A weekly wrap of the things you should know in basketball.
* Stephon Marbury wishes us a happy Chinese New Year.
* Kobe Bryant loses three mansions and $75 million in his divorce settlement. Something tells me he’ll be alright though.
* Zach Lowe examines the possibilities (or lack thereof) in Boston.
* Gee, Dirk really is struggling [...]

I don’t know if I’ve told you this before, but man, I love the playoffs.  I really love em.  And you all know how much I love my NBA. I can’t wait till the regular season rolls around, to see how prior champions respond, to see the new cream rise to the top. To follow [...]

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March Record 7-11
April Record 7-2
Overall Record 42-40
6th in the Eastern Conference
Finally!
Welcome fellow Knick fans (Sup Ankush? Glad you’re still a fan!) and the haters who love to hate (I’m looking at your Charles Barkely and C Webb)… it’s PLAYOFF TIME! And for the first time since the 2000-01 season, New [...]

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

Feb Record 5-5
Overall Record 30-27
6th in the Eastern Conference
The Revolution Continues: NY trade for Carmelo Anthony
If you have been sleeping under a rock, or were busy trying to find a Valentine’s Day date, you may have missed the climax to the [...]

It’s that time again folks, when I chime in with 10 observations from the previous month’s NBA action. Let’s get straight into it.
1.         Melo Did Good For Melo
He’s a one-trick pony and a very VERY bad liar, but you have to hand it to the guy. Through all this mess (that he created) [...]

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 [...]

Readers who frequented this site during the last off-season will recall the engrossing saga that was Jim’s Decision. Now, over three months later, we thought we’d check in on Jim to see how the re-born Aussie  Bulls fan was traveling. Read on.
1. So Jim, we’re halfway through your first NBA season as a re-born Chicago [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]