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Mike D'Antoni on MVP race: 'Melo yes, Kobe no
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Greetings from behind the baseline at Staples Center, Newsday.com readers! Neil Best here filling in for Big Al out West this week.
Some quick notes from the coaches' pregame chats with the media:
Knicks coach Mike Woodson on Marcus Camby returning to rotation:
"He is going to play. We’re going to put him in there. We’re going to need him based on their bigs that they have...
Read more »Amar'e Stoudemire not ready to play but getting closer
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Amar’e Stoudemire scrimmaged for the second time this week with the Erie BayHawks and soon will join the Knicks’ big club.
There is “no target date,” according to Stoudemire because he said needs time. But when he can play he expects to be the player he was when the signed for $100 million.
“When I’m healthy I feel like I’m back to my dominant self,” Stoudemire said.
For now, the...
Read more »The Amar'e Stoudemire plan - for now
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Mike Woodson laid out at least part of the plan for Amar'e Stoudemire.
"This is a rest day for him," Woodson said. "Tomorrow will be another heavy day for him. That was the plan to go hard yesterday and take it easy today and tomorrow get back at it again and see how he feels after that."
Stoudemire will practice with the Knicks' D-League team, the Erie BayHawks again....
Read more »Carmelo Anthony a game-time decision, but Rasheed Wallace is out again
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Carmelo Anthony went through shootaround and will test his sprained left ankle before the game. Right now he’s a game-time decision against the Nets.
“He’s moving around pretty good so we’ll see,” Mike Woodson said. “He still hasn’t indicated that he’s going to play. So he’s going to wait. I think he’s going to come out and warm up and see how he feels.”
The Knicks won’t have Rasheed...
Read more »Mike Woodson said Knicks wanted Jeremy Lin back
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Mike Woodson admitted what had been known until the Rockets changed their original offer for Jeremy Lin.
“We wanted Jeremy back,” Woodson said before Monday’s game. “I made that publicly [known] back in the summer when we were going through the recruitment process. But things changed from a business standpoint and Jeremy decided to take the Houston deal.”
The Knicks actually decided...
Read more »Amar'e Stoudemire close to returning to practice
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Amar’e Stoudemire is getting closer to being cleared for practice. Mike Woodson said there might be an update after Monday night’s game against Jeremy Lin and the Rockets.
Woodson said Stoudemire still hasn’t been given the OK. But he wouldn’t rule out Stoudemire doing something Tuesday if the Knicks hold practice.
“We’ll see,” Woodson said. “We’ll know more tonight after the game.”
Stoudemire...
Read more »Knick players think Garden crowd should cheer Jeremy Lin tomorrow
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Jeremy Lin makes his MSG return tomorrow night with the Rockets in what should be another interesting night at the Garden.
Lin was tremendous last season, one of the greatest sports stories ever. But his departure led to feelings of anger, sadness, indifference and in some cases relief.
Right now, the Knicks look much better off for not matching the Rockets’ three-year, $25.1 million...
Read more »Ex-NBA players praise, critique the Knicks
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Here are some of the things TNT analysts said about the Knicks on Thursday night:
Charles Barkley: “They don’t get a lot of easy baskets. I don’t think a team can win a championship shooting jumpers.”
Charles Barkley on Jason Kidd: “He is like a player coach out there. Jason Kidd is one of the smartest guys who has ever played in the NBA.”
Charles Barkley on the return of Amar’e...
Read more »Mike Woodson said he scared Knicks into playing for him
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The change in the Knicks has been dramatic since Mike Woodson replaced Mike D’Antoni.
With D’Antoni back at the Garden with the struggling Lakers tonight, Woodson was asked this morning to explain why the Knicks’ play is so different. After thinking about it, trying to find what he wanted to say, Woodson responded:
“Maybe I scared them into playing. I don’t know. I had some things that...
Read more »Jason Kidd fitting nicely with Knicks, sinks Nets
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Jason Kidd spearheaded every win the Nets had over the Knicks from the 2001-02 season through 2007-08 and Tuesday night he showed his old team what they could have had.
Kidd was on the Nets’ radar over the summer. But they never truly pursued him. They went in a different direction and ended up with C.J. Watson, who is a good backup and much younger. Kidd appeared heading back to the Mavericks,...
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