Memo to Walsh: Our Demands Are Small

The New York Knicks’ decision to hire longtime Pacers’ executive Donnie Walsh to run basketball operations should fill Knicks fans with a mixture of excitement and apprehension.

Fortunately, the team has nowhere to go but up, and the fan base’s wish list is likely smaller than it has ever been. No demands for a championship. Read More

Life in Knicks Hell

On Nov. 24, a little before noon, 16 bleary-eyed reporters shuffled into a tiny interview room a few feet away from the Madison Square Garden basketball floor. It had ivory cinder-block walls and dim fluorescent lighting that didn’t recall a media workspace so much as it did a detention cell.

They were attempting to Read More

Time to Raze the Knicks and Start Again

It is disturbing enough for the National Basketball Association that their marquee franchise, the New York Knicks, look to be struggling through another terrible, playoff-free year.

But the truly upsetting reality for both the N.B.A. and Knicks fans is that there is no quick fix in sight. The Knicks renaissance, due to the series Read More