Steve Popper
Steve Popper covers the Knicks for Newsday. He has spent nearly three decades covering the Knicks and the NBA, along with just about every sports team in the New York metropolitan area.
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A lineup stocked with journeymen takes court nightly at the expense of the young players' development.
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Just what Robinson will be remains a mystery. Right now he is a shot-blocking force defensively. But he is still raw, prone to foul trouble on defense.
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My ballot will include one first-time nominee, six holdovers and one who I had not voted for previously.
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If the 19-year-old rookie isn't what they hoped he would be when they made him the No. 3 pick this past summer, then the franchise is back to square one.
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He has looked like a different player. He's still a defensive stalwart but also has shown more and more confidence in his shooting and even has gotten to the rim occasionally.
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Voices in Toronto fear that the Raptors' top front-office guru could be lured to New York.
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"I want him to take a big jump forward defensively and that's why I'm really being hard on him right now," Fizdale said of Knox.
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Knicks fans won't have their former face of the franchise at the Garden until next season.
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The team had means at its disposal to keep the star big man.
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The rookie relished the big moments in the Knicks' loss to the Nets, especially going up against fellow Duke product Kyrie Irving.