I’m not going to be too long with this introduction. The draft is pretty unpredictable this year. With the event taking place tonight, I figured it would be fun to create my own mock draft minus the trades because now it seems that role players are worth 4 first-round picks nowadays. This is what I […]
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Allow me to introduce myself. I am Emir Sykes and this is my first article for Belly Up. I am very honored to be apart of the team. My task is to cover the NBA, and the New York Knicks ( no one forced me to pick the Knicks, I chose them myself. The Knicks […]
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The 2020 NBA Draft just under 2 weeks away. Now is about the time we start to hear about some trade rumors starting to make some noise on social media. That became the case today when it was reported that the Celtics are trying to trade up in the draft. A Mock Draft from The […]
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In 2020, we are seeing athletes, sponsors, and fans ask their sports teams and universities to make a real change to their image across the sports landscape. One easy, simplistic way to begin that change is through language and imagery. Changing a name may be a tangible step in moving in the right direction both […]
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One can only imagine how this once-proud franchise, especially playing in the heart of the media world, could be so awful for so long. The New York Knicks have been bad for a while now. With all other theories exhausted, the only explanation left may be poor ownership. For James Dolan to field a team […]
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So, by now most of you have seen… or heard about… or both the falderal between Knicks’ fan Spike Lee and MSG. Director Spike Lee denied entry to MSG. Rumors are circulating that MSG CEO James Dolan didn’t want the famed director to enter. #SpikeLee #MSG pic.twitter.com/0gZVaHDXBP — BroTalkLive (@BroTalkLivePod) March 3, 2020 And within […]
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Everyone loves good trade ideas. We get to speculate about who won, who got robbed, and how the new players will affect their new teams. However, this NBA season has been unusually quiet on the trading front. Due to so many teams with new rosters needing time to gel, GMs have been hesitant to break […]
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A dark cloud looms over the city of New York. Sports quality within the city is at an all-time low. The darkest region of the cloud lies within one arena. Madison Square Garden, a Mecca of hoops. Home to a team by the name of the New York Knicks. But a savior is brewing. He’s […]
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Becky Hammon is reportedly interested in the New York Knicks’ head coaching position. On learning this my brain started going a mile a minute. So, so, so, many angles. Bear with me as I work through all my feels. Best Case Scenario For Hammon I remember hearing a quote once that said something to the […]
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According to Adrian Wojnarowski, the New York Knicks have fired coach David Fizdale. Once again, James Dolan and company’s impatience has hammered the wrong nail. I’ve spent extensive time researching and writing about the Knicks over the past few months and there is one common denominator in their problems. It’s not the coaching or the […]
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“Papa, where were you the day the sun stood still?” the young child asked his father. “Ah, come here my boy, let me tell you all about it,” the father responded to his son. A day to remember It was on the 20th of November in the city of brotherly love. The NBA season was […]
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For as long as I can remember New York has been synonymous with basketball. It does not matter whether it is High school basketball, college or pro. And of course street ball, N.Y the home Rucker park, the place where legends are born. The one team more than any that signifies N.Y is the Knicks, […]
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The NBA season is only a few weeks away, and for the first time in many years, the landscape of the league is completely different. Gone are the days of easily predicting who will end up in the Finals. Each team has questions surrounding their squad, so we will take a deep dive into each […]
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The Atlantic Division is filled with five teams that all have had major changes to their rosters. From a Kawhi-less Raptors, a defensively changed 76ers, two New York identity changes, and a Celtics unit with several questions surrounding them. Each team will present new challenges and could likely serve as the most interesting division in […]
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