Posted by LBeast:

Not good news for him. He'll be in an uphill battle for minutes as it is.

I don't think he's going to have a problem getting on the floor. He's bigger, faster and nearly as skilled offensively as the other vets. He just needs to get some PT and to continue improving his overall game and his rebounding. He offers certain thinggs that Rose and Taylor don't, that work well with Curry and Steph. His Pick & Roll/pop game, running and finishing the break, shot blocking and intimidation. He's got a great package.

http://www.nypost.com/sports/knicks/29225.htm

FRYE CAMP ENDED BY SORE FOOT

By MARC BERMAN

CHARLESTON — With centers Eddy Curry and Jerome James in the fold, Knicks coach Larry Brown now sees 6-11 rookie Channing Frye as a power forward.

But first the Knicks must get Frye back on the court.

The Knicks' most alarming injury of training camp has occurred, and it had nothing to do with Curry's heart.

The Knicks have shut down Frye indefinitely, at least for the rest of the Charleston camp with a stress reaction in his right foot. The Knicks said the stress reaction could be a precursor to a stress fracture. It's a shame because Frye was having a solid camp, contrary to a disappointing, foul-plagued summer league in Las Vegas.

Selected eighth in June's draft, Frye sat out yesterday's practice and will miss workouts through Wednesday, after which the Knicks break camp. Frye is allowed to do some shooting. The Knicks announced Frye will undergo testing when the club returns to New York.

Arizona coaches claimed Frye didn't miss a practice in his four years.

"We'll rest and re-evaluate him," Brown said. "I don't want him doing anything until they figure out what's wrong."

Frye said he's never had foot problems and is only experiencing minimal pain. "I'm ready to go, but it's doctor's precautions," Frye said. "I don't want anything to get worse than it is."

When the Knicks drafted Frye, they were desperate for a center. But Curry and James are now their low-post pivots, and Brown wants his power forwards to be able to shoot from 12 feet out. Frye's shot-making has impressed Brown the most, more than his shot-blocking.

"I really would like him to play power forward and not be concerned about being a center," Brown said. "I'm encouraged by him. He gets better by the minute. He can really shoot the ball. I would anticipate if he stays healthy, he'll compete for minutes."

With Michael Sweetney now a Bull, the Knicks' power-forward position is a jumbled mess. Leading starting candidate Maurice Taylor has been out with a strained Achilles. Energizer Malik Rose is not a good enough shooter to start. Disgruntled Antonio Davis, expected to return to camp for today's practice, is a buyout candidate, as he doesn't want to play in New York.

Brown has fallen in love with tenacious rookie David Lee, whom the Knicks held out of the Bulls' deal despite John Paxson's insistence, but he's not ready to start.

And now Frye can't get onto the court. Frye and Curry are both 22, having taken opposite paths to the NBA. Curry, in his fifth season, applied for the draft after high school; Frye stayed four years at Arizona.

Frye said he wasn't bothered by the addition of Curry.

"I think it can't do anything but make me better," Frye said, "playing against some of the best players in the league. My minutes will be determined in how hard I play at practice."

Frye minimized his summer-league woes, during which he committed 10 fouls in one game.

"Summer league has nothing to do with real NBA basketball," Frye said. "The refs are trying to get jobs. They'll call every single foul. I wanted to see how physical I could get. Some were fouls, some weren't."

Knicks new assistant David Hanners was the Pistons' summer-league coach in Vegas. He watched Frye twice and both games he was wracked by foul trouble.

"The way they call summer league, those guys didn't have much of a chance," Hanners said.

tenacious. Thats good.

Guys dont sleep on Lee he is a great passer and he will finish as well as anyone on this team. He averaged more rebounds than Frye in college, and he will get minutes this year. Offensively he isnt as skilled as Channing but defense and rebounding he is better, as well as finishing and passing

Frye's young and has a whole career ahead of him. If they think the problem he has could lead to a stress fracture, they should be extremely cautious with him.

This will slow him down, especially if he he can't play in all the pre-season games.

Lee never touched the ball at Florida and throw all that out the window. Lee is a better rebounder, defender except for shot blocking. Fyre is a better shot blocker, and has a better face up game and more offensive skills. Those two will battle each other for minutes