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Photo by Bobby Metelus/Getty Images The team president has been patient...so far. Since 1973, every generation of Knicks fans warned the next of becoming jaded. It’s hard not to when the inept eras of Isiah Thomas and Phil Jackson were only separated by six years. When Leon Rose took over the Knicks front office as President of Basketball Operations in 2020, the Knicks … [Read more...] about For Leon Rose, the day of reckoning may be near at hand

Brittany Griner is sentenced in Russia and the sports world losses Bill Russell and Vin Scully. Here is the show rundown: -Brittany Griner is sentenced in Russia. The latest on getting her back to the United States. -Bill Russell’s legacy after the Celtics legend pasted away this week. -Vin Scully pasted away this week. What the sports broadcaster meant to the sports … [Read more...] about Ep. 162 Shock Jacques Knicks Podcast

Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images Is Grimes the cream of the crop? Quentin Grimes absolutely took over Summer League in July. The second-year guard came with the mindset to dominate, looking to flash a wide array of new moves as he looked to prove himself as more than just a 3-and-D player. And he did just that. Grimes showed a much improved ability to get into … [Read more...] about The Jazz are reportedly coveting Quentin Grimes over other young Knicks in possible Donovan Mitchell deal

Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports A profile of the new big Knick. Reggie Jackson, like his Clippers counterparts, is justifiably bummed to have lost reserve center Isaiah Hartenstein to the New York Knicks: Reggie Jackson with a shout out to Isaiah Hartenstein pic.twitter.com/JZ2pe8vk5H— Law Murray (@LawMurrayTheNU) July 5, … [Read more...] about A profile of new Knicks big man Isaiah Hartenstein

Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images Still worth it Just days after Jalen Brunson signed with the New York Knicks, Fred Katz of the Athletic reported that executives around the league expected the Knicks to be investigated for tampering with the recently acquired free agent guard. And it turned in to pretty big news pretty quickly. While there were plenty of … [Read more...] about The NBA is reportedly investigating the Knicks for tampering in the signing of Jalen Brunson

Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images Patience is a virtue, they say. There hasn’t been much news on the Donovan Mitchell trade front of late. Jazz team president Danny Ainge is asking for the motherload of all trade packages, and Knicks president Leon Rose is driving a hard bargain...or so it would seem. More evidence that this deal is far from done came Friday from Shams … [Read more...] about Donovan Mitchell trade talks between the Knicks and Jazz have reportedly stalled

The latest on the Knicks’ pursuit of Donovan Mitchell. Where will Kevin Durant end up? And why it might be Brooklyn in the end. Here is the show rundown: -Which players would the Knicks be willing to part with in order to get Donovan Mitchell? -R.J. Barrett isn’t wanted by Utah according to reports. Why the Jazz don’t want him and why this means the Knicks have to get this deal … [Read more...] about Ep. 161 Shock Jacques Knicks Podcast

Photo by Kostas Lymperopoulos/NBAE via Getty Images Based on the Chris Herring’s book “Blood in the Garden” Earlier this year, we were delighted to find out that former Knicks beat writer, Chris Herring was releasing his new book, Blood In The Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks. And we were even more delighted when we got a chance to sit down with … [Read more...] about Spike Lee is making a TV series on the 1990s Knicks

Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports Get dat Grimes outta yo mouf! Since the Donovan Mitchell trade chatter began this summer, young Quentin Grimes has been identified as the player that the Utah Jazz most want from New York Knicks in a package for their All-Star guard. Naturally. Who wouldn’t want Grimes (6’5”, 205 lbs), a fits-with-anybody shooting guard-slash-small forward … [Read more...] about The Utah Jazz need Cam Reddish