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If Carmelo Anthony leaves the New York Knicks organization this summer then it will be considered one of the biggest failures that the team has ever seen (and that's saying something).

For everythi

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The week leading up to the NBA Trade Deadline day, is chaotic to say the least. Everyone is getting traded or is on the block it's hard to tell what's real and what's  fake.

The New York Knick's have been rumored to be  trading Carmelo Anthony to the Bulls, Iman Shumpert  to Denver,Toronto and Atlanta all in the same day

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It could be Talor Battle of Bishop Maginn. Maybe it’s Rashaun Freeman or Mark Lyons of Schenectady.

It might be someone older, like Sam Perkins of Shaker, or Greg Koubek of Shenendehowa.

It could be Albany’s Lionel Chalmers, or maybe Columbia’s Craig Forth or Alex Zampier

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With the trade deadline less than 72 hours away, and the Knick's only 2 and a half games back from the 8th seed in the East is it time to make a trade.

Many are already trying to find out where Carmelo Anthony will be going next year

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The NBA All-Star Game is a joke.  It's an abomination.  It's un-watchable. It's unthinkable.  It is, as Charles Barkley might say, "turrible."

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The NBA All-Star game was everything expected and more with the Eastern Conference snapping a three game losing streak to the West with a final score of 163-155.

A game that saw Carmelo Anthony break the All-Star record with eight 3-pointers

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Listen here as Joe & Brix discuss which Buzzer Beater was better.

Was it Tyler Ennis with his 2 feet over half court jumper, who helped Syracuse stay undefeated (24-0) and remain No. 1 in college basketball?

Or was it LeBron "King" James with a last second fade-away to beat the Golden State Warriors going into All-Star break?

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In an interview with NBA TV's Steve Smith,  LeBron James announced his Mount Rushmore of NBA greats. The group included Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson and Oscar Robertson. Not much to argue than for many but in James mind it won't be like that for good

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Every year, I turn on the TV during the NBA Slam Dunk Contest.  For the last few, I've wondered if I'd stumbled across the wrong event or if they'd started letting fans participate.

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Usually I’m not big into trying to anoint young high school kids the “Next Big Thing,” but this kid is just ridiculous. Check out this video of Thon Maker, a 7-foot-1 high school sophomore who is already being lauded as one of the biggest NBA prospects of all time. This video is unbelievable. Look at this kid’s handle and ability to finish near the hoop. Team that with the shot blocking and outside range and its impossible for a basketball fan not to get excited about his future.

If I were an NBA GM I’d be busy at work formulating a multi-year tank strategy right about now. Or, if I ran the Knicks, I would just continue with business as usual.   

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I harken back to when my high school buddy, now a professional athlete, would throw his college recruiting letters in the back seat of his car to get stepped on.

If Michael Jordan would've done that with his recruiting letter from Dean Smith in 1980 then

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The New York Knicks are off to their worst start since the 2007-08 season (23-50) .

Coach Mike Woodson said in an interview on ESPN New York 98.7 FM's "The Stephen A. Smith and Ryan Ruocco Show

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