Feb 27, 2002 10:22 PM EST
Chris Broussard of the New York Times chronicles the decline of the Knicks, starting in the summer of 2000 when they traded Patrick Ewing.
The Knicks were afraid Ewing would be disruptive if brought back for one more season, so they accepted a package of aging, injured, ill-fitting players with long-term contracts. In all, the Knicks have taken on $137.4 million in contracts for players they acquired through the Ewing trade. They could have kept Ewing around and chopped his $16 million off their payroll after the 2000-1 season.
Broussard says the Knicks are now the worst positioned team in the league, both financially and in terms of getting better.
Now they are eyeing the lottery. In the related piece, Frank Isola of the New York Daily News says that Knicks GM Scott Layden is on his way to China to scout Yao Ming. Ming used to be reported at 7'5", but is now showing up as 7'6".
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The New York Knicks announced last night that starting center Marcus Camby is expected to sit out the rest of the season following an MRI on his torn hip muscle. He played a total of 29 games for the season.
The accouncement comes after the passing of the trade deadline, before which they were trying hard to ship the talented but often injured blocking machine to teams out West. It was earlier believed that Camby might be back in April, but the Knicks are currently sitting 13 games below .500 and it is thought Camby would not be 100% until May anyway.
Marcus is extremely disappointed and in disbelief. The season started out with so much to look forward to after working out. Everything snowballed. The silver lining is this gives the foot a chance to completely heal." said Camby's business manager Rick Kaplan.
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When San Antonio's Terry Porter dived for a loose ball and rolled onto the back of Timberwolves guard Chauncey Billups' right ankle Saturday night, one uneasy, incongruous thought passed through the minds of some Wolves watchers:
Why doesn't the team's newest player spell his first name with a "k" instead of a "c"?
Huh? Bear with us: Marc Jackson is the big guy acquired Thursday at the trading deadline. Mark Jackson is the aging, well-traveled point guard again playing for the New York Knicks. The former is a beefy addition to the Wolves front line who showed his value immediately in the 112-88 victory over the Spurs on Saturday. But the latter is the sort of insurance policy the Wolves seem to need at that most vital position, trigger man of their potent offense.
Face it, with starter Terrell Brandon (knee surgery) out for the season, with Billups historically vulnerable to injuries and slumps and with the postseason rapidly approaching, how comforting is it to know that the two current backups have, between them, only one NBA start at point guard?
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Knicks Feb 2002 Archive
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| Feb 24, 2002
Camby still being a Knick could be reason for rejoice
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| Feb 21, 2002
Jodie Valade of the Dallas Morning News writes that Don Nelson and Mark Cuban continue to deny they'll make any blockbuster trades before the deadline.
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| Feb 21, 2002
General managers around the league, including Wolves vice president Kevin McHale, continued to man the phones on Wednesday, trying to improve their teams.
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| Feb 21, 2002
Yeah, we know, you have heard enough about Nick Van Exel to last you a lifetime.
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| Feb 21, 2002
Could the Mavs move Juwan by the deadline?
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| Feb 20, 2002
Marbury to NY does not make sense
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| Feb 19, 2002
We have heard all week that Nick 'The Quick' Van Exel and Raef LaFrentz are being discussed as becoming future New York Knicks, and today you expected the same, right? Well, not according to coach Don Chaney.
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| Feb 18, 2002
hey had been in this position dozens of times, mostly on the Knicks' practice floor at Purchase College.
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| Feb 18, 2002
Tell all the folks back in Salt Lake City that their forgotten NBA team is holding up just fine.
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| Feb 18, 2002
-- The feeling was familiar for John Starks.
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| Feb 18, 2002
John Stockton is paying close attention to current events in Salt Lake City, while Karl Malone has caught only brief glimpses of the Olympics.
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| Feb 18, 2002
Jazz opponents know all about John Stockton and Karl Malone, who have been tormenting them for almost two decades.
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| Feb 18, 2002
With a little sneakiness, some clutch free throws by a rookie and a couple key defensive stands, the suddenly resurgent Utah Jazz are 4-0 on this road trip and five games over .
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| Feb 18, 2002
Van Exel speaks about the idea of being traded to the Knicks.
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| Feb 17, 2002
Bob Young of the Arizona Republic states that if the Nuggets want to trade Van Exel they will probably need to sacrafice center Raef LaFrentz in the same deal, which is something they do not want to do.
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| Feb 16, 2002
The New York Daily News is reporting that the Knicks are currently discussing a deal which would send point guard Charlie Ward to the Minnesota Timberwolves for center Dean Garrett.
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| Feb 16, 2002
Marc Berman of the New York Post says the Knicks are furiously shopping Marcus Camby around.
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| Feb 14, 2002
Nunyo Demasio of the Seattle Times reports: With the trading deadline one week from today, the Sonics are faced with a crucial decision that will have a bearing on the club beyond the second half of the season.
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| Feb 13, 2002
Raef's agent says trade is not likely.
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| Feb 13, 2002
T-Mac's dunk still hot topic
It seems that Tracy McGrady's self-lob pass and dunk in the all-star game is growing into its own legend.
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| Feb 13, 2002
It was as if the NBA All-Star Game had never ended for Orlando Magic superstar Tracy McGrady, what with the way he rode the momentum from Sunday into Tuesday night and single-handedly destroyed the New York Knicks' once-proud defense.
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| Feb 13, 2002
Welcome to the season's second half, where Coach Doc Rivers starts the day with unexplained giddiness, Tracy McGrady's breakout all-star game performance still resonates, and -- at least for a night -- anything seems possible.
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| Feb 13, 2002
Nick was boo'd in his own building
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| Feb 12, 2002
We know it's going to happen, you know it's going to happen, but who else needs to know?
Marc Berman tells us that the Knicks and Nuggets are now trying to come up with a three-team deal in which the Knicks would snare center Raef LaFrentz and point guard Nick Van Exel while GM Scott Layden would part with either Latrell Sprewell or Marcus Camby, according to sources.
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| Feb 12, 2002
Vandeweghe denies rumors of several trade talks.
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| Feb 12, 2002
On the surface, it would seem that the Orlando Magic's risky signing of Patrick Ewing has been a disaster.
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| Feb 12, 2002
TONIGHT: New York Knicks, 8
WHERE: TD Waterhouse Centre.
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| Feb 11, 2002
NY Times Reports that Talks are Serious
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| Feb 11, 2002
As the Feb.
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| Feb 11, 2002
The New York Times are reporting that the Knicks have held discussions with the Denver Nuggets in relation to point guard Nick Van Exel, according to a Western Conference official.
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| Feb 10, 2002
Let's face it: The Knicks haven't exactly shied away from players with questionable reputations or attitudes in the past.
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| Feb 8, 2002
With Chicago Bulls forward sweetening the pot by vowing to waive the remainder of his salary in exchange for his waiver, the New York Knicks are one team licking their chops in anticipation.
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| Feb 8, 2002
Chris Broussard of the New York Times says that after carrying the Knicks all night with his feathery touch, Houston hand delivered the victory by draining his final 3-pointer with 2.
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| Feb 7, 2002
The Hawks had chances to win on the last stop before the All-Star break.
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| Feb 4, 2002
Momentum is a funny thing.
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| Feb 3, 2002
Since starting the season so poorly, Heat players are a little touchy about talk of possibly reaching the playoffs.
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| Feb 3, 2002
If he wanted to, Pat Riley could look at today's Knicks and say, "I told you so.
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| Feb 3, 2002
When/where: Noon, Madison Square Garden, New York
Broadcast: TV —NBC.
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| Feb 3, 2002
The stakes may have changed, but the passion apparently remains.
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| Feb 3, 2002
The Heat and the New York Knicks used to battle for Atlantic Division supremacy.
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| Feb 3, 2002
The Knicks must deal with life without Camby ... Again!
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| Feb 2, 2002
Deja vu, Camby injured his hip last night just like he did near the end of last season in Indiana.
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| Feb 2, 2002
Al Iannazzone writes that Mike Dunleavy was hoping for the opportunity to come back home and coach the Knicks.
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| Feb 1, 2002
Tim Povtak of the Orlando Sentinel reports: Dave Checketts, who spent seven years as CEO of the New York Knicks, New York Rangers and Madison Square Garden, is organizing a partnership to pursue the purchase of the Orlando Magic.
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