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The 9 Worst Things James Dolan Has Done

Posted on: December 11th, 2012 by Guest Post 6 Comments

 

By MAX WEISBERG

New York Knicks owner James Dolan is a ... unique character in NBA ownership. Perhaps no owner (other than Los Angeles Clippers steambag Donald Sterling) is as simultaneously entrenched in his position and reviled by his fanbase at the same time. When I ask Knicks fans what they hate most about the team, it almost always comes back to one thing: Dolan. He's the dark cloud that keeps Knicks fans together.

So, in honor of the dishonorable, here are James Dolan's 9 worst acts as New York Knicks owner, starting with the most recent:

First Up: Petulance Personified

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Nets vs. Knicks: The History of a 36-Year Rivalry

Posted on: November 26th, 2012 by Justin DeFeo Mark Ginocchio No Comments

 

Stephon Marbury, New York Knicks, Jason Kidd, New Jersey Nets

Stephon Marbury & Jason Kidd... Two players who have seen both sides. (AP/Bill Kostroun)

In whatever superlative you'd like to assign it -- the Battle for New York, Battle of the Boroughs, the Nets' arrival on the New York stage, or just another game -- the ex-New Jersey/now Brooklyn Nets take on the New York Knicks tonight, in Barclays Center in Brooklyn. This game has added meaning like few Nets-Knicks games have had before, but these two have had an up-and-down rivalry since the Nets joined the NBA in 1976.

Let's take a look through the history of the Nets-Knicks rivalry: from its origin, through the decades and playoff matchups, through the players that have seen both sides, and finally to today: the "Blueprint for Greatness" era.

The origin story
The 1980s: Waves of excellence in a sea of obscurity
1983: The first playoff battle ends in defeat
The 90s: what could have been
Playoffs: '94's and Heartbreak
The Nets take center stage
Nets sweep at last
The Blueprint for Greatness

The origin story

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Reasonably Biased Blogger Smackdown: Nets v. Knicks

Posted on: October 26th, 2012 by Devin Kharpertian No Comments

 

New York Knicks Brooklyn Nets

New York is embarking on a unique season of basketball. Never have their been two professional teams, teams that actually play in this city (sorry, football), on this grand a stage and at this close a talent level, jockeying for city pole position. In honor of that recently renewed, borough-created rivalry between the Brooklyn Nets and the New York Manhattan Knicks, I'm happy to introduce Jared Dubin, Knicks fan and managing editor of HoopChalk and Hardwood Paroxysm. Hardwood Paroxysm recently released an unbelievably comprehensive 137-page NBA Season Preview breaking down all thirty teams. When I say it's amazing, I mean it. Go check it out, download it, tell your friends, and revel in its one-act plays.

Jared and I share an innate, obsessive fandom for our respective teams. So we have to talk this out... MORE →

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