Subject: New York Knicks

• Can't Beat the Patsies? Join 'Em

  Second-half Suns need to ramp it up

  February 5, 2009

• BASKETBALL, THE NEXT BIG THING

  November 11, 1992

• CHARLES BARKLEY'S BASKETBALL SEMINARS

  December 2, 1992

• IN DEFENSE OF TABLE-HOPPING

  "SIGMUND FREUD WOULD JUMP OUT OF HIS GRAVE TO EXAMINE BARKLEY."

  January 27, 1993

• THE FIGHT BUSINESS

  March 31, 1993

• CONTENDERS NO MORE

  April 21, 1993

• TRUMPETING THE SUNS

  June 9, 1993

• SOMETHING TO INFURIATE EVERYONE

  October 27, 1993

• BARKLEY FACES THE DOWNHILL AHEAD

  November 3, 1993

• TAKING NOTE OF THE SUNS

  November 24, 1993

• THE SUNS' EXTERMINATING ANGEL

  February 9, 1994

• DARK DAYS FOR THE SUNS

  March 2, 1994

• GOOD NIGHT, SWEET D

  April 6, 1994

• GO WEST, YOUNG PAY-PER-VIEWERLIVING BACK EAST HAS ITS DRAWBACKS, BUT PAYING TO WATCH YOUR NBA TEAM ON TV ISN'T ONE OF THEM

  May 4, 1995

• Pic Hits for the week

  February 22, 1996

• Lady Sings the Blues--Again

  Owner of jazz club and grill claims city won't solve access, parking problems

  October 17, 1996

• Getting Along Famously

  Woody Allen's Celebrity fans the flames of star worship

  November 19, 1998

• Fun With Morphine

  Recovery and high jinks on the neurosurgery ward

  July 22, 1999

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  February 19, 2004

• Last Night's Phoenix Suns Game Almost Made Us Miss Mike D'Antoni

  Earth to Suns Coach Terry Porter: Shaq's an old man. You can't play down to his level. After last night's drubbing by the Los Angeles Lakers, we almost missed departed (for the New York Knicks) Coach Mike D'Antoni. Hey, we said almost. The jury's still out on whether Porter's a legitimate NBA coach, so we won't completely turn on him. Yet. But something's got to change. It's not that O'Neal's playing badly — for a 36-year-old. You couldn't ask him to play better, given his advanced yea

  November 21, 2008

• Shaq Scores Four Points as Beaten-Down Suns get Beaten Up by Dallas

  Diesel, where the hell were you? Where's that team you bragged you'd hoist to an NBA  championship in Phoenix? Nowhere to be found in the Suns 112-97 road loss to mighty Dirk Nowitzki (pictured) and his Dallas Mavericks, that's where. Ain't gonna happen with the way you (and for that matter, most of the team) played Thursday night. Four points, Shaq? Five rebounds? What! And after sitting out Wednesday's loss to the New Orleans Hornets -- to rest. Well, i

  December 5, 2008

• Suns Trade Raja Bell and Boris Diaw to Charlotte for Slam-Dunk Champ Jason Richardson, Et Al

  Finally, the Suns got rid of tentative Boris Diaw -- then they threw in defensive-minded Raja Bell for good mearure. At least, these were the name players the team jettisoned to acquire talented two-guard Jason Richardson (pictured after a dunk) from the Charlotte Bobcats. The 6-foot-6 Richardson is a far better offensive player than either Bell or Diaw, averaging 18.8 points a game. But his defense is suspect -- which makes us wonder how he will fit into Suns Coac

  December 10, 2008

• Prodigal Sun: Mike D'Antoni Returns Tonight When His Knicks Take on Richardson-Revitalized Phoenix

    So, when Mike D'Antoni leads his New York Knicks out of the tunnel and onto the hardwood at the Purple Palace, will you boo him or will you cheer him? What's the etiquette for a man who abandoned a listing ship? Sure, following the Suns' first-round playoff ouster by the San Antonio Spurs last season, the former Suns head coach bailed in favor of the Big Apple, but he did it nicely enough. He asked first, in an I'm-telling-you kinda way. And Suns General Manager Steve Kerr -- the

  December 15, 2008

• After Two Games Out of the Lineup, Shaq Comes Back With a Vengeance in Suns Win Over D'Antoni's Knicks

  Here's an idea: play Shaquille O'Neal every third game. The other idea would be to play him only against Milwaukee (he scored 27 and 35 points in two games against the Bucks this season), but that wouldn't be cost-effective for a guy making $20 million a year. After missing two games because of a family funeral in North Carolina, the Big Shaqtus scored 23 points and had 12 rebounds in 35 minutes to propel Phoenix to a 111-103 win over prodigal Sun Mike D'Antoni's New York Knicks at US Airways C

  December 16, 2008

• Merry Effen Xmas, Phoenix: San Antonio Edges the Suns With a Buzzer-Beater

  This year's Phoenix Suns are playing better than ever. They've looked good in the last six games. Unfortunately, they're 3-3 in those contests against (save for the New York Knicks) good teams. Turnovers have killed the Suns all season, and while they've gotten better at protecting the basketball lately, ham-handed botches are the main thing separating them from the NBA's elite. Their 16 turnovers last Saturday were good enough against the Denver Nuggets, who had 21. B

  December 26, 2008

• All the Young Dudes: Phoenix Suns vs. Indiana Pacers Tonight

  Though they've been hauling the boat anchor in the Eastern Conference's Central Division all year, the Indiana Pacers -- including third-year superstar-in-the-making Danny Granger (pictured above) -- aren't your prototypical NBA doormat. Another year (two, max) and Indiana Coach Jim O'Brien should have these young guns challenging the Cleveland Cavaliers and Detroit Pistons for Central Division supremacy (especially if the Cavs' LeBron James jumps ship to the Knicks in 2010, as he's u

  January 7, 2009

• Total Eclipse of the Suns: Nash & Co. Play Second Fiddle to Cardinals for a Change

  Toronto Raptors forward Chris Bosh At 1 Sunday afternoon in Glendale, the Arizona Cardinals play the biggest game in franchise history. At 10:30 that morning in chilly Canada, the Phoenix Suns, uh, don't. The Suns' opponent is the Toronto Raptors, who're battling Mike D'Antoni's Knicks for the basement in the Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division. About the most diplomatic thing you can say about the match-up is that it doesn't conflict with Cardinals kickoff. It will cut into our quality ti

  January 16, 2009

• Best Team Ever? Naw, but a Damn Awesome One -- the Suns Visit the Boston Celtics Tonight

  Boston's Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen From the middle of November through the end of December, 38 days to be exact, the Boston Celtics didn't lose a game, sweeping their way to 19 consecutive victories. The team's record on December 23 was 27-2. "Best team ever" pursed the lips of sports talk hosts. Top of the hour SportsCenter features of the Celts latest conquest dominated ESPN. Seventy-three wins, which would eclipse the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls NBA record of 72, seemed very pos

  January 19, 2009

• Following the Boston Blitzkrieg, Suns Look to Pick Up the Pieces Tonight in NYC

  Ex-Sun and current Knick Quentin Richardson squaring up from three-point land. When the New York Knicks took on the Phoenix Suns on December 15, the storyline was the return of former Suns'/current Knicks' head coach Mike D'Antoni. The evening was complete with man hugs between the ex-leader and the players. Not this time. Now, the talk of the town heading into tonight's game at Madison Square Garden is how the Suns can manage to pick up the pieces following Monday's ass-whuping by the mighty

  January 21, 2009

• Suns Battle Old Pals Boris Diaw, Raja Bell, and Joe Johnson in Charlotte Tonight and Atlanta Sunday

  Charlotte's Boris Diaw in his strange new role: starter. If Charlotte were Philly, the Phoenix Suns would be wise to beware of flying alkaline batteries and half-filled beer cups when they take the court against the Bobcats at Time Warner Cable Arena at 5 p.m. tonight. But North Carolina's still part of the genteel South, and that's good news for Suns head coach Terry Porter and company, 'cause our fair city has not been kind to poor, put-upon Charlotte of late. (Neither has the economy

  January 23, 2009

• Stoudemire Snags Just 4 Rebounds as Unraveling Suns Lose to Mediocre New York Knicks, 114-109

  Mike D'Antoni had the last laugh. His work-in-progress New York Knicks held on and beat the Phoenix Suns at Madison Square Garden by five points. Mighty mite Nate Robinsion, in 25 minutes off the bench, demolished the Suns on Wednesday night. Seemed everything the 5-9 one-time NBA slam-dunk champion threw up went in. He wound up with 20 chest-pounding points, 4 assists, and 4 rebounds. The same number of rebounds that 6-10 Amar'e Stoudemire had. Pitiful. It must've been

  January 22, 2009

• What Does it Mean? Phoenix Suns Lose and Win Against Terrible Teams

  You know what it means that the Suns blew out the Sacramento Kings 129-81 at US Airways Center Monday night? Nothing. The Kings are 11-39, officially the third-worst team in the NBA at 11-39 (the L.A. Clippers and the Washington Wizards are tied for worst at 10-38). Running them out of the gym means zilch. What tells us much more about this year's Suns under Coach Terry Porter is the team's 122-111 Saturday night loss to the Chicago Bulls. Former Suns player and executive Vinny De

  February 3, 2009

• Patsy Test: Can Phoenix Suns Manage to Beat Golden State Tonight and Friday?

  NBA bad boy Stephen Jackson has found a home in Golden State. We're not big Mike D'Antoni fans. As electric as his six-and-shoot system was during the Phoenix days, it was a paper tiger that bared its cardboard fangs come playoff time. Plus, the dude began to buy into his own myth toward the end of his Valley tenure. Poor widdle Mikey didn't wike to be second-guessed. Boo hoo.  Still, we'll give Mikey D this much: He could beat the patsies. You don't win 62, 54, 61, and 55 games over

  February 4, 2009

• As Good As It Gets: Phoenix Suns Face King James and his Cleveland Cavaliers Tonight

  Coming to a big screen near you: LeBron James (center in white) and the Cleveland Cavaliers At first, this blog was going to chronicle the sudden resurgence of the Phoenix Suns, who instilled a little hope with a modest two-game winning streak (hey, they gotta start somewhere) that included an impressive performance against the Detroit Pistons in The Palace. But then Phoenix choked hardcore in Philly Monday night, looking like the, well, very average team that they seem to have officially beco

  February 11, 2009

• Looking Like the Suns of Old After the Coaching Change, Phoenix Blows Out the Hapless L.A. Clippers

  It was a game in which Goran Dragic slam-dunked. Goran who? You know, the highly touted backup point guard whom fired Suns Coach Terry Porter used to ream a new one from the sidelines everytime he made a blunder. The Slovenian rookie (pictured) played with reckless abandon in the Suns' 140-100 rout of the hapless Los Angeles Clippers at US Airways Center Tuesday night. As did the rest of the Suns, who were laughing, high-fiving, and acting like a load of bric

  February 18, 2009

• Beat L.A.: Potential First-Round NBA Playoff Preview Tonight at Staples Center

  www.nba.comKobe Bryant With a 4-1 record in the Alvin Gentry era, the Phoenix Suns are winning the games they're supposed to win. However, they're still faltering against the NBA's elite, evident by Sunday's ass-whopping against the defending champion Boston Celtics. But that's ok. The reason Terry Porter was run out of this joint is because his team played uninspired ball against crap teams like the Warriors and the Knicks. On the other hand, nobody cares a whole lot when you have an average

  February 26, 2009

• Shaq Has His Biggest Weekend Since He was With L.A., as the Phoenix Suns Crush Toronto and Beat the Lakers

  Shaq played like he was this kid's age over the weekend.What a weekend for Planet Orange, and its largest inhabitant! We're beginning to think of the Phoenix Suns as a planet again, after back-to-back victories against the Toronto Raptors and the Los Angeles Lakers at US Airways Center Friday night and Sunday afternoon. Shaquille O'Neal's certainly big enough to be Jupiter, and his performances over the weekend were cosmic. On Friday night, he had his best game as a Su

  March 2, 2009

• Blame D'Antoni: Sinking Phoenix Suns Take on New Orleans Hornets Tonight

  www.nba.com Shaquille O'Neal has five games left as a Sun. Bank on it. The New York Knicks were eliminated from the playoffs last Saturday, less than 24 hours before the Phoenix Suns were in every way but mathematically terminated by the Dallas Mavericks. Anyone but a Mike D'Antoni/Planet Orange hardcore might see humor in that ironic turn. Probably not Mike D'Antoni himself. He's a self-serious dude, and he doesn't like to lose, which is about the nicest thing we can say about him

  April 8, 2009

• All-Star Schedule

  February 12, 2009

• On the Eve of the NBA All-Star Game, Phoenix Suns Players Show Off Their Tattoo Canvases

  February 12, 2009

• Manhattan Transfer

  December 11, 2008

• New Times Staffers Weigh In on Why They’re Not Leaving Phoenix Anytime Soon

  September 25, 2008

• The Mexican on fanatic behavior, Ben Franklin, and his farkakte shtick

  June 19, 2008

• Dutch Treat

  November 8, 2007

• Hudson Hawked

  Kate gets the hard sell in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

  February 6, 2003

• Noir Humor

  Woody Allen riffs on mysteries, movies and, of course, Manhattan in Scorpion

  August 23, 2001

• Calendar Grill

  You can't blame Seasons for wondering when its time -- and the customers -- will come.

  June 21, 2001

• Standout Standup

  Spike Lee catches white-hot black comics in The Original Kings of Comedy

  August 17, 2000

• THE CULT OF KAGANFORMER PHOENIX REPORTER'S CAREER SOARS AS CNN SPORTS ANCHOR

  June 29, 1995

• Road Test: Brutal NBA Swing Opens With 3-0 Suns at 3-0 Heat

  www.nba.com/heat Miami's Dwyane Wade is the newest member of the NBA's 10,000-point club.​ 3-0 to start the season? Even against poor-to-middling competition (L.A. Clippers, Golden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves), we'll take it, though we're not deluding ourselves. The other athletic shoe's about to drop on the Phoenix Suns, thanks to the NBA's Special Department of Torture (a.k.a. the schedulers). Tonight, Phoenix starts one of those harrowing road swings the NBA's infamous fo

  November 3, 2009