We're Still Getting Youthier || The New York Knicks

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NY Knicks positive about rebuilt roster

GREENBURGH, N.Y. — LeBron James never came. Carmelo Anthony might be interested in coming.

The New York Knicks aren't interested in discussing either.

After two years of working solely on ways to rebuild the team through free agency, even at the cost of winning games, team officials believe it's time to put the focus back on the court.

The roster is almost entirely changed, and they believe it could be a winning one.

"As a coaching staff, I know we're really excited about who we have and not even thinking about looking down the hallway, see what else is going on," coach Mike D'Antoni said Wednesday. "We're very content at the people we can put on the floor this year."

The Knicks will open training camp Friday at their practice facility with 10 newcomers, as they were one of the league's busiest teams over the summer after a 29-53 season.

They hoped to land James and one other superstar, but he decided on Miami instead. Still, they picked up perennial All-Star forward Amare Stoudemire, whom team president Donnie Walsh called "as good a player as we've had here in a long time."

The Knicks also believe former Charlotte Bobcats point guard Raymond Felton is the floor leader they need; are high on Anthony Randolph, the centerpiece of a trade with Golden State, and are intrigued by center Timofey Mozgov of Russia.

New York also expects the continued improvement of forward Danilo Gallinari, so Walsh said some players in this group will be around when the Knicks finally start winning again after a franchise-worst nine consecutive losing seasons.

"I do think that with the group of players we have here right now, you're going to go forward with a lot of these guys," Walsh said. "And it's not going to be anybody I can tell you right now, but there are guys here that are going to be guys that you're going say, 'Yeah, we want to keep this guy for a long time.'"

Or perhaps some will be offered in hopes of landing Anthony.

The All-Star still hasn't signed a contract extension with Denver and can become a free agent next summer. The New York native reportedly has the Knicks atop his wish list, though the Nuggets could opt to trade him before next summer to avoid losing him for nothing.

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NY Knicks' Curry out with hamstring injury

GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Eddy Curry is limping to the finish of his New York Knicks career.

The oft-injured center will miss at least four weeks with a strained right hamstring, the third straight year he was sidelined early in training camp.



"You hate it. He just can't get over the hump," Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni said Monday.

Curry was hurt during practice Sunday and had an MRI exam Monday that confirmed the injury. The Knicks said recovery time is a minimum four to six weeks and that Curry is not expected to travel with the team on its trip to Europe for exhibition games in Italy and Paris.

Curry was hospitalized with an illness on the eve of training camp two years ago and tore a calf muscle on the opening day of practices last season. He never recovered to regain a spot in the rotation, playing in just 10 games over those two seasons.

D'Antoni refused to write Curry off yet, but the center who hovers around 300 pounds has never been a natural fit in the coach's offensive system and was probably already way down the depth chart. Curry is in the final year of his contract and is unlikely to return next season — and the Knicks would likely trade him before then if a team was interested in his $11.3 million expiring contract.

Curry's fitness has been a problem throughout the last few years. Team president Donnie Walsh said last week he gave Curry his word that he wouldn't bother him during the summer, leaving it up to the center to return in shape.

Curry chose to work out on his own while many of the players started returning a month ago to do it together. Forward Amare Stoudemire said after the first of Monday's two practices that the drills during training camp didn't seem so tough because many players had already played themselves into condition.

"That's kind of common sense. If you've worked hard for a month, then obviously it's a little less impact," D'Antoni said. "I'm not smart enough to know why or the reason (for Curry's injury), but we've just got to deal with the situation and go forward."

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Following 2k10 or 11?

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KNICKS 2010 ROSTER

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Following 2k10 or 11?

Thanks...and it's 2K11, forgot to mention that in title

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If you create Mozgov he has short hair in real life, take Curry out of New York please!!!!

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Knicks Extend Roster Invites To Williams And Ewing Jr.





NEW YORK - The New York Knicks head coach Mike D'Antoni announced that the club extended roster invites to small forward Patrick Ewing Jr and PF/C Sean Williams.

"Williams can bring a rebounding and defensive presence that this club has lacked the last few years," said Walsh. We have quite a few big men on our roster this preseason, so we're hoping someone can emerge."

Right now the Knicks have Amar'e Stoudemire penciled in as the center but D'Antoni prefers to have him at his natural power forward position.

"Right now with the center position so unsettled, we're probably going to play Amar'e there, explained D'Antoni. But I'm hoping out of Mozgov, Williams or Turiaf someone proves they can handle playing the five.

Mozgov who's from Russia has impressed the Knicks but he's still very raw and has a lot to learn about the NBA style. Mozgov is very athletic for his size, but possesses clumsy footwork on the offensive end. If Mozgov is to have any impact on NY, it would be as a defender and rebounder first. The big Russian has proved to be a good rebounder particularly on the offensive boards. Mozgov is expected to battle Turiaf and Williams for the backup center role if the Knicks keep Amar'e there. NY also signed Ewing Jr, but with them already having a log jam at the three spot, he's considered a long shot to make the club.