OjilEye wrote:Hey guys, I have a few general questions akin to "A Day in the Life of an NBA Player" that I've always been curious about but have never looked into.

1. On a regular season home game day for the Knicks, what time does the player have to report to MSG? Two hours before tip-off? One hour?

2. Do the Knicks hold practices everyday? Or is just a morning shootaround on game nights?

3. Where do most Knick players choose to live around here? Long Island? CT? Is Danilo's residence just gathering dust right now while he chills at home in Italy?

4. How do Knick players get themselves to MSG? I mean, isn't the traffic pretty unbearable? Do most players have chauffeurs that drive them to the Garden? Or do they hop into their own tinted Escalade and actually weave through taxi hell, honking at NYC pedestrian traffic and pulling into the MSG garage?

5. How long does it take the staff and crew guys to actually disassemble and re-build the floor of the Knicks arena every gamenight? How much of it is actually taken apart when the Rangers and Knicks seasons overlap? Does anyone know how much this costs?

6. Has Wilson Chandler ever shown emotion on the basketball court?

1) Knicks players report 2 hours prior to game time, but they usually don't "show up" for the game.

2) There are no morning shoot arounds on game nights... they treat game nights like morning shoot arounds.

3) Most players live in houses or apartments. Chris Duhon lived in the club. Jerome James lived in McDonalds. Nate Robinson lived in Jerome James. That is, til Jerome moved to Chicago. Then Nate moved into Eddy Curry. Eddy lives with his Chaffeur.

4) Knicks players get to MSG by signing an over-inflated contract.

5) The Rangers' season and Knicks' season never overlap. The Knicks' season is always over before hockey season begins.

6) No.

OjilEye wrote:1. On a regular season home game day for the Knicks, what time does the player have to report to MSG? Two hours before tip-off? One hour?

I'm glad you asked. Players must report to MSG promptly at 4:30 am.

OjilEye wrote:2. Do the Knicks hold practices everyday? Or is just a morning shootaround on game nights?

They practice every night for three hours, beginning at 10:30 PM.

OjilEye wrote:3. Where do most Knick players choose to live around here? Long Island? CT? Is Danilo's residence just gathering dust right now while he chills at home in Italy?

They don't have local homes. They prefer to live out on the streets, sleeping out under the night sky, but close to MSG so that they can attend practice sessions and report to MSG on game mornings. Sometimes the beg passersby for change, and drink from paper bags. Ask one of them for an autograph next time you see one of them collecting cans on the street.

OjilEye wrote:4. How do Knick players get themselves to MSG? I mean, isn't the traffic pretty unbearable? Do most players have chauffeurs that drive them to the Garden? Or do they hop into their own tinted Escalade and actually weave through taxi hell, honking at NYC pedestrian traffic and pulling into the MSG garage?

Well, as stated above, they don't have to travel very far as they are living out on the street around MSG.

OjilEye wrote:5. How long does it take the staff and crew guys to actually disassemble and re-build the floor of the Knicks arena every gamenight? How much of it is actually taken apart when the Rangers and Knicks seasons overlap? Does anyone know how much this costs?

It takes about three months and costs a billion dollars.

OjilEye wrote:6. Has Wilson Chandler ever shown emotion on the basketball court?

Yes, he's often seen weeping uncontrollably, or raging incoherently. Sometimes he just gets giddy and starts laughing for no apparent reason.

Thanks for your questions.