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Starks back with the KnicksJohn Starks will join the Knicks this season in their front office according to sources. Arguably the most popular Knick ever, Starks will mostly be responsible for community relations and will have an expanded role on MSG Network’s telecasts as last year Starks did some halftime studio work for the network. His official title and the official announcement from the Knicks are expected later on this week. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Wilkens Happy With Knicks DepthWith additional talent comes additional worries, which is a lesson that Knicks coach Lenny Wilkens may be learning first hand if his entire backcourt is healthy and he has problems finding minutes for newcomer Jamal Crawford. Wilkens, however, is prepared for such a situation and accordingly can placate their playing time concerns by telling them a quarter century-old success story. "I had Gus Williams and Dennis Johnson and Fred Brown," Wilkens recalled Thursday of the Seattle SuperSonics team he coached in 1978-79. "We won a championship, and everybody was happy with their minutes." Crawford is a combo guard capable of playing the point or shooting guard, but Stephon Marbury is the incumbent playmaker and Allan Houston is the team's best outside shooting threat. If Houston's achy knees are healthy enough to allow him to play by the time the season begins Nov. 3, Crawford will find himself in the same unhappy position he was in last season with the Bulls - coming off the bench. "It'll all work itself out," said Wilkens. "I think we have a whole lot more depth now, and it should pay off. Right now, we're approaching camp in a real positive mode. We're excited about it." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Allan Houston's Knee Will be ReadyAllan Houston says his knees feel better than they have in a long time, yet he still plans to be extra cautious when training camp opens for the New York Knicks. "I probably could go out there and start right now, but I don't want to because I'm being cautious," said Houston, who missed the playoffs and 13 of the Knicks' final 14 regular-season games due to soreness in his left knee. Houston's right knee underwent microfracture surgery in 2003, and he believes he injured the left knee by coming back too soon at the start of the 2003-04 season and overcompensating for the pain. His decision to remain cautious in training camp reflected his desire not to make the same mistake twice. "I've been in this league 12 years, I'll know when I'm ready," Houston said. "I just want to be surer than sure." Houston averaged 18.5 points last season for the Knicks, who were swept by the New Jersey Nets in the first round of the playoffs. Houston, who joined the Knicks in 1996, has the longest tenure of any member of the team. He averaged a career-high 22.5 points in 2002-03. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Knicks Sep 2004 Archive
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