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Friday | CBS Local

Schmeelk: There Were Many Better Options Than Bringing Back Mike Woodson

Amar'e Stoudemire , Bird rights , Carmelo Anthony , Jeremy Lin , Jerry Sloan , John Schmeelk , Mike D'Antoni , Mike Woodson , New York Knicks , Phil Jackson , Stan Van Gundy , Steve Novak , Tom Thibodeau , Tyson Chandler Mike Woodson coached the Knicks to an 18-6 record and got them into the playoffs despite a number of injuries .

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Related Topix: Sports, New York Knicks, NBA Basketball, Carmelo Anthony, Denver Nuggets, NBA Players, Houston Rockets, Golden State Warriors, Jeremy Lin, Tyson Chandler, Los Angeles Clippers, Dallas Mavericks, San Antonio Spurs

Friday | NJ.com

Glen Grunwald sees Knicks retaining Jeremy Lin

Jeremy Lin is a restricted free agent this summer, but general manager Glen Grunwald doesn't see a scenario in which the Knicks don't retain the budding young point guard.

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Related Topix: Sports, NBA Basketball, New York Knicks, Golden State Warriors, Jeremy Lin, NBA Players, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers, San Antonio Spurs, J.R. Smith, Denver Nuggets

Friday May 25 | Buckets Over Broadway

The New York Knicks Won Some Awards

Yesterday it was announced that Tyson Chandler and Carmelo Anthony made the All-NBA Third Team .

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Related Topix: Sports, NBA Basketball, New York Knicks, Dallas Mavericks, Tyson Chandler, NBA Players, Iman Shumpert, Carmelo Anthony, Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers, San Antonio Spurs, Landry Fields

Thu May 24, 2012

International Business Times

Lamar Odom Trade Rumors: Knicks At 'Top Of His List'

Odom, who is currently a member of the Dallas Mavericks, would be interested in joining the Knicks as a free agent, according to ESPN.

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Related Topix: Sports, New York Knicks, NBA Basketball, Denver Nuggets, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers, Golden State Warriors, San Antonio Spurs, Landry Fields, Jeremy Lin, NBA Players, J.R. Smith, Dallas Mavericks

NJ.com

Knicks links: Mike Woodson closing in on new deal; Lamar Odom reportedly interested in coming home

Queens native Lamar Odom is still under contract with the Mavericks while Knicks coach Mike Woodson is looking for a new deal.

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Related Topix: Sports, New York Knicks, NBA Basketball, Carmelo Anthony, Denver Nuggets, NBA Players, Tyson Chandler, Houston Rockets, Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks, Jeremy Lin, Allan Houston, Los Angeles Clippers, San Antonio Spurs

Wed May 23, 2012

BleacherReport

Why the New York Knicks Should Part Ways with Jeremy Lin

Last season, Jeremy Lin had five minutes of fame like few in the history of Earth.

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Related Topix: Sports, New York Knicks, NBA Basketball, Houston Rockets, Golden State Warriors, Jeremy Lin, NBA Players, Carmelo Anthony, Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers, San Antonio Spurs, Phoenix Suns, Steve Nash

BleacherReport

Knicks and NBPA Challenge the Specifics of Bird Rights

Bird rights - the mechanism of the NBA 's collective bargaining agreement that allows teams to go over the salary cap in order to retain their own free agents - are crucial to our established sense of NBA stability.

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Related Topix: Sports, New York Knicks, NBA Basketball, Houston Rockets, Golden State Warriors, Jeremy Lin, NBA Players, Los Angeles Clippers, San Antonio Spurs, Dallas Mavericks, Orlando Magic

NJ.com

Knicks pre-draft camp: Point guards, centers and a Steve Novak clone

Tu Holloway headlines the Knicks pre-draft camp participants, and the former Xavier point guard has a legitimate chance of playing in the NBA next season.

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Related Topix: Sports, New York Knicks, NBA Basketball, Los Angeles Clippers, San Antonio Spurs, NBA Players, Tyson Chandler, Dallas Mavericks, Landry Fields, NCAA Basketball, Xavier University NCAA, NCAA Sports, Xavier Musketeers NCAA Basketball

BleacherReport

NBA Rumors: N.Y. Knicks Must Prepare for J.R. Smith to Become Free Agent

When the New York Knicks acquired J.R. Smith around mid-season, they had modest expectations.

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Related Topix: Sports, New York Knicks, NBA Basketball, Denver Nuggets, NBA Players, J.R. Smith, Houston Rockets, Golden State Warriors, Jeremy Lin, Iman Shumpert, Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Clippers, San Antonio Spurs, Baron Davis

Tue May 22, 2012

New York Magazine

The Knicks Are About to Extend Mike Woodson. Is This the Right Idea?

The Knicks, more than anything else , seem to have valued drama the most over the last year, so, we'll confess, it's a considerable surprise to see the team moving to give Mike Woodson a long-term deal , perhaps as early as this week.

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Related Topix: Sports, NBA Basketball, New York Knicks, Carmelo Anthony, NBA Players, Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers, Dallas Mavericks, Tyson Chandler, San Antonio Spurs

Mon May 21, 2012

HeraldNet

Status of Knicks' Lin is part of NBA-union dispute

The NBA players' association said Tuesday it is seeking an arbitrator's ruling in hopes that Jeremy Lin and three other players maintain valuable rights in free agency.

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Related Topix: Sports, NBA Basketball, New York Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers, Golden State Warriors, San Antonio Spurs, Jeremy Lin, NBA Players, Houston Rockets, Chauncey Billups, Denver Nuggets

ESPN

Agent: No slam dunk Lin re-signs with Knicks

Jeremy Lin will be a restricted free agent this summer, and many see it as a foregone conclusion that Lin will return to the New York Knicks , but not everyone feels that strongly.

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Related Topix: Sports, NBA Basketball, New York Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers, Golden State Warriors, San Antonio Spurs, Jeremy Lin, NBA Players, Houston Rockets

Sat May 19, 2012

Buckets Over Broadway

2012 NBA Draft: Potential Second Round Targets for the New York Knicks

As it stands right now, the New York Knicks will have only one chance to add to the current roster by ways of June's NBA Draft With no first-round pick and the Knicks not drafting until No.

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Related Topix: Sports, New York Knicks, NBA Basketball, Tyson Chandler, Los Angeles Clippers, Dallas Mavericks, San Antonio Spurs, NBA Players, NCAA Basketball, NCAA Sports, Seton Hall University NCAA, Herb Pope, Seton Hall Pirates NCAA Basketball

Fri May 18, 2012

SLC Dunk

Three Point Targets for the Jazz- The diamonds and the Coal

Here is a list of the 10 best three point shooters over the last three seasons. Whether or not the Jazz could land them is another story.

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Related Topix: Sports, Derrick Favors, New Jersey Nets, Gordon Hayward, NBA Basketball, NBA Players, Utah Jazz, New York Knicks, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers, San Antonio Spurs

BleacherReport

NBA Rumors: 10 Reasons NY Knicks Made Smart Choice by Not Hiring Phil Jackson

According to Marc Berman of the New York Post , the New York Knicks have no plans to contact Phil Jackson regarding their head coaching position - a sound decision to say the least.

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Related Topix: Sports, New York Knicks, NBA Basketball, Houston Rockets, Golden State Warriors, Jeremy Lin, NBA Players, Carmelo Anthony, Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers, San Antonio Spurs

Thu May 17, 2012

BleacherReport

NBA Free Agency 2012: 8 Reasons NY Knicks Need Steve Nash

As much as some New York Knicks fans may be looking forward to Jeremy Lin's potential return, there's one name on the free-agent market that GM Glen Grunwald should be watching like a hawk.

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Related Topix: Sports, New York Knicks, NBA Basketball, Houston Rockets, Golden State Warriors, Jeremy Lin, NBA Players, Carmelo Anthony, Denver Nuggets, J.R. Smith, Tyson Chandler, Los Angeles Clippers, Dallas Mavericks, San Antonio Spurs

Wed May 16, 2012

Sportsnet.ca

Nielsen on NBA: Heard about the Bird rights?

The story slipped through the cracks, unnoticed by most, except for those who cover the league or those who are fanatical about the sport rather than just fans.

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Related Topix: Sports, Los Angeles Clippers, NBA Basketball, New York Knicks, Portland Trail Blazers, Golden State Warriors, San Antonio Spurs, Jeremy Lin, NBA Players, Houston Rockets

Posting and Toasting

What was the Knicks' best win of the year?

It's a quiet day, so I figure now's a good time to have this talk. Oh, no! Not like a "talk". Just a fun little discussion.

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Related Topix: Sports, New York Knicks, NBA Basketball, Houston Rockets, Golden State Warriors, Jeremy Lin, NBA Players, Iman Shumpert, Los Angeles Clippers, San Antonio Spurs, Jared Jeffries, Carmelo Anthony, Denver Nuggets

Bloomberg

Jeremy Lin's Status With Knicks Is Central in NBA-Union Salary Cap Dispute

Jeremy Lin #17 of the New York Knicks breaks free from his New Jersey Nets defender on a screen by teammate Tyson Chandler #6 on Feb.

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Related Topix: Sports, NBA Basketball, New York Knicks, Golden State Warriors, Jeremy Lin, NBA Players, Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks, Tyson Chandler, Los Angeles Clippers, San Antonio Spurs

Tue May 15, 2012

The Daily Record

NBA union seeks arbitration over Bird rights issue

The union argues that Lin and Knicks teammate Steve Novak, the Clippers' Chauncey Billups and Portland's J.J. Hickson should be able to re-sign with their teams by using the "Bird" or "Early Bird" exceptions to the salary cap.

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Related Topix: Sports, New York Knicks, NBA Basketball, Los Angeles Clippers, Houston Rockets, Golden State Warriors, Jeremy Lin, NBA Players, San Antonio Spurs, Chauncey Billups, Denver Nuggets

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