The Strickland Roast of The Strickland’s preseason Knicks roundtable
History gets what history deserves.
The Josh Hart trade: What it means for the Knicks
A move that brings clarity to the Knicks’ present-day and their future
The Strickland’s 2023 Knicks Trade Deadline Roundtable
Trade season is upon us, and for the New York Knicks, that means rumors and whispers abound. What players should they be interested in? Are there other players that make more sense? The Strickland staff weighs in.
Raptors 125, Knicks 116: I have questions
Early and late the Knicks offered no defense, while the game as a whole offered countless questions
A Tom Thibodeau Christmas Carol
Can visits from four ghosts convince the Knick coach to change his ways?
Grizzlies 127, Knicks 123: “Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn”
The Knicks hung in there against a very good Grizzlies team, but ultimately came up short.
Knicks 118, Jazz 111: “Not today.”
The Knicks came out inspired — whether for Tom Thibodeau’s sake, Julius Randle’s sake, or perhaps just their own sakes — and upset the Utah Jazz to start their five-game west coast swing.
Thunder 145, Knicks 135: Now that’s odd
Twenty-nine teams understand that 3 > 2. What Tom Thibodeau presupposes is . . . maybe it isn’t?
How They Drew It Up: Week 1
The Knicks had a competitive first week of the 2022-23 season, with a tight loss to the Grizzlies and a blowout win over the Pistons. Even so, there were good things, and plenty of bad as well. Drew Steele breaks down the week that was for the Knicks.
11 big questions for the 2022-23 New York Knicks season
The Knicks are facing a pivotal 2022-23 season, with a stable of young players looking to prove themselves and a heap of expectations to achieve something. How will they fare?
Grizzlies 115, Knicks 112 (OT): Thud — in a good way
Unlikely heroes abounded in Cam Reddish and Julius Randle as the Knicks staged an unlikely fake comeback vs. the Memphis Grizzlies in the first game of the 2022-23 season.
How They Drew It Up: Preseason 2022–23
Drew Steele examines intriguing plays from the Knicks 2022-23 preseason slate, including Obi dunks, IQ passes, and blunders aplenty.
Pacers 109, Knicks 100: The sky is not falling
The Knicks put up their first stinker of the preseason, blowing the game late to the Pacers on the road. But did the positives ultimately outweigh the negatives?
Knicks 131, Pacers 114: Looking ahead
Last Friday, an average preseason game yielded way to the Obi Toppin Show. What can be learned from the Knicks’ last preseason outing as they gear up to face the Pacers again tonight? And what questions will persist through the final two games of the preseason?
Can Cam Reddish find his ideal role with the Knicks in 2022-23?
A lottery pick in 2019, Cam Reddish’s future is as murky as ever heading into his final year of his rookie contract. Can he and the Knicks come to an understanding about his role in 2022-23 and get Cam’s career on track as he cruises towards restricted free agency?
The Reddish Club: Analyzing Cam Reddish’s reputation as a decision maker
Cam Reddish had a reputation as a bad shot taker follow him from Atlanta after being traded to the Knicks. Is the critique justified, or being overblown?
Fun with clusters: What K-means clusters can teach us about Knick comparisons
Playing the player comparison game is always fun, but what can a method called K-means clusters do to help make comparing Knicks to other players around the league more scientific?
What the 2014 Bobcats and 2015 Bucks can teach the 2022 Knicks
A year after a surprising No. 4 seed and playoff appearance, the Knicks find themselves staring down the draft lottery again. What lessons can the Knicks take from the Bucks and the Hornets, two teams that faced the same situation in the last 10 years?
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Knicks 116, Clippers 93: If not for those meddling kids
On the verge of another potential late-game collapse, the Knicks turned to their young players on the road, and a lineup featuring no players over the age of 23 guided New York to a huge road win in Los Angeles to snap a seven-game losing streak.
Suns 115, Knicks 114: For want
The Knicks lost their 17th game of their last 20 to the Suns, finding an impressive new way to lose to the top team in the West short their two best players.
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The differences in Karl-Anthony Towns and Julius Randle’s successes last night are why the Knicks traded for KAT