The 2007 class for the Hockey Hall of Fame was announced yesterday, and Mark Messier and Scott Stevens were both on the list. Messier, the former Rangers captain, and 2nd on the NHL's all-time point list behind Wayne Gretzky, helped the Rangers end their 54-year Stanley Cup drought in 1994. In addition to winning the Cup with the Rangers, Messier won five championships with the Edmonton Oilers. Stevens helped lead the Devils to three Stanley......

There are two sides to Isiah Thomas. There is the GM who drafts diligently building a team from the ground up, or Dr. Jekyll. And then there is the GM who recklessly trades players simply to trade them while acquiring bigger salaries and losing draft picks, or Mr. Hyde. Both sides were on display Thursday night as Isiah radically overhauled the Knicks and may have finally come up with a trade that made them......

With Kobe Bryant's trade demands in and out of the news, Gothamist wonders what Isiah Thomas would give up to put Bryant in a Knicks uniform. If you follow basketball, you know that Kobe has on again, off again, on again trade demands, and there's a video being shopped around where Kobe says some disparaging words about Lakers management and Andrew Bynum. The Lakers say that they won't be trading Kobe - and why would......

Knicks 95, Bucks 93: After Stephon Marbury missed a baseline jumper, this game seemed headed for overtime. But officials said Andrew Bogut fouled Channing Frye with time on the clock, and the Knicks forward hit two free throws to give the Knicks the game at home. They won despite 23 turnovers, but don't get too carried away. The Bucks have lost eight straight and are still adjusting to playing with Michael Redd. New York also......

Knicks 116 Miami 96: When the matchup at center is Jerome James vs. Shaq you wouldn’t expect the Knicks to come out on top, but thanks to Jamal Crawford they did. Crawford hit sixteen-straight shots on his way to 52 points as New York routed Miami. Besides the inspired play of Crawford, the Knicks finally made a lineup change. Jared Jeffries was sent to the bench and Channing Frye got the start. Jeffries only played......

Knicks 151, Pistons 145 (3 OT): For the second time this season, the Knicks played a triple-overtime game, and for the second time this season, they won. (Remember when they almost blew that opening-night game against Memphis?) Channing Frye hit a buzzer-beating shot to force the third extra session, and the biggest of Jamal Crawford's 29 points helped lift the Knicks. With the suspensions from the Denver brawl forcing Coach Isiah Thomas to use a......

Nets 113, Cavaliers 111: The NBA's young stars may be represented by Cleveland's LeBron James and Miami's Dwyane Wade -- though not Denver's Carmelo Anthony, at least for the moment -- but Vince Carter, all of 29, carried the Nets on Wednesday. He scored 38 points, one more than James' 37, as the Nets scrapped past the Cavaliers in their second straight win over a quality team at home. Richard Jefferson and his ankle difficulties......

-Bulls 102 Knicks 85: With Channing Frye out for awhile and Quentin Richardson hurt for a few days, New York rolled out a new starting lineup, but suffered the same result as they have most of the season. On the plus side, Eddy Curry had 24 points against his former team. -Atlanta 5 Rangers 4 (OT): The Rangers had their chances, building a 3-1 lead in the second period, but Bobby Holik got his revenge......

-Cavaliers 102, Knicks 96: The good news: Channing Frye opened up and scored 17 points. The bad news: The Knicks let Damon Jones score 29 points and fell to the Cavs at home. At 2-6, the Knicks are a lot closer to being 0-8 than they are to 4-4 -- one win came in triple overtime and the other on a miraculous last-minute play. In the end, the Knicks' inability to hit the outside shot......

-Spurs 100, Knicks 92: Quentin Richardson scored 21 points, but Spurs guard Tony Parker torched the Knicks for 33 as New York lost to a Texas team for the second straight night. On Friday, it was the Knicks' interior defense that did them in; Saturday the opponents' attack was more balanced. Richardson's had a solid start to the season, but Channing Frye and Eddy Curry will need to step up to help the Knicks right......

In his infinite wisdom, James Dolan has declared that Isiah Thomas must show “measurable” progress to keep his job after this season. What exactly that means hasn’t been defined, but the question is; how can this team not improve on last season? The Knicks managed only 23 wins last year and seemed to use a different lineup every night. Larry Brown ruined his reputation as a great coach by sniping at his players in the......

-Brooklyn 3 Staten Island 0: Jacob Ruckle was dominant going eight innings while allowing only four hits and striking out ten as Brooklyn increased their division lead to two games. -Knicks Sign Jared Jeffries: Stop the presses, the Knicks added someone who plays defense! Sure it comes too late for Larry Brown and five years and $30 million just increases their salary cap woes, but this is actually a decent move by Isiah. Jeffries gives......

The one positive you could say about Isiah was that he was always pretty good in the draft. Whether it was Channing Frye, Marcus Camby or Tracy McGrady, Isiah seemed to do pretty well in the draft. Apparently he now wants to ruin the last positive part of his reputation because how else can you explain drafting Renaldo Balkman with the 20th pick? It’s not that Balkman is a terrible player; he certainly played......

The Knicks finally have a team that can win on the court; unfortunately it is their dance team. The Knicks City Dancers bested the Nets Dance Team in the semifinals of the Eastern Conference of the NBA Dance Team Bracket. The victory means the Knicks have found something that they are better at than the Nets for the first time in years. The Knicks City Dancers (KCD) will now compete against the Heat Dancers in......

There was only one way this season could get any worse for Knicks’ fans and it happened last night. In the fourth quarter of their 114-109 loss, the Knicks watched in horror as Channing Frye collapsed on the floor after a collision with Andre Barrett. Frye’s left knee was injured and while x-rays were negative, tests will be run today to see if any ligaments were torn. Ironically, the injury occurs almost 21 years to......

$92 million doesn’t buy that much these days. The Knicks with their $125 million payroll lost 116-109 to Charlotte with their $33 million payroll and took over the worst record in the NBA. Charlotte’s payroll is actually equal to about half of the luxury tax payment the Knicks will be forced to pay at the end of this season. The Knicks actually out shot the Bobcats, but were once again plagued by sloppy basketball. New......

The Knicks keep finding new and more humiliating ways to lose. Tuesday night, it was an inbounds play that sunk them. Down by one with 2.2 seconds left in the game, Jalen Rose could not get the ball in play within five seconds and were whistled for a turnover that sealed their 85-82 loss. Rose actually could have been called for a technical foul, because he appeared to try and call a timeout, which the......

You may have missed it in the Super Bowl hype, but the Knicks actually played an entire game without giving up yesterday. They hung in until the end and almost pulled off a miracle in their 93-89 loss to the Rockets. Jalen Rose made an immediate contribution to the team by effectively distributing the basketball and ending the game with eleven assists, but he made a key foul late in the fourth quarter. Jamal Crawford......

Gothamist has a special request for Punxsutawney Phil. We’ll take our chances on the length of winter; just bring an early end to the basketball season at the Garden. Last night, it wasn’t so much Kobe, or his parade to the foul line, but another case of the Knicks quitting on their fans in a 130-97 loss. Gothamist also has a request for Jim Dolan, step in and fix this! Yes, we know that you......

The best thing Isiah Thomas could do right now is put on a uniform. That would prevent him from making anymore dumb trades and give the Knicks the point guard they so desperately need. Saturday, the Knicks fell to the Hornets 109-98 with Stephon Marbury missing his third consecutive game. With Marbury out and Antonio Davis suspended, Larry Brown tried a new starting lineup. Jamal Crawford and Quentin Richardson were in the backcourt with Maurice......

The Knicks won again Sunday with Stephon Marbury leading the way. Marbury had 23 points, 15 assists and only one turnover as the Knicks beat Seattle 120-116. Once again, the Knicks shot over 50% from the field, exploiting the right matchups and getting mostly good looks at the basket. Trevor Ariza contributed seven big rebounds off the bench while Channing Frye added 15 points from the pine; but Maurice Taylor stole the show. Taylor poured......

Don’t look now, but the Knicks are on a winning streak. Channing Frye scored 30 points in only 26 minutes to lead the Knicks to a 113-92 victory over Washington Friday night. While Washington is not a very good team, there were a number of encouraging signs from this game. The Knicks shot over 54% from the field while holding the Wizards under 42%. They dominated the boards 49-30 including 16-10 on the offensive glass.......

It’s hard to imagine how things could get worse for the Knicks and harder still to imagine how they can get better. One day after announcing that he was shortening his bench and changing his starters, Larry Brown could hardly watch as the Knicks went down in flames losing 105-90 to the Magic. Brown changed his starting lineup, making Trevor Ariza the new small forward and moving Quentin Richardson to shooting guard, but he still......

At least the Knicks are making progress. Normally a 84-79 loss to the Clippers like the Knicks suffered Wednesday wouldn't be cause for celebration. This loss isn't either, but at least Gothamist saw some signs of life in the Knicks. Of course, everything is relative for a team that is 6-12. First, the Clippers are not the laughingstock they've always been. They improved to 13-5 with the win over the Knicks and lead the Pacific......

Channing Frye won't be able to carry the Knicks every night. He mustered twelve points against the Heat Monday, but the Knicks still lost 107-94. The game wasn't that close, and the Knicks seemed overmatched by a Miami team that has not played well of late. (Yes, Toronto beat them last week.) With Shaquille O'Neal still sidelined for Miami, the Knicks could have put up a better showing. Nate Robinson added 16 points, and Stephon......

After a 2-4 road trip through the West, the Knicks returned to Madison Square Garden to avenge one of the road swing's losses in a 103-92 win over Portland Sunday. Stephon Marbury had his best game of the season (27 points, 8 assists) and outshone Sebastien Telfair, the Trail Blazers point guard and Marbury's cousin. Although the Knicks earned their third victory, Gothamist still sees plenty of things to be worried about. It's no secret......

It took six tries, but Larry Brown finally has his first win as the head coach of the New York Knicks. Last night, the Knicks held off the Sacramento Kings to win 105-95. Despite leading for 19 points in the first-half, the Knicks let the Kings back into the game in the 3rd quarter. Despite letting the Kings cut the lead to 6, the Knicks didn't fold up shop like they have so many times......

The Knicks will definitely have a new look this season, but the question is will the results be different from last season? Eddy Curry is the first real center the Knicks have had since Patrick Ewing left, but we can only hope that the Knicks’ cardiologists are right in letting him play. Antonio Davis will provide toughness up front, but at age 37, how many minutes a night can he contribute? Channing Frye, Nate Robinson......

With pre-season basketball upon us, we decided to look at a few moves by the Knicks this past off-season. Knicks GM Isiah Thomas should never surprise anyone with his head scratch inducing moves, and the plethora he made this offseason fit that description. Bringing in Larry Brown to coach won't hurt, but the Knicks' personnel decisions could hinder Brown's coaching style. Trading Kurt Thomas for the Suns' Quentin Richardson sapped what little strength the Knicks......

Isiah Thomas knew who he wanted with the eighth pick, the only question was whether or not he would get him. Luckily for Thomas, he was there and the Knicks selected Channing Frye, a move that immediately upgrades their non-existent frontcourt. Frye has a reputation of being a soft player, but Gothamist thinks he can be a Marcus Camby type player, hopefully without all the injuries. The Knicks weren’t done as Thomas managed to get......