Related post: A Brief History of Baseball. By the 20th century, Knickerbocker was a pretty widely used term throughout the city. According to legend, he had members of his staff all put names into a hat. Along with the Boston Celtics, the Knicks are one of the two original NBA teams that still reside in the city in which they were founded.
The team would develop many high profile players throughout the decade. By the late s, the team began to put championship pieces together. Since those championship years, the Knicks have had many ups and downs, yet they continue to be one of the most valuable teams in the NBA. And why do we use it in the first place? Irish wanted a distinct name for his franchise that was representative of the city of New York. Read More. See Full Story. Madison Square Garden Re-opens. NBA Finals Winner Anthony Acquired from Denver.
Knicks Primary Logo. Knicks Alternate Logo. Short answer: randomly. Team executives including Irish, public relations director Lester Scott, and Madison Square Garden executive Fred Podesta wrote names on pieces of paper and put them into a hat.
The majority of the options listed were either Knickerbockers or Father Knickerbocker, the symbol of New York City, according to Podesta.
The name was selected as Knickerbockers, which was soon shortened to Knicks. Knickerbockers or knickers referred to the style of pants worn by these settlers that were rolled up just below the knee. The image of a Dutch settler became synonymous with New York City.
In the —10 season , the Knicks got off to their worst 10 game start in franchise history, producing 9 losses, with just one win against the New Orleans Hornets. The Knicks responded by winning 9 games and losing 6 in December. On January 24, , the Knicks suffered their worst home loss in Madison Square Garden history against the Dallas Mavericks in front of a sellout crowd, with the final score being — The point loss was also the second-worst in Knicks franchise history.
The worst was a point loss to the Syracuse Nationals now the Philadelphia 76ers on Christmas Day , in which the final score was — Nearly a month after their worst home loss in MSG history the Knicks shook up their roster by making some surprising moves. The deal also included forward Marcus Landry going to the Celtics and the Knicks acquiring bench players J. Giddens and Bill Walker. About 3 weeks after these team-changing trades, the Knicks played the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center and blew them out by a score of —94 for the largest win of the season.
However, the Knicks were eliminated from playoff contention in late March and completed their season with a 29—53 record, a regression from their first season under D'Antoni. Carmelo Anthony , a multiple-time All-Star, played for the Knicks from to The Knicks finished fairly well due in part to the improvement of David Lee and rookie Toney Douglas along with other young players. In addition, the Knicks are set to play two preseason games in Europe during the —11 NBA preseason.
Team president Donnie Walsh stated the signing of Stoudemire as a turning point for the future of a Knicks team that had struggled in recent years. On August 11, , the Knicks signed guard Roger Mason. D'Antoni along with Stoudemire and the core of young players, including Felton , Danilo Gallinari , Mozgov , Wilson Chandler and rookie Landry Fields , piloted the Knicks to a 28—26 record prior to the All-Star break, marking the first time the team had been above the. Carmelo Anthony ensured the franchise's first winning season since on April 10, , against the Indiana Pacers , as Anthony scored the game-winning basket for the Knicks and subsequently blocked Danny Granger 's shot in the final seconds of the game.
The Knicks were ultimately eliminated from the playoffs in the first round on April 24, by the Boston Celtics , losing the series 0—4. In spite of Donnie Walsh's successful efforts to help rebuild the franchise, he decided not to return as the team's president, electing to step down at the end of June , citing the uncertainty surrounding his ability to continue to manage the daily operations of the team.
Glen Grunwald was elected as interim president and general manager. In order to fit Chandler under the salary cap, Chauncey Billups was earlier waived under the amnesty clause of the new collective bargaining agreement. To replace Billups at point guard, the Knicks signed Mike Bibby to a one-year, veteran minimum contract.
The Knicks also signed veteran point guard Baron Davis on December 19 to a one-year contract. At the time, Davis had suffered a herniated disk and was not expected to compete for about 6—8 weeks, leaving Toney Douglas as the team's starting point guard. The Knicks struggled early in the season because Douglas and Bibby struggled to facilitate the offense and subsequently, it became stagnated. Subsequently, rookie Iman Shumpert was thrust into the role as the starting point guard after Douglas was relegated to the bench due to his struggles.
In addition, head coach D'Antoni also decided to use Carmelo Anthony as a point forward to help generate a more up-tempo offense; however, there were concerns Anthony was holding the ball for too long, thus contributing to the stagnation of the Knicks' offense. Lin, who had been claimed off waivers on December 27 following an injury to Iman Shumpert, scored 25 points and had 7 assists en route to a Knicks win.
Lin was praised for his ability to facilitate the offense, something the Knicks had struggled to do for the first 23 games of the season. Lin, exceeding expectations, was named the starter for the Knicks following a game against the Utah Jazz.
Lin guided the Knicks to a seven-game winning streak, despite being without Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire for five games due to a groin injury and a death in the family respectively, that brought the team back to a.
The surge of positive play by the Knicks accompanied by the performance of Lin caused extensive national and worldwide media coverage that was referred to as 'Linsanity'.
To bolster their depth and perimeter shooting percentage, the Knicks signed J. Smith on February 18, The team struggled to congeal when Anthony returned from injury and went on to lose seven of eight games before head coach Mike D'Antoni resigned on March 14, Assistant Mike Woodson was named the interim head coach. Under Woodson, the Knicks finished 18—6 during the regular season and clinched a playoff spot for the second straight year this time as the seventh seed, making it the first time they have clinched consecutive playoff berths since making 13 straight playoff appearances from to Not only did they also clinch consecutive winning seasons for the first time in a decade, but their 36—30 record was the highest winning percentage for the team since the —01 season.
The Knicks faced the Miami Heat in the first round of the playoffs and lost the first three games, breaking the NBA record for longest playoff losing streak at 13 games. The team's struggles were partially attributed to injuries as Jeremy Lin, Baron Davis and Iman Shumpert were all sidelined by knee ailments.
The Knicks proceeded to win a close Game 4, which snapped their streak and ensured that they would not be swept out of the first round. However, they failed to keep up with the Heat's up-tempo offense in Game 5 and lost the series 4—1 to the eventual NBA champion. Despite the team's disappointing postseason exit, the Knicks removed Woodson's interim status and he was officially named the full-time head coach on May 25, One week later, the team came to terms with veteran point guard Jason Kidd , who was originally supposed to serve as a backup to Lin.
The Knicks also re-signed free agents J. However, the Knicks lost restricted free agents shooting guard, Landry Fields to the Toronto Raptors and point guard, Jeremy Lin to the Houston Rockets, who were both key players during the —12 season. The Knicks decided not to match those teams' offers.
Despite these losses, the Knicks continued to add players to the roster, signing former Chicago Bulls guard Ronnie Brewer on July 25, and signing Chris Smith , the younger brother of J.
Smith, on August 1, It was also announced that Rasheed Wallace would come out of retirement to play for the Knicks on October 2, Despite playing without an injured Iman Shumpert and Amar'e Stoudemire, the Knicks compiled an 18—5 record to start the —13 season , their best start since In their first four games, they scored at least points and won by double digits in all of those games. The streak ended after a point loss to Memphis Grizzlies. The following Sunday, in a game against the Indiana Pacers , the Knicks at home went on to win 88—76, assuring them a 7—1 record.
After two tough losses to the Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets , the Knicks returned home in a game against the Detroit Pistons on November 25, with a — blowout win, making them one of only three teams undefeated at home along with the Miami Heat and Utah Jazz.
The Knicks finished November with an 11—4 record, their best month record since going 11—6 in March By the All-Star break in mid-February , the Knicks compiled a 32—18 record, good for second in the Eastern Conference. On February 21, on the trade deadline, the team traded Ronnie Brewer for a second-round draft pick. The Knicks then signed veteran power forward Kenyon Martin to a day contract.
In late March, the Knicks went on to compile a four-game losing streak, tying their worst skid of the season. They would go on and face the Utah Jazz on the road, eventually winning the game and starting what would turn out to be a game winning streak, including wins against the Miami Heat and the Oklahoma City Thunder.
This was the third-longest winning streak in franchise history. The Knicks' game winning streak came to an end on April 11 as they lost to the Chicago Bulls. Despite that, they set the NBA single season record for three-pointers.
The Knicks finished the season with a 54—28 record, securing the 2nd seed. On May 18, the Knicks were eliminated in the second round of the playoffs, losing the series to the Indiana Pacers 4—2. Point guard Jason Kidd retired following the end of the season—he was named head coach of the Brooklyn Nets a few days later.
They re-signed J. The Knicks observed their worst ever regular season record under the stewardship of Phil Jackson , who acted as the president of the franchise from to The Knicks then appointed former coach Phil Jackson as president of basketball operations, with Mills remaining as general manager, with the duo working directly under MSG chairman James Dolan.
Following the —14 season , coach Mike Woodson and his entire staff were fired, and was replaced by Derek Fisher. The Knicks finished the season with a disappointing 37—45 record and finished ninth in the Eastern Conference, but was the season Carmelo Anthony established his career high, the Knicks' franchise record, and the Madison Square Garden record for single-game scoring. Anthony recorded 62 points and 13 rebounds in a victory against the Charlotte Bobcats. The trade was the first one that Phil Jackson ever executed as a front office executive.
On June 26, as part of the NBA Draft , the Knicks selected Cleanthony Early as the 34th overall pick and Thanasis Antetokounmpo as the 51st overall pick, using the draft picks received in the trade from the Dallas Mavericks.
The Knicks also acquired Louis Labeyrie , an additional second round draft pick, after he was traded by the Pacers. On January 7, , the Knicks set a franchise record with its 13th consecutive loss. The Knicks fell —91 to the Washington Wizards , giving New York its longest losing streak in the franchise's 69 season history.
On February 15, , the Knicks bought out Amar'e Stoudemire 's contract. The Knicks finished their —15 season with a win-loss record of 17—65, which is the worst record in franchise history. Midway through another losing season, Fisher was relieved of his coaching duties, with Kurt Rambis being named as interim head coach as the Knicks finished the season with a record of 32— Jeff Hornacek was then hired as their next head coach, which also oversaw Jackson's most notable acts as an executive.
Under Jackson's presidency, the Knicks had gone 80—, suffered three consecutive losing seasons, and missed three consecutive playoffs. In his last act prior to leaving the Knicks, Jackson selected Frank Ntilikina with the eighth overall pick, Damyean Dotson with the 44th overall pick, and Ognjen Jaramaz with the 58th overall pick in the NBA Draft. Following Jackson's departure, the Knicks appointed Scott Perry as general manager and named Steve Mills president of basketball operations.
The Knicks also saw Carmelo Anthony demanding a trade from the team, which posed difficulty for both player and franchise due to a no-trade clause inserted in Anthony's contract given by Jackson in Originally, the only teams for which he would waive his no trade clause were for the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Houston Rockets , with the former eventually removed from trade discussions due to internal conflicts. The Knicks also re-signed Tim Hardaway Jr.
However, the season again ended poorly, with 29—53 record to leave the Knicks as the 11th seed in the Eastern Conference. This caused the Knicks to part ways with head coach Jeff Hornacek. Hornacek's two full seasons retained criticism for the team's continued struggle on defense, as well as the inability to implement an efficient, modern offense.
He was replaced with former Memphis Grizzlies head coach David Fizdale. Fizdale signed a four-year deal, and was tasked to deliver on player development and improving the team's basketball philosophy. The team also acquired Mitchell Robinson with the 36th overall pick, and signed former lottery pick Mario Hezonja. They further invested in untapped potential by signing another former lottery pick, with Noah Vonleh agreeing to a one year deal. The team also traded for forward Iggy Brazdeikis , who was drafted in the second round from Michigan.
The team then signed former lottery picks Elfrid Payton and Julius Randle. On February 4, , the Knicks fired Steve Mills after seven seasons as president with Scott Perry taking over on an interim basis. On March 2, Leon Rose was named president of the team. On July 30, , the Knicks hired Tom Thibodeau as their new head coach. Fan attendance in home games was prohibited until February 23, , per an executive order from Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo. On May 3, , with a — win over the Memphis Grizzlies , the Knicks clinched their first winning season since the —13 season.
On May 12, , the Knicks clinched their first playoff appearance since , ending their eight-year playoff drought. In the playoffs, the Knicks lost to the Atlanta Hawks in five games in the first round. The first logo of the New York Knicks is of a character named "Father Knickerbocker" dribbling a basketball, in the iconic blue and orange colors. From the beginning, the Knicks home uniforms are in white with blue and orange trim, while the away uniforms are in blue with orange and white trim.
The first iterations contain monotone lettering in blue home and orange away lettering, with the addition of a checkerboard pattern during the mids.
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