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A former NBA player, Isiah Thomas is now coach and general manager of the New York Knicks.
A former NBA player, Isiah Thomas is now coach and general manager of the New York Knicks.
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Lindsey Hunter embraces mentoring role with Bulls
Tribune reporterDuring Lindsey Hunter's rookie season with the 1993-94 Pistons, he practiced against Joe Dumars and Isiah Thomas every day and, initially, avoided Bill Laimbeer because he seemed so unapproachable. "But Bill sought me out to give me pointers about the...Tags: Lindsey Hunter, Chicago Bulls, Luol Deng, Drew Gooden, Vinny Del Negro
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Sir Charles Barkley is a media addiction
WatchdogAccessible, quotable and therefore irresistible, Charles Barkley long has been a go-to opinion-spouter not only for TNT, his primary employer, but for rival networks such as ESPN, premium channels such as HBO, radio shows such as Dan Patrick???s, blogs...Tags: ESPN
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Knicks soon expect taste of Curry
barbara.barker@newsday.comEddy Curry to the rescue? A day after a deflating last-second loss to Indiana, the Knicks got a rare piece of good news yesterday when their 6-11, 300-pound center hopped off his exercise bike and joined his teammates in a full practice. Fans shouldn'...Tags: Zach Randolph, Madison Square Garden, New York Knicks, National Basketball Association, Tim Thomas
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WATCHDOG: THE BEST OF NEIL BEST
neil.best@newsday.comEli, Peyton Manning will have family reunion in Tampa New York-related sports media predictions for 2009: 1. Eli and Peyton Manning will face one another in Super Bowl XLIII, drawing in even more casual fans than usual and lifting the average...Tags: Defense, Vin Scully, New York Mets, Multi-Sport Events, Dancing With the Stars (tv program)
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How will New York coaches/managers fare in 2009?
neil.best@newsday.comSure, he already was past traditional retirement age, and clearly, his success in the Bronx had much to do with having the best talent money could buy. Remember those ho-hum earlier stops in the National League in New York and with the Braves? The fact...Tags: Field Hockey, Joe Torre, New York Mets, Basketball, Casey Stengel
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Chandler, Duhon help end Knicks' 6-game slide
alan.hahn@newsday.comThe Knicks closed out the calendar year by finally closing out a game and, with a 93-89 win over the Bobcats at Time Warner Cable Arena, they also closed out a six-game losing streak. Chris Duhon, who hit two clutch free throws with 25.5 seconds left...Tags: Madison Square Garden, Chicago Bulls, Chicago, Quentin Richardson, Orlando
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Harrington out of starting lineup as losses mount
alan.hahn@newsday.comAl Harrington didn't need a conversation with Mike D'Antoni to understand why he was pulled from the starting lineup for yesterday's 117-110 loss to the Denver Nuggets at the Garden. "I think, without even having to talk to him," Harrington said, "we...Tags: Quentin Richardson, New York Knicks, Denver Nuggets, Al Harrington, Tim Thomas
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ALAN HAHN'S NBA HOT SHOTS
alan.hahn@newsday.comEuropean Secession? So much for all of the premature hype about European teams luring NBA stars overseas with bloated contracts. Though middling talent Josh Childress is living large and loving life in Greece, a few other players who left the NBA last...Tags: Contracts, New Jersey Nets, Basketball, Ice Cube, Zach Randolph
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Look back, look ahead: Musings on 2008, what might be ahead for 2009
jim.baumbach@newsday.comThe best NY sports feuds of 2008 HAL VS. HANK: In the battle for Steinbrenner supremacy, the younger and more polished Hal wins out. NOLAN VS. SNOW: All that mattered in this one-sided feud was that Snow had Charles Wang's ear. MARBURY VS. KNICKS:...Tags: Plaxico Burress, New York Mets, Hank Steinbrenner, Multi-Sport Events, Charles Wang
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Who's the best manager in New York?
anthony.rieber@newsday.comLast year, two days before Christmas, we asked a simple question: With Joe Torre gone, who is the best coach / manager in New York? It seems hard to recall now, but at that point the Giants had not won the Super Bowl. In fact, they hadn't even clinched a...Tags: Super Bowl, Joe Torre, New York Mets, Multi-Sport Events, New York Jets
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Bulls' emphasis on offense a survival tactic
Tribune reporterBack in the rough-and-tumble days of the Bad Boy Pistons and the Michael Jordan-led Bulls, what Ben Gordon mentioned casually and innocently Monday would have curled Bill Laimbeer's lip and perhaps brought a forearm shiver from Isiah Thomas. "Even though...Tags: Chicago Bulls, Drew Gooden, Detroit, Mehmet Okur, Ben Gordon
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Add Mt. Carmel's Tracy Abrams to Illinois' list of early recruits
Tribune reporterContinuing a recent policy of early recruiting, Illinois coach Bruce Weber secured an oral commitment Thursday from Mt. Carmel sophomore point guard Tracy Abrams. "I really liked Illinois, so I didn't want to stall it," Abrams said. "I didn't want...Tags: Sam Thompson, Basketball, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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