his entire career with the same team), what a steal!
To think that the Knicks gave up "too much" to get Carmelo Anthony is ludicrous.
Are you kidding me? Have you looked at this roster?
Without giving up Stoudemire, it would be impossible for New York to give up too much to get Anthony.
New York could have traded their entire roster other than Amar'e Stoudemire and invited people to walk in off the streets for open tryouts at Madison Square Garden to fill out the rest of the team, and they still wouldn't have given up too much to get Anthony.
This team is 28-26 and struggling to survive at the bottom half of the Eastern Conference playoff race. The rest of their roster and $6 might get you a good cup of coffee at Starbucks.
Looking at their potential starting lineup now, I love it: Chauncey Billups, Landry Fields, Anthony, Stoudemire and Ronny Turiaf.
Fields and Turiaf are key because they are hustle players who don't demand shots. Those qualities will go a long way with this group.
The potential issues, like coachability and chemistry between the two stars, will be addressed at a later time.
For now, this looks like a huge win for New York and the NBA and a huge loss for Denver and other second cities around the league.
Like Michael Douglas famously said in Wall Street, "Greed is good!"
The league has clearly gotten greedy here. It's no longer enough to have some of its big-market teams on the map; they want all of them on point and all at the same time.
They see the TV ratings and the media attention and the attendance when the "Heatles" go on the road, and they want more!
More! More! More!
Minnesota is another winner in this deal. I was high on Corey Brewer at one point, but getting rid of Brewer and his costly gambling on defense is addition by subtraction, and Anthony Randolph looks like possibly the best player leaving the Big Apple to me.
But keep in mind that I may feel differently 10 days from now.
Comment or e-mail: thenbaoutsider@yahoo.com
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Sunday, July 18, 2010
Scottie Pippen: Ultimate Defender
There are two great videos on the internet showcasing Scottie Pippen and his "ultimate" defense.
They are called Scottie Pippen: Ultimate Defender and Scottie Pippen: Ultimate Defender II.
Watching these videos is a mind-blowing experience. We all know Scottie Pippen was great, but his defensive highlights reveal that he was even greater than first thought.
By the end of the Bulls' second three-peat people were saying that Scottie Pippen might be the second-best player in the NBA. Looking at these videos makes it hard to argue against it.
Pippen literally puts on a defensive clinic from start to finish, and these videos alone could be used to teach basketball players how to play defense.
All you have to do is show the videos and say, "Play like this!"
Pippen displays every characteristic--intelligence, toughness, tenacity, intensity, focus, competitiveness, resilience, versatility, conditioning, footwork, skill, everything!--which a coach would want in a player in any sport.
It is well known that Scottie Pippen was a great defender, but seeing all of these defensive highlights back-to-back on one reel brings a different level of understanding ... WOW!
Scottie Pippen has never gotten his due for how great he actually was.
A lot of it has to do with the offensive bias in judging greatness, but these videos show that great defensive play is just as important as great offensive play when it comes to impacting basketball games.
It is crazy how disruptive he was and how he completely dismantled everything which the opposing team's offense tried to put together, and I mean everything!
Guarding every position on the floor, from point guard to center, he was simply a menace.
While we're at it, lets look at one of Scottie Pippen's finest moments, his performance in Game 6 of the 1993 Eastern Conference finals against the New York Knicks.
And for a real trip down memory lane, here are some Bulls highlights from the Game 5 classic against the Knicks in 1993, including Pippen's multiple rejections against Charles Smith to save the game in the final seconds.
Also of note from Game 5, check out Doc Rivers daydreaming and ball-watching (5:13) as Scottie Pippen sneaks up from behind him and sets a screen on him which gets Rivers' man BJ Armstrong open for the game-winning three-pointer.
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They are called Scottie Pippen: Ultimate Defender and Scottie Pippen: Ultimate Defender II.
Watching these videos is a mind-blowing experience. We all know Scottie Pippen was great, but his defensive highlights reveal that he was even greater than first thought.
By the end of the Bulls' second three-peat people were saying that Scottie Pippen might be the second-best player in the NBA. Looking at these videos makes it hard to argue against it.
Pippen literally puts on a defensive clinic from start to finish, and these videos alone could be used to teach basketball players how to play defense.
All you have to do is show the videos and say, "Play like this!"
Pippen displays every characteristic--intelligence, toughness, tenacity, intensity, focus, competitiveness, resilience, versatility, conditioning, footwork, skill, everything!--which a coach would want in a player in any sport.
It is well known that Scottie Pippen was a great defender, but seeing all of these defensive highlights back-to-back on one reel brings a different level of understanding ... WOW!
Scottie Pippen has never gotten his due for how great he actually was.
A lot of it has to do with the offensive bias in judging greatness, but these videos show that great defensive play is just as important as great offensive play when it comes to impacting basketball games.
It is crazy how disruptive he was and how he completely dismantled everything which the opposing team's offense tried to put together, and I mean everything!
Guarding every position on the floor, from point guard to center, he was simply a menace.
While we're at it, lets look at one of Scottie Pippen's finest moments, his performance in Game 6 of the 1993 Eastern Conference finals against the New York Knicks.
And for a real trip down memory lane, here are some Bulls highlights from the Game 5 classic against the Knicks in 1993, including Pippen's multiple rejections against Charles Smith to save the game in the final seconds.
Also of note from Game 5, check out Doc Rivers daydreaming and ball-watching (5:13) as Scottie Pippen sneaks up from behind him and sets a screen on him which gets Rivers' man BJ Armstrong open for the game-winning three-pointer.
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