It finally happened. So we think. On the eve of a pending blockbuster trade that will send Carmelo Anthony to the Knicks, we sit down with some of the NBAMate crew to make sense of it all. Q&A stylez.
1. What was your first reaction to hearing the trade?
Ant: Thank Jebus it’s over.
Tizzle: My wife messaged [...]

Following the new Knicks
…not to be confused with the New York Knicks of the past!

We started off the new year with many questions hovering over our heads, but with “experts” like John Hollinger claiming we were on track for a downfall. Well, that was not true to begin the month! First time to get 20 [...]

It’s that time of the month folks, when I chime in with 10 observations from the previous month’s NBA action. Let’s get straight into it.

1.         KG – Mr Cheap Shot
I am a Celtics guy so I don’t dislike Kevin Garnett. In fact, I love what he brings to the floor. But I can’t [...]

We learnt a lot of things from the free agency period of 2010.
Firstly, we learnt that the modern NBA superstar would rather team up with his rivals than crush them.
We also learnt that one poor “Decision” from your handlers can turn you from a goofy hero to the basketball world’s favourite villain in the amount [...]

El Desperado goes bankrupt! He’s out of the game!
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Yahoo’s Wojnarowski warns that C3PO (aka Houston Rockets GM Daryle Moorey) could be a real dark horse in this game, hopefully The Friendly Neighbour Donnie Walsh stops being so friendly and gets his hustle on.
Looks [...]

After I did my column a few months back on Metallica and the 2010-11 NBA season up to that point, I realised something.
“Holy shit – this is a pretty fucking easy way to churn out some quick columns.”
Basically, I get a bunch of songs together, find something vaguely basketball-related that relates even more vaguely to [...]

Who doesn’t love a good game of monopoly? Well, like all games of monopoly, it ain’t worth it unless it goes for far too long. I thought I would break down this real life game of Monopoly that is unfolding before us with the Carmelo Anthony trade speculation. Most important part of a game of [...]

Following the new Knicks
…not to be confused with the New York Knicks of the past!

We continue to focus on the new look Knicks, and boy was December a good month if you are a supporter of the Blue n’ Orange, or just basketball in general. The Knicks hot streak of 13 wins from 14 games [...]

Just as he did a couple of seasons ago, Tizzle is back to look at the most likely headlines awaiting us in 2010-2011. Read all about it!

1. Carmelo Anthony Suits Up For NY
His intentions were clear before, after a summer of Broadway flirtation, but now they are 100% obvious. Amar’e took one step closer to [...]

In November of 2008 I wrote an article on the 2010 offseason, predicting which players would stay with their current team and which would leave. For the marquee names – LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, Chris Bosh, Amare Stoudemire and Joe Johnson – I was bang on.
In the next two years a new wave of stars [...]