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David Lee – Power Forward/Center
What the Stats Say
Amid all the hubbub about David Lee “playing out of position at center” and the Knicks “needing to find a true big man so that Lee can move back to his natural position,” one simple fact has largely been lost: David Lee [...]
SMALL FORWARD:
If guard is the Knicks’ most plentiful position, then small forward is their least. Let’s take a look at these two players:
During the Knicks offseason, there has been a lot of conjecture on who will be in the starting lineup. Marbury’s continued presence makes him a threat to Chris Duhon at the shooting guard spot. Should Duhon have an awful preseason it’s possible that he could lose his job to Marbury or even Robinson. There have [...]
According to multiple sources the Knicks have acquired Patrick Ewing, Jr. from the Houston Rockets in exchange for the rights to (the infamous) Frederic Weis.
Can Ron Artest be far behind? (Tee hee…)
Ewing, Jr. appears to be slated for the role played by the recently dealt Renaldo Balkman of defensive-oriented forward who can guard multiple [...]
caleb Said:
Draft news — NBA has released official measurements and athletic testing results from the Orlando combine.
http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/draft2008/insider/columns/story?columnist=ford_chad&page=CombineResults-080603
On first glance I didn’t see any huge surprises. Except, Patrick Ewing, Jr. registered the highest vertical jump of anyone in the camp. (like DJ Strawberry last year).
Of the top guards, Mayo, Gordon and Bayless all had great [...]
As hoped/expected, Patrick Ewing was chosen to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame for its 2008 class, along with his longtime nemesis, Hakeem Olajuwon and New York hero/villain, Pat Riley.
Congratulations, Patrick!!
Although there has been no official word, a few different sources have reported that the Knicks have hired Donnie Walsh to oversee their franchise. Walsh isn’t the sexy move that Colangelo or West would have been, and his tenure in Indiana isn’t without it’s flaws. However for the Knicks in the Dolan era, playing it [...]