Randolph benched, fans boo as Knicks lose

Isiah Not Suspended, Not Trading Z-Bo

kcudah posted 1/11/2008 from sports.aol.com

As you may have heard about, Isiah Thomas got the boot on Wednesday after making contact with a referee as he was being T'd up. The league reviewed the tape, though, and determined the since the contact was incidental (and actually initiated by ref Joey Crawford, no less), Zeke would not be suspended, which, as the New York Times says, is actually punishment in itself:

WILLIS: DON'T GIVE UP ON EDDY-ZACH

Dime Magazine (www.dimemag.com) : Daily NBA News, NBA ... found this 1/11/2008 on www.nypost.com

Knicks legend Willis Reed said yesterday it's too early to split the so-far failing Eddy Curry-Zach Randolph tandem. "If I had Curry and Zach on my team, I wouldn't give up on them yet," Reed told The Post after appearing at the NBA Store...

Knicks Fans Shown In TV Ads Actually Paid Actors

kcudah posted 1/12/2008 from www.sportsbybrooks.com

Despite another dreadful season, the Knicks want to prove they still have plenty of diehard support, by showing 30-second TV spots featuring fans talking about their devotion to the team. Apparently the Knicks couldn’t find enough devotees, so they ended up using actors . The NEW YORK POST reports

Toronto vs. New York Box Score, January 11, 2008

Arsenalist found this 1/12/2008 on scores.espn.go.com

TORONTO RAPTORS STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS Chris Bosh , PF 44 14-30 0-0 12-15 4 7 11 3 2 0 6 3 40 Jamario Moon , SF 39 5-8 1-2 2-2 1 8 9 0 4 0 2 2 13 Andrea Bargnani , PF 17 2-2 1-1 2-2 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 5 7 Jose ...

A SHAM DUNK BY KNICKS

SPORTSbyBROOKS found this 1/12/2008 on www.nypost.com

January 11, 2008 -- The cellar-dwelling Knicks are running a series of 30-second TV ads that purportedly feature real-life fans talking up their heartfelt team devotion. But the commercials conveniently fail to tell viewers the "fans" are really paid ...