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Dolan didn't want Iverson
Does anybody really believe that as Donnie Walsh was set to give the okay on Allen Iverson it suddenly dawned on him that Iverson has had a troubled past and that he could be create unwanted headaches in New York?
If you believe that then you ...
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No for an Answer
The Knicks' pursuit of Allen Iverson is over - at least for now .
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Iverson talks in holding pattern
Allen Iverson isn't coming to the Knicks…at least for tonight that is.
A person close to the talks between Iverson and the Knicks said that the club may wait until after this weekend's game against New Jersey and Boston before making a move. ...
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Will Iverson replace Duhon in starting lineup?
Chris Duhon could be making his last start at point guard tonight if the Knicks decide to sign Allen Iverson.
Conceivably, Iverson could practice with the Knicks on Friday and be in uniform for Saturday's big showdown with the Nets in New Jersey. ...
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The 'Answer' for the Knicks?
Allen Iverson is on the Knicks' radar. Donnie Walsh confirmed tonight that the club will explore signing the former MVP, who parted ways with the Memphis Grizzlies.
Once Iverson clears waivers on Wednesday he will become a free agent and can ...
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Knicks don't have to play to lose
Even on a night when the Knicks don’t play they still lose.
Did you happen to see that Brandon Jennings, the point guard the Knicks passed over in the draft, scored 55 points on Saturday against Golden State? A double-nickel for the rookie! ...
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D'Antoni: 'Duhon's my point guard'
Mike D'Antoni hinted that he could be making yet another change to the starting lineup although it appears that Chris Duhon is safe for now.
"Duhon's my point guard," D'Antoni said after today's practice. "He's in a funk and we've got to get him ...
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Playoffs?! Crawford thought so last season
Jamal Crawford is convinced that if the Knicks hadn't traded he and Zach Randolph in early November that the club would have made the playoffs.
“Yes,” Crawford said. “We were going to the playoffs.”
It may be hard to ...
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The weight is over
Eddy Curry now has a body that would look good at the beach. Whether his trimmed physique will translate into anything on the basketball court remains to be seen.
Curry became an afterthought on opening night last season as all the attention was ...
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Some great reading on NBA All-Star ballot
There are four Knicks on the 2010 NBA All-Star ballot and none of them is named Danilo Gallinari. And no, Eddy Curry didn’t make the cut either. Chris Duhon, Nate Robinson, Al Harrington and David Lee all made the ballot. Full list after the ...
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Winners of the Marbury trade
With the Utah Jazz in town on Monday it is worth remembering - brace yourself Knicks' supporters - that Utah owns the Knicks 2010 first round pick. Imagine that: the Knicks lose the Jazz win.
This all goes back to the Stephon Marbury trade with ...
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LeBron's garden party
A group of former Knicks joined Jeff Van Gundy to pose for pictures late Friday night after LeBron James dismantled Mike D’Antoni’s team.
Standing at center court, Larry Johnson, Allan Houston, John Starks, Mark Jackson, Anthony Mason, ...
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LeBron to skip Yankees' parade
LeBron James, the most famous Yankees fan living in Ohio, says he will not be attending Friday’s victory parade in lower Manhattan.
“No, my parade starts at eight at night,” LeBron told Cleveland reporters, referring to ...
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Players huddle for team meeting after practice
The Knicks now have as many team meetings as victories.
Following today's practice the players held a meeting while the coaching staff and Donnie Walsh stayed out on the practice court. The players are already concerned with the direction of the ...
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New ESPN film highlights Reggie vs. Knicks
What you miss most about Reggie Miller is that Knicks fans no longer have a player they love to hate.
Michael Jordan was feared. Hakeem Olajuwon was respected and Miller was hated.
Film-maker Dan Klores gives us the opportunity to re-live the ...
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Van Gundy returns to Garden for LeBron's visit
This is the start of LeBron James Week in New York: the Cavs are in town for a nationally televised game on Friday.
In fact, former Knicks head coach Jeff Van Gundy and almost Knicks coach Mark Jackson will call the game on ESPN with MSG Knicks ...
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Nate sprains ankle, could miss two weeks
Nate Robinson could be sidelined up to two weeks after spraining his right ankle in Saturday's loss to Philadelphia. Lil' Him left the arena on crutches and was expected to have his ankle X-rayed either today or tomorrow. With Robinson out, Larry ...
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Marbury unhappy with Garden seat, leaves game
Stephon Marbury showed up for tonight's season opener against Philadelphia but was apparently unhappy with his seat assignment and left.
Marbury, according to a source, believed he had purchased front row seats for the game. But when he sat in the ...
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Marbury unhappy with Garden seat
Stephon Marbury showed up for tonight's season opener against Philadelphia but was apparently unhappy with his seat assignment and left.
Marbury, according to a source, believed he had purchased front row seats for the game. But when he sat in the ...
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Gallinari will start 'sooner than later' says Mike
Mike D'Antoni will make Danilo Gallinari a starter one day - perhaps as early as Saturday's home opener against Philadelphia - but the Knicks head coach was not ready to insert Gallinari into the starting lineup for tonight's game against Charlotte. ...
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Little Timmy always came up big vs. Knicks
It was fitting that the Miami Heat retired Tim Hardaway's No. 10 on the night the Knicks were in town. Even Hardaway admitted that playing against the Knicks "defined my career."
Having had the privilege of sitting courtside for all 24 ...
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Yankees in Six
That should be the dream of every Knicks fans for one simple reason: LeBron James.
Let’s play this out. If the Yankees can clinch their 27th World Series on Wednesday November 4th - which unfortunately is the same night the Knicks host ...
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No Gallinari in opening night lineup
It is official. The Knicks opening night lineup against Miami on Oct. 28 will be Chris Duhon, Wilson Chandler, Al Harrington, David Lee and Jared Jeffries. Privately, the Knicks were hoping that Danilo Gallinari would have won the starting small ...
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Maccabi coach apologizes for refusing to leave court
Maccabi head coach Pini Gershon apologized - eight days after the fact - for refusing to the leave the court in a timely manner after being ejected during the third quarter of a preseason loss to the Knicks.
After 10 minutes of coaxing by NBA ...
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Handing out preseason grades for the Knicks
You know it's a strange preseason when we can't get the coach of Maccabi to leave the court and we can't get Eddy Curry to take the court.
In other Knicks related news, LeBron James apparently has swine flu and NBA Commissioner David Stern ...
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Landry one step closer to roster spot
Marcus Landry moved one stepped closer to making the Knicks final roster after the club announced yesterday that Joe Crawford and Chris Hunter had been released. That leaves the Knicks roster at 14, one shy of the minimum. Barring a last second trade ...
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SI NBA preview hammers Knicks, Lee
Sports Illustrated wasn't too kind to the Knicks or David Lee for that matter. The magazine's NBA preview is out this week and SI picks the Knicks to finish 13th in the Eastern Conference. Only the Nets and Bucks are picked to finish behind the ...
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D’Antoni high on Gallinari
Mike D’Antoni sounds as if he has as much confidence in Danilo Gallinari as Phil Jackson has in Kobe Bryant.
On the eve of training camp, D’Antoni called Gallinari “the best shooter” he’s ever seen. That early returns ...
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Robinson gets shot at starting lineup
Nate Robinson will get his first start of the preseason on Friday against New Jersey. Mike D'Antoni announced today that he is using a different starting lineup for the fourth straight game in order to get a look at different combinations.
That ...
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Robinson looks sharp on and off camera
The Knicks are today filming the scenes that are usually shown on the scoreboard during timeouts. In other words, it was a busy day for Nate Robinson.
No one enjoys hamming it up for the camera more than Lil' Him, who could be heard signing a ...
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Dee Brown: I could've out-dunked Nate
Long before Nate Robinson jumped over Spud Webb and later Dwight Howard to win a pair of slam dunk titles, Dee Brown pumped up his Reeboks and soared to a slam dunk win during NBA All-Star Weekend.
“I think in my day I could have beaten ...
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Good omens for Knicks abound at Stadium
Our Knicks have hosted two home playoff games since 2001 so to get my New York postseason fix I found myself at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, freezing and yet warmed by the thought that maybe this is the year the Knicks are playing basketball games ...
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Knicks waive four
Darko Milicic is now the only Knicks player with a championship ring.
The Knicks waived four players, including Gabe Pruitt and Sun Yue, who won rings with the Celtics and Lakers respectively. Warren Carter and Ron Howard were also released.
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Unlikely Curry will be ready for season opener
It's looking more and more like Eddy Curry won't be ready for the Knicks Oct. 28 season opener in Miami.
Knicks president Donnie Walsh said today that Curry, injured for most of last season, is working out on his own until the team's medical staff ...
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D'Antoni to let Knicks sleep in
Mike D'Antoni is changing the time honored tradition of the game day morning shoot-around, otherwise known as get-the-players-out-of-bed by 9 a.m. and make them practice.
Traditionally, NBA teams practice for one hour in the morning on game days ...
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Knicks not a big seller in Europe
The Knicks as a global brand have some catching up to do.
According to the NBA, none of the Knicks ranks in the top 15 among most popular NBA jerseys sold in Europe. There are two Italians on the list but neither one is named Danilo Gallinari. ...
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Torn muscle could sideline Curry for a week
Eddy Curry could be sidelined up to one week after an MRI revealed a torn right plantaris muscle, which runs from the top of the calf to the Achilles. Curry returned to New York today to have blood drained from the injury and he is expected to be ...
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Curry misses practice with strained calf
Eddy Curry missed today's practice with a strained right calf and his status for Sunday's preseason opener against the Nets in Albany is up in the air.
It's an unfortunate start for Curry, who never worked his way into the rotation last season ...
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Same old story: Curry limps off the court
Eddy Curry almost made it through a full day of practice. The oft-injured center limped off the court tonight after straining his right calf. He is day-to-day.
Curry was taken back to the training room by the Knicks' physical therapist Dave ...
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Knicks counting on World Wide Wes
The three most important faces inside the gym at Skidmore College today were - in order of importance - William Wesley, Danilo Gallinari and Eddy Curry.
The Knicks need all three if Donnie Walsh and Mike D’Antoni hope to crack the 41-win ...
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Robinson gets paid; Lee gets paid and endorsed
I get a weird feeling that if Mike D'Antoni were running the Knicks, David Lee would have received a $60 million contract this summer and Nate Robinson would have been handed his walking papers.
D'Antoni, in his pre-media day meeting with the ...
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Shutout for the summer
With training camp set to open next week and with the Knicks about one month away from starting another 30- to 35-win season, let’s recap what transpired for the orange and blue over the summer;
Nothing. Nada, Zilch.
Knick fans have ...
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LeBron keeps singing the same tune
LeBron James was - surprise, surprise - noncommittal regarding his future when interviewed on "Good Morning America" this morning. With co-anchor Chris Cuomo chanting "Knicks, Knicks" in the background (so much for objectivity) LeBron said he doesn't ...
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Walsh still the Garden boss
What is it about Minnesota that Ramon Sessions loves and Ricky Rubio doesn't?
Rubio, whom the Knicks were targeting in the NBA Draft, ended up with the Wolves but would rather spend another year in Spain. Sessions was on the Knicks radar but the ...
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Knicks say they're not interested in Rubio
The Knicks claim there is no truth to the report that they are involved in any deal for Ricky Rubio, who for some reason would rather spend his winter in Barcelona than in Minnesota.
The report was that the Wolves would get David Lee in a ...
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Thomas wants to duck Heels
Isiah Thomas is already stirring things up at his new gig. The former Knicks president and head coach received a verbal commitment from a top 10 high school recruit to attended Florida International next year. Now, Thomas has his name and school back ...
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'Lil him in trouble with big boss
I wonder what James Dolan thought about Nate Robinson's traffic stop last week in New York. I'm sure the Chairman of Madison Square Garden really appreciated the fact that ‘Lil Him joked about the incident on Twitter.
We all know that once ...
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Knicks open on road vs. Miami
The Knicks will open the 2009-10 season on the road in Miami on October 28th, according to a team source. The home opener is two days later, on a Saturday, against Philadelphia.
The NBA will formally release its schedule at 1 p.m.
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Why not A.I.?
Donnie Walsh is expected to decide within one day or two whether to make an offer to Jamaal Tinsley or Ramon Sessions.
The Knicks believe that either point guard represents an upgrade over incumbent Chris Duhon, whose play and fitness fell off ...
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Steph's bizarre Web video reveals broken man
There is nothing funny about the Internet video of a shirtless Stephon Marbury crying as he listens to gospel music. It reveals a broken man in need of some serious help. I only hope his children didn’t see it.
I can’t help but ...
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