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The clock is ticking on New YorkMarc Berman of the New York Post reports: It is now one week and counting until the knicks $4.5 million Disabled Player exceptions runs out and Head Coach Don Chaney says that there are "some interesting concepts" on the power-forward front. The Knicks, who have spoken to Chicago about Marcus Fizer and to Memphis about Stromile Swift, have long had interest in Portland's Dale Davis, who would need to come along in a package deal for Latrell Sprewell. The Hawks also have an extra forward available in Alan Henderson as does Minnesota in Marc Jackson. Chaney said the preference is for a center but no one good is available. "Once again we have an overload of power forwards. We need somebody big," Chaney said. "I would one time like to see a 7-footer come in who can play. Chaney also said the Knicks have to be careful. Asked how many teams were "eager" to make a trade, Chaney said, "Teams are looking at it the other way. . . nobody's knocking our door down." The Knicks have until December 2nd to use the exception. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Houston unhappy with third-quarter benchingAllan Houston shot the ball 11-for-13 in the first half against the New Orleans Hornets on Friday, yet he went scoreless in the second half and overtime as the Knicks crashed once again. How can a player have such a change of form so quickly? If you ask Houston the answer is simple. His third-quarter benching caused him to lose his first half momentum which he never regained. Knicks coach Don Cheaney, however, felt he had no choice but to bring his star off the court after Houston picked up his third foul early in the third period. "I just got to do a better job," said Houston. "I'll take it upon myself. I don't want to shy away from it. I have to do a better job. Teams do make adjustments. I have to be able to adjust to their adjustments. When you're out of the game, it's hard to do that. I have to get back in the game and do something else." Marc Berman of the New York Times reports that Chaney benched Houston early in the third to prevent him from getting into more severe foul trouble. New Orleans guard David Wesley was attacking Houston every possession, restricting Houston to just three minutes in the third quarter. The move backfired, but Chaney knows Houston's got to regain rhythm after bench stints. "You can't play a whole game," Chaney said. New York Knicks, New Orleans Hornets Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Layden might not use exceptionDave D'Alessandro of the New Jersey Star-Ledger reports: The clock is still ticking on Scott Layden, who has nine days (until Dec.2) to use or lose the $4.5 million Disabled Player Exception granted him after losing Antonio McDyess. However, he might end up not using it at all. "There's no guarantee," Layden said. "Certainly teams are aware that it's there. You don't want to use it to make a bad deal, so we'll use it in a prudent fashion to make the team better if we can. That was our goal when we first got it, but we can't just use it to take a player." Indeed, Madison Square Garden chairman James Dolan reiterated yesterday that "Scott has the resources to use, but not to waste," meaning that if the team cannot get a useful, rotation-worthy player in exchange, there is no reason to use it, since the Knicks would have to pay another $4.5 million in luxury tax in a money-for-player deal. RealGM note: We will just have to wait and see what happens but deals have had a history of materializing around the expiration date of Disabled Player Exceptions. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Knicks Nov 2002 Archive
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