Pounding the Boards – Page 11

Why Dwight Howard Would Bring Knicks Fans With Him to Brooklyn

Here’s a link to my latest post on Bleacher Report. I’ve posted about ten articles on the site. You can find them all by searching my name. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1254759-brooklyn-nets-why-dwight-howard-would-bring-knicks-fans-with-him-to-brooklyn

Hello Chris Bosh

Chris Bosh has been called overrated. He’s been labeled soft. He’s been treated like a third wheel to LeBron James and Dwyane Wade’s high-flying show. Critics even argued that the Heat were better off without him after he missed most of the second and third rounds of the playoffs with an oblique injury. But throughContinue reading “Hello Chris Bosh”

Not Even a Ring

It came as no surprise when the Knicks officially removed the interim tag from head coach Mike Woodson’s title. The players responded to Woodson, finishing the season with an 18-6 record after he replaced the departed Mike D’Antoni, and his stars, most notably Carmelo Anthony, publicly backed him after the Knicks first-round playoff exit. Curiously,Continue reading “Not Even a Ring”

Jay-Z and the Branding of the Brooklyn Nets

Monday morning the Nets officially became the Brooklyn Nets, ending their 35-year tenure in New Jersey. The team celebrated the occasion by unveiling its new logos (there are two) at an event attended by center Brook Lopez, near their new arena, the Barclays Center, in downtown Brooklyn. The logos and new colors ( black and white) were designed by hip-hop mogul and part-owner ofContinue reading “Jay-Z and the Branding of the Brooklyn Nets”

NBA Playoff Preview

Through the Clydescope is proud to present a very talented young writer, Lucas Lovekin, from Mr. Portnoy’s fifth grade class at PS 217 in Brooklyn, New York. Read below to find out his predictions for the NBA playoffs, which begin this afternoon. Ahh! It’s playoff time! The best time of the year. This year, theContinue reading “NBA Playoff Preview”

Reflections on the Basketball Hall of Fame

The Hall Dropped the Ball Last week, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced seven new members of it’s 2012 class, including; former NBA sharp-shooter Reggie Miller, the league’s all-time winningest coach, Don Nelson, University of Virginia standout Ralph Sampson, two-time Olympic gold medalist Katrina McClain, four-time NBA champion Jamaal Wilkes, longtime college referee Hank Nichols and the All-AmericanContinue reading “Reflections on the Basketball Hall of Fame”

The Elephant in the Knicks Locker Room

It’s been a wild twelve months for the New York Knicks. They acquired Carmelo Anthony, let General Manager Donnie Walsh go, endured an extended lockout, cut Chauncey Billups, signed Tyson Chandler, began the season with an 8-15 record and ended the first half on an improbable winning streak fueled by a Linsanity which captured the imagination of basketball and non-basketballContinue reading “The Elephant in the Knicks Locker Room”

Magic’s All-Star Sendoff

It’s NBA All-Star weekend and this year’s festivities in Orlando mark the 20th anniversary of the most inspirational All-Star performance in the league’s history. Just months after being informed that he’d tested HIV positive, Earvin “Magic” Johnson received a rightful sendoff from the league he helped build. On November 7, 1991, Earvin “Magic” Johnson shockedContinue reading “Magic’s All-Star Sendoff”

It’s Melo’s Time

When Donnie Walsh was named President of the Knicks in April 2008 he had a plan. The former Pacers GM intended to rid the franchise of the bloated contracts left over from the disastrous Isiah Thomas era in order to create cap space to sign one or two superstars during the free agent bonanza of 2010, the kind of superstars thatContinue reading “It’s Melo’s Time”

How Will NBA Teams Use the Amnesty Clause?

The final details of the collective bargaining agreement between NBA owners and players are still being ironed out, though one thing we know for certain is that the agreement will include an “amnesty clause.” The clause will allow teams to waive one player and though the team will still be required to pay the player,Continue reading “How Will NBA Teams Use the Amnesty Clause?”