Collin Loring

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Mike Brown to interview for New York Knicks' HC job, per source

2 weeks ago | knicksxfactor.com | Collin Loring

With an NBA Finals series well underway, most of the league’s eyes (and ears) are set on the lone head coaching vacancy in the association. Tom Thibodeau was let go by the New York Knicks after leading the team to its first Eastern Conference Finals berth in 25 years. That much is a story in and of itself. But what happens next is shaping up to be an even bigger one.
Knicks preparing 'tsunami' trade offer for Giannis Antetokounmpo (Report)

3 weeks ago | knicksxfactor.com | Collin Loring

The offseason is already well underway for New York Knicks fans. After relieving Tom Thibodeau of his head coaching duties, all eyes are on Big Apple basketball. Yes, even with an NBA Finals series well underway. And by the looks of it, the headlines will be bleeding blue and orange for the foreseeable future. According to Milwaukee insider Gery Woelfel, the Knicks are “preparing to make a tsunami-type offer” to land Bucks’ franchise face Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Jason Kidd can't be dismissed as next Knicks head coach

3 weeks ago | knicksxfactor.com | Collin Loring

Only 72 hours after their season ended, the New York Knicks are predictably dominating the headlines. Following the team’s first Eastern Conference Finals berth in 25 years, head coach Tom Thibodeau was relieved of his duties and sent packing. There will be plenty of time to discuss Thibodeau and his lasting impact on the franchise later. For now, all eyes are on his replacement. Or, who his replacement could be, rather, as the process has barely even begun.
Pacers 125, Knicks 108: Job incomplete — The Strickland: A New York Knicks Site Guaranteed To Make 'Em Jump

3 weeks ago | thestrick.land | Collin Loring

It’s 9:17 p.m., the day after the New York Knicks’ season ended at the hands of Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers, 125-108, and I’m exhausted. I wanted to take time and let this Game 6 loss marinate. It’s not every day – nay, every year – your favorite basketball team falls short in its first conference finals appearance in 25 years. Life had other plans. My buddy called and asked if I’d help him do a tile job. I don’t know shit about tile.
How the New York Knicks can push Indiana to Game 7 at MSG

4 weeks ago | knicksxfactor.com | Collin Loring

Estimated reading time: 5 minutesFresh off their best collective effort this series—a Game 5 win over the Indiana Pacers—Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks face elimination yet again. This time, however, they’re forced to play for their lives in the Midwest. ECF Game 6: Matchup Credit to head coach Tom Thibodeau, heavily criticized for years now as the NBA’s oldest dog who would never learn another new trick.
Knicks' stars shine brightest in 111-94 Game 5 win over Pacers

1 month ago | knicksxfactor.com | Collin Loring

What do we say to the god of elimination, New York Knicks family? Not today. Seriously, though: Has there ever been a more dangerous team in NBA history when the world has already counted them out? After falling flat on their faces in Game 4, Thursday night was a totally different story at Madison Square Garden. Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns led the way in a 111-94 Game 5 win over the Indiana Pacers, and this series is headed back to Indy.
Pacers 130, Knicks 121: Kicking & screaming — The Strickland: A New York Knicks Site Guaranteed To Make 'Em Jump

1 month ago | thestrick.land | Collin Loring

There’s a scene in Talladega Nights: the Tales of Ricky Bobby where Will Ferrell threatens to stab himself in the leg to prove he’s paraplegic. Of course, he isn’t, so chaos ensues, Ferrell kicking and screaming while simultaneously reveling in the fact that he can, in fact, walk. Michael Clarke Duncan’s character attempts to pry out the first knife with a second knife, while Ferrell wonders whether or not they should just leave it.
Karl-Anthony Towns erupts as Knicks stun Pacers in Game 3

1 month ago | yardbarker.com | Collin Loring

The gap between being down 3-0 versus 2-1 is wider than the 711 miles that separates these two teams’ home arenas. More interestingly, a Knicks team that can win without Brunson is the toughest kind seen in New York in over 25 years. Game 4 will take place on May 27, with tip-off scheduled for 8:00 pm ET. Quoth the great Lenny Kravitz, or Sylvester Stallone playing Rocky Balboa, it doesn’t matter which; all that matters is “it ain’t over ’til it’s over.”
Karl-Anthony Towns erupts as Knicks stun Pacers in Game 3

1 month ago | knicksxfactor.com | Collin Loring

What is dead may never die, right? Down 13 at halftime with a roster top to bottom in foul trouble, the New York Knicks looked dead in the water against the Indiana Pacers. ECF Game 3: Final But as much as Tom Thibodeau doesn’t know when to quit on a lineup, these Knicks equally don’t know when to quit, and they’re better for it. Jalen Brunson was called for his fourth foul halfway through the third quarter.
Pacers 138, Knicks 135 (OT): Easy come, easy go — The Strickland: A New York Knicks Site Guaranteed To Make 'Em Jump

1 month ago | thestrick.land | Collin Loring

And so the pendulum swings back. After being up 17 with 6:26 remaining, the New York Knicks gave up an otherworldly fourth quarter to Aaron Nesmith and the Indiana Pacers. Tyrese Haliburton’s buzzer-beating game-winning three failed a litmus test on replay — ‘twas merely a two; toe on the line — but the sentiment behind his choke taunt beat the allegations.