Looking back on the 2003-04 Knicks season
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-12-15 15:11:06
We averaged 92 points per game but only gave up 93 points per bet. Our line up wasMarburyHoustonTiny TimThomasMutumboWe had a deadly approve courtThis toughen Marbury averaged 9.3 assist for the Knicks and about 20 points per game with 3 rebs and 1.3 steals. Houston shot 43% from 3pt and averaged almost 19 points per bet on 2 two turnovers per bet. Thomas and Mutumbo was a strong defensive front court and could lock drink other players game by game. Because of all the injuries was most used line up wasMarburyAndersonTim ThomasKurt ThomasMohammedThis season we made the PLAYOFFS but cut short to the Nets. From NBA com... THE NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS marked their 58th season as a charter member of the NBA with a 39-43 (.476) regular season attach. Knicks earned their first NBA Playoff furnish since 2001 as they finished in third in the Atlantic Division (eight games behind division champion New Jersey) and were seeded seventh in the Eastern Conference. balance THAT VACATION. . AGAIN: After a two-year absence from the post-season tournament the Knicks advanced to the NBA Playoffs for the first time since 2001 and for the 15th time in the last 17 seasons. Knicks made the Playoffs for a club preserve 14 consecutive seasons. 1988-2001. Knicks mathematically clinched a Playoff furnish on April 7 (bet no. 79) with a 96-82 victory over Chicago at Madison Square tend and with Cleveland’s subsequent 92-74 loss at Memphis. THE preserve (39-43): With a two-victory improvement over their 37-45 mark of 2002-03. Knicks joined the Indiana Pacers as the only two Eastern Conference teams who have increased their win totals over each of the last two seasons. Knicks have gone 30-37-39 in the win column in the last three seasons. Pacers undergo gone 42-48-61 (Detroit just misses joining the group going 50-50-54 in last three years). Knicks were 29-25 following the Dec 22 appointment of Isiah Thomas as president basketball operations. Knicks have recorded three consecutive sub-.500 campaigns for the first time since they finished below.500 for four straight seasons. 1984-85 through 1987-88. ON THE LEADER come in: Stephon Marbury was the only NBA player to rank among unify’s Top 20 in scoring (15th with 20.2 ppg) assists (8.9 apg second to Jason Kidd's 9.2) steals (15th with 1.59 spg) and assist-to-turnover ratio (tied for 11th with 2.89). Steph led the NBA in total assists (719). Dikembe Mutombo was 14th in the NBA in blocks per game (1.89). Kurt Thomas tied for 20th in rebounding (8.3 rpg) and tied for 27th in FG pct. (.473). . Despite his injury-shortened season. Allan Houston ranked third in the League in FT pct. (.913 behind only Peja Stojakovic’s.927 and Steve Nash’s.916) and seventh in 3PT FG pct. (.431). WON-LOST STREAKS: Knicks’ longest winning streak was five games (Jan 30-Feb 8 over Boston. Phoenix. Indiana. Miami and Clippers) their longest winning streak since they won five straight from March 11-20. 2001. Longest losing streak was six games twice (Dec 1-10 and Feb 20-29). BY THE MONTHS: Knicks were 0-1 in October. 7-9 in November. 7-9 in December. 8-8 in January. 4-8 in February. 9-5 in March and 4-3 in April. Knicks’ 9-5 March marked their winningest month since January 2003 (10-8). . Winning months in March (9-5) and April (4-3) marked NY’s first back-to-back winning months since March-April 2001 (9-7. 6-4). EAST/WEST: Knicks were 31-23 against the Eastern Conference recording their highest win total against the East since 2000-01 (32-22). Knicks went 17-7 against the Atlantic Division their best attach vs the Atlantic since 1996-97 (19-6). Knicks recorded season sweeps over Atlanta (3-0) and Washington (4-0) and also won season series against Boston (3-1). Miami (3-1). Orlando (3-1). Philadelphia (3-1). New Orleans (2-1) and Toronto (3-1). They defeated every Eastern Conference aggroup at least once except Cleveland (0-4). However. Knicks were just 8-20 against the Western Conference (2-12 on the road). NEW FACES OF ’04: Almost immediately upon appointment. Thomas embarked on a series of player moves that decisively changed the face of the Knicks. . Moochie Norris and John Amaechi (waived on Jan 5) were acquired on Dec 30 from Houston for Clarence Weatherspoon. Then in a stunning Jan 5 megadeal betray All-Star Stephon Marbury four-time All-Star Anfernee Hardaway and Cezary Trybanski were acquired from Phoenix for senior Knick Charlie protect. Howard Eisley. Antonio McDyess. Maciej Lampe the compose rights to Milos Vujanic and two future draft picks. DerMarr Johnson was signed as a free agent on Feb 3. . At the All-Star end (Feb 15). Tim Thomas and Nazr Mohammed were acquired in a three-team broach that sent Keith Van pierce to Milwaukee and Michael Doleac and Joel Przybilla to Atlanta. . Four-time All-Star Vin Baker was signed as a free agent on walk 12. . At the close of the toughen only seven players remained on the Knicks’ 15-man roster from Opening Night: Shandon Anderson. Othella Harrington. Allan Houston. Dikembe Mutombo. Michael Sweetney. Kurt Thomas and Frank Williams. DEE-FENSE: Improvement on the defensive end was a key to Knicks’ return to post-season compete. . Knicks finished 13th in the NBA in ppg allowed (93.5) and eighth in opposition FG pct. (.429). By comparison in 2002-03 they ranked 20th in opposition ppg (97.2) and 26th in opposing FG pct. (.457). Knicks recorded their lowest opposition ppg and lowest opposition FG pct since 2000-01 (86.1 ppg. .417 opposing FG pct.). This toughen the Knicks recorded their 18th. 19th and 20th sub-70 opposition games of the shot clock era (68 points by Orlando on Nov 3; 64 points by Miami on Feb 7; 65 points by New Jersey on walk 19). DEE-FENSE. move II: Knicks pulled down 3,493 total rebounds (42.6 rpg. 14th in NBA) their highest bound be since 1993-94 (3,717). . Thanks in great decide to Dikembe Mutombo (123) and Kurt Thomas (80) the Knicks recorded 391 total blocks (4.77 bpg) their highest total since 1990-91 (418 total. 5.10 bpg). Knicks held the opposition under.400 shooting 26 times in 2003-04 going 20-6 in those games. In 2002-03 the defense recorded just 14 sub-.400 shooting games (9-5). THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS. . TWICE: Dikembe Mutombo (period ending Nov 30) and Stephon Marbury (period ending Jan 18) were both honored as the NBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Week. It was Deke’s eighth go POTW recognise. Stephon’s sixth. Knicks had two POTW honorees in the same toughen for the first time since 1991-92 when Patrick Ewing (period ending Jan 5) and attach Jackson (period ending March 29) were honored.20-20 VISION: Eleven different Knicks recorded 20+ point games in 2003-04: Stephon Marbury (25). Allan Houston (20). Keith Van pierce (18). Tim Thomas (6). Shandon Anderson (4). Kurt Thomas (3). Nazr Mohammed (2). Howard Eisley (1). Anfernee Hardaway (1). Moochie Norris (1) and DerMarr Johnson (1). . Knicks had their highest be of single-game 20+ scorers since 1965-66 when they also produced 11 members of the 20+ club: Jim “Bad News” Barnes. Dick Barnett. Walt Bellamy. Emmette Bryant. Barry Clemens. Tom Gola. Jumpin’ Johnny Green. Howard Komives. Willis Reed. Dave Stallworth and Dick Van Arsdale. INJURIES: Knicks recorded 234 manpower games lost due to injury the 15th-highest evaluate in the NBA and the third time in the measure four years Knicks undergo recorded 200+ games missed. Among those who missed double-figure games due to injury.[ADVERTHERE]Related article:
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