PEJ on the horizon
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firefly
Posts: 23248 Alba Posts: 17 Joined: 7/26/2004 Member: #721 United Kingdom |
12/10/2008 5:05 AM
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/2008/12/09/2008-12-09_patrick_ewing_jr_takes_minor_road_back_t.html
Patrick Ewing Jr. takes minor road back to Knicks By FRANK ISOLA DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER Tuesday, December 9th 2008, 9:10 PM CHICAGO - Patrick Ewing Jr. is joining the Knicks' D-League affiliate in Reno and will eventually sign with the NBA club once the futures of Cuttino Mobley and/or Stephon Marbury are resolved, the Daily News has learned. Mobley is due to arrive in New York today, and there is a strong possibility that the veteran guard will be forced to retire due to a heart condition. Mobley has been meeting with specialists since being acquired from the Clippers in the Zach Randolph trade three weeks ago. Mobley's retirement would create a roster spot for Ewing, who became an instant fan favorite during the preseason only to be released by the Knicks before the start of the regular season. Ewing is free to sign with any club but he would prefer to play with the team that his father led to two NBA Finals in the 1990s. Ewing has attended several Knicks games and has been a frequent visitor to the team's training center in Greenburgh. Ewing, a 6-8 small forward, doesn't satisfy the Knicks' need for an additional guard, but Mike D'Antoni is confident that once Nate Robinson returns from a groin injury the rotation will be set. However, Knicks president Donnie Walsh will either trade for or sign a guard once both Mobley and Marbury are no longer around. Walsh has two salary-cap exceptions he could use to acquire a backup. Robinson has missed six of the Knicks' last seven games and is not expected to play tonight against the Nets. D'Antoni is hopeful that Robinson will be available for the start of the Knicks' three-game West Coast trip Saturday in Sacramento. Some men see things as they are and ask why. I dream things that never were and ask why not?
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Elite
Posts: 26372 Alba Posts: 23 Joined: 12/30/2003 Member: #510 |
12/10/2008 9:41 AM
 [Edited by - elite on 10-12-2008 03:15 AM] |
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Cookdcokehop
Posts: 22452 Alba Posts: 7 Joined: 3/25/2005 Member: #880 USA |
12/10/2008 9:52 AM
I got mix feelings on this one. A shooting guard should have been a higher priority.
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Michael6835
Posts: 21319 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 12/12/2004 Member: #828 |
12/10/2008 9:52 AM
I know PEJ has some sentimental value, but he is not priority number right now. That should be a guard.
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VDesai
Posts: 43301 Alba Posts: 44 Joined: 10/28/2003 Member: #477 USA |
12/10/2008 10:02 AM
Knicks need someone who can play point so Duhon can at least take a 5 minute breather
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Knicksfansince94
Posts: 20615 Alba Posts: 5 Joined: 10/7/2008 Member: #2261 |
12/10/2008 1:11 PM
Goran Dragic would be awesome, but why don't we trade for Nash?
my first signiature
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PEJ on the horizon