Chris Duhon Decides New York Is the Place for Him to Battle for a Starting Spot

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 Chris Duhon Decides New York Is the Place for Him to Battle for a Starting Spot
Just the other day, I asked myself, "What do the Knicks need?" And of course the answer is "Another offensively shaky and underwhelming point guard!" Because you can never really have enough of those. It is in that spirit that the Knicks today signed free agent point guard Chris Duhon to a two year, $6.5 million contract. The former Bull is expected to compete with Stephen Marbury for the ... [link]

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The Internets are alive: Chris Duhon is a Knick
Published 7/7/2008 by J.E. Skeets at Ball Don't Lie
... Matt Moore, FanHouse: "Duhon does have some potential. He scored 34 against Golden State this year (but then again, who didn't score against Golden State), and had 22 against Milwaukee. He also had a whole lot of the dreaded DNP-CDs. He's solid in some spots, brilliant occasionally, terrible in stretches, and mediocre a lot of the time. However, you have to wonder how much of that was the coaching in Chicago which was less than supportive of guard play. Compare that with D'Antoni's speed-first guard system, and this could turn out well." ...

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