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The front page of the Knicks' Web site said it all: Jamal Crawford and Stephon Marbury were two of six Knicks to score in double figures as New York edged feisty Minnesota 97-93 in their home opener at Madison Square Garden. I almost laughed out loud when I read that. Setting aside Marbury (for the moment), praising Crawford for Sunday night's performance is comical. Yes, Crawford is a ... [link]

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Monday's BLINKS
Published 11/5/2007 at Fan Voice: Recent Topics in The Court Reporters: The NBA.com Blog
... Come on Jason Collins , score already, would you ? We'll take a free throw, a layup, a banked-in three. Anything. If I'm a Suns fan, I'm hoping that Amare Stoudemire is only out for "day" getting his knee back on track and that the "hyphen to hyphen day" part of his prognosis is dropped. On the other end of the injury spectrum, want to know how Dwyane Wade 's practices are going ? SI.com's Chris Mannix explains what happens when a team " Minnesota " themselves : "Rebooting the entire thing by throwing a bunch of ...

Today's Best - 11.05.07
Published 11/6/2007 by quang the heavy favorite at Garbage Points
... - and criti- cisms. and this was after a game they actually won. i guess it's business as usual in new york. luckily though, isiah thomas doesn't give a blank about these white people. and thanks in part to that mantra, he has managed to keep the knicks focused on wins and losses and not what is going outside of madison square garden and trucks. ...

They Said It (11/06/07)
Published 11/6/2007 by Mike K. (KnickerBlogger) at KnickerBlogger.Net
... Power rankings are pretty useless after only 2 NBA games. Ummmm Chris, this article is either 1 month too early, or 4 months too late. Link Fire Isiah Thomas It’s over. Done. Finished. Thomas is not the coach for this team. Nor is he the president. Thomas would be a great fit as the Knicks’ director of college scouting, but I don’t think he would agree to that type of demotion. And I hate posting ironic quotes… ...

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