By: Dylan Horgan The New York Knicks’ Power Forward situation is shaping up to be a little strange in the coming 2018-2019 season. Despite Porzingis’ self-described lizard healing powers, he’s likely to miss at least the beginning of the season, still recovering from the torn ACL. The Knicks will have to be particularly crafty trying to fill the void left by the rising Latvian star, as there’s a dearth of traditional 4’s on the roster. Perhaps it’s all by design, since Coach Fizdale is said to embrace the modern, quasi-positionless brand of basketball that has left so many old-school power forwards out in the cold. However, I’d wager that when the Blake Griffins and Julius Randles of the league stomp...
By: Matt Brooks At the conclusion of the 2018–2019 season, it will have been 20 years since the New York Knicks made their unprecedented run to the NBA Finals as an 8-seed. The 1999 Knicks were the ultimate underdog story — a team that advanced to the promise-land without their Hall of Fame center, Patrick Ewing. Let’s be honest for a second. Since that joyous 1999 season, there hasn’t been a whole lot to cheer for in New York. Some of these lows included the regime of Isiah Thomas, who became best known for his disgusting sexual harassment charges as well as the truly awful contracts he dished out (6 years $100 million for Allan Houston *barfs*, 5 years $30 million for...
With all of the hype surrounding Kevin Knox and Mitchell Robinson the last few weeks, it’s easy to forget about the Knicks’ most quietly interesting prospect: Frank Ntilikina. “Interesting”, of course, is different than “best”. While Frank probably doesn’t have Knox’s cold-blooded scoring instincts or Porzingis’ potential for two-way dominance, he has always fascinated me as a versatile talent still searching for his ideal role. Is he a point guard? Is he a shooting guard?
Knicks sophomore Frank Ntilikina hails from France and apparently his last name is a little difficult for Knicks fans to spell. Knicks OmniFan hit the streets by the mecca, Madison Square Garden to see if there are any Knicks fans destined to be spelling bee champions :-)
