General Manager Donnie Walsh and head coach Mike D'Antoni are excited to get their first season with the Knicks underway.
"The thing that excites me is that there is a nucleus of good stuff that we have," D'Antoni said on Friday. "There's enough stuff there where we can win some basketball games. We don't have to go get somebody. It's up to me to figure out how to do it... I would not be excited if I thought there was no way that we can do this. I really think that the talent (here) surprised me. There's a lot of young guys that are very good, and we can do well with what we have. I don't know all who's included, but I do know that I am excited about certain elements of our team and we'll build on that."
Walsh agrees with D'Antoni, and believes that he's the right man to coach New York back into contention.
"We need to show the city that this franchise is for real," said Walsh. "I'm out there, and I've got people talking to me all the time. I'm not sure they were convinced we were (for real). This city has had a great history of basketball, and I grew up in it... This history of the Knicks, when people look at the city, they want the team to play for real. And we've got to do that. The best way to do that is to win the games. I think that they'll embrace a team that does that if they see there's a future, a direction and hope down the line."
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With Eddy Curry reporting to the Knicks in poor shape once again, questions are being posed by the New York Post about how effective he'll be in Mike D'Antoni's high octane offense.
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Sep 28, 2008 10:44 AM EST
Heat guard Dwyane Wade has refuted a report that he is interested in playing for the Knicks in the summer of 2010 when he can opt out of his contract.
The story "was reported wrong," Wade said Friday.
"When they asked me about [Knicks coach] Mike D'Antoni, I said when I played with him in the Olympics, if it was between him and Nate McMillan, I love being on the court with him. Miami is where I want to be," he added. "If I say I like a city, people will say I want to be playing in that city. And that doesn't mean that at all."
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Knicks Sep 2008 Archive
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New York Post | Sep 28, 2008
Knick president Donnie Walsh had surgery to remove cancer from his tongue only four days after the NBA Draft in June.
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New York Post | Sep 27, 2008
New York got more bad news on Friday with the news that rookie Danilo Gallinari could miss the entire preseason schedule because of his sore back.
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New York Daily News | Sep 27, 2008
Despite being in great shape, New York is still trying to ship out Stephon Marbury.
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ESPN | Sep 27, 2008
Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni is fine with the team's current roster and isn't worried about any moves that may, or may not, be made before the season starts.
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New York Post | Sep 26, 2008
Stephon Marbury has said that if the Knicks have decided they are going to cut him they should do it now rather than prolong the process.
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Press Release | Sep 25, 2008
New York Knickerbockers' President of Basketball Operations Donnie Walsh announced today that guard Allan Houston has been re-signed as a free agent.
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Newsday | Sep 25, 2008
Stephon Marbury is reportedly refusing to accept a buyout from the Knicks, saying that if the team wants him gone they're going to have to pay everything owing on his contract.
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New York Post | Sep 25, 2008
The injured back of Knick rookie Danilo Gallinari still remains a concern, with the Italian forced on the sidelines watching his teammate's go through voluntary workouts while not knowing if he'll be able to go in training camp.
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New York Post | Sep 24, 2008
Stephon Marbury, who could wind up in Miami, Boston, San Antonio, or the Clippers, said he has no desire to work out a buyout with the Knicks.
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New York Daily News | Sep 24, 2008
Over the summer Knick President Donnie Walsh talked to Chicago about a possible sign and trade for in-limbo guard Ben Gordon, who is in a contract stalemate with the Bulls.
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New York Post | Sep 24, 2008
Stephon Marbury will join the Knicks for training camp on Tuesday after President Donnie Walsh denied a report that the club is looking to waive him by the end of the week.
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New York Post | Sep 24, 2008
Allan Houston will join Stephon Marbury in Saratoga next Tuesday as the New York Knicks begin training camp.
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Newsday | Sep 23, 2008
The Knicks are reportedly trying to convince Jerome James to retire for medical reasons.
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Newsday | Sep 23, 2008
Stephon Marbury has apparently played his last game as a Knick.
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Newsday | Sep 20, 2008
Now that the Grizzles are no longer interested in Zach Randolph, the Knicks could have a difficult time finding another suitor.
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Newsday | Sep 20, 2008
Zach Randolph appears likely to remain a Knick.
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Miami Herald | Sep 19, 2008
Dwyane Wade, who will be an interesting free agent in 2010, has said that he wouldn't mind playing for Mike D'Antoni.
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New York Times | Sep 18, 2008
Stephon Marbury is expected to be waived before the season.
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New York Times | Sep 18, 2008
Despite back issues, Knicks rookie forward Danilo Gallinari is expected to be ready for training camp when it opens in less than two weeks.
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Newsday | Sep 17, 2008
Danilo Gallinari's back still isn't 100 percent, and with training camp opening in two weeks, the Knicks are starting to get concerned.
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NBA.com | Sep 11, 2008
Patrick Ewing Jr. will wear No. 6 for the New York Knicks rather than don his father's No. 33 in 2008-09.
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New York Times | Sep 10, 2008
Donnie Walsh has indicated that trade talks involving Zach Randolph are now off.
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Newsday | Sep 9, 2008
Memphis forward Darko Milicic recently told the Serbian media that he believes there is a "99 percent" chance he'll be a Knick by the end of the week.
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ESPN | Sep 8, 2008
Knicks' President Donnie Walsh is reportedly under no pressure to trade forward Zach Randolph to the Grizzlies.
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TheKnicksBlog.com | Sep 8, 2008
A league source has told RealGM contributor Tommy Dee that the Memphis Grizzlies are demanding a first round pick along with Zach Randolph in exchange for Darko Milicic and Marko Jaric.
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Newsday | Sep 7, 2008
Allan Houston appears to be attempting yet another return to the NBA as a member of the Knicks.
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Newsday | Sep 7, 2008
Knicks' rookie Danilo Gallinari was excused from the NBA's Rookie Transition Program last week as he is currently back home in Italy.
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Newsday | Sep 7, 2008
Patrick Ewing is hoping that his son Patrick Ewing Jr. can make it big with the Knicks.
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New York Daily News | Sep 6, 2008
Donnie Walsh confirmed to the New York Daily News that the club is discussing a trade with the Memphis Grizzlies that would involve Zach Randolph.
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Newsday | Sep 6, 2008
Forward Darko Milicic wouldn't be opposed to a trade from Memphis to New York, especially with Mike D'Antoni's background with European players.
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ESPN | Sep 5, 2008
Talks of a deal between the Knicks and Grizzlies that would send Zach Randolph to Memphis in exchange for Marko Jaric and Darko Milicic are more than just rumors.
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Memphis Edge | Sep 5, 2008
A potential trade with the Grizzlies involving forward Zach Randolph is reportedly now in the Knicks' court.
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New York Daily News | Sep 5, 2008
Stephon Marbury's cousin Jamel Thomas has written an autobiography entitled "The Beautiful Struggle" that dishes on the Knicks' point guard.
