#Knicks may finally start Immanuel Quickley

#Knicks may finally start Immanuel Quickley

“#Knicks may finally start Immanuel Quickley” Will an Immanuel Quickley grow in Brooklyn? With their shorthanded status at point guard, Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau has not ruled out giving Quickley his first NBA start at the point Monday in Brooklyn over the failing Frank Ntilikina. The Nets boast two Hall of Fame playmakers in Kyrie…

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#Knicks’ Derrick Rose still out due to COVID protocols

#Knicks’ Derrick Rose still out due to COVID protocols

“#Knicks’ Derrick Rose still out due to COVID protocols” Derrick Rose could miss the Knicks’ four-game road trip, which starts the post-All-Star break schedule, because of undisclosed COVID-19 issues. Rose, who has missed the past two games after a test came up inconclusive in San Antonio on March 2, was not with the team in…

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#Knicks’ trade talk feat. Quentin Richardson

#Knicks’ trade talk feat. Quentin Richardson

“#Knicks’ trade talk feat. Quentin Richardson” Victor OladipoGetty Images The Knicks enter the second half of the season as the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference. If you said that before the season, people would laugh at you. With 35 games to go in this pandemic-shortened 72-game season, the Knicks have a very good chance…

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#How Leon Rose rebuilt the Knicks: An inside look

#How Leon Rose rebuilt the Knicks: An inside look

“#How Leon Rose rebuilt the Knicks: An inside look” It was time for the draft’s 23rd pick. The Knicks were on the clock. “We need Quickley, get Quickley,” William Wesley repeated, over and over and over and over. Wesley — the ubiquitous consultant/adviser/star-whisperer/power broker whose reputation has earned him the moniker “World Wide Wes” —…

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#The dark cloud hanging over Knicks’ strong start

#The dark cloud hanging over Knicks’ strong start

“#The dark cloud hanging over Knicks’ strong start” For the first time in a long while, some good energy is emanating from the arena above Penn Station. The Knicks had a fantastic February, in which they went 9-5 SU and 10-3-1 ATS and finished second in defense (106.7) and fourth in net rating (+4.8). They…

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#Tom Thibodeau keeps Austin Rivers stuck on the bench

#Tom Thibodeau keeps Austin Rivers stuck on the bench

“#Tom Thibodeau keeps Austin Rivers stuck on the bench” Combo guard Austin Rivers has crept even deeper into Tom Thibodeau’s doghouse. Even with their top two point guards, Derrick Rose (COVID-19 protocols) and Elfrid Payton (hamstring), missing Tuesday’s blowout 119-93 loss to the Spurs, Rivers was not placed back into the rotation and did not…

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