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Promise in Canaan for Knicks

NY Post (MARC BERMAN) — When Murray State point guard Isaiah Canaan rolls into the Knicks practice facility today, he may as well see a “Help wanted: Point guard’’ sign in the window.Two days after Jason Kidd’s retirement, the Knicks will hold their first pre-draft workouts. They select No. 24 in the June...
  • 14 days ago
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Kidd leaves ‘solid’ Knicks core

NY Post (MARC BERMAN) — On the day he retired, Jason Kidd said the Knicks have “a solid foundation” and can repeat as Atlantic Division winners, but admitted they have work to do in upgrading the roster.Apparently, Kidd didn’t feel he was enough to lift the Knicks to a championship or he likely...
  • 15 days ago
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Hoops as artwork in Jersey swamps

NY Post (MIKE VACCARO) — This was probably the equivalent of catching the Beatles in the Star-Club in Hamburg in the early 1960s, when they were still bound in leather jackets and greasy Elvis pompadours, a few dozen German kids dancing to the music, unable to understand even one word of the lyrics. But knowing...
  • 15 days ago
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Knicks' Kidd retires; took Nets to Finals twice

NY Post (MARC BERMAN) — Jason Kidd heard the basketball gods screaming loud and clear. Following a 10-game playoff scoreless streak and two second-half benchings by Knicks coach Mike Woodson to end the season, it was time to hang it up.Four days after wondering if he could “do the grind all over again,” Kidd...
  • 15 days ago
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LeBron: That Kidd’s a Hall of Famer!

NY Post (TIM BONTEMPS) — MIAMI — LeBron James, who played on Team USA with Jason Kidd in the Beijing Olympics in 2008, had a glowing answer about Kidd’s retirement from the NBA before taking on the Pacers in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals last night.“I mean, he’s a Hall of...
  • 15 days ago
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For Nets, having a Kidd changed all

NY Post (FRED KERBER) — Jason Kidd’s wife had just given birth to twin girls, so he was a late arrival to Nets training camp in 2001. Still, he attended the team dinner the night before the real work began. Coming off a typically dreadful 26-victory season, Nets coach Byron Scott addressed the players...
  • 15 days ago
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VIDEO: Vaccaro on Kidd's legacy

NY Post New York Post columnist Mike Vaccaro talks about Jason Kidd's legacy after the future Hall of Famer decided to retire from the NBA on Monday.Vaccaro recalls what he was thinking when the Nets first traded for the point guard and what kind of impact he had on the...
  • 15 days ago
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Source: B’klyn’s Matthews to work out with Knicks

NY Post (MARC BERMAN) — A.J. Matthews, the 7-foot center out of Division III Farmingdale State on Long Island, is fast becoming the underdog story of the NBA Draft. He will be heading up to Westchester to work out for the Knicks next week, according to a league source.Matthews, the Brooklyn product who...
  • 18 days ago
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Jason uncertain if he’ll be a comeback Kidd

NY Post (Marc Berman) — Jason Kidd isn’t 100 percent sure yet about his future.Kidd said Thursday night his “plan’’ is to return to the Knicks next season, but added he still is “thinking’’ about retirement and has not made a final decision on whether to come back.Speaking at Justin Tuck’s...
  • 19 days ago
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Woodson’s contract not guaranteed past 2013-14

NY Post (MARC BERMAN) — With Rangers coach John Tortorella out at the Garden, Mike Woodson could be next if the Knicks don’t get out of the second round next season.According to an NBA source, Woodson has only one more fully guaranteed year left on his pact. The final year of the pact...
  • 20 days ago
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Source: Carmelo wants Knicks to add another scorer

NY Post (MARC BERMAN) — Carmelo Anthony agrees with the sentiment of Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim regarding the state of the Knicks’ roster — he needs help.According to a source, Anthony has told a confidant he is concerned management will stand pat this offseason and said he believes the team needs to add a bona...
  • 21 days ago
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Bobcats likely to pursue Knicks great Ewing as top assistant: report

NY Post (POST STAFF REPORT) — WireImagePatrick Ewing attending the Knicks-Pacers series.Patrick Ewing never got an NBA championship ring and it seems like he may never get a head coaching job, either.The Charlotte Bobcats have reached an agreement in principle to hire Lakers assistant Steve Clifford as head coach, according to Yahoo! Sports, replacing...
  • 21 days ago
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Baylor guard doesn’t pass on chance to play

NY Post (TIM BONTEMPS) — Most of the players who arrived at the Nets practice facility this week for the two-day draft combine the team hosted, along with the Rockets and Clippers, were players hoping to crack the second round of the draft, or potentially be signed as undrafted free agents.One exception to that...
  • 24 days ago
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Vogel rips Knicks

NY Post (TIM BONTEMPS) — In the wake of Frank Vogel’s decision to bench center Roy Hibbert for the final two defensive possessions of the Heat’s 103-102 win over the Pacers on Wednesday in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, the Pacers coach directed some criticism toward Knicks coach Mike Woodson following...
  • 26 days ago
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Carmelo has small shoulder tear; J.R. has fluid on knee

NY Post (MARC BERMAN) — The Knicks’ 1-2 scoring tandem was truly hurting in the ill-fated Pacers series.Not only did Carmelo Anthony play with what an MRI exam Wednesday revealed was a partial tear in his left shoulder, but The Post has learned J.R. Smith’s nightmarish playoff performance was partly because of...
  • 27 days ago
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