Knicks Stuck in a Loop of Defeat and Despair
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Symbolically, the Knicksâ loss to the Kings on Wednesday was as crushing a defeat as the team has had, as it appeared too fragile or too psychologically damaged to make a stand.
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Just when the Knicks had begun to look sufferable, Larry Brown haunted them this week through a magazine article with a reminder of one of the franchiseâs worst seasons.
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The Knicks, ending a grueling first month of the season, were at their worst, best and worst again as they lost to the Chicago Bulls in front of a sellout home crowd.
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The Knicks and Nets met again on Tuesday, but the scene would have been unrecognizable to anyone who watched their playoff rumble of last spring.
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At the risk of overstating the obvious, does anyone think the Celtics are in for another 45-point rout of the Knicks this afternoon at Madison Square Garden? Didn't think so.
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Prior to being routed by the short-handed Sacramento Kings Wednesday night, Coach Isiah Thomas said that he believed his Knicks team would one day win a championship.
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This one would really, really, really have hurt had it not ended the way it did. There would have been the inevitable comparisons to the same disheartening defeat three days earlier against Sacramento. There would be six days to stew over it. There would be a sub-.500 record at the All-Star break and, well, who needed that ?
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The Knicks do not have a reliable point guard on the roster without Stephon Marbury, a problem not only for the final three months of a lost season, but for the foreseeable future.
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A day after Lenny Wilkens stepped down as head coach, the Knicks wandered through another afternoon of general dysfunction.
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The last time someone suggested that the Knicks were tussling with a bit of uncertainty, Coach Lenny Wilkens bristled, because, after all, October is the NBA&#39;s work-in-progress month.
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The end of the Pistons' road trip was almost the worst night in their history as and the Knicks roll to an 89-65 victory over weary Detroit on Sunday night.
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Coach Isiah Thomas reshuffled bodies in a vain search for identity in a team that has none. But there were still no clear answers after the Knicks lost 110-96 to the Orlando Magic.
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The Knicksâ record (9-26), their current slump (9 losses in 10 games) and the playersâ apparent ambivalence make Coach Isiah Thomasâs departure seem like a sure thing. Only the date is a mystery.
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Having slipped back to .500 with two straight losses, and having already lost at Charlotte earlier this month, the Knicks had to recover from a holiday hangover.
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There is a chance that Jamal Crawford could return for the post-season, but the Knicksâ quest to qualify for the playoffs has been dealt a severe blow.
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The end of the Detroit Pistons' road trip was almost the worst night in their history. Zach Randolph had 25 points and eight rebounds, and the New York Knicks rolled to an 89-65 victory over the weary Pistons on Sunday night.
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The New York Knicks were so bad in their home opener, even Howard Stern was offended. The shock jock and his girlfriend walked out of Madison Square Garden in disgust midway through the third quarter Saturday night, long after fans began booing the Knicks in a 107-73 loss to the Boston Celtics. Meanwhile, the other New York metro-area team got blown out too, as the Phoenix Suns beat the New Jersey Nets 112-80.