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Tuesday night’s showdown between the Knicks and Lakers was a bit one-sided.
The New York Knicks, who had been surging towards the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference with a recent string of eight straight wins, have (seemingly) fallen flat on their faces.
If their recent fourth-quarter collapse against the hapless (and Kyrie Irving-less) Cleveland Cavaliers wasn’t bad enough, they travelled to Los Angeles for a shellacking at the hands of the short-handed Lakers.
There were a few notable players from last season who barely saw, if at all, any playing time due to significant injuries. The immediate names that come to mind are Andrew Bynum, Derrick Rose and Danny Granger. How these players return from their year-long absence in the upcoming season is obviously critical for the success of their respective teams.
With training camps fast-approaching, there is still a sense of uncertainty when you think of some of those names. Bynum, in particular, is nowhere near ready for the preseason, which is of great concern: his status is essentially the same as where it was all of last season. Granger still hasn’t given much of an update on how his knee has progressed (more on him below) either. So what about Rose?
Ian Eagle will be joining Andy Roth and Brian Geltzeiler to discuss the Nets, Barclays Center and the city of Brooklyn.
Also coming on are Howard Beck of the New York Times to discuss Mike D’Antoni’s return to NY with his woeful Lakers and Charley Rosen will end the show to break down the Lakers mess and Phil Jackson.
Enjoy the show.
