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| Knicks point guard Stephon Marbury said it would be fine with him to come off the bench should Chris Duhon win the starting job, according to the New York Post. "If the Knicks want me to come off the bench, that's what I'm going to do. I just want to win a championship in New York because we as New Yorkers deserve a chip," Marbury proclaimed. |
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| Knicks center Eddy Curry said he expects to be the starter for the team at the position this season, according to the New York Post. |
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| Eddy Curry returned to practice after missing some time due to a bacterial infection, and he said that he fully anticipates being the clubs starting center on opening night, according to the NY Daily News. |
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| Jerome James sustained a slight strain in his left quadriceps Saturday, according to the AP. He sat out the final 15 minutes of the team’s last scrimmage.
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| Coach Mike D'Antoni praised Nate Robinson during his first week of practice with the Knicks, according to the AP. D'Antoni said, "I’m really surprised with him and how good he is. He can play a lot of systems, but I do think that the way we want to play an open court, that will benefit him as much or more than anybody."
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| When asked about the point guard situation, Knicks president Donnie Walsh mentioned Chris Duhon, Nate Robinson and Mardy Collins without saying anything about Stephon Marbury, according to the NY Post. When someone called him on it, he said he's viewing Marbury as someone who can play three positions: point, shooting guard and small forward. |
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| Eddy Curry, who is dealing with a bacterial infection, returned to Saratoga Hospital yesterday to receive IV fluids, according to the NY Post. His chances of playing in the first two preseason games are all but over. "We're really worried about him," president Donnie Walsh said. |
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| Jared Jeffries is expected to miss 6-8 weeks after fracturing his left fibula during Thursday's practice, according to the AP. |
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| Stephon Marbury has looked good in camp despite playing on the second team so far, according to Newsday. "I just know he's a really, really good player," coach Mike D'Antoni said. "Like I said before, if you're doing everything right and you're playing hard and you're really good, how can you not be a contributor and someone important on the team? I think we're leaving it there right now." There is no question that Marbury showed up at camp in terrific shape. |
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| David Lee is likely to get a contract extension by the October 31st deadline, according to the New York Post. The same source also claims he has an early edge on Eddy Curry for the starting center position. |
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| Allan Houston sat out the scrimmage Tuesday night during the second practice of the opening day of training camp according to the AP. The Knicks are not pushing the vet as coach Mike D’Antoni and president Donnie Walsh say Houston will be given most of the month to prove that, at 37 and with a history of knee trouble, he can handle the running involved in D’Antoni’s system. "To give it a fair chance under my situation, it’s probably not even smart to go out and do everything, especially the first week,” Houston said after practicing Wednesday morning. “As the season goes on, yeah, I’m going to be able to probably do everything, but two-a-days is a whole different ballgame than when you practice during the season. So this is really just getting used to doing this again.”
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| The NY Post indicates that Eddy Curry could miss all of training camp due to his bacterial infection. |
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| Jerome James is practicing with the Knicks and does not intend to retire, according to the Bergen Record. |
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| Danilo Gallinari is suffering from a bulging disk in his back and not sciatica as was previously circulating, according to the Bergen Record. |
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