To Play Late, Play Well, Wilkens Tells Knicks
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If you excel early, you will get a chance to excel late. That was the message Coach Lenny Wilkens wanted to impart to his Knicks, young and old, about what will happen when the fourth quarter arrives.
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NEW YORK - Stephon Marbury, Jamal Crawford and a host of other New York Knicks were so good their play covered up a deficiency at center that Eddy Curry believes he can cure.
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Lenny Wilkens gave a hint of his plans for puzzling forward Tim Thomas before the game, when he talked about how he had tried to get the 6-10 forward going, but he added, &quot;You know, I can only wait so long with him.
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The number 23 has become a benchmark for the Knicks. Last season, the number represented futility as they only won 23 games. This season, it inspires hope.
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Following last night's game against the Knicks, Doc Rivers asked his players, "At 7:15, would you have taken a 7-point win?" The answer was a resounding, "Yes."
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Someone asked Knicks point guard Stephon Marbury after his team&#39;s 87-79 victory over the rival Nets at Continental Airlines Arena last night whether a message had sent to the three-time
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Isiah Thomas delivered "evident progress" sooner than needed. Madison Square Garden chairman James Dolan planned to wait all season before deciding on Thomas' future with the Knicks. But when New York fought through a few recent injuries to move into playoff position, Dolan concluded he no longer needed to wait.
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The Raptors point guard, who had his second poor outing in a row yesterday in a 114-109 overtime loss against the Washington Wizards, said he does not regret voicing his displeasure about his reduced court time to reporters Saturday in New York.
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Playing back-to-back nights has been a struggle for the New York Knicks this season, at least until Monday night. The Knicks, taking on an Orlando Magic team coming off a five-day rest
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A stubborn optimism flows through the Knicks&#39; locker room most nights, no matter the location or the opponent. Reality usually creeps in by the end of the evening.
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Knick Coach Lenny Wilkens steered away from predictions Thursday, but he found more to like than not to like as he surveyed the coming season.
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It was the kind of defense these Knicks are not known for. The kind they often pay lip service to. The kind that leads to ugly basketball, long stretches without points and NBA victories.
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The last time someone suggested that the Knicks were tussling with a bit of uncertainty, Coach Lenny Wilkens bristled, because, after all, October is the NBA&#39;s work-in-progress month.
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GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Lenny Wilkens resigned as coach of the New York Knicks yesterday, likely ending his Hall of Fame career after barely a year with his hometown team.
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Knicks Coach Lenny Wilkens insisted Wednesday that there was no cosmic meaning to the seating arrangement for his assistants. This was not a May Day parade at Red
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Stephon Marbury scored a game-high 34 on 11 of 16 shooting to lead the Knicks, who have alternated wins and losses in their past 11 games, to a victory Friday night.
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Lenny Wilkens presided over another devastating loss on Friday night, the Knicks' ninth in 10 games, and possibly Wilkens' last as their coach.