Jan 17, 2013

[NBA Study with Mannam] New York Knicks


The 1st Team

New York Knicks


The first team i will introduce to you, is New York Knicks. It's not because of my favor, but because it showed up at the top, when i was googling :) So I hope you guys pick something you didn't know, even you are a super fan of them. 

 Frankly speaking, Wikipedia helped me a lot. Actually very much. So let's say thanks to Wiki.


* Short stroy about Knicks
 The "New York Knickerbockers" which referred to "Knicks" comes from the pseudonym used by Washington Irving in his book A History of New York, a name which became applied to the descendants of the original New Yorker(before they were Dutch Settler). This team established in 1946. And they belong to the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the NBA. Actually  the Boston Celtics and only this team are located at the its original city among all NBA teams. So they are still in New York!  I wish our team, Warriors can go to New York one day. lol.



* Their History
The Knicks were successful during their early years and were constant playoff contenders. Beginning in 1950, the Knicks made three consecutive appearances in the NBA Finals, all of which were losing efforts. Subsequently, the team began to falter and it was not until the late 1960s when Red Holzman became head coach did the Knicks begin to regain their former dominance. Holzman successfully guided the Knicks to two championship titles in 1970 and 1973.
The playoff-level Knicks of the 1990s were led by future Hall of Fame center Patrick Ewing; this era was marked by three intense rivalrieswith Alonzo Mourning's Miami HeatReggie Miller's Indiana Pacers and Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls, respectively. During this time, they were well known for displaying tough defense under head coach Pat Riley before Jeff Van Gundy assumed the position in 1995. Their success during this decade was highlighted by two appearances in the NBA Finals in 1994 and 1999. Despite being a consistent playoff contender, they never attained an NBA Championship during this time largely due to the Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls eliminating the team from contention time and time again.
Since 2002, the Knicks have struggled to recapture their former success, only making the playoffs three times, most recently losing to theMiami Heat in the first round of contention under the lead of Amar'e StoudemireCarmelo Anthony and Tyson Chandler.



* Roster(updated 12-12-27)



Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
DOB (Y–M–D)
From
F
7
Anthony, Carmelo
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1984–05–29
Syracuse
G/F
11
Brewer, Ronnie
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1985–03–20
Arkansas
C
23
Camby, Marcus
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1974–03–22
Massachusetts
C
6
Chandler, Tyson
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1982–10–02
Dominguez HS (CA)
F
14
Copeland, Chris
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1984–03–17
Colorado
G
2
Felton, Raymond
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1984–06–26
North Carolina
G
5
Kidd, Jason
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1973–03–23
California
F
16
Novak, Steve
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1983–06–13
Marquette
G
9
Prigioni, Pablo
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1977–03–17
Argentina
G
21
Shumpert, Iman
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1990–06–26
Georgia Tech
G
8
Smith, J. R.
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1985–09–09
St. Benedict's Prep (NJ)
F/C
1
Stoudemire, Amar'e
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1982–11–16
Cypress Creek HS (FL)
F/C
40
Thomas, Kurt
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1972–10–04
Texas Christian
F/C
36
Wallace, Rasheed
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1974–09–17
North Carolina
G/F
4
White, James
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1982–10–21
Cincinnati


* Pictures(From Facebook Page)









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