The Worthless draft pick that the Jazz own
SLC Dunk — ... I have your attention now?  If you are a Jazz fan, or a Hornets fan, or even a Cavs fan, you don't necessarily have to associate this year's pick with building for the future.  Here is a breakdown of players picked at or after 20th, that became contributors on teams in their first two years.  Some are now cornerstones of their franchise. 2008- Courtney Lee (22) 2007- Rudy Fernandez (24) 2006- Rajon Rondo (21) 2005- Nate Robinson (21), Francisco Garcia (23), Jason Maxiell (26), ...

3 NBA stars dominate 83% of Twitter followers
Bright Side Of The Sun — ... 13 of the 41 have more then 10k followers The Suns and Lakers each have 3 players in the top 13 8 NBA teams have no twitter representation The Timberwolves lead the league with 5 player-tweeters The distribution by position is fairly even with 9 for PF and PG;  8 for SG and C; and 7 for SF Mark Madsen has more followers (2,955) then Amare Stoudemire (1,791) Chucky Adkins, Rudy Gay and Nate Robinson are the only players with less then 1,000 followers ...

Workout Words- 6/9/09
Posting and Toasting — ... out for the Knicks yesterday? Adam Zagoria: "I think you saw me have big assist games where I get my teammates involved and also have games where I have big points," Flynn said. "I think I really balanced those two things well and I think I can bring that to an NBA franchise." The knock on Flynn is his size. Though he is listed at 6-feet, Flynn is probably closer to 5-11. Yet Flynn points to undersized guards like Nate Robinson of the Knicks and Aaron Brooks of the Houston ...

SBNation NBA Mock Draft, Pick #8: New York Knicks
Ridiculous Upside — ... and unpredictable Nate Robinson sharing his position, it'll take top-notch leadership skills for Holiday to distinguish himself. Holiday's no sure thing, but he's got worlds of potential. ...

Mid Level Options
CelticsBlog — ... Raymond Felton, Chicago's Ben Gordon, Cleveland's Anderson Varejao, Dallas's Jason Kidd and Brandon Bass, Denver's Linas Kleiza and Chris Andersen, Detroit's Antonio McDyess and Rasheed Wallace, Indiana's Rasho Nesterovic, the Lakers' Trevor Ariza and Lamar Odom, Memphis's Hakeem Warrick, New York's Nate Robinson and Chris Wilcox, Oklahoma City's ...

Friday Flat-Headed Cats
Posting and Toasting — ... and Nate Robinson along with NBA Legends John Starks, Earl "The Pearl" Monroe and, of course, Darryl Dawkins will be present". Take that for what you will, but most certainly check this event out, and report back if you do. ...

Golden State Warriors 1st Round Draft History and Just My Imagination
Golden State Of Mind — ... 9th pick in the 2005 NBA Draft the Golden State Warriors selected... Ike Diogu. via www.checkoutmycards.com IMAGINE if the Warriors selected Danny Granger (#17). Marlon Wayans! via www.checkoutmycards.com Seriously how did Granger slip so far in this draft? Other people of note who the Warriors passed on in the 1st round: Andrew Bynum (#9), Hakim Warrick (#19), Nate Robinson (#21), Jason Maxiell (#26), Linas Kleiza (#2 ...

Darko, Hill, and Ghostface: Appraising The New Knicks
Posting and Toasting — ... I offered earlier) and presents a silver lining for my next point. Playing It Safe I'm not going to fault Donnie Walsh for missing out on Evans, Rubio, Curry, or Flynn last night. It sounds like he was hard at work making offers, but couldn't quite pull off a deal. D'Antoni's comments make it clear that New York was targeting Curry, but it just didn't happen. Remember that Walsh isn't playing with a full deck until July, when David Lee and Nate Robinson hit the market. What does irk me a little is Walsh ...

Players from lesser markets who should be playing in the Twin Cities
Canis Hoopus — ... , while we may not be the biggest fish in the pond, I figure that we are deserving of a little whining righteous demanding of our own.  Here are some teams that owe us players via lopsided trades a'la Nate Robinson and ...

Welcome to NBA free agency
Bright Side Of The Sun — ... Novak, Stephen Graham, Gerald Green Shooting Guards Ben Gordon Dahntay jones Von Wafer Wally Szczerbiak Jarrett jack Anthony Parker Kyle Korver Point Guards Flip Murray Stephon Marbury Raymond Felton Jason Kidd Allen Iverson Ramon Sessions Nate Robinson Andre Miller Anthony Carter ...

Lee, Robinson, and Wilcox Hit the Market
Posting and Toasting — ... Knicks other free agent, Chris Wilcox, won't be re-signed. Well, that was easy. - The number varies depending on where you look, but it sounds as if the opening offer for David Lee was for 4 years, at about $8 million a year. Isola's calling it 4 years, $32 million. Walsh has to see what sort of interest Lee's getting from OKC or Memphis or wherever before starts adding digits to the offer. - There isn't as much info out there about Nate Robinson, but if the rumor is true that Nate would consider ...

Thursday Notes: Villanueva heading to Detroit, Sessions and Ilyasova get courtesy calls, Jennings headlines Vegas roster
Brew Hoop — ... I'll be credentialed in Vegas for the first two games and should be liveblogging them as they happen. Hopefully they will all be streamed on NBA.com again as well. Obviously the big story will be watching Jennings make his debut in a Bucks' (practice) uniform. Given the way little guys like Nate Robinson and ...

Anthony Carter 2008-09 exit interview
Denver Stiffs — ... great chance to eventually steal the backup duties this season from whomever the Nuggets bring in to backup Billups. It'd be nice to have A.C. back for the $1.3 million instead of a more expensive guy so that when Lawson does take the job the Nuggets are not wasting bigger bucks on the bench. Just look at this list of available guards: Stephon Marbury, Lindsey Hunter, Jason Hart, C.J. Watson, Jarrett Jack, Shannon Brown, Ramon Sessions, Nate Robinson, Tyronn Lue, Bobby Jackson, Jacque ...

Free Agent Update
Posting and Toasting — ... are offering a robust 3 years, $25 million, the Knicks are promising Kidd $18 million for the same duration of time. Our hopes of "well maybe it'll just be one year" are behind us. I've got a longer post about this in me, but this absolutely inexplicable. I'm going to very, very sad if the Knicks sign Jason Kidd. Caveat: If Walsh manages to shed the contracts of Curry and/or Jeffries in the process, that'll make a Kidd signing hurt a little less. Just a little. Nate Robinson Alan Hahn's been updating his Twitter ...

Does Turkoglu's Switcharoo Change Things?
Posting and Toasting — ... Turkoglu. With Memphis and Detroit making other moves and Portland involved with Turkoglu, the Knicks' chances of re-signing Lee for $7 to $8 million had seemed to increase. Bartlestein claims he's talked to nearly 15 over-the-cap teams who have proposed sign-and-trade deals with the Knicks for Lee. But because he is a base-year compensation player, it is difficult to make the math work under the CBA. Turkoglu leaving Orlando also affects their other free agent, Nate Robinson. As the Knicks await word on Jason Kidd's decision, ...

Pacers Set To Begin Orlando Summer League Play
Indy Cornrows — ... One thing we've learned from summer league over the past few years is that the games are interesting and fun to watch, but making any final judgments on the merits of any individual play is dicey. For instance, Nate Robinson had his number "retired" in Vegas last summer due to his offseason exploits but it took a few years of play before he showed up as a consistent factor in the regular season. Two years ago, ...

Chasing Knicks: David Lee and Nate Robinson in Sacramento
Sactown Royalty — ... The Kings have, in the past, reportedly had interest in both David Lee and Nate Robinson, current restricted free agents of the New York Knicks. For Lee, the rumors came when Ron Artest first made the mill. A trade sending Artest to New York, it was reported, would require Lee to Sacramento in return. The Knicks never bit (not Isiah Thomas or Donnie Walsh), and Artest ended up bringing back Donté Greene, Bobby Jackson and the pick which became Omri Casspi. Nate's connection to Sacramento ...

The Old and Beautiful vs The Young and Restless: A Look At NBA Guards
Canis Hoopus — ... Delonte West    26 Allen Iverson  34 James Harden  19 Nate Robinson    25 Jamal Crawford    29 Tracy McGrady ...

The Knicks' offer to Grant Hill is a little beefier than we thought.
Posting and Toasting — ... be playing basketball competently three years from now. Maybe that's the next move. Anyway, if Grant Hill joins the Knicks, it'll be for more bank than we expected. If management really believes that veteran leadership is New York's paramount concern, then so be it. It could be much worse. As today is the first day that free agent contracts can actually be signed, keep checking back for updates. Hopefully we'll be hearing more on this front, as well as the David Lee and Nate Robinson situations, later on. ...

Thursday Notes: Amir in Vegas, Sessions talking to Bucks, Ilyasova waiting game
Brew Hoop — ... have also been mentioned as possible players for Sessions' services, but giving Grant Hill a healthy chunk of their MLE would effectively end any chance they'd have at signing any notable FAs other than their own guys (Lee and Nate Robinson).  ...

Tuesday Geladas
Posting and Toasting — ... - The biggest little buzz this morning regards free agent, Nate Robinson. (Thanks to babyeater for the catch). ...

It seems these Greeks aren't kidding.
Posting and Toasting — ... I've been quietly trying to ignore these rumors, but I guess I'll pay them some mind before Olympiakos starts chasing the entire Knick roster. If you haven't been paying attention, Frank Isola's got the upshot: The Greek club is not only pursuing Knicks guard Nate Robinson, but according to a source, it has also contacted his teammate, forward David Lee. It is unclear if Lee has received an offer or if he has interest in playing overseas. Lee's agent, Mark Bartelstein, would not confirm whether he had spoken to ...

Woelfel: Knicks to offer Sessions MLE by Tuesday?
Brew Hoop — ... and Nate Robinson, though it's unclear how those negotiations play into the Knicks' interest in Sessions.  Marc Berman of the New York post reports that ...

Rumor Central: Sessions still unsigned, Bowen trade talk
Brew Hoop — ... and Nate Robinson still unclear seems a bit rash.  More likely the Knicks simply realized that they were the best gig Sessions could find, and with the Bucks content to wait things out they decided to first focus on more pressing matters--like Miller.  Sessions' only other realistic option seem to be with a notably worse situation in Clipperland, where he'd be buried behind ...

Thursday Angwantibos
Posting and Toasting — ... - Nate Robinson just returned from overseas (presumably Greece), and sounds determined to stay in the states, and preferably with the Knicks. From ...

Rumor: Warriors and Kings "flirted with" Nate Robinson + The Monta Extension
Golden State Of Mind — ... 2008 - Nate Robinson 74 29.8 6.1 13.9 43.7 1.7 5.2 32.6 3.4 4.0 84.1 1.3 2.6 3.9 4.1 1.9 1.3 0.1 ...

Updates on the David Lee Negotations
Posting and Toasting — ... said, this is a fairly new wrinkle in the recent history of Knicks management. We may have grown accustomed to Isiah shrugging permissively while agents scribbled zeros on their clients' contracts, but things have certainly changed. Donnie Walsh has restored a business-like atmosphere at the negotiation table, and simply won't budge to appease players, or even fans. This is unquestionably the right way to do things, but it's not always pleasant. This summer's dealings with Lee, Nate Robinson, and ...

Ricky Rubio is Ricky Rubio.
Posting and Toasting — ... ended. Let's pick up the pieces. At around 8:30 p.m. (long before my movie started, I'm embarrassed to admit) Jerry Zgoda of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune posted about the Ricky Rubio situation. A taste: A league source tells me there’s plenty of talk floating that the Knicks again are pushing hard to deal for Rubio — probably with an assist from agent Dan Fegan — and there’s word of a Rubio for restricted free agent David Lee, Nate Robinson and a No. 1 pick deal. Fair enough. ...

Position Battle: Tussle For The Two-Spot
Posting and Toasting — ... and Nate Robinson will be re-signed, with the only new additions being those acquired on draft night. Last year was one of constant change, though, and the frequent roster moves demanded that Mike D'Antoni shape rotations on the fly. Training camp in Saratoga could be the coach's first real chance to groom relatively new players in his system and fully assess their worth without the distraction of games. It'll also be his first chance to run camp with rookies and new acquisitions, as well as a pair of Knicks- ...

Who Is Mike Taylor?
CelticsBlog — ... really watched him play much, so I can’t offer too much more than that. An Iowa State player, Taylor played for the Iowa Stampede of the NBA Development League before being drafted by the Portland Trailblazers. This could be  a battle of late second round draft picks as Taylor was the 55th pick in ‘08, and Hudson is the 58th pick in ‘09. Lester Hudson is solidly built and has been suggested as a potential poor man’s Nate Robinson by one writer. Only after seeing each of the above players play ...

Ridiculous Transactions: 9/7-9/13
Ridiculous Upside — ... all of these contract are partially guaranteed, and if both Lee and Nate Robinson re-sign with the team (which I'd say is likely) that puts the Knicks at 16 players.  It's certainly commendable that the Knicks are starting to pay increased attention to D-League players (remember, they already have ...

Around the Association: 2009-2010 New York Knicks- Is it summatime yet?
Golden State Of Mind — ... contract if just crowned 2k9 Slam Dunk Champ Nate Robinson was part of the deal. The Knicks said no and it could potentially slightly hurt them in the near future but in the recent past and present I could see why it was hard to say goodbye to Krypto-nate. He's one of the few entertaining aspects of the New York Wait For LeBrons. ...

Spencer Hawes Loves Life as UW Upsets USC
Sactown Royalty — ... was leading cheers from the Washington sideline throughout much of the game: pumping the crowd up, pacing back and forth, throwing his hat on the ground in disgust, etc.  After UW hit the game-winning field goal in the last few seconds, Hawes put on a show.  Look closely for the hilarious chest bump from fellow Husky Nate Robinson. ...

Fear Not: Lee and Robinson Will Be Knicks
Posting and Toasting — It's not really anything new or surprising, but in his most recent Fix, Alan Hahn assures us that David Lee and Nate Robinson will be signed and present at training camp in Saratoga. There is little doubt both players will be signed and ready for training camp, which opens next Tuesday in Saratoga. It was predetermined that both players will receive one-year deals, but at this point no financial terms have been set just yet. Lee's qualifying offer is $2.6 million, but it has been long believed that the team ...

Bobcats to Sign Felton: 1 Year Deal
Rufus on Fire — ... around, and because there was something of a glut of borderline backup/starter "scoring" PGs on the market, with Nate Robinson and ...

Hahn: Nate Robinson's Got a Deal
Posting and Toasting — ... According to the magnificent Alan Hahn, Nate Robinson's one-year deal will be completed today. Terms of the contract, which exceeds the QO, are yet to come, but Hahn does mention that there are performance-based incentives in the deal (Perhaps a bonus for limiting technicals? Extra bucks if he averages 2 steals a game?), and also shares this bit of information via Twitter: As for the trade-veto question: Yes, Nate must approve any trade if the Knicks wanted to move him before the deadline. ...

Who will be the next Knick All-Star?
Posting and Toasting — ... Nate Robinson- Nate's probably the closest thing the Knicks have to a household name. He's a hit with the kids, has a few slam dunk titles under his little belt, and has the right combination of charm and jaw-dropping skill to steal the spotlight in the big game. That said, Nate would have to prove to the whole league that he's more than a novelty to get the coaches' vote. ...

The Knicks' Strategy
Clips Nation — ... .  He limited the contracts of Nate Robinson and Lee to one season.  He steadfastly refused to commit a single dime of salary beyond this season.  This is of course the continuation of the plan begun the moment that Walsh took over for Isiah Thomas in New York to clear cap space for the summer of 2010, and to do so at all costs.  It seems almost impossible, but Walsh managed to move some players that many described as unmovable - ...

Saturday Quokkas
Posting and Toasting — ... trades have to be rescinded?), and Nate Robinson's celebrating the birth of his baby daughter. Even amidst the positivity, we get a brief reminder that some old-fashioned, cold-blooded business got us to this point: ...

Sacramento Kings Media Day Errata
Sactown Royalty — ... but enthusiastic all the same. He said he plans to be more vocal on the court and in the locker room, but admitted leadership comes with time, and he's still just a kid on this team. He was also pretty sober about expectations for himself and the team. He will not be tweeting during games. And if he could be a superhero, he'd be Captain America, who "has swag." Jason Thompson, you are a smart man. Donte Greene is afraid of Sactown Royalty. He enjoyed the Spencer Hawes-Nate Robinson video, though. Sean May looks great, and is ...

Training Camp Notes: Day 1, Morning Session
Posting and Toasting — ... - Nate Robinson threw down a two-handed dunk between drills, then caught the ball between his ankles while still hanging on the rim. That's halfway to being dunk contest material right there. ...

Training Camp Notes: Day 1, Evening Session
Posting and Toasting — ... Nate Robinson- Nate is, as you'd expect, the most animated and energetic player on the floor. He talks to everybody, including teammates, refs, and himself. That said, I didn't get many notes on Nate's play. I'll key in on him next time around. ...

Video: Knicks Evening Scrimmages- 9/30/09
Posting and Toasting — ... Blue Orange White #2 Nate Robinson #31 Darko Milicic #7 Al Harrington #42 David Lee #43 Jordan Hill #9 ...

Training Camp Notes: Day 4
Posting and Toasting — ... the evening scrimmages at day 4 of Knicks training camp in Saratoga were among the best I've seen. Skidmore faculty were invited into the gym and permitted to bring their kids (there was a Q&A session with the rookies post-practice), so a particularly large and engaged crowd was at hand. A number of Knicks seized the opportunity to impress, and the games got pretty intense pretty fast. Some notes: - The main instigators of what became a pretty heated battle were Nate Robinson and Chris Duhon. Robinson's squad (which was pretty much ...

Knicks Season Preview: 2009-2010
Posting and Toasting — ... Donnie Walsh was going in several different directions at once, but never actually pulled the trigger on anything. In fact, the only significant moves of the offseason came on draft night, when Walsh kicked off Quentin Richardson's world tour in exchange for Darko Milicic's unfulfilled potential and expiring contract. New York also bought the rights to Toney Douglas on draft night and gave one-year deals to their two restricted free agents, David Lee and Nate Robinson. What are the Knicks' biggest ...

Preseason Game Thread: Knicks vs. Nets- 10/4/09
Posting and Toasting — ... and Nate Robinson. The two of them wreak a lot of havoc on defense, and pose a threat on offense by alternating the ballhandling duties. It's mayhem when those two share minutes. Sweet, sweet mayhem. ...

Knicks 115, Nets 107
Posting and Toasting — ... victorious. Other notes and player analysis, after the jump... - D'Antoni opted to play his veterans as the starting unit. It didn't look great. Al Harrington kept the starters afloat, but the ball movement lacked and nobody seemed willing to attack the basket. On the other end, the undersized "center" David Lee simply couldn't contest Brook Lopez in the paint. - Later in the first, D'Antoni made wholesale subs and trotted out a lineup of Nate Robinson, Toney Douglas, Wilson Chandler, Danilo ...

Video: Jordan Hill, meet Jordan Hill
Posting and Toasting — ... final installment of P&T's 2009 training camp videos, I present perhaps the most hard-hitting interview I've ever conducted. In a controversial move, I decided to confront the Knicks' Jordan Hill with the work of his namesake. A few other players shared their reactions as well. Jordan Hill will never be the same. Neither of them. It's worth mentioning that I showed a couple guys the CD off camera. Nate Robinson and Allan Houston each got a good laugh out of it, ...

Knicks Previews Galore
Knicks Fanatics Blog -- A New York Knicks Blog — ... and Nate Robinson for the upcoming year, they’ve also completely failed to make a discernible splash this offseason. Instead of taking advantage of their nearly endless funds in a weak economy where no other buyers existed, the Knicks sat on their hands in the name of signing two max free agents in 2010. ...

Sixers 93, Knicks 85
Posting and Toasting — ... simply doesn't work against decent centers (Dalembert tonight, Perkins and Lopez before him). A loss is a loss, and tonight's was an ugly one, but the sky isn't falling. Not just yet. Let's run through some notes from the evening, after the jump. - Just to flesh out that glaring 7-41 downtown number, I'll share the following: 41 attempts would be a Knicks record if tonight's game counted. No Knick hit more than a third of their threes. Danilo Gallinari was 1-4. Nate Robinson was 0-5. Al Harrington was 1-8. Jared Jeffries ...

Chris Duhon to Make Comedy Debut
Posting and Toasting — ... Nate Robinson was scheduled to participate in one of these over the summer, but had to cancel last second. Let's hope C-Du is as reliable in the real world as he is on court. Oh, and if you're a lady...Chris might just wanna ...

Knicks 93, Nets 89
Posting and Toasting — ... - Nate Robinson's defense is going to get him punched this season, and I mean that in the best way possible. Nate's using his quickness to hound point guards the full length of the court, and he's still doing that thing where he turns his back to the ballhandler. I don't know what the purpose of that strategy is, but it definitely succeeds in irritating the opposition. ...

Knicks 106, Maccabi 91
Posting and Toasting — ... and Nate Robinson deserve credit for still managing to run the set offense. Du and Nate finished with 6 and 4 assists apiece, and both enjoyed some success running the pick-and-roll. ...

Let the boat race begin! (2009-10 Fantasy Basketball Preview)...
Denver Stiffs — ... and Nate Robinson.  You would simply take the collective production of your players "real" Game 1 performances - based on standard categories such as scoring, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, FG%, FT%, three-point FG% minus turnovers - in the NBA and compare them with Team Y's players Game 1 NBA performances.  Whoever comes out ahead wins the game.  One win or one loss.  That's it.  And then you move on to play Team Z in Game 2 in which your players Game 2 NBA performances are compared with Team Z's players Game 2 NBA ...

Celtics Visit MSG Looking for 6th Straight Win
CelticsBlog — ... (SF), Al Harrington (PF), and David Lee (C).  The only player starting at the same position in this game will be David Lee.  Some players have shifted positions and some, like Nate Robinson, have been moved from the bench to the starting lineup. ...

Knicks 108, Celtics 103
Posting and Toasting — ... Please, please, please, please, please pull up for two or attack the basket when teams sag on the pick-and-roll. Thank you. - I'm not sure I still buy the Jared Jeffries-guarding-point guards thing, but I'd bet that D'Antoni keeps that up for quick opposing ones throughout the season. - Rasheed Wallace has long been one of my favorite players, but Celtic green truly contaminates people. I'm just not mature enough to see past it. - 5 steals for Nate Robinson is a tremendous achievement worth a hearty round of applause. ...

Knicks 94, Nets 92
Posting and Toasting — ... ball nicely in the first half, the Knicks lost the third quarter 36-17. I cannot explain why the ball movement stopped and the defense surrendered, but it happened. My speculative diagnosis would be Toney Douglas Deficiency (TDD). - Danilo Gallinari looked pretty off (2-8) again, but he's gradually made his way inside the arc over the course of the preseason, so I'm still feeling good about his prospects for the coming season. - At one point in the third quarter, Nate Robinson was fouled hard by Bobby Simmons and took ...

Eastern Conference Preview-Atlantic Div w/playoffs
Blazersedge — ... Point Guard Chris Duhon Nate Robinson MVP: David Lee Biggest Surprise: Danilo Gallinari Biggest Letdown: Jordan Hill ...

Game #1: New York Knicks (0-0) @ Miami Heat (0-0)
Peninsula is Mightier — ... Nate Robinson can electrify any crowd, but the Knicks lack of any superstar players will really hurt their team of supporting cast guys. There has already been speculation that fed up Knicks fans will lose interest quickly and that attendance numbers will drop, but 2nd year coach Mike D'Antoni is hoping that fans will be patient and that the team will keep them interested: ...

Gameday Preview: Bobcats vs Knicks
Rufus on Fire — ... early. Post up Nate Robinson. Spring a few surprise half court traps in order to make them hesitate before they rush the ball up the floor. In other words, give the Knicks players every reason in the world to take a moment before running the offense they want to run. Make them think, if even for a split second, that there will be negative consequences. We can't have some 6-9 Italian teenager bombing 7-13 from three on us and expect to win. ...

Friday Kipunjis
Posting and Toasting — ... - New York Magazine is keeping track of the ups and downs of li'l Nate Robinson, and let's just say that his 0-8 opening night performance... ...

Competition Discussion: Rest of the League
Bullets Forever — ... Biggest team weakness: Shooting defense (third-worst eFG% surrendered) In: Jordan Hill, Toney Douglas, Darko Milicic Out: Quentin Richardson, Chris Wilcox Key on-court question: How will a bunch of guys playing for new contracts share the ball in Mike D'Antoni's offense? Mike's Prediction: 23-59, fourth in the Atlantic, 14th in the East David Lee.  Nate Robinson.  Chris Duhon.  Darko Milicic.  Larry ...

Nate Robinson will miss time.
Posting and Toasting — ... Nate Robinson took an awkward fall last night against Philadelphia and had to leave the game early for what appeared to be a leg injury. It turns out that Nate sprained his right ankle, and ...

Your Turn, Toney Douglas
Posting and Toasting — ... So, the word is in that Nate Robinson will miss up to two weeks with a sprained right ankle. The loss of Nate's off-the-bench boost will hurt, no doubt, but I see a silver lining on this cloud. If Mike D'Antoni sees things like I do, he'll hand Nate's minutes directly to Toney Douglas and tell him to live large with no regrets. The pace of Knicks basketball has been terribly underwhelming through their first three games. The guards aren't hounding ballhandlers and jumping passing lanes like they were in preseason, which puts a crimp in ...

Game Thread: Knicks vs. Hornets- 11/2/09
Posting and Toasting — ... Paul, in particular, is a tough cover, and the absence of Nate Robinson means that Larry Hughes and/or Toney Douglas will have to spell ...

Wednesday Cape Ground Squirrels
Posting and Toasting — ... about you guys? - All that said, I'm fully terrified for the Knicks-Bucks tilt on Saturday. Jennings won't go quietly. - Knickerblogger's most recent post is an excellent read regarding the Knicks' pick-and-roll, and how it needs shooters on the perimeter to work properly. So far, Wilson Chandler hasn't been that shooter. Mike K's got video to show that. - Via TKB, Adam Zagoria comments on Larry Hughes's chance to shine in Nate Robinson's absence, with special attention paid to Larry's ...

Wednesday Trioks
Posting and Toasting — ... - From that same article, Nate Robinson practiced yesterday and could be ready to go against Atlanta tonight. The Knicks could badly use his offense, provided he can relocate his shooting touch. ...

Preview and Game Thread #8: Atlanta Hawks @ New York Knicks
Peachtree Hoops — ... Hawks Injury Report: None. Blazers Injury Report: Nate Robinson is a game time decision. Eddy Curry is out but apparently no longer fat and out of shape. Just out of shape. Blogging With the Enemy: Posting and Toasting Predicted bane of the Hawks existence: This part of the preview is really rooting for Nate Robinson not to play. That guy lives to be the bane every time he plays. But I am going with Danilo Gallinari and I am confident ...

Game Thread: Knicks vs. Warriors- 11/13/09
Posting and Toasting — ... against the Dubs were old-fashioned ABA shootouts, and I fully expect tonight to go the same way. Both teams shoot early and often, and neither cares much for defense. I'd set the over/under somewhere around 400. Nate Robinson's return is a possibility, which would only accelerate the scoring avalanche. ...

RECAP: Warriors 121 Knicks 107 - WESTSIDE til I Die!
Golden State Of Mind — ... the epitome of the - "I don't give a - what you think of me, I'm doin my thing" - attitude.  His 22 points will win the game, but the 2 assists, 4 turnovers, and 4 fouls will prove why he's not a PG.  Let's be real, he's not making many friends on the team with his selfish play and his lack of desire to do things ("That's why I won't do it. I just won't do it.")  But why would he care?  He's got a dope moped.  Picture Monta rollin! Nate Robinson ...

Brandon Jennings 55 - Not a Sign of a Great Point Guard
Bright Side Of The Sun — ... passed on him despite how desperate they were to find a PG. They already have an undersized guy that can score in Nate Robinson. They need a team leader who can bring together their players and orchestrate their movement on the the floor. Jennings is not that guy. At least not yet and while player can develop their game they rarely change their personalities. ...

If you're wondering why Nate Robinson only played 6 minutes today...
Posting and Toasting — ... ...this is why. As the first quarter buzzer sounded, Nate Robinson playfully decided to shoot at the wrong basket JUST as time expired. The shot actually went in, and had Nate released it a fraction of a second earlier, presumably would've counted as three points for the ...

The Difference
Posting and Toasting — ... that's why we all clamor to see Gallo get more touches.  We need a guy that can consistently score 10 or more baskets in a game.  Gallo appears to be that kind of shooter, but he's barely getting 10 shots a game.  If Gallo got 20 shots a game, I think he'd hit 9 or 10 of them a night pretty consistently. These are your efficient Knick shooters from last night's game. Toney Douglas - 8 shots, 5 makes, 2 threes, 0 Free throws in 17 minutes. Nate Robinson -11 shots, 5 makes, 4 threes, 1 free throw in 27 ...

Wednesday Mouflons
Posting and Toasting — ... - Alan Hahn: Mike D'Antoni is clearly out of answers as to what to do with Duhon, but it seems like pulling Chris completely out of the lineup is not an option. D'Antoni clearly doesn't trust Nate Robinson (5 assists, 1 turnover in 26:36) at the point and rookie Toney Douglas, who played very well in what started out as garbage time but wound up making the final score seem a lot less unsightly, has yet to show he can run an offense for anything other than creating his own shot. Case in point, he had ...

Preview: Knicks at Kings
Sactown Royalty — ... 21.7 1.8 2.0 89.3 1.6 4.0 5.6 1.7 1.7 0.5 1.2 3.6 12.2 Nate Robinson 8 21.4 3.3 8.9 36.6 1.5 ...