Shandon Anderson and Howard Eisley are long gone.
   
But forgotten? Hardly.
   
The Jazz reached the NBA Finals in 1997 and 1998. It is doubtful they could have done it without Anderson and Eisley, who played critical off-the-bench roles for teams anchored by John Stockton, Karl Malone and Jeff Hornacek.
   
A former second-round pick, Anderson spent his first three professional seasons with the Jazz before leaving via free agency after the lockout-shortened 1999 season.
   
Eisley, signed as a free agent out of the Continental Basketball Association, spent five seasons with Utah before forcing a sign-and-trade deal two years ago.
   
Anderson landed in Houston. Eisley went to Dallas. Neither had anywhere close to the success he enjoyed in Utah. Each ended up in New York last summer after a three-way trade involving the Knicks, Rockets and Mavericks.
   
Unfortunately for Anderson and Eisley, the change of scenery has not helped.
   
Anderson averages 4.8 points and 3.4 rebounds in 18.4 minutes for the Knicks, who face the Jazz tonight (7 p.m., FSN) at the Delta Center. He plays behind New York's top scorers -- Allan Houston and Latrell Sprewell -- and gets only 4.3 field-goal attempts per game.
   
Eisley contributes far less.