Peter Vecsey
The Archive
Knicks should nail down coach before carousel starts up
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — As long as the Knicks make the playoffs, and even if they don’t because of injuries, Mike Woodson will be the team’s biggest winner this season. If...
Suns star steamed enough to leave Phoenix
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — For the first time, Steve Nash is fed up enough to leave the Suns and continue his Hall of Fame career elsewhere next season. A person very...
Amare’s bad back hamstrings Knicks
Interesting that Amar’e Stoudemire came to New York without Carmelo Anthony or Jeremy Lin and had fans chanting “MVP...MVP.” And then Jeremy generated Linsanity minus Melo and Amar’e, and spearheaded...
Nene deal didn’t pan out
In my 12-day-on-delay mind, the most mystifying trade at the deadline was the Nuggets’ deportation of Nene to the Wizards for JaVale McGee. Why would they outbid ($65 million over...
Love and Durant friends to end on and off court
Friday night’s 289-point delight, a double overtime home-theater Thunder conquest of the Timberwolves, stimulated trampled memory sprouts of the captivating conflicts between the Nuggets (Alex English, Dan Issel, Kiki Vandeweghe)...
Source: Bird won’t return as Pacers GM
Larry Bird’s head-faking, bed-unmaking, Dwight Howard imitating stretch as Pacers president is coming to a conclusion at season’s end regardless of how the 26-18 team finishes, maintains someone very much...
Howard’s Magic trick doesn’t kill N.J. future
Prior to the Magic-Spurs game, the day before the NBA’s trade deadline Thursday, Dwight Howard, in a prearranged conference call, told those on the line — owners Richard and Dan...
Think twice before hoping Zen Master rescues the Knicks
You know me: I’m too professional, polite and reverential of the coaching profession to speculate about interim Mike Woodson’s successor while he still retains the Knicks’ (favorite coach) title ......
Center staying in Orlando instead of vanishing
So, Dwight Howard, who has held the Magic captive for months in Jack Scott’s car trunk first inhabited by Patty Hearst, decided at the bewitching hour to “opt-in” for the...
Carmelo wins the war
Who did you think would get run out of town first, the coach hired by Donnie Walsh? Or the pin-up player acquired by James Dolan? If only the Knicks’ owner...
Bucks raise stakes, deal for Ellis
While the Knicks remained deathly dormant 48 hours before Thursday’s NBA trade deadline despite six straight defeats, the Bucks greatly enhanced their playoff prospects Tuesday by acquiring Monta Ellis, Ekpe...
Celtics’ Big 3 on trading block
When Doc Rivers spouts high praise (“Rajon [Rondo] is the smartest point guard I’ve ever been around”), you know for sure the player can be had. As expected, Danny Strange...
Dwight drama set to end ... or not
In case the Knicks are unaware, someone might want to alert them Thursday (3 p.m. Eastern) is the NBA trading deadline. Yes, once again it’s time for the annual prisoner...
Love conquers all
When Kevin Love was in high school, numerous people tended to devalue his accomplishments, probably because he complied with gravity and didn’t quite qualify as a gymnast or a contortionist....
D’Antoni caved in to Melo’s grumbling
Unlike the coiled masses, I choose not to crack excessively on the Knicks for their continued road relapse in Dallas and San Antonio since my last communiqué. Teams a lot...
Knicks coach blew it against Celts
Before strolling down Lobotomy Lane, I’d like to commend Celtics president Danny Ainge for locking up Executive-of-the-Year honors Sunday with a superlative showcasing of Rajon Rondo against the Knicks. At...
Durant & Co. rolling along
Like everyone else, I can’t get enough of the Thunder’s funky stuff. On successive enchanting evenings — for those of lucky enough to have NBA League Pass — we got...
Why Allen Iverson isn’t broke -- and can't be for years
Last month, when a Georgia judge seized the bank account of Allen Iverson in order to pay out a substantial debt for an unpaid jewelry bill amounting to $859,896.46, the...
Howard’s moaning irks Magic fans
ORLANDO, Fla. — During my All-Star stay, I conducted an informal poll. Various workers — cabbies, hotel security staff, waiters, airport employees, as well as Mickey and Minnie — were...
Howard’s future in Orlando still up in the air
ORLANDO, Fla. — Regardless of speculation and fabrication about additional destinations under consideration, Dwight Howard’s trade request remains unwavering. He is amenable to commit long-term with the Nets, Lakers and...