In 1999, Nowitzki was a gawky, 20-year-old rookie from Germany, trying to simultaneously acclimate to the United States and save the beleaguered Dallas Mavericks. He shot poorly, scored infrequently and played so little defense that critics mockingly called him “irk” — as in, no D. Mavericks fans booed him mercilessly. But by 2002, Nowitzki was an All-Star, and by 2007, he was the N.B.A.’s most valuable player. ... “I think he’s way ahead of my curve,” Nowitzki said of Gallinari. “When I was 20, I was struggling so much. I watched a bunch of games this year, and he looks confident out there. He’s knocking big shots down for them. I think he worked on his drive some, he’s finishing in the paint some, and they’re looking for him to get big baskets. So, definitely ahead of me.” ... “The biggest thing for those guys is, you’re going to get your block knocked off a lot,” Nelson said. “And you have got to have great resolve. And I think that’s the difference in the guys that make it or not. From what I’ve seen, Gallinari definitely has that. He’s got a huge heart.” SOURCE: NY TIMES - Beck

Hopefully we can capitalize on our best effort against Dallas. Really looking forward to watching TD and Skywalker tonight. Hope we can keep those guys around for a while.. 7:00 PM ET - Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA LAST MATCHUP: NYK 93 @ PHI 92 Overview: In a season where little has gone right, the New York Knicks have managed to produce a few positive moments here and there. The visiting Knicks look to build off one of those efforts while trying to hand the Philadelphia 76ers a fifth consecutive loss Monday night. On pace to miss the playoffs for the sixth straight season and on the wrong end of numerous blowout losses in 2009-10, New York (23-43) is coming off one of its most memorable victories in some time. Bill Walker scored a career-high 23 points and Wilson Chandler added 22 as the Knicks snapped Dallas' 13-game winning streak with a 128-94 road win Saturday night. The Knicks shot 56.2 percent and avenged a 50-point loss to the Mavericks in January by winning for the fourth time in 18 games. "A lot of teams look at the schedule and say, 'Oh, that's the... [Read More]

It took one of the worse teams in the current season of the National Basketball Association (NBA) to stop the 13-game winning run of the red-hot Dallas Mavericks who had no lose a single game since February 16.
The New York Knicks, one of the lowly NBA teams beat the Mavericks 128-94 remarkably on the home-floor of the latter Saturday night.
Rising NBA stars Bill Walker and Wilson Chandler who scored 23 and 22 points each lead the Knicks to victory against the Mavericks who got 20 points and 12 rebounds from its superstar Dirk Nowitzki.
Both Walker and Chandler were very happy with their upset victory against one of the top teams in the current season of the NBA.
Walker and Chandler said they were motivated to play harder since the Mavericks had earlier embarrassed them right on their home-floor two months ago by defeating them by 50 points.
The two revealed when they got the chance to play again the Mavericks in-front of the fans of the fans of the latter they really made a commitment to play harder to win big against their opponent.
The New York Knicks players said the win should also server as wake up call to other NBA teams that they... [Read More]

“The do-you-believe-miracles win in Dallas Saturday night begs the next question: Do you believe in rookie Toney Douglas as the Knicks’ point guard of the future? “Coach Mike D’Antoni did not believe as recently as nine days ago, but now the rookie out of Florida State is the new flavor of the month as the Knicks point-guard carousel goes ’round and ’round. “He was improving the whole time but you go with your big lineup, you go with gut instincts,” D’Antoni said. “Maybe if I went with him earlier, it wouldn’t have worked out.” SOURC:E NY POST

Danny Granger recently told Hoopshype’s Gery Woelfel what he would do if he were Lebron James. “…Speaking of LeBron, do you think he’ll stay in Cleveland or bolt to New York? DG: If I was LeBron, I’d go to New York. Why the Big Apple? DG: New York is the media mecca as far as endorsements and being able to expand your personnel net worth. The exposure you can get there isn’t only nationally but globally. New York does all that for you…” SOURCE: Hoopshype