Scott Mandel
Published on: 3rd January, 2012
Knicks, Without Stoudemire, Stagnate On Offense In Loss to RaptorsNew York newest basketball Knicks Carmelo Anthony smiles during an introductory news conference before an NBA basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Original Filename: Knicks Anthony Basketball.JPEG-0cdc9.jpg |
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New York — With or without Amar’e Stoudemire in the lineup, the New York Knicks still appear to be a work in progress in the early stages of this season. Very much a work in progress with not a lot of light at the end of the tunnel. Without Stoudemire, missing his second consecutive game [...]
Published on: 25th December, 2011
Knicks Start Off New Season With Win Over Rival Celtics |
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New York – In what could easily be seen as an opening salvo between long-time Eastern Conference rivals, the New York Knicks opened the NBA season by defeating the Boston Celtics at the partially renovated Madison Square Garden, 106-104. The Knicks clearly had a chip on their collective shoulders, wanting to prove they can compete [...]
Published on: 22nd December, 2011
Knicks Balkman Trying To Learn From His Past To Find His Future |
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New York, NY – In any sport, one of the more interesting aspects of pre-season games are the individual stories and challenges every single player, stars and non-stars alike, always bring with them to a new season. It is a renewed battle every year to be an important and relevant part of a team in its upcoming season. Most players [...]
Published on: 7th December, 2011
Mandel's Musings - Scott's Take On The National SportscapeNew York Mets Jose Reyes watches from the dugout rail against the Boston Red Sox before a baseball game in Boston, Friday May 22, 2009. Reyes is listed as day to day with tendinitis behind his right calf. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Original Filename: Mets_Red_Sox_Baseball_MACK105.jpg |
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New York — Good luck to the newly-named Miami Marlins and their new shortstop, Jose Reyes. They are opening a new stadium down there in Florida and are pulling out all the stops in creating a groundswell of interest among a fan base that is apathetic, at best. If they believe Reyes is the type [...]
Published on: 7th December, 2011
Manning and Luck In Indy? Uh Uh, Says Archie |
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New York — Archie Manning doesn’t believe Andrew Luck and Peyton Manning should play together. // “autostart”:”true”, “playerType”:”story09″ } } }; espn.video.embeded.play(); // ]]>Peyton Manning tutoring Andrew Luck next season in Indianapolis? While it sounds like a dream partnership, Peyton’s father Archie doesn’t think it’s such a good idea. “I don’t think it’d necessarily be [...]
Published on: 22nd November, 2011
Giants Troubles Start With Reese's Decisions, Not Rough Schedule |
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New York – It’s not so much that the Giants are heading into (or have already entered) the toughest part of their schedule, the portion of their season that most pundits agree will make or break their season and perhaps, the coaching career of Tom Coughlin. It’s not that the Giants will be facing New Orleans [...]
Published on: 7th November, 2011
Manning Leads Giants To Huge Win Over Patriots |
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FOXBORO, Mass. – Notes and statistics from the Giants’ 24-20 victory over the New England Patriots in Gillette Stadium. The Giants won their third consecutive game, all against AFC East teams, and for the sixth time in seven games to improve to 6-2 at midseason. This is the second year in a row and the [...]
Published on: 10th October, 2011
Mandel's Musings - The Big East Is In Big TroubleSyracuse coach Jim Boeheim gestures to a referee during the second half of Syracuse's 82-79 loss to Le Moyne in an NCAA college basketball exhibition game Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, in Syracuse, N.Y. (AP Photo/The Post-Standard, Dennis Nett) ** MAGS OUT TV OUT ARCHIVE OUT ** Original Filename: Le_Moyne_Syracuse_Basketball_NYSYR102.jpg |
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New York – I’m not so sure about this Big East Conference master plan to add six additional football schools to its roster of six remaining schools. The poor conference, once a jeweled crown in the college sports world, has been gutted like a New England fisherman guts his catch of the day. Except, in this case, this fish [...]
Published on: 26th September, 2011
Giants Season May Not Be A Tragedy, After All |
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New York — There were many ways to view the New York Giants prospects for this season over the past few months. First, there was great hope that the returning veterans and new draft choices would combine to create a team at least as good as last season’s 10-win team. Then, over the proceeding months [...]
Published on: 23rd September, 2011
NBA Could Be At Risk Of Losing Popularity To Streetball and Players To Overseas Teams |
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New York — I’m no sociologist nor am I a basketball anthropologist but my instincts tell me we are approaching a breaking point in the professional sport of hoops, here in the United States that will have a permanent affect on how the game is viewed and distributed to masses of fans. Confusing? You bet, [...]
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