Allan Houston, an eternal optimist despite the Knicks' troubles the last two seasons, today became the first Knicks teammate of Latrell Sprewell's to comment publicly on the deal that sent Sprewell to Minnesota and brought Keith Van Horn to town.
Houston, the Knicks' captain, would seem to be the best face for the maligned organization to place on display. But asked whether he viewed the deal positively, Houston admitted he was ambivalent.
"We'll see if it's a positive move," he said today. "I know the Knicks' intentions were to get bigger. It's just weird because in this business, you can lose somebody who you've had and who's been so valuable to you, to your team, and someone who has just been such a big part of the organization, and that's just part of the business.
"And unfortunately it was somebody who everyone in New York loved. He brought an energy to us that we haven't had. I don't know."
Much of the Knicks' success this season will hinge on the condition of Antonio McDyess and of Houston, who is recovering from off-season arthroscopic surgery on his right knee. Houston said he stopped using crutches in the last week and has begun running in water.
Van Horn, traded to the Knicks from Philadelphia, said Monday that he believes the deal will improve the team. But Houston, while saying he hoped for the best, admitted he wondered how the loss of Sprewell would affect the Knicks.
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Just win, baby. Keith Van Horn knows that's all it will take to diminish the outrage Knick fans feel from last week's Latrell Sprewell blockbuster trade.
"I'm going to bring a lot of things to this team that's going to make it better," Van Horn said. "The team hasn't made the playoffs for two years. Their fans and organization are dying for a winning team. The fans really care about basketball in the city. My only objective is to help this team win. If we win, fans are happy."
They're not happy right now. The fans act as if GM Scott Layden broke up an Eastern Conference dynasty instead of a shrimpy unit that hadn't won a playoff series since 2000. After taking his Knick physical, Van Horn made an appearance at the Vanderbilt YMCA, answering questions from 25 kids aged 7 to 12. The campers are the only New Yorkers who haven't called Van Horn soft.
But Van Horn knows Sprewell, fresh from choking P.J. Carlesimo, faced the same nasty New York sentiments when he arrived before the 1999 lockout season.
"There was a lot of negative opinion when John Starks left and Latrell came as well," Van Horn said. "That's been the case with a lot of trades made in the area. The opinion is negative at first, then the player comes in and shows he can help the team and it changes. It's kind of how it works here in New York."
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Jul 28, 2003 11:09 AM EST
(From Sunday)
The Rocky Mountain Revue ended Saturday night.
Now, the worrying starts.
Moments after the Jazz scored a 71-68 victory over the New York Knicks at Salt Lake Community College, rookie free agents Andre Hutson and Quinton Ross could only wonder whether impressive performances in the summer league were enough to earn an invitation to training camp in October.
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Knicks Jul 2003 Archive
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New York Post | Jul 28, 2003
While the Knicks traded their most popular player last week in Latrell Sprewell, arguably their second-most popular player, Maciej Lampe, tore it up at the summer league in Salt Lake City at the Rocky Mountain Revue.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Jul 28, 2003
When Billy King, the 76ers' president and general manager, flew to Boston for the Reebok Pro Summer League two weeks ago, he had more on his mind than evaluating young players.
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Orlando Sentinel Writer Jerry Brewer | Jul 27, 2003
P.
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New York Daily News | Jul 27, 2003
Relax, Knicks fans.
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New York Post | Jul 27, 2003
As Nets senior vice president, Willis Reed saw nearly all Keith Van Horn's games at the Meadowlands, and saw every game of the Nets' first playoff run to the Finals in 2002.
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New York Times | Jul 27, 2003
They manipulate the careers of coaches from their basements, cubicles and breakfast nooks while wearing suits, curlers and khakis.
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Ft. Worth Star-Telegram | Jul 25, 2003
Owner Mark Cuban has denied a published report that he's trying to trade center Raef LaFrentz to the New York Knicks.
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New York Post | Jul 25, 2003
Minnesota's Wally Szczerbiak believes the addition of Latrell Sprewell could be the final piece to the Timberwolves' championship puzzle.
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New York Daily News | Jul 25, 2003
Knick fans won't have to wait very long to see Latrell Sprewell in a Timberwolves uniform.
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New York Daily News | Jul 24, 2003
Scott Layden's search for a center has led him back to Raef LaFrentz.
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Philadelphia Daily News | Jul 24, 2003
Billy King wanted this one.
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Minneapolis Star Tribune | Jul 24, 2003
Kevin McHale was sitting behind the microphones, displaying more energy than any NBA general manager had a right to have, given the grueling day he had just completed.
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New York Daily News | Jul 24, 2003
New York fans have spoken, and Knicks president and GM Scott Layden may want to cover his ears.
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New York Daily News | Jul 24, 2003
It's right back up the New Jersey Turnpike for Keith Van Horn, who comes to New York with a big contract, and a reputation for being soft and a history of disappearing in fourth quarters.
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New York Daily News | Jul 24, 2003
The Knicks traded away their best player yesterday when they traded Latrell Sprewell, in the name of getting longer and younger.
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New York Post | Jul 24, 2003
Jeff Van Gundy wishes the Timberwolves were in the East.
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New York Times | Jul 24, 2003
The car sped into the driveway of the Knicks' practice facility in Greenburgh, N.
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New York Times | Jul 24, 2003
The Knicks traded their most popular player, Latrell Sprewell, to the Minnesota Timberwolves last night and obtained the often-maligned forward Keith Van Horn from the Philadelphia 76ers in a four-team, six-player deal.
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Associated Press | Jul 23, 2003
Six players, including Latrell Sprewell, Glenn Robinson and Keith Van Horn, were involved in a four-team NBA trade Wednesday night.
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New York Times | Jul 23, 2003
For more than a year, the Knicks have dangled Latrell Sprewell around the league, looking for a taker.
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Minneapolis Star Tribune | Jul 23, 2003
What do you do when your Franchise Player is not talking up his team in the offseason before a contract year? When your Franchise Player, despite be one the most talented players in the league, can't get out of the first round of the playoffs? Well you make some big moves or prepare yourself to drive him to the airport so that he can fly out to his new team.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Jul 23, 2003
Keith Van Horn's stint in Philadelphia likely will be over soon.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Jul 23, 2003
Were the Hawks so unimpressed with Glenn "Big Dog" Robinson that they'd be willing to trade their leading scorer --- in essence --- for nobody?
Hawks director of basketball operations and interim general manager Billy Knight confirmed Tuesday night that the team has had conversations about a possible blockbuster four-team trade involving Robinson, New York Knicks forward Latrell Sprewell, Philadelphia 76ers forward Keith Van Horn and Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Terrell Brandon's contract.
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| Jul 23, 2003
What do you do when your Franchise Player is not talking up his team in the offseason before a contract year? When your Franchise Player, despite be one the most talented players in the league, can't get out of the first round of the playoffs? Well you make some big moves or prepare yourself to drive him to the airport so that he can fly out to his new team.
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ESPN | Jul 22, 2003
A four-team trade involving the Timberwolves, Knicks, 76ers and Hawks has been agreed to and likely will be completed on Wednesday, ESPN The Magazine's Ric Bucher reports.
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New York Post | Jul 22, 2003
The Knicks want center Theo Ratliff as badly as Ratliff wants them.
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New York Daily News | Jul 22, 2003
Latrell Sprewell's days in New York appear to be numbered.
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San Antonio Express-News | Jul 22, 2003
The Spurs continue to talk to free agents and reports of an impending Latrell Sprewell trade continue to make the rounds.
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New York Post | Jul 21, 2003
The Knicks will take a look at a 7-foot free-agent center when the Utah portion of their summer-league begins today vs.
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Newsday | Jul 21, 2003
Brad Miller, last of the major free-agent centers, is inching closer to a big-money contract that could force him to leave Indiana, but despite the Knicks' undeniable interest, they remain longshots to pull off a deal that would give them the size they lack in the middle.
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San Antonio Express-News | Jul 21, 2003
There were more reports Sunday that the Spurs are trying to concoct a trade that would bring Knicks guard Latrell Sprewell to the Alamo City.
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Newsday | Jul 20, 2003
There's no question general manager Scott Layden has stepped up his efforts to transform the Knicks' roster dramatically this summer, but wanting it to happen and pulling it off in such a difficult economic climate are two different things.
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N.Y. Post | Jul 20, 2003
Spurs assistant P.
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N.Y. Daily News | Jul 19, 2003
Keith Van Horn's college coach believes the much-maligned Philadelphia forward can resurrect his career in New York.
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N.Y. Post | Jul 19, 2003
During training camp last October, Knicks coach Don Chaney privately wondered if the Nets would regret getting rid of Keith Van Horn.
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San Antonio Express-News | Jul 19, 2003
The Spurs continue to peer into the free-agent market, and the talk about the Knicks' Latrell Sprewell continues around the water coolers.
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New York Daily News | Jul 18, 2003
The Knicks are making progress on a deal that would bring Sixers forward Keith Van Horn to Madison Square Garden, according to a league source.
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New York Post | Jul 18, 2003
With sign-and-trade talks for Indiana center Brad Miller not going anywhere, Knicks GM Scott Layden has had conversations with the Pacers about a deal for small forward Al Harrington that would send Charlie Ward to Indiana, sources say.
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New York Post | Jul 18, 2003
With Maciej Lampe's improvement over the first four games, the Knicks are hoping to see a quick resolution to his contract-buyout negotiations, which sped up yesterday.
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New York Post | Jul 17, 2003
The Knicks can't use the excuse that the salary cap prevented them from signing Michael Olowokandi yesterday.
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New York Daily News | Jul 17, 2003
The Knicks and Sixers have resurrected talks for a trade that would include Keith Van Horn but not Latrell Sprewell.
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New York Post | Jul 16, 2003
During a private moment in the locker-room area, Don Chaney put his arm around Maciej Lampe.
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New York Times | Jul 16, 2003
On the eve of the free-agent signing period, the National Basketball Association raised the salary cap to $43.
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New York Daily News | Jul 15, 2003
The proposed trade that would have brought Antoine Walker to New York would have included Mike Sweetney, the Knicks' first-round draft pick.
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ESPN | Jul 15, 2003
The San Antonio Spurs have found their replacement for retired center David Robinson.
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New York Post | Jul 15, 2003
Mike Sweetney looked ready to battle for the Knicks' starting power forward job with a 20-point, eight rebound outing.
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New York Times | Jul 15, 2003
It was the opening moments of Maciej Lampe's American basketball career, a time he had been awaiting while his agent waged an intercontinental tug of war to get him into a Knicks uniform.
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New York Daily News | Jul 14, 2003
Patrick Ewing went after Mike Sweetney the same way he tested Alonzo Mourning and Dikembe Mutombo in the weeks before they became first-round draft picks.
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New York Daily News | Jul 14, 2003
The Knicks are still trying to pry Antoine Walker away from the Celtics.
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New York Post | Jul 14, 2003
Sweetney, Lampe, & Vranes.
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New York Post | Jul 14, 2003
When T.
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New York Post | Jul 13, 2003
Scott Layden is given a large dose of credit for Utah's drafting of Karl Malone, but the Knicks GM had a better chance of signing retired John Stockton than delivering the Mailman to New York.
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New York Post | Jul 13, 2003
Who could blame Knicks GM Scott Layden for declining to comment on the news Jason Kidd and Alonzo Mourning will be Nets next season?
Kidd spurning the Spurs means San Antonio now can use the cap money to go after at least one free-agent big man the Knicks like: Rasho Nesterovic, who is still mulling the T'wolves' offer, Brad Miller (Pacers) or Michael Olowokandi (Clippers).
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New York Post | Jul 12, 2003
Last week, Maciej Lampe got a tattoo on his right ankle -a picture of a basketball inside a cross, with the No.
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New York Post | Jul 11, 2003
Bad news on the Knick free-agent front: Their top priority at center, 7-foot Rasho Nesterovic, received an offer Wednesday from the Timberwolves, beginning at a wage greater than the $4.
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New York Times | Jul 11, 2003
A little more than a month ago, Willis Reed gathered with his former teammates from the Knicks' championship team of 30 years ago, catching up on old times, promising to keep in touch and seeming very much a part of the fabric of the franchise.
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New York Post | Jul 11, 2003
Don Chaney isn't exactly shedding a tear for his geographical rivals.
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Newsday | Jul 10, 2003
International red tape prevented Knicks second-round draft picks Maciej Lampe and Slavko Vranes from joining the first day of summer league practice yesterday at the team's training facility in Greenburgh.
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New York Daily News | Jul 10, 2003
Gary Payton appears to be headed to the Lakers while Jason Kidd is mulling a move to San Antonio and Karl Malone is thinking about re-locating in Dallas.
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New York Post | Jul 9, 2003
Light the Lampe.
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New York Times | Jul 8, 2003
The Knicks released the roster for their summer league team yesterday, and it was notable more for who was missing than for who was on it.
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New York Post | Jul 8, 2003
The Knicks named two 7-footers to their summer-league roster yesterday but not exactly the two 7-footers they envisioned on Draft Night.
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Toronto Star | Jul 7, 2003
Kevin O'Neill got the assistant coach he wanted.
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New York Daily News | Jul 7, 2003
The Knicks lost a top young executive as well as one of the final holdovers from the Pat Riley-Jeff Van Gundy era when Jim Sann announced his resignation yesterday to join the Toronto Raptors.
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New York Post | Jul 7, 2003
Don Chaney loves his work ethic, GM Scott Layden loves that he showed up for two interviews with the Knicks in a coat and tie, big-man coach Herb Williams loves his ability to get deep low-post position.
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Times-Picayune | Jul 6, 2003
While Hornets executive vice president of basketball operations and general manager Bob Bass will remain tight-lipped about his team's negotiations with free agents P.
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New York Post | Jul 4, 2003
At least Maciej Lampe has a sense of humor.
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NY Daily News | Jul 3, 2003
Speedy Claxton has a visit to Orlando scheduled for today.
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New York Daily News | Jul 3, 2003
Speedy Claxton has a visit to Orlando scheduled for today.
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New York Post | Jul 3, 2003
Slavko Vranes attended the Knicks' kids summer basketball camp yesterday at West Hempstead's Island Garden to sign autographs and answer questions about his 7-6 height and 20 shoe size.
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New York Post | Jul 3, 2003
Goran Ristanovic, the agent for Yugoslavian point guard Milos Vujanic, has become the Knicks' grim reaper.
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New York Post | Jul 2, 2003
Knicks assistant coach Herb Williams thinks Mike Sweetney can start next season, 7-foot Maciej Lampe can make the rotation and 7-6 Slavko Vranes can be a defensive menace in a few years if he gets stronger.
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New York Post | Jul 2, 2003
Agent Bill Duffy knew the Knicks would again be interested in Timberwolves 7-foot center Rasho Nesterovic come July 1, but even he was impressed by Knicks GM Scott Layden's pitch.
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New York Times | Jul 2, 2003
Although he may not have come armed with the money that other general managers brought to the free-agent table, the Knicks' Scott Layden did pick up the telephone.
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New York Daily News | Jul 1, 2003
The clock has been ticking on Charlie Ward's career in New York for the past nine years, so the significance of today's date seems rather insignificant to the Knicks veteran point guard.
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New York Daily News | Jul 1, 2003
A potential deal by the Knicks for Boston's Antoine Walker would include Kurt Thomas and would create more minutes for Mike Sweetney, their first-round draft pick, a league source said yesterday.
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New York Post | Jul 1, 2003
Agent Bill Duffy could hold the key to the Knicks' free-agent summer that begins today.
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New York Times | Jul 1, 2003
When the Knicks courted Allan Houston in the summer of 1996, they put him on a plane right after midnight on the first day of free agency.
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