I hate that team, we play them again in a few weeks,

Interesting stuff out of practice at Temple University today, grilling Woodson about starting lineups and Rasheed Wallace. It was an optional practice at Temple and Rasheed stayed back at the hotel. He is running on state-of-the-art machines but not on the court. Woodson said, however, if tomorrow was a playoff game, he would play. My theory is they are in absolute no rush to bring Wallace back because the medical staff must feel he has so many games left on his left foot, which has a stress reaction. Woodson said he'll start running on the court next week - he's said that before - and he'll need time to get into better condition. Think all they care about is Rasheed being right for the playoff run. Again, as we have reported, he does not have a stress fracture but Dr. Lisa Callahan is concerned it can turn into one without proper rest. If he fractures the foot, he's done. For now, they can live without him, especially if Camby is back in the next 10 days. We reported today Camby has taken off his walking boot and could be back in a week.

Camby should be back by next weekend and Sheed will be back after he makes it out of Black Mesa with Gordon Freeman.

Raymond Felton will practice Friday at Temple University in contact drills for the first time and scrimmage. Team doctors will evaluate him tomorrow before deciding whether he can play against the Sixers.

Felton, who hasn’t played since Dec. 26, was more cautious than earlier on whether he will be cleared to return from his broken right pinkie Saturday in Philadelphia.

“There’s no need to rush back,’’ Felton said. “These guys are doing great. No need to try to come back and reinjure my hand and I’m out longer. If I have to sit out another two more games, if that’s what it takes, and come back home, that’s what I have to do. We’ll see what happens [Friday].’’

Felton said earlier this week there’s a “a big chance’’ he’ll be cleared.

* Center Marcus Camby (plantar fasciitis) has taken his boot off his left foot and could be a week away from returning. Thursday was two weeks since he reinjured his left foot in Indiana. The diagnosis was 2 to 4 weeks.

Camby said the pain has lessened.

“I don’t know yet,’’ he said when asked if he will be back next week.

Camby is not allowed to take another cortisone shot for two months. He took one in December that got him back on the court on Christmas.

Finally a timeline for Rasheed! He's only running on anti-gravity machine, but coach says he could start running on court next week #Knicks

gunsnewing wrote:Nice Sheed and Camby back & Amare can start!

“I’m not sure,’’ Stoudemire said if he’ll ever start. “Coach has an ideal of how he wants to play the game and I’m here for him. Whatever that chemistry brings for us, so be it.’’

If Amare starting is a non-issue to him, why do writers keep the non-issue alive as if it is a legitimate issue?

We haz that need for sheed, so refs be warned

He's coming, coming, he's coming.........

Givin' out that raw food to lions disguised as lambs

gunsnewing wrote:

I was about to look for that "Shining" picture before I saw yours!

We gotta do a "caption"!