104.5 THE TEAM - ESPN RADIO » NY Knicks http://1045theteam.com Sat, 18 May 2013 18:24:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 How The Knicks Can Still Beat Indiana http://1045theteam.com/how-the-knicks-can-still-beat-indiana/ http://1045theteam.com/how-the-knicks-can-still-beat-indiana/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 14:48:58 +0000 Mike Lindsley http://1045theteam.com/?p=162757 This Knicks team is something, isn't it?  World-beaters one day, awful the next, good offense one day, never played basketball the next.  Game 5 was just ONE GAME, but New York won and it had to to stay alive.  The task at hand for the Knicks is still a large one, with the Pacers holding a 3-2 advantage going back home looking to close things out.  How can the Knicks win two more and become the ninth team in NBA history to overcome a 3-1 deficit?  Here are five answers.  

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/how-the-knicks-can-still-beat-indiana/feed/ 0 Getty Images NBA Playoff Question. Has Nate Robinson Earned More Money Then JR Smith Has Lost http://1045theteam.com/nba-playoff-question-has-nate-robinson-earned-more-money-then-jr-smith-has-lost/ http://1045theteam.com/nba-playoff-question-has-nate-robinson-earned-more-money-then-jr-smith-has-lost/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 03:46:38 +0000 Bruce Jacobs http://1045theteam.com/?p=162438 2 free agents. 2 guards. Similar strengths. Vast differences. Well traveled. Seen as spark plugs and yet enigma's as well. I am speaking of Knicks guard J.R. Smith and Bulls guard Nate Robinson.

Coming into the playoffs it was Smith whose value was on the high considering he was the 6th man of the year and seemingly had finally grown up

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/nba-playoff-question-has-nate-robinson-earned-more-money-then-jr-smith-has-lost/feed/ 0 Getty Images Carmelo Anthony's High School Basketball Coach Joins The Team http://1045theteam.com/carmelo-anthonys-high-school-basketball-coach-joins-the-team/ http://1045theteam.com/carmelo-anthonys-high-school-basketball-coach-joins-the-team/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 14:54:44 +0000 Mike Lindsley http://1045theteam.com/?p=162207 Legendary Oak Hill Academy head basketball coach Steve Smith came on 104.5 The Team ESPN Radio (May 15) with Mike Lindsley to talk about his former player Carmelo Anthony, the Knicks and more.  Have a listen here:

]]> http://1045theteam.com/carmelo-anthonys-high-school-basketball-coach-joins-the-team/feed/ 0 Getty Images The Knicks Lose Again-Down To Desperation-Bruce's Thought Of The Day http://1045theteam.com/the-knicks-lose-again-down-to-desperation-bruces-thought-of-the-day/ http://1045theteam.com/the-knicks-lose-again-down-to-desperation-bruces-thought-of-the-day/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 14:45:09 +0000 Bruce Jacobs http://1045theteam.com/?p=162196 I must admit I am surprised how poorly the Knicks have played the last 2 games vs the Indiana Pacers. Thanks to 2 lousy performances the Knicks find themselves in the worst position of all. 1 more loss means the season is over and the summer and questions begin

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/the-knicks-lose-again-down-to-desperation-bruces-thought-of-the-day/feed/ 0 Getty Images Who's Most To Blame For The Knicks' Postseason Failures [POLL] http://1045theteam.com/whos-most-to-blame-for-the-knicks-postseason-failures-poll/ http://1045theteam.com/whos-most-to-blame-for-the-knicks-postseason-failures-poll/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 14:39:44 +0000 Mike Lindsley http://1045theteam.com/?p=162201 The Knicks are one loss from the off-season.  They have been slugged and beaten down by a faster, better, stronger, bigger, younger, more aggressive and offensive Pacers outfit.  Who is most to blame for the Knicks being down 3-1 and the team's eventual exit (unless something crazy happens) from the 2013 NBA Playoffs?  Vote here:

]]> http://1045theteam.com/whos-most-to-blame-for-the-knicks-postseason-failures-poll/feed/ 0 Getty Images The Knicks Get A Boost With The Return Of Amar'e Stoudemire http://1045theteam.com/the-knicks-get-a-boost-with-the-return-of-amare-stoudemire/ http://1045theteam.com/the-knicks-get-a-boost-with-the-return-of-amare-stoudemire/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 12:37:15 +0000 Bruce Jacobs http://1045theteam.com/?p=161566 With Knicks head coach Mike Woodson claiming he will cut back on minutes played by J.R. Smith should he not shake his shooting woes, the Knicks expect to get back, in limited fashion they say forward Amare Stoudemire who has been out since surgery on his knee on March 7th

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/the-knicks-get-a-boost-with-the-return-of-amare-stoudemire/feed/ 0 Getty Images Thursday's Playoff Menu http://1045theteam.com/thursdays-playoff-menu/ http://1045theteam.com/thursdays-playoff-menu/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 19:34:59 +0000 Bruce Jacobs http://1045theteam.com/?p=161448 For some reason-read that as TV makes the schedules, there are no NBA playoff games for the 1st time since the post season began. The Knicks-Pacers series as well as the Grizzlies-Thunder series in fact takes off until Saturday when the venues change

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/thursdays-playoff-menu/feed/ 0 Getty Images How Many NBA Titles Will Carmelo Anthony Win [POLL] http://1045theteam.com/how-many-nba-titles-will-carmelo-anthony-win-poll/ http://1045theteam.com/how-many-nba-titles-will-carmelo-anthony-win-poll/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 18:55:12 +0000 Mike Lindsley http://1045theteam.com/?p=161440 It is tough to win in New York, but Carmelo Anthony wanted this when he demanded out of Denver.  He understands he is the one they blame or credit for failure or success in terms of the Knicks franchise

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/how-many-nba-titles-will-carmelo-anthony-win-poll/feed/ 0 Getty Images Will The Knicks Championship Hopes Be Derailed By Rihanna http://1045theteam.com/will-the-knicks-championship-hopes-be-derailed-by-rihanna/ http://1045theteam.com/will-the-knicks-championship-hopes-be-derailed-by-rihanna/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 17:28:59 +0000 Bruce Jacobs http://1045theteam.com/?p=161416 Many of us Knick fans have hopes, long shot that it may be, that a title is coming to New York courtesy of the NY Knicks. However the chances of that get slimmer with every 3 for 17 shooting performance by J

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/will-the-knicks-championship-hopes-be-derailed-by-rihanna/feed/ 0 Getty Images No Tricks to Knicks' Success http://1045theteam.com/no-tricks-to-knicks-success/ http://1045theteam.com/no-tricks-to-knicks-success/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 14:19:36 +0000 Mike Lindsley http://1045theteam.com/?p=161073 Every game is different in sports at any level, during any regular season and during any playoff series in any sport.  But with the Knicks, we learned during Game 2 vs. the Pacers that this really shouldn't be that hard.  Just go with the right game plan and the games won't actually be THAT different, and New York beats most teams in the NBA.  And pretty easily.

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/how-will-pacers-knicks-end-up/feed/ 0 Getty Images The Nets Waste No Time Pursuing Phil Jackson http://1045theteam.com/the-nets-waste-no-time-pursuing-phil-jackson/ http://1045theteam.com/the-nets-waste-no-time-pursuing-phil-jackson/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 16:40:20 +0000 Bruce Jacobs http://1045theteam.com/?p=160969 If you are P.J. Carlesimo you can't feel all bad if his former team lands Phil Jackson can you? I mean replaced by the all time winningest coach in basketball history if Jackson takes the Nets millions

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/the-nets-waste-no-time-pursuing-phil-jackson/feed/ 0 Getty Images NHL And NBA Combine For Remarkable Night Of Playoff Action – Bruce's Thought Of The Day http://1045theteam.com/a-remarkable-night-for-all-playoff-fans-bruces-thought-of-the-day/ http://1045theteam.com/a-remarkable-night-for-all-playoff-fans-bruces-thought-of-the-day/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 13:55:25 +0000 Bruce Jacobs http://1045theteam.com/?p=160895 No matter if you like the hoop better then the puck, or visa versa, Monday night left you a satisfied fan, unless of course you root for the Miami Heat, Golden State Warriors, St.Louis Blues, Washington Capitals, Anaheim Ducks, or Toronto Maple Leafs

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/a-remarkable-night-for-all-playoff-fans-bruces-thought-of-the-day/feed/ 0 Getty Images Knicks Need Toughness and Effort To Best Pacers http://1045theteam.com/knicks-need-toughness-and-effort-to-best-pacers/ http://1045theteam.com/knicks-need-toughness-and-effort-to-best-pacers/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 16:04:44 +0000 Mike Lindsley http://1045theteam.com/?p=160714 That old team without a point guard that hung around for just long enough to make us think they could beat the Knicks is gone.  That team was the Boston Celtics.  On to Round 2.  On to a different world for the New York Knicks.

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/knicks-need-toughness-and-effort-to-best-pacers/feed/ 0 Getty Images 2013 NBA Playoffs Recap: New York Knicks Hold Off Boston Celtics, 88-80, To Advance To Second Round http://1045theteam.com/2013-nba-playoffs-recap-new-york-knicks-hold-off-boston-celtics-88-80-to-advance-to-second-round/ http://1045theteam.com/2013-nba-playoffs-recap-new-york-knicks-hold-off-boston-celtics-88-80-to-advance-to-second-round/#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 02:32:29 +0000 Joe Student http://guyspeed.com/?p=130976 Carmelo Anthony scored 21 points, and the New York Knicks beat the Boston Celtics, 88-80, in Boston on Friday night to win Game 6 and take the first-round, best-of-seven NBA playoff series, four games to two

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/2013-nba-playoffs-recap-new-york-knicks-hold-off-boston-celtics-88-80-to-advance-to-second-round/feed/ 0 Jim Rogash, Getty Images Time For The Knicks To Shut Up And Play The Game http://1045theteam.com/time-for-the-knicks-to-shut-up-and-play-the-game/ http://1045theteam.com/time-for-the-knicks-to-shut-up-and-play-the-game/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 12:35:33 +0000 Bruce Jacobs http://1045theteam.com/?p=160118 Oh I sensed it going into yesterdays show ( Game On with Bruce Jacobs- 4-7 P.M. 1045 ESPN Radio) that the Knicks, many fans, and even much of the media had the Celtics buried and the Knicks moving onto round 2 of the eastern conference playoffs

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/how-will-knicks-celtics-end/feed/ 0 Getty Images The Celtics Set A New Franchise Low-Lose Game 2 To The New York Knicks http://1045theteam.com/the-celtics-set-a-new-franchise-low-lose-game-2-to-the-new-york-knicks/ http://1045theteam.com/the-celtics-set-a-new-franchise-low-lose-game-2-to-the-new-york-knicks/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:21:12 +0000 Bruce Jacobs http://1045theteam.com/?p=158367 If you scoffed at the Celtics struggles in the 2nd half of game 1, well game 2 will give you plenty more material to critique them on.

The Celts scored only 25 points in the 2nd half of game 1, lost a half time lead, and the game

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/the-celtics-set-a-new-franchise-low-lose-game-2-to-the-new-york-knicks/feed/ 0 Getty Images Knicks-Nets Open Playoffs With Impressive Wins http://1045theteam.com/knicks-nets-open-playoffs-with-impressive-wins/ http://1045theteam.com/knicks-nets-open-playoffs-with-impressive-wins/#comments Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:04:48 +0000 Bruce Jacobs http://1045theteam.com/?p=157759 Let's start right where the playoffs started, at a sold out, noisy, and ready Madison Square Garden where the New York Knicks look to take out 13 years of playoff failure against 1 of their arch rivals, the Boston Celtics

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/knicks-nets-open-playoffs-with-impressive-wins/feed/ 0 Getty Images Celtics-Knicks Will Be A Physical Grudge Match http://1045theteam.com/celtics-knicks-will-be-a-physical-grudge-match/ http://1045theteam.com/celtics-knicks-will-be-a-physical-grudge-match/#comments Sat, 20 Apr 2013 23:05:17 +0000 Mike Lindsley http://1045theteam.com/?p=157739 The Knicks took game one 85-78.  But what did we already learn about this series?  That every player, not just Carmelo Anthony, is going to have to earn their points at both ends of the floor.  The playoffs are different.  Good defenses are aplenty.  It is like facing big time starting pitching in baseball's October.  

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