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Eddy Curry's (calf) recent setback he claims was due to the fact that he was "overworking" it in practice. (Rotoworld.Knicks)
SAN ANTONIO - Knicks team president Donnie Walsh flew all the way to San Antonio to watch Eddy Curry's return last night. And all Walsh saw was Curry's return to the pregame layup line. Curry's ballyhooed comeback from left knee surgery in January was absurdly scrapped when... (New York Post.Knicks)
The Knicks would like to use these remaining five weeks of the season to not only develop young players such as Danilo Gallinari, Wilson Chandler and Toney Douglas, and see how much is left in the tank of Tracy McGrady, but also to showcase as much of Eddy Curry as possible to make him more tradable this summer.
The only issue is getting Curry on the court.
The injury-plagued 7-footer was supposed to make his return to the lineup Wednesday night in San Antonio against the Spurs. But before tip-off, he pulled out with a sore right calf. At this point, he is now day-to-day with the calf issue, which happens to be in the same one he injured in training camp and cost him all of camp and the first three weeks of the regular season.
"We just don't want to push it if it's... (New York Knicks)
Losing Tony Parker hurt, just like when Manu Ginobili went down around this time last season. Parker picked up the slack then. Ginobili is doing the same so far. Ginobili scored 28 points and the San Antonio Spurs won for the fifth time in six games with a 97-87 victory over the New York Knicks, who guaranteed themselves a franchise-record ninth consecutive losing season.
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A right sore calf, the same injury that ended Eddy Curry's preseason before it ever started, prevented him from playing in Wednesday night's 97-87 loss to the Spurs.
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Bill Walker had just one point and one rebound in 20 minutes off the bench Wednesday. (Rotoworld.Knicks)
Tracy McGrady returned from a night off with six points, seven rebounds and four assists in 25 minutes Wednesday. (Rotoworld.Knicks)
Eddy Curry did not make his expected return on Wednesday night because he says his right calf tightened up. (Rotoworld.Knicks)
A defiant Mike D'Antoni vowed Wednesday that he won't make changes to his Knicks coaching staff. "We're not throwing anybody under the bus," D'Antoni said. "That's not going to happen."
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Tracy McGrady and Sergio Rodriguez are the starting backcourt for the Knicks on Wednesday. (Rotoworld.Knicks)
Although Donnie Walsh has not come to Mike D’Antoni and told him to revamp his coaching staff, D’Antoni made it clear today that his assistants are safe.
“We’re not throwing anybody under the bus,” D’Antoni said. “That’s not going to happen.”
To be fair, D’Antoni has thrown a couple of players under the bus this season and he basically threw himself under the bus last week by saying he hasn’t done a good job.
When the coach says he hasn’t done a good job and team’s record is 22-41 it’s not really going out on a limb to suggest that change may be in order. D’Antoni agrees that the roster needs to be upgraded but when asked if he’s given any thought to other changes he might have to make, D’Antoni quickly shot back, “What does that mean?”
Style of play?
“No.”
Coaching staff.
“No. No thought whatsoever. And there will be none.”
D’Antoni’s assistants are his brother Dan, Herb Williams, Phil Weber and Kenny Atkinson. The fact that the Knicks have struggled defensively has led to speculation that Walsh may want to hire a defensive coach, which doesn’t necessarily mean that any of the current assistants will be fired.
Tonight, Eddy Curry will be feeling some butterflies. Because it's been a while since he even has been active for a game, let alone played in one. With 19 games to go, the Knicks' perpetually injured big man is set to return to action in San Antonio tonight. Curry... (New York Post.Knicks)
According to Knicks beat writer Alan Hahn, Tracy McGrady is scheduled to play on Wednesday against the Spurs. (Rotoworld.Knicks)
In just a couple of weeks, the New York Knicks have taken deposits on 1,800 new season tickets. (New York Knicks)
Donnie Walsh was expected to accompany the Knicks on its five-game trip with the growing sense within the organization that the entire basketball staff is on high alert. The Knicks are on pace to lose 50 games for the second straight season.
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Eddy Curry (knee) said he's "definitely going to give it a shot tomorrow." (Rotoworld.Knicks)
Joe Johnson spent a brief time in Boston to start his NBA career, but beyond that, hasn’t played in a major market. The Hawks star hails from Little Rock, Ark., went to college at Arkansas and has spent almost his entire NBA tenure in the mid-level cities of Phoenix... (New York Post.Knicks)
Tracy McGrady (general soreness) is questionable to play in Wednesday's game. (Rotoworld.Knicks)
Last night was the Knicks' most frantic ending of the season. First, with the Knicks clinging to a one-point lead over the Hawks in the final seconds, Wilson Chandler blocked Josh Smith's final-second dunk attempt. Then Al Horford's game-winning putback, which initially was ruled to be good, was... (New York Post.Knicks)
As sixth man for the playoff-bound Hawks, Jamal Crawford will soon lose the not-so-coveted title of being the active NBA leader in career games without a playoff appearance. But Crawford still feels for the fans he left behind in New York after being dealt to Golden State 11 games into... (New York Post.Knicks)