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New Yorker Article on the Knicks

Elster88 Apr 08 2008 04:26 PM

[url=http://nymag.com/news/sports/45787/]Link[/url] courtesy of the Sports Guy. I've never been a big believer in "chemistry", but in a sport like basketball it makes sense when described this way. I am now a huge fan of the phrase "jock argot". ]Before injury and melodrama intervened, the Knicks were starting five stone scorers this season—five players who saw each shot as rightfully their own. The result, Berri noted, was that you had “four guys pissed off on every possession” and disinclined to do the little things—like setting a good screen or moving without the ball—that help an offense flow. In jock argot, this is known as lousy chemistry. Lots of nuggets of gold in there: ]The Phoenix Suns’ Leandro Barbosa was distraught when a prankster said they had traded for him. “My heart was hurting,” the Brazilian said. “I went a little crazy.” I also like the section on the Houston scouting report. A long article and the author might be a little full of himself (is that par for the course for a New Yorker article?) but a great read for a Knick fan who enjoys self-flagellation (sp?) and wants to hate his life.

Valadius Apr 08 2008 04:45 PM

I would love to trade for Leandro Barbosa.

seawolf17 Apr 08 2008 05:23 PM

Can he play second and pitch an inning every other day?

Vic Sage Apr 10 2008 08:48 AM

loved that article. thanks.

metirish Apr 10 2008 09:46 AM

That's just brilliant form Leandro Barbosa , Isiah is living in a different world , from his press conference yesterday........talk about insulting some great players and some more than good Knick teams. ] "I have extreme confidence that we'll get it done here," Thomas said. "You can mock and laugh along the way because that's how it goes when you're on the bottom and you're trying to get to the top, but I'm extremely confident that we will get to the top as a Knick organization. We will deliver something that one day everyone will be proud of. Again, you haven't been proud here since '73, 1973 that would be. [url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/2008/04/10/2008-04-10_isiah_slams_knicks_teams_of_1990s.html]Some Set of Balls Here[/url]

Gwreck Apr 10 2008 11:56 AM Re: New Yorker Article on the Knicks

="Elster88"] A long article and the author might be a little full of himself (is that par for the course for a New Yorker article?) It's actually from New York Magazine, not The New Yorker.