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Knicks target backup point guard, could deal Toney Douglas to Minnesota Timberwolves for Jonny Flynn
The Knicks have had preliminary discussions with the Minnesota Timberwolves about a trade for point guard Jonny Flynn.
No formal deal is in place, but the Knicks are debating whether Flynn, the sixth overall pick of the 2009 draft would be a viable option to back up Chauncey Billups for at least one season…
Knicks target backup point guard, could deal Toney Douglas to Minnesota Timberwolves for Jonny Flynn.
Playoff berth ends miserable stretch for Knicks – AP
Even while chasing championships in Detroit, Chauncey Billups couldn’t help but notice the comedy of errors playing in New York.
Larry Brown, his beloved coach with the Pistons, lasted just one tumultuous season with the Knicks before a contentious parting that went all the way to Commissioner David Stern’s office. Isiah Thomas, one of the all-time greats as a Detroit player, became a spectacular failure here as a coach and executive.
In New York City, the Motor City and beyond, the Knicks had become a punch line.
“Anything that goes on in New York is everywhere. It’s not just in y’alls’ papers, it’s kind of everywhere,” Billups said Monday, a day after the Knicks clinched their first playoff berth since 2004.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Knicks GM: We didn’t fix flaws with trade
Donnie Walsh isn’t happy, either, Knicks fans. [Walsh], responding to the Knicks‘ epic collapse since The Trade, told The Post [Sunday] the club’s travails have confirmed to him how flawed his roster still is, and how badly the team needs to add big men in the future…
