NBA: Knicks emerge as Atlantic favorites amid rivals’ doubts

'This is the year': Why Reggie Miller believes the Knicks will reach the NBA Finals

Reggie Miller has a message for New York Knicks fans. “I will say this, cause people always think that I hate on the Knicks, which I do not, I love the Knicks,” the Basketball Hall of Famer and longtime New York sports villain said Thursday during an NBA on NBC conference call. “If the Knicks cannot get out of the Eastern Conference this year, something is wrong!” Hear that, Spike? Some of the potential obstacles on the Knicks’ path to the NBA F…

NBA: Knicks emerge as Atlantic favorites amid rivals’ doubts

NEW YORK — The New York Knicks see an opportunity and aren’t shy about their intentions of taking it. “Knicks will be the No. 1 seed in the East,” Carmelo Anthony said. OK, so it’s former players who are talking big. The current Knicks won’t say much about the expectations on them for this season, leaving that to others such as Anthony, the Hall of Famer who is now an NBC Sports studio analyst. READ: NBA: Knicks aim for Finals with new coach Mik…