Knicks Blog | ESPN New York Iman Shumpert called the Knicks' season a failure earlier this week. Head coach Mike Woodson disagrees. He offered a very different definition of the Knicks' season on Tuesday. "Based on where we started and how we assembled our team, this was to me a wonderful season," Woodson said. "It was a major step in the right direction, to win our division, to secure the second seed, when people didn't think we could do none of those things. "Some of our goals were met, so all wasn't bad.
11 hours agoKnicks Blog | ESPN New York So how do you see this Knicks' roster unfolding this summer? In the annual "Take 'Em or Trash 'Em" voting, Jason Kidd and Amar'e Stoudemire got the boot. Kidd didn't score in 208 straight minutes in the playoffs, and Stoudemire is due $21.68 million next season -- the highest on the team's payroll -- without even a guarantee from Mike Woodson that he'll start. However, fans stood behind J.R. Smith and Tyson Chandler, even though they were basically no-shows in the Pacers series.
12 hours agoNew York Post Knicks general manager Glen Grunwald thought Mike Woodson should have won Coach of the Year this season. So he is hardly listening to fan and media complaints that Woodson had a bad playoff. Woodson, 55, finished third in the Coach of the Year voting, won 54 games, the Atlantic Division...
15 hours agoKnicks Blog | New York Post Knicks rookie point guard Pablo Prigioni said on Argentine radio today his preference is to remain in the NBA next season and no longer harbors a desire to return to the Spanish League. “If I can choose, I prefer to play in the United States and stay in the NBA,’’ Prigioni said on Argentine radio. Prigioni, 35, denied on radio his wife wants him to return to the Spanish League next season and claims she likes New York, according to the Argentine newspaper, Ole. Prigioni told The Post in January he was mulling whether to return to the Spanish League or stay in the NBA. Prigioni brought over h...
9 hours agoNew York Post If The Knicks were a blackjack hand, they’d be an 18. It’s a good hand, not a great hand. No matter what the dealer was showing, you’d get a chorus of groans if you decided to hit on it. The dealer would make sure you were serious...
15 hours agoNew York Post It’s risky business, but Knicks general manager Glen Grunwald said Tuesday the major core of the roster will be back next season as the franchise banks on Amar’e Stoudemire’s knees and J.R. Smith’s head healing. Grunwald confirmed the Knicks are unable to do a sign-and-trade...
15 hours agoNew York Post Knicks general manager Glen Grunwald said Jason Kidd gave him no indication he was retiring during their exit interview Monday. “We had a great meeting with Jason,’’ Grunwald said. “He was a big part of our success and we look forward to having him back next year.’’ Asked if Kidd...
15 hours agoNew York Daily News The search for the No. 2 star to pair with Carmelo Anthony is not leading the Knicks to Los Angeles, as much as Chris Paul would be Anthony’s perfect wing man. Instead of landing a star talent like Paul, a free agent this summer who once toasted an Anthony-Paul-Amar’e Stoudemire alliance at the Garden, the Knicks will have to set their sights considerably lower.
15 hours agoKnicks Blog | ESPN New York GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Memo to Knicks fans day-dreaming about Chris Paul playing in an orange and blue uniform next season: general manager Glen Grunwald doesn't expect to make any major changes to the roster this summer. "In general, it's best to maintain continuity, familiarity," Grunwald said Tuesday on ESPN New York 98.7 FM's "The Stephen A. Smith & Ryan Ruocco Show." "I don't foresee substantial changes to our roster." Listen to the complete interview: The Knicks don't have much roster flexibility this summer.
May 21, 2013Newsday Three years after being tabbed by the Knicks as the foundation of the franchise's rebuild, Amar'e Stoudemire could enter next season as a reserve who plays restricted minutes.
May 21, 2013Knicks Blog | ESPN New York James White's agent, William McCandless, told ESPNNewYork.com Tuesday that the small forward will "unlikely" return to the Knicks for the 2013-14 season. White has a team option for around $1 million next season that the Knicks have to decide on by June 30. If they decline, White will become an unrestricted free agent. McCandless said White values playing time, which happened sporadically for him in New York. He started 16 games in the regular season and averaged 7.
May 21, 2013Newsday Glen Grunwald said he would be creative with his moves in an effort to improve the Knicks' chances of winning a championship. But the Knicks general manager added the core likely would stay together.
May 21, 2013Knicks Blog | ESPN New York GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Bad news for any Knicks fans hoping Jason Kidd would retire: both GM Glen Grunwald and coach Mike Woodson said they expect Kidd to return next season. "We had a great meeting with Jason yesterday. We hope he's going to be back and from his comments to us we expect him to be back next year and he'll be a big contributor to the team like he was this year," Grunwald said on ESPN New York 98.7 FM on Tuesday after meeting with Kidd.
May 21, 2013Knicks Blog | ESPN New York Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim remains a big fan of the superstar NBA player who led his Orange to the 2003 national title, and still follows Carmelo Anthony closely. But after Anthony's latest ouster from the playoffs, Boeheim is convinced the forward will continue to fall short of a championship if the New York Knicks maintain the core of their current lineup. "Not on that team," Boeheim told the Syracuse Post-Standard over the weekend. "He did what he can do.
May 21, 2013Newsday New York Knicks head coach Mike Woodson and General Manager/VP of Basketball Operations Glen Grunwald remind fans to keep the faith for the future after what was in their opinion a very successful season despite their elimination in the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals against the Indiana Pacers. Videojournalist: Patrick McCarthy (May 21, 2013))
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